The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-13
NORTHWEST NEWS
An Experiment Farm in Irrigation Dis
tnCt-City Folks to Help Harvest
CrOps-BOOze Luxury

perlmental farm ior Wnlcn an appIopIl-
alton was made by the last Legislature.
The law provides that the station must
be located in an irrigation district. The
committee visited Wenatchee, Grand
view, Yakima and other fruit districts
listening to advocates from the various
localities. The committee composed
OF Prof. o. L. Waller and H. F. Holtz
of the State College faculty; Calvin
Casteel, manager of the Okanogan rec
lamation project, Stephen o. Jayne,
agriculturalist from the federal office
Of farm management, and R. K. Tiff
any, of the Teton reclamation project,
is expected to announce its decision
this week. The work OF the expert
mental station will be carried out under
the direction of the state college de-
partner of agriculture.
The Washington State Harvesters'
League has had an educational motion
picture taken to bring home to the
people of the cities the necessity Of
cooperation between the urban popu-
lation and the farmers if the expected
monster crops are to be harvested
without waste. Hundreds OF young
men have felt the farming districts to
join the colors and the picture will be
used to urge city people to leave their
desks and join the farmers forces in
harvesting the seasons yield. The
picture will be shown locally over the
state thru cooperation with commercial
clubs and patriotic organizations.
Labor conditions in Eastern Wash
ington threaten the harvesting of bump
er grain crops of the state. Striking
I. w. WIS have caused an industrial
unrest in the agricultural districts so
hat members of the State Council Of
Defense which conducted three days
inquiry into conditions around Yakima
deemed it necessary to ask for federal
troops for protection of the wheat fields.
The investigation committee composed
OF E. P. Marsh, chairman OF the council
Of defense labor committee; Charles
Herbert, of the food control committee;
A. L. Rogers, of the farm committee; c.
H. White. federal immigration commits
sioner, and State Labor Commissioner
C. H. Younger declare that the con-
ditions are very serious and steps must
be taken to prevent an overt act which
would destroy crops or any part Of the
irrigation systems of the farm districts.
The cities Of the Northwest are al
ready beginning to feel the effects OF
the war. In Seattle for instance doz-
ems OF young men who were stenog
ranhers or ENGAGED N c;:-.:i:. wulk 10
business Offices have Joined the colors
with the result that there has been an
unprecedented demand for women.
Stenographers who, a few weeks ago
were receiving $50 month are now
in demand at wages ranging from SOS
to 500, and there is every indication
that the supply will not meet the de-
mand. Then, too, the u. S. Govern
ment with its vast amount of extra
work, occasioned by war conditions,
is calling for stenographers at good
wages and it is estimated that close to
one hundred have already left Seattle
to accept positions with Uncle Sam.
1t is evident that the days Of liquor
are over at least so far as the state Of
Washington is concerned. Under the
law no more can be imported with the
result that prices have taken an enor-
nous jump. Before the law went into
effect it is thought that close to $50
900 worth Of whiskey was imported by
smart spectators who paid about one
dollar a quart for it and are now asking
five and in some instances ten dollars
quart. The supply is not equal to
the demand as yet owing to the fact
that the more daring Spectators be-
lieve that in another three months a
quart OF liquor will be worth fifteen or
twenty dollars, and they propose to
hold on to their supply and take
chances on getting these enormous
prices. Mayor Gill has threatened to
seize any such liquors if they can be
located, but the community has lost
faith in him owing to his many uncer-