Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-03-18

standing timber in the skagit river
watershed. north Of Seattle has been
contracted FOR by ;se city OF Seattle
from the United States government
The city intends TO carry water from
the Skagit watershed for use.
Unanimous Endorsement OF ihe plans
and purpose Of the IntorChurch World
Movement was given by Sol miul e-s
Of Protestant denominations Of eastern
Washington aud northern Idaho In
resolution passed at the closing session
Of their conference at Spokane
J, h. Folmer, engineer, was seriously
injured and mere than score OF pas.
sengers were shaken and bruised when
the locomotive of Northern Pacific
passenger train No. 442 struck de
rallied freight car near woodinyille,
twenty-five miles north of Seattle.
collection OF $4,000 insects, repre-.
senting 6s years search In the United
States. Alaska and Mexico by the late
oliver s. Westcott of Chicago. has been
sold to the State College OF Washing
ton at Pullman for $500, MIR West.
colt estimated the value Of the collec
ton at not less than $4,000.
Power OF school directors to increase
the state school levy from 10 to 10
mills Ia TO be asked of the state legis-
lature by the forthcoming conference
Of school directors and teachers called
for March 20 at olympia, it was an.
nounced by Mrs. Josephine Corllss
Preston, state superintendent OF
schools.
George A. Phillips, Spokane, was
elected president OF the new Washing.
ton State Retail association In eeHsion
at Seattle. Other officers named were
b. G. Beck, Seattle, first vice.president:
Frank cardwell Garfield. second vice
president; G. W. Rhodes, Tacoma,
treasurer, and c. Y. colman, Topper
lsh, secretary
The Montana state railroad commits.
sion VIII oppose the plan of the state
( Of Washington to construct the Colum-
bia basin reclamation project, EN-
bracing land In eastern Washington.
II is announced, following receipt OF
word that the project contemplates the
use of water from Flathead lake, In
western Montana.
Theodore A. Johnson, president OF
! the Washington State Elks associa-
tion. has been in Vancouver making
arrangements for the annual conyen-
tion to be held In that city during the
i summer, the exact date of which has
not yet been set. Mr.. johnson snid
that from 5000 to 10000 visitors would
/ be present for three days OF the CON
yention.
At conference OF merchants, fruit
growers bankers and property owners
representing various portions OF north
central Washington, held in the Wenat-
] tuto kpHlmclcihI Niuu luuilbs u pibuBc
was made to raise 26 per cent Of the
cost of constructing railroad from
Wenatchee south as far as Pasoo to
connect with the Milwaukee, O.-W.
X. & ~ and other transcontlnental
lines.
The supreme court has granted a
writ of mandate on application OF
State Treasurer w. w. Sherman,
directing Commissioner e. F. Benson
Of the department of agriculture to
transmit to the state treasurer, to be
J credited to the state fair fund, ali
money remaining In the hands of the
commissioners as head of the Yakima
state fair on the last Monday in octo-
Der OF 1918 and 1919
Road contractors are engaged erect
ing construction camps in half dozen
locations around Lincoln county pre-
paratory to beginning work with the
opening of spring on "A miles of inn
proved highways which compose the
countys road program for the year.
Construction Engineer J. L. Thayer re
ports the A miles of road, based on
his estimate Of quantities, viii cost
sS7s,945, to which must be added
engineering, right of way and other
costs that will bring the total close to
100000.
Marvin Chase. state hydraulic ensi.
neer, and R. X. Tiffany of the state
reclamation department are making
4 plans for a soil survey of the lands
under the proposed Five Mile rapids
irrigation project For this purpose
there is available $4,000, OF which $1,000
has been appropriated by the state and
$1,000 by the federal government The
report OF the engineers in charge Of
the investigation OF the feasibility OF
constructing dam having been fav.
orable this soil survey will be made
to determine how many acres are sub
iect to practical irrigation under the
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