The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-03-01
INDICATES PROSPERITY FOR
INLAND EMPIRE DISTRICT
Many Grain Elevators Will be Built
to Take Care of Biggest Grain
Crop Ever-HOg and Cattle
Raising On Increase

The Spokane News Bureau Man
takes a rosy view of the outlook for
1918. In recent letter he says:
From all parts of the Inland En-
pire come reports indicating an
enormous acreage to be planted to
wheat this year and unusual ac-
tivity in other lines of agriculture.
Also in live stock raising, home gar
dens and fruit growing. 1t is be-
| lieved there will be a response to
the call of the government in excess
of expectations. President Wilson
has said he looks to this district to
give the most substantial aid to the
government thru it's production. Ev-
identity this word has been carried
to every hamlet.
Assurance of the Chicago price
at Coast terminals for this years
wheat crop are of course big fac
tor influencing the Forthcoming pro-
duction. A delegation representing
chambers of commerce, farmers
unions and oranges has been in
Washington for three weeks and
thru their efforts the price con-
cession was made. Just how ex-
tensive the actual returns will be
can only be estimated, but men ia
miliar with the situation declare that
several million dollars additional
will be secured by grain men this
year. Last year similar efforts
by representatives resulted in $2,-
100000 additional for the farmers.
Seed men and implement dealers
say they have never known such ac-
tivity in their lines so early in the
year. At many points grain eleva-
tors are already contracted for and
others are being. planned, indicating
that more wheat will be handled in
bulk this year than ever before. AT
Mabton, Wash, a 10000 bushe1 ele-
vator will be built by the Mabton
Elevator Company, composed prin-
cipally of farmers. On an average
225,000 bushels of grain is grown
tributary to this town. An elevator
with a capacity of 10000 bushels
is to be built by the Union Ware
house & Supply Company at Grange
vile, Idaho It has already let the
contract for this structure and for
another one at Fem, Idaho, with a
capacity of $4,000 bushels. Eleva-
tors to be constructed in Columbia
county, Wash, will care for upwards
of 100000 bushels. These include
building at Huntsville for Price
Brothers with capacity of $4,000
bushels, one at Newbill for the
Whetstone-Turner Warehous COM
pany of $4,000 and one on the J. E.
McGee farm for 10000.
The foregoing are only a few in
stances showing activity in elevator
building.
Live stock men of the northwest
meeting in Spokane last week We're
enthusiastic over the outlook. Evi-
dence of their confidence was shown
in the sale of high-class animals at
the close of the conference session.
Royal Champion, bull from the
Day and Rothrock shorthorn herd,
brought price of $3.50. This set
the pace and many proportionate
sales followed On every side was
heard predictions that this year
would see a continued progress in
the raising of better grades of live
stock. The conference went on rec
ord declaring for minimum price
of $3.50 on hogs at Pacific North
west markets. The resolutions will
be urged upon the food administra-
tion by the senators and congress
men representing the northwest. The
conference went on record pledging
support for the increased produc-
tion program advocated by Presi-
dent Wilson and the food admins
tration.
A most extensive campaign to in
duce city lot owners to plant their
backyards and vacant lots to vege-
tables is to be waged in Spokane
and in other communities so far as
they can be reached. The import
ance of having every little plot
planted to garden truck is to be en-
phasized. A strong point is to be
made of the fact that every vege-1
table raised and eaten on the home
ground releases a corresponding
amount of other food which can be
sent abroad for the use of our SOL
diers and sailors. Last year the
Home Garden movement in many
places was very successful.
While these activities are under
way the Boys and Girls Pig Clubs
will receive new impetus as will also
the movement to put brood sow on
every farm.