The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-04-12

northwest met in Spokane and maze
tentative plans for the modifying Oh
their forces for war. A resolution
adopted recommended that a survey
as TO the qualifications Of the Students
alumni and members Of the faculties
NJ the institutions be made and SUD
mitted to the war department, In
order that we may conserve those
especially prepared for special ser
vice
The Wenatchee Valley Traffic as
ISOLATION has decided TO take steps at
once to secure from the Interstate
commerce commission a hearing Tor
the purpose of opposing any increase
BY the railroads of the minimum
weights for cars or any increase IN
freight rates. The railroads have al
ready given notice of their intention
to increase the minimum car weight
from 10000 10 $4,000 pounds FOR
apples. and this will work a great
hardship to many if carried out.
Cargo lumber shipments from
Grays Harbor for the opening quarter
of 1917 have been % per cent heavier
than for the same period OF last year.
The net increase in shipments OF the
past three months over the first three
months of 1916 is 2466S,00O feet;
during the past three months 9Z,29S,-
goo feet of lumber were dispatched
from Grays Harbor by water, while
only $3.50 Gee were sent by water
during the opening quarter OF last
year. The increase in water shipments
from Willapa Harbor is even more
pronounced than for Grays Harbor
during the opening three months OF
this year. Willapa dispatched 31,525,-
coo feet. as against 2l.575.0OO for the
same months last year.
The agricultural appropriations bud
get OF the state college OF Washing
ton recommended by President E. o.
Holland and approved by the regents
! of the college at their meeting April
1 carries in behalf of agricultural ex-
tension work OF the state college for
the two-year period beginning April
|. 1917. increases varying from 100
10 55 per cent in the different funds
Of the institution which will be avail
able for such purposes. The largest
. Increase over the past biennium is in
The approved expenditure for agricul-
.ural extension from the millage in
come of the state college, which is
s26.666 for the biennium following
{ April /. 1917. as against sl3,600 for
he two-year period preceding March
I q. 1917.
The state highway commission OF
/ Washington expects to begin work on
his years program about May / The
first work will be on the Pacific high
way. between Tacoma and Vancouver.
Work on this highway has especial
significance this year in connection
with Inc completion OF the Interstate
bridge across the Columbia river at
alcCuNGT. Inc UuIh VI NHS WI n
contemplated lies south CT Chehalis.
About % miles OF construction is nee
essary to complete the highway
through to the Columbia river before
the next legislative session. for which
/ purpose the 1917 legislature appro-
priated s44s.604. Oue-haf of this
amount will be available this year. In
addition to the state highway levy,
the federal aid fund for post roads
will afford $4,000 for use on the
Pacific highway.
A state conference on production
and conservation of food. in view of
the war situation, was called by the
Seattle chamber of commerce to be
held in Seattle Thursday. Invitations
were sent to every commercial organ
ization in the state, the boards OF
county commissioners. the county su
periutendents OF schools and the
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