Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-30
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louHds in the price Of milk delivered
in the city, dairy farmers assert they
will find another market for their
product.
The Pasco city council will take
legal steps to compel the Pacific
Power & Light company to install five
hydrants in the vicinity of the pasco
flour mills. The council considers
these hydrants absolutely necessary
for fire protection. The city has de-
cided to buy tractor for use in main-
tenance of streets.
Several citizens Of Mount Vernon
have started Il movement to place a
cluster of lights at the top of the new
amokestack being built by the Carna-
ton Milk Company at their plant.
The object Of the lights would be to
serve as an advertisement for Mount
Vernon and also act as u guide at
night for tourists.
Business men of Mount Vernon
raised $4,000 last week through the
efforts of committee from the Com
mercial club, which amount Is to be
given to the Skagit County Dairymen's
Association as part payment of the
associations two-year option OF $780,
600 on the Federal Milk Company's
plant in Mount Vernon.
In supplemental report on the pop
ulation Of Whitman county, issued by
the census bureau, Cofax, the county
seat, Is shown to have population of
S037 this year against 27S3 10 years
ago. Other Incorporated places In
Whitman county fer 1920 have report
ed as follows: Garfield TIC, Lamont
1865, Oakesdale S16, Pullman 2440, TIE.
koa, 1902.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Aberdeen community serv-
ice and the school board whereby the
community service will become a full
partner with the city school system
in the work of conducting citizenship
classes during the winter. About 1870
foreigners enrolled for classes last
winter and the project, conducted
wholly by the school faculty, was con-
sidered highly successful
Preliminary steps toward organiza-
ton of body of honorary members of
the National Guard of Washington
were taken by Aberdeen merchants at
a recent meeting. The merchants,
meeting as the merchants committee
organized several months ago, pledged
themselves to lend their interest to
formation of military units, and to in
augurate a campaign in the near
future to extend the membership Of
the honorary membership body.
A bridgebuilding campaign to cost
between $250,000 and S350,OOO is be-
ing agitated by members of the Aber-
deem city council and representatives
Of industrial and commercial inter
ests. The needs of the city are outlined
as including one new bridge over the
Wishkah river, repair Of second
bridge over this stream a block dis
tant, rebuilding of a third Wishkah
bridge in North Aberdeen. and new
draw for the West bridge over the
Chehais river A new bridge across
the Chehalis is even suggested.
Further increases in western Wash
ington freight rates recently propos-
ed have been suspended until Deem
Der 3d. ii was announced by the North
Pacific rate coast bureau. The sus-
pension, which covers the proposed
increase in distributive rates in this
section, was mad in the face Of pro-
tests to the public service commission
and the calling of hearing to be held
at Olympia, october II, when shippers
will be given opportunity to present
their case. The proposed new tariff
would further advance the rates In.
creased rs per cent August 26.
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