Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

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advice TO the orchsrdists and make
survey OF damage.
Bids by sheepmsn at Fort Simcoe
for lease OF Yakima reservation ranges
during the coming season showed in.
Breasts OF 100 TO 100 per cent oysr
the bids made a year ago. In many
cases neyaral bids were offered for one
range, The high bids reached s2ls
per eve and lamb for summer range
and SAFE for winter range.
G. B. Hopkins. pioneer telephone mas
OF Washington, died AT the Mayo hospi-
tai, Rochester. MINI. where he had
undergone an operation. Mr. Hopkins
was SO years old and had been more
] or less intimately connected with ths
telephone business throughout his en-
tire career. The first long distance
telephone in the northwest was built
by Mr.. hopkins
Governor Hart OF Washington will
be asked to call a special session Of
the legislature 10 draw up constitu.
tional amendment tc be submitted to
tho people providing for change In
methods OF taxation in the evergreen
state, according to the decision of the
executive committee OF the Interstate
Realty association, which held a two
days conference at Portland.
Five hundred employees in the loco
motive department of the Northern
Pacific shops at South Tacoma quit
work at 4:S0 Friday afternoon at the
end of eight hours, disregarding the
order OF Director General Hines estsb-
fishing a nine-hour day. Their reJec-
ton OF time and half for an extra
hours work was the result OF vote
taken by the machlnists, blscksmiths
and boiler makers.
Negligence on the part Of the city
OF Seattle, resulting in damages TO
tho Chicago, Milwaukee g. ST. Paul
railway In the amount OF s79,3S9, is al.
legged In complaint fled in federal
court by the United States railroad
/ administration. The complaint charges
that through the impounding by the
city OF waters in the Cedar river
watershed, railroad tracks were flood
ed, bridges were washed out and sery-
Ice delayed. especially in December,
1918.
The number OF acres OF state land
under les-a in Washington has prac.
tically been doubled during the last
six years, It was shown by report
Just complied by State Land Commits.
sioner Clark V. sayidge. AT present
72I.010 acres of state land are under
lease as compared with 4s3,Sl9 acres
In 1914. This showing is made despite
the fact that thousands OF acres for
merly under lease have been sold at
the expiration of tbs leases because Of
the Increased demand for grazing and
farming land.
With 1,S96,900 head OF livestock In
the state on January, 1920, Washing
ton experienced decrease OF $4,000
head as compared with the 1.e56,000
head OF one year previous. The re-
port just issued by G.. s. Ray, field
agent of the federal bureau of crop
estimates. indicates the aggregate
value OF all stock In the state to be
SIS. 100000, or an increase Of more
than $4,000 over last years valua-
ton OF $7&,677,00o This increase Is
due largely TO the higher average
values of cattle as compared with last
year.
The Washington public service COM
mission wired Senator Cummings Con
gresham Esch and members OF the
congressional delegation from this
state vigorous protest against In
sertion In the pending railroad leg
islation OF a provision submitted by
tho committee OF railroad executives
comforting on the Interstate commerce
commission authority to suspend In
trastate rates upon an Informal show
ing by the carrier and to substitute
rates ordered by the Interstate com
merce commission before any formal
hearing Is allowed
Active campaigning in support OF
the Carlyon bill for paving state high
ways win be organized and under way
within the coming two weeks under
supervision of a committee appointed
by ]. J. Donovan. president Of Wash
ington Good Roads association. The
Carlyon bill under which 1t lie proposed
to do this work was submitted to q
referendum at the general election
this fall by the 1919 legislature. 1t
eoatemplates bonding automobile
license revenue collected by the state
for $4,000 600 for period of 20 years.
the entire proceeds to be devoted to
paving.
Unfavorable report has been filed by
.