The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-04-26
WASHINGTON WEEKLY INDUS
TRIAL REVIEW.

1nIee CdIIOdOS duulliuldl iueSlllii-
cry arrived here for the Washington
Pulp & Paper Co.
Seattle-Plans to increase ports
oil tank capacity at Smith Cove by
100000 gallons, making total storage
capacity of 6,780,OO0 gallons fol
port of Seattle, now being considered
by the port commission.
One of the chief reasons why every
farmer who can use boy from the
Boys Working Reserve should do so
this year so that he may be trained
for more efficient work in 1919.
Curtis-S0 acres near here sells
for $1,000.
Aberdeen-Two companies soldier
mill hands building barracks here.
Vancouver-Over 1000 men en-
ployed in the Standifer Shipyards
here.
Flour millers of Washington, Ore
gon, and Idaho have formed an as
ISOLATION.
Toppenish-U tah-Idaho Sugar Co
wants 10000 acres beets signed up
at $40 a ton. 1t would appera that
farmers would sign up at this re-
cord breaking price when the country
is in such need of sugar
With freedom from labor troubles
and sufficient men, SPacific coast
shipyards are breaking all shipbuild-
ing records. With equitable legis-
lation for American ship owners
this great industry should thrive
after the war.
Toppenish-Review: More is being
demanded of work horses under con-
ditions than ever before. Owners OF
horseflesh will find that proper
treatment of the animals, with suf-
ficient food and water and comfort
able stable quarters will pay in dol
lars and cents.
Total state and local taxes fol
1918, $43,225, 2S4.24.
Tacoma-Gain of 80 percent in
Tacoma bank clearings for March
over same month 1917.
The Tacoma Shipbuilding company
will construct big marine machin-
cry installation plant on Tide Flats.
They will employ from four to five
hundred men.
Public utility commissions over the
nation are granting increases in rates
to hundreds of utility companies to
enable them to maintain efficiency
and meet war wages and cost OF
materials.
Vancouver-Work started at the
Standifer steel shipyards on con-
struction of a number of barraks
buildings for housing shipyard work
ers.
Chewelah-During the month of
February United Copper Mining Co.
shipped Ia carloads of ore from its
property.
Chewelah-The Northwest Magne-
site Co. is to instll machinery for
grinding and treating minerals, in
the production of ferro-magnesite.
Machinery costing S150,000 has been
ordered and installation is expected
to be completed within six weeks.
Too bad the labor treaty formu-
lated by Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Walsh
for the influential commission rep
resenting organized labor and en-
ployers was not made a year ago.
We have had a year of costly strikes
and retardation of war industry, a
part of which might have been avoid
ed by an agreement so fair and wise.
Montesana-Grays Harbor county
commissioners appropriated $4,000
for survey and construction of Up
per Quinault road highway No.
from Mohler to Downs let for $780,
900.
acknowledgements Farmers Nm
ion Warehouse Co. let a contract for
60,000-bushel elevator here. 1t will
cost $4,000.
Whaling season for 1918
will open at Grays Harbor about
April
April Whaling plant at Bay City
is being renovated to receive first
catches.
Aberdeen-Bids called on 7 diff
ferent street and drainage improve
ments. Wilson mill goes on double
shift. They will provide work for
10 additional men.
Under government operation Of
railroads industries which secure
spur tracks TO serve them, must pay
for, own and maintain the track be-
yond the right of way of the rail
road company. Those industries
which already have the tracks, must
maintain them from now on.