Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-10-28
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

The work OF completing the big
100000 plant Of the Lewis.Pacific
Dairymen's association in Chehalis Is
well along and 1t is hoped to have the
factory ready for business within n
short while
Washington state led the country in
the amount OF lumber cut for 1918 and
1919, according to figures announced
by the census bureau. The cut in 1918
was 2,732,O54, 900 feet and the follow
Ing year 1855, 909,0o0 feet. Oregon
stood fourth with cut Of 723,299. 900
feet in 1919 and 2,S56, 100000 in 1919;
Idaho shows a cut Of 322.150,O0O feet
for 1918 and 336,3l4,oO0 in 1919. Louis.
lana was second and Mississippi third.
The city Of Spokane ia In excellent
condition financially, and its officials
are efficient and trustworthy as well
as courteous in all their dealings, &C.
cording to tire report for 1919 OF the
state bureau OF inspection. which has
just been transmitted to the attorney
general at Olympia.
A. T. Flagg, county agent OF Lewis
county, was host at Chehalis to
large number Of county agents and
extension workers from the various
counties Of southwestern Washington.
Agents from Lewis, Pacific, Pierce,
Grays Harbor, Wahkiakum, Thurston,
Mason and Clarke counties were In
attendance.
l.. H. Darwin, state game commits
missioner states that the capacity Of
the state game farm at the edge of
Walla Walla will be Increased next
year. One hundred dozen eggs, mostly
Chinese preasant eggs, were shipped
this year and by next year 1t is
planned to ship 500 dozen eggs. The
number of breeding pens will be In.
creased.
Gains totallins 1S3,167 tons, valued
at more than $11,0OO,OO0. are shown in
the report of the Seattle port commits.
sion for the four months period end
ing September 80, In merchandise
handled at this port, compared with
the same period last year. During
the period the ports domestic com.
merce totalled 1,497,154 tons, valued
at $S6,29S,131.
Detailed plans for the care Of the
flood waters Of the Puyallup river,
where it flows through the Tacoma
tide flats, and Of the safeguarding Of
important industries there, have been
placed in the hands of Representative
Albert Johnson He will put the claim
for federal aid for the control OF the
?uyallup before congress when 1t con.
Yenes in December.
That there is a great demand for
land in this state is evidenced by the
volume of inquiries received daily by
c. V. Savidge, state land commission.
er. The applicants apparently are
looking for virgin soil upon which to
settle, as most Of the inquiries have
to do with the possibilities for home,
stealing. The majority of the appli-
cants are former service men.
The decision of the state board of
control to postpone its semi.annual
buying for the state charitable, re
form and penal institutions from Sep
tember Is until November Is will
probably save the state several thou.
sand dollars in contract prices for the
groceries and staple feed articles
which 1t is necessary to purchase. This
Is due to the fact that there has re-
Gently been a sharp decline In prices,
particularly OF sugar.
On the complaint Of a delegation Of
officials OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union for western Wash.
lngton, headed by the president. Miss
Mary E. Brown, Donald A. DcDonald,
prohibition director for the state OF
Washington, has issued orders for the
seizure of 20 gallons OF blackberry
wine at the home for the aged and in
digent widows of civil war veterans
maintained at Puyallup by the ladies'
of the Grand Army OF the Republic
and other patriotic organizations.
Arrangements are being made for a
Joint conference between five repre-
sentatives Of employers Of Washington
and five representatives of the Wash.
ington State Federation Of Labor to
revise and rewr!te the entire work.
mems compensation law Of the state
according to information received
from President Short Of the state fed
Grafton. Increases in the cost Of liy.
ing since the present law was framed
have made this imperative, Mr.. Short
declared,