Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-17
Washington Weekly
Industrial Review

Yakima fruit industry totalled
5000 cars for 1918.
Anacortes has a monthly payroll
of $196,416.
Yakima-Local farmer holds rec
ord production of sugar beets in U. s.
with 42k tons to the acre in Yakima
valley.
Snohomish-Libby Packing COM
pany presents plans for Sailing" sta
ton here for pickles, cabbage and
kraut. Plans to can berries and beans
second year. Will build as soon as
contracts for so acres Of cabbage and
cucumbers are obtained.
Spokane county will expend ap-
proximately 100000 next summer
in improving Sunset boulevard and
Apple way, IL legislature makes re-
Quired appropriation.
Auburn-Plans uider way for. 160-
foot steel bridge to span Green river
here.
Yakima-First years run of the
Utah-Idaho sugar factory paid farm
ers $35O,O0O for beets and made 81
500 sacks of sugar. Pulp worth $780,
900 was fed to cattle.
WashOugal wooden mills divide war
profits as bonus among employees.
Aberdeen has record for $780,
900 spent for building in 1918.
Tacoma plans to acquire Lake
Cushman power site on Skokomish
river for 100000.
Stanwood-Local plant turns out
daily average output Of 100000 feet
of lumber with force of 125 men.
Columbia river sawmills shipped
3O8,551,946 feet of lumber in 1918.
Pasco-Plans maturing for con-
struction of $4,000 methodist
church.
Seattle $45O,O0O contract for
$4,000 creosoted piles awarded.
Yakima-County drainage depart
ment plans spring work to cost $780,
900.
Constructor started on
power line to connect Pc ELS light
ing plant with North Coast Power
company's line at Meskill.
Reconstruction of modern
brick business block to start at once.
vader-Shingle mill destroyed by
fire to be rebuilt.
Value of gold, silver, copper ant
lead mined in Washington in 1913
was about 1.654,00O, a decrease Of
$4,000, due to labor shortage.
Vader-Steel bridge to be con-
structed here.
Olson-Work to start soon ON
Olympic highway extension along
south side of lake.
Fourteen miles Of National Park
highway from South Bend to Nasel
to be completed during 1919.
Odessa-Six hundred and forty
acres, 10 miles southwest of here,
purchased for $4,000.
Walla Walla - $4,000 Pythian
temple to be erected here soon.
Spokane-$59,882.10 contract let
for Improvement OF Tenth avenue.
-Fidalgo Lumber COM
pany to resume operations. Plant
was closed for improvements.
HoQuiam--Total lumber output
from mills for 1918 was approxi-
mately 3O6, 1000, 900 feet.
Seattle yards built SO ocean-going
vessels in 1918.
Yakima-Bank clearings for De-
cember showed gain of IS per cent
since year ago.
Seattle--Cuut of SIS ton in
freight rates to Orient made.
Grays Harbor has built 81 vessels
since war began.
Spangle--Ranch of 100 acres near
here sells for $4,000.
Aberdeen spent 100000 on build
,ings in 1918.
Hoquiam-Assessed valuation Of
Grays Harbor county is .$32,074,624.
Seattle--$10.8S9,775 in building
permits issued last year.
Aberdeen-Plans under way for
erection Of three $4,000 homes here.
Centralia-Modern hatchery built
here. Has orders to tax its capacity.
Seattle - st. Marks Episcopai
church to build 100000 Victory
Cathedral in memorial of Americas
soldiers. ta
HOuuiam mills to run two shifts