The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-02-12
STATE INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items of Interest on Many Subjects from
Every Part of Washington

Senator Palmer has introduced bills
taking down the bars limiting the work
days Of city employees to eight hours.
The bills are intended to permit cities
to establish the ten hour work day.
Eastern Washington telephone com
panies are fighting rulings of the We'll
fare Commission. President Golbach
says, I'VE are going to ask the legis-
lature for relief from the unreasonable
rules and regulations. We have met
the wage question, but it is impossible
for our companies to live and give
good service if we must abide by the
rulings as regards the hours"
Spokane iitney licenses are $25 to
500 per vehicle.
Reducing volume of new legislation
to a minimum pleases all classes.
A private poll Of the house, taking
in 70 members, shows 90 in favor OF
one half mill reduction in the perma-
nent levy; four for the adjustment of
both state highway %levies, and seven
against any reduction. This would
still leave Sc, 900, 900 in the state high
fund.
On Feb. 23rd Spokane will hold a
state mining congress.
Stevens county saw mills will cut
50, 900, 900 feet by July l.
Those passing labor laws often forget
that no law can be enacted to force
employers to employ labor at wages
and hours fixed by law if there is no
profit in the industry.
King county will spend 100000 on
ten mile road from Renton to Issaquah
and $40, 900 on steel bridge over Ou-
vanish.
Spokane county has 100000 to
build liz miles of asphalt macadam.
Snohomish county will build trestle
across Ebey slough, cost $4,000.
The Inland Empire Railway Co. has
been given a decision by the Supreme
court that will allow it to develop a
power plant near Spokane. 1t will
probably 60 ahead if not held up by
some other commission.
Pierce county will install a refrigerat
ton plant to cost $500.
Granite Falls-Several saw mills and
logging camps are starting in this sec
ton.
Tacoma-A four story Elks' club
building will be erected at a cost Of
| $4,000.
Yacolt-Bids were taken Feb. IS
on a new high school building.
The Odd Fellows and Knights Of
Phythias of Spokane will erect halls.
Dayton-A new factory has been
started to weave carpets and rugs.
Kelso-February 9 bids will be tax
en- on 100000 cubic yards of dyking.
North Yakima Fair managers ask
$50, 900 of Legislature.
Spokane-In the face Of the work
mems compensation law H. Swartz
sues for $4,000 and Elmira Williams
sues for $4,000 for personal injuries.
Seattle will build a $35, 900 Juvenile
Detention Home.
Bellingham may be the terminal of
the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound Ry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. point to the
lOCatlOu Oh ". W. N " IN oLOpo dnd
round houses here.
North Yakima-The Pacific Produce
Co. handled 1888 carloads last year.
Seattle--The Improved cotton situa-
ton brought an order for SOS 900 cases
oil salmon which was shipped by one
steamer.
Jitney buses in Spokane are to pay
fees.
The Wenatchee Apple & Warehouse
Co. will erect a SIS 900 storage plant
with a capacity Of 500 carloads.
A fight is being made this week by
the King county delegation for a spec
ial appropriation OF $1,000 for the
state university for the construction of
a women's building and a recitation
building, each OF which will require