The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
STATE INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items of Interest on Many Subjects from
Every Part of Washington

way have been awarded. One contract
for the new Lacey-Nisqually section
using the old Northern Pacific grade
decided the state recently by the rail-
road will eliminate an Is per cent hill.
This contract was awarded to L. H.
Goerig of Seattle for $16,377.80. Con-
tract for second section of the Pa
cifc Highway from Toledo, Lewis
county south went to Andrew & Hon
er, Portland for $18,748.10. Con-
tract for building approaches to new
bridge across Mashed river, on the Ma
tional Park Highway, Pierce county,
went to Kendle & Appler, Eatonville
for SIT, $3.50.
Tacoma Tribune-W. D. Haywood
the 1. w. w. leader, testifying before
the Federal Industrial Commission,
declared that at present labor has
practically no voice in the affairs of this
country" Inasmuch as there are 26,-
900, 900 men in the United States who
work for a living and nearly all of them
have the vote, and the factory workers
alone could swing a national election
if they wanted to, it's hard to see what
Haywood is driving at.
Railway valuations by assessment
of state tax commission show increase
four millions by increased mileage.
Electric lines show decline of three and
half million. Northern Pacific is val
ued at $126,554,00O O.-W.-R. & N.
$50, 648,000; S. P. & S., $41,112, 900
Great Northern, 1,340,000; c. M.
& St. P. $40,262,000.
This state began the month of June
with cash balances of $5,070,600.o1
of which 81, 4O7, 563.14i is in the gen
eral fund. A year ago the total bal
ance was only 81, 17o, 140.43 with
only $562,042.33 in the general fund.
Application of Santa Fe and other
railroads for authority TO charge lower
rates for shingles from points in the
northwest to Chicago and St. Louis
than 10 intermediate points was de-
MED.
State or federal government planning
water power development is not gain
ing confidence among the people. 1t
takes too long for the government to
do things.
Olympia and ambulances
are included in the operations of the
state jitney law, says Secretary of State
Howell.
Okanogan-The new furniture fac
tory of Pardun & Ludloffff is completed
and most of the machinery installed.
The Olympia city council has granted
w. w. Manner and associates an cleo
trio light and power franchise.
Spokane building permits for the
first five months in 1915 represented
SASS, 1920; for 1914, $448,143.
The state highway commission is
using only 5inch concrete base or 81
inch Warrenite or bitulithic.
Dayton-The Milestone Turner Co.
is building a 200 foot addition to the
Roman warehouse.
Tacoma-Bids taken June IS for ar
senal at American Lake. Heath &
Cove architects.
Observation-Disclosures logging
camp, Wilson Lumber Co., employs
$50 men.
Toledo-Mile OF Pacific highway,
Jackson prairie, to be graded and
gravelled.
The Prescott Spectator thinks the
next move will be an anti-automobile
party.
Jitney competition with trolley cars
is said to be declining everywhere.
Miles-The CRYSTAL Mining Co. will
operate a 50-ton oil smelter here.
Minter-The county will erect a
new bridge on Henderson Bay.
Olympia-June 18th suit will be
started to test state prohibition law.
Hillyard is to install municipal
power pumping plant.
Benton City celebrated the opening
of canal to irrigate 5000 acres.
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