The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-15
INLAND EMPIRE ACTIVITY

INLAND EMPIRE ACTIVITY
Industrial and agricultural activity in
the Inland Empire for 1918 is reflected
in few news items announced re-
Gently. Among the m are the following:
Contract fer $4,000 bushel grain
elevator has been let by the Farmers
Union Grain and Mill company Of
/ Tekoa to the Grain Elevator Con-
struction company of Spokane. The
elevator will cost $4,000 and will be
completed in time to handle the 1918
crop.
The Utah Idaho Sugar company has
commenced work on its million dollar
sugar refinery at Sunnyside, Wash. 1t
is expected the plant will be far enough
advanced to handle the sugar beet crop
this year. Growers of the Sunnyside
district have contracted to deliver the
crop from 5000 acres to the plant.
Last year they supplied big tonnage
to the company's refinery at Yakima.
This influenced the company in build
ing at Sunnyside.
Corn products, demand for which is
growing on account of the wheat con-
servation program, will be manufactured
by the Dixie Corn Products company.
which has filed articles Of incorporation
and will erect mill at Spokane.
A new foundry, employing 25 skilled
workmen, has just been completed by
the Northwest Harvester company at
Spokane.
Edgar Johnson has sold to Laurence
Flood and Seymour P. Flood $40 acres,
three miles from Davenport, for ISL,
800. Mr.. Johnson came to Washington
a few years ago from Paullina, Iowa,
where he had farmed for 90 years. He
stated that he made more money farm
ing in Davenport section in three years
than in farming Iowa land in 90 years.
An order for $500 seed machines,
totaling 100000 in value. has been
received by the Success Seed Grader
company of Spokane, necessitating
another enlargement of the factory.
The machines are to be used in the
middle west, territory which formerly |
bought virtually all OF its agricultural
machines from the east. The Spokane
concern began making seed graders
three yeaIo ago and each yeaI has had |
to increase the size of the factory
Five hundred grain growers and men
in allied pursuits, from the three north
western states, held two-day con-
vention in Spokane last week to discuss
the wheat handling situation for 1918.
Three important facts were developed. |
First, that 65 percent OF the Inland
Empire farmers are not prepared to
handle wheat in bulk this year, Second,
that unless the federal government acts
promptly there will be scarcity OF
grain sacks with probable price Of % |
to 2S cents. Third, that the federal
food administration will do all in its
power to relieve the situation.
The conference was harmonious
throughout. Many phases of the grain
situation were discussed. At the con-
clusion of the sessions it was unanimous
ly decided to send telegram to the
delegations in congress from the three
northwest states, asking that the govern
ment do everything possible to relieve
the grain sack shortage and the scarcity
OF labor.
Max Houser, Of Portland, represent
ing the federel food administration
corporation, received the following
telegram from Washington during the
sessions:
Control Of grain bag situation is
now under consideration by the war
trade board, and we hope that some
thing definite and beneficial will be
accomplished soon. We are giving
the matter of burlap sacks our attention