Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-05-06

ilrbt boiu ny pdTceIs anu tHeH as
whole. The price by parcels was s22s,-
800 80 the larger bid was accepted.
The cornerstone of the new office
building of the state capitol group was
laid Friday with ceremonies conducted
by the Masonic grand lodge. The build
Ing is the second unit OF the 33,OO0.0O0
capitol group authorized by the 1919
legislature and will cost approximately
| sS90,000. The contract calls for It's
completion by January l, 1921.
Residents of Vancouver will have an
opportunity to learn how to shoot their
rifles II they take advantage Of an In
vitation extended by Colonel Rooster In
command Of Vancouver barracks. In
letter to the Vancouver chamber of
commerce the colonel offers the use
OF the government target range in the
post and suggests that rifle club be
formed.
Steps are being taken to form an
irrigation district for $4,000 acres of
land in Klickitat county, in the White
Salmon district With Marvin Chase,
state hydraulic engineer, present
meeting will be held at Husum Satur-
day preparatory to circulating petit
lions which will be presented to the
Klickitat county commissioners at
| Goldandala on luna
| A total OF 140 miles OF rail replace
ment and the installation of 100000
yards of read ballasting, involving an
expenditure of s2,5OO,0O0 is Included
in the maintenance program this year
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad on its system west of Mo
bridge, 8. D.. according to a statement
made by M. A. Nicholson, general man
ager for the railroad at Seattle.
Plans for combating radical organi.
cations will be considered at meeting
OF delegates In Spokane from Ameri.
can Legion posts OF Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho. Montana and Utah, May 7
and 8, 1t was announced by F. A. JEFF
frey of Kennewick, state commander Of
the Washington American Legion. Re-
suits OF the conference. he said, will be
submitted to national headquarters of
the legion.
Two separate organizations were
formed at Spokane by members Of the
old county triple alliance which dis
banded several weeks ago At meet.
ing presided over by D. C. Coates, state
president Of the triple alliance and at
which William Short, president of the
State Federation of Labor. and j. L.
Freeman, state organizer for the Non.
Partisan league. were present, = new
county organization wes formed.
Work has begun on the removal Of
the equipment and pumps OF the Rem
ton coal mines. The workings are to
be permanently abandoned and flood.
ed. as the result Of an order issued by
Manager w. J. Grambs of the operat.
ing company. The reasons given by
the company are that with an output
OF 10000 tons in 1919 there was a
total loss of 3126.0oo. or that every ton
mined cost 31.09 ton more than the
company received for the product.
The Industrial Welfare conference
called to consider an adequate mini
mum wage for women employed In the
manufacturing industry failed to reach
An agreement after being dead.locked
for two days. BY q vote Of four to
five the conference rejected q pro.
posal to establish the minimum weekly
wage at 316.75. Recommendations sub
mitted by the conference on working
conditions to be maintained by employ.
ers were rejected by the Industrial
welfare commission.
The state capitol commission has
awarded contracts for the construction
and equipment Of the power and heat.
Ing plant for the new capitol group
For the general construction, including
the walls, tunnels, and 176-foot stack
with stone facing, the contract was let
to the Western Construction company
OF Seattle for s132,sSO. The contract
for the mechanical equipment was
awarded to Bersh q Greggs, Tacoma.
for 9124.S79. The total amount of the
contracts 10 approximately $4,000 be-
low the architects estimate.
F. N. Rhodes. state horticultural in.
spector. has gone to San Francisco to
begin three months inspection OF
potato shipments to Seattle. On &C.
count Of the Indications OF a reduced
potato acreage In the northwest, heavy
shipments Of California potatoes are
expected to begin as soon as the south
ern crop Is ready to move In quaint.
ties. Because OF the prevalence of the
tuber moth in California, one of the
most serious Of the potato pests. in.
spection of the shipments will be made
at the southern loading points to guard
against the possibility OF infected stock