The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-16
WASHINGTON
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST

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OF INTEREST
Government revenues from import
duties are increasing at all Washing
ton ports of entry.
Seven miles of wood pipe was laid
in June for the Chehalis gravity
water system.
The electrical machinery to oper--
ate the locks in the Lake Washing
ton canal will cost upwards of $3.50,
600.
Spokane will install an auxiliary
pumping plant to cost about $780,
000
Seattle engineers are preparing
plans for a cold storage building to
hold 100000 pounds of fish. to
cost $4,000.
On July 18th bids were taken on
$4,000 improvement bonds for city
work at Conconnully.
A contract has been awarded for
"a 1000 mausoleum at Mt. YER
non, to be built at once.
Over 100 clerks are at work pre-
pairing a card index for the 400. 1000
voters of the state.
Garfield county farmers are re-
porting twenty-five sacks of winter
barley to the acre.
A dormitory and physics and do
nestle science department building
will be erected for Whitworth col
lege.
Bids will be taken on construc-
ton of three Okanogan county high
ways.
Palouse opened bids July IA on a
new sewer system.
Spokane capitalists are preparing
to rework the old mines ON the
Salmon river in Idaho.
The Renton commercial club is
offering free factory sites to get
more industries.
The mayor of Tacoma declares
that the civil service examinations
do not protect the city against fla
grant abuse in the pension depart
ment.
The Northwestern Conserving Co.
of Tacoma is doubling the capacity
of its plant to handle pickles.
The Northern Pacific will build
a viaduct over the streets at Ia
coma half a mile long, and plans
are being prepared.
Kelso lumbermen and business
interests have organized and will
oppose the eight hour law.
1t is estimated that half the en-
plOyes in laundries will have their
wages advanced August "a, when
The minimum wage law goes into
effect.
The city of Spokane is negotiat-
ing a new contract for street lights
with the Washington Water Power
Co.. which now gets $68,000 a year.
The Asphalt Machinery Co. of
Seattle has a mile of Pacific High
way to build through Albany, Ore
gon.
A contract has been let for $780,
600 bank building at Bremerton.
Spokane College will erect a $780,
600 college building at Opportunity.
Washington corporations, mining
and others. distributed 09.S00 in
dividends at Spokane the first ten
days of July.
Vancouver Is urging a new depot
for the North Bank railroad.
car of cherries from Cashmere
brought $2615 in Philadelphia.
The Northwestern Electric Co.
in its White River plant built
wood pipe conveyor a mile long
and 1914 feet in diameter.
surveying outfit is working on
the Milwaukee extension to Toledo.
Puyallup will renew its municipal
water system with iron pipe.
The Tacoma Festo in three days
brought in 10000 visitors who put
a half million dollars in circulation.
The Rainier Heat and Power Co.
will erect ten story los by 100
feet hotel building in Seattle.
The eight hour bill was initiated
by the joint efforts of the Labor
unions and the Socialist party. \
State fish commissioner reports
$14, 752,652 as the annual product
of the state according to his report
Just out for 1913.
HERD RECORDS. so cts. doz.