The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-12-13

most cases be relocated in order to
secure easier grades. Chelan county,
the state and federal governments will
furnish the funds. Kittitas county will
furnish money to build a short stretch
on the other side of the summit En-
gineers estimate that the work will
cost $70.500. of which the federal gov
eminent will pay Sc per cent and the
state and county the rest. The county's
share will be in the neighborhood Of
s12 .000 Within Chelan county will be
about CT miles of the road, while S.3
national forest reserve and 1.6 miles
in Kittitas county.
e. S. Biesecker, of Clarke county,
was elected president of the Washing
ton State Sheriffs' association at the
annual meeting at Spokane. George
L. Reid, of Spokane county. was elect
ed vice-president. w. d. Wallace. of
Whatcom county, was chosen secre-
tary-treasurer. The association passed
resolution favoring a state board OF
arbitration for labor troubles.
A plan to prevent 1918 labor troubles
in the northwestern lumber industry
is being investigated at Spokane by
agents of the Federal government and
the officials of lumber concerns from
Montana, Idaho. Oregon and eastern
Washington. Many of the logging
camps were tied up by strikes last
summer, and it is planned to prevent
repetition of the trouble next sea-
son.
The department of agriculture OF the
state of Washington is making tree
census of the entire state. The last
census of this sort was taken in 1910
| a..or rive months at dock the DIV.
R. & N. steamer Spokane has gone
| into service in the hauling of grain
from lower river warehouses to the
railway transfers.
! The new house of worship of the
Federated Churches of Pullman, COM
prising the Congregational and Bap-
list denominations. was dedicated
Sunday at Pullman.
Taking out magnesite, a rev and
prosperous industry in eastern Wash
lngton, is quarrying. not mining, &C.
cording to rulings by the industrial
insurance commission.
The annual meeting of the north
west collegiate conference. compris-
ing schools of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana. will be held at
Spokane December IA and Is.
Plans will be made Immediately for
a statewide canvass for life members
of the Washington Irrigation insti-
tute. such membership to be solicited
among the banks of the state.
Grays Harbor's lumber shipments
easily will exceed 1.o00.O00.O00 feet for
1917. which is approximately 100000
600 feet more lumber than was ever
shipped from this district in previous
year.
Demand for dried apples for jelly
stock is so heavy in the east that all
the efforts of the eyaporating plant at
the state prison at Walla Walla are be-
ing turned toward preparing apples
for this purpose.
A box of nitro-glycerine and chic
rine. said by federal agents to be
enough to wreck the Seattle water
front. was unearthed by pillow on
building site near the Duthie ship
building plant at Seattle.
The master butchers association
If Seattle is planning to engage women
to sell meat in the Seattle retail shops
as the result of approximately 700
packing house employees and retail
cutters striking to enforce their de-
mand for the closed shop.
The application of Montana liquor
dealers for writ of mandamus to COM
pei the Northern Express company to
except shipments of liquor for tran
sportation from Montana to Washing
ton was quashed in the United States
district court at Spokane.
BY a vote OF nearly to /, heads Of
SSA-4foAlaS oPOA ohAAe
in the Western Pine Manufacturers
association have decided to install the
eight-hour day in camps. mills, and al
lied plants of the northwestern lum-
Der industry on January /.
Effective at once, the public service
commission has permitted the rail-
roads TO put in a new order cutting
the free time for loading and un-
loading cars from As hours to "a hours.
This is taken in the hope of relieving
the car shortage and helping ont the
freight congestion In terminals.
The Tacoma city council has de-
clared a vice quarantine for the city.
and detention home has been provid-
ed at the municipal dock for the treat
ment Of diseased women with accom-
modations for 100 persons. The ordin-
ance was passed for the protection of
folders from Camp Lewis. A thorough
cleanup of the city Is being carried
on by the city authorities.