Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-18

poses VIII be under the control Of
the department OF conservation and
development.
Laws enacted affecting irrigation
and reclamation include miscellan.
oous amendments to the irrigation dis.
trict laws, dealing with the notice for
publication OF the hearing on petition
for organization. for the purpose Of
affording greater publicity. Additional
provision is made for the inclusion Of
state lands In tho districts and changes
In the condition Of irrigation assess.
ments. A radical change Is made In
the act relating to the issuance of
bonds.
Under the present law three forms
Of bonds are provided, l. o., twenty.
year serial bonds, forty-year serial
bonds and forty.year bonds. These
are all abolished, and 1t Is provided
that the bonds shall be In such series
as the directors shall determine, to
be approved by the electors. The first
series must mature not later than ten
years and the last series not later
than forty years from the date Of
issue.
important Agricultural Bills Passed.
The two most important measures
passed affecting the agricultural In.
terests OF the state were what 10
known us the Saplro cooperative farm
marketing bill and the bill entitled
THE Washington Crop Credit Act"
The marketing bill Is based on eI-
perience with a similar law In Cali
fornia and 1t Is believed 1t will be
the means for forming associations In
this state that will make It possible
for producers to secure large share
of the price paid for their products.
Under the provisions OF this law five
or more producers Of agricultural pro.
ducts may form a non-profit associa-
ton, with or without capital stock.
None but producers may be members
or stockholders In the association, and
stock will not be issued until It 10
paid for.
The Washington crop credit act.
Is intended to promote the orderly
marketing OF farm crops during the
period following harvest and until they
are needed by the consumer. The act
provides for the organization OF crop
credit associations by ten or more pro
ducers of standard farm crops such as
wheat, hay, apples and potatoes or
other crops that may be designated by
the director Of agriculture.
Only crops In storage, represented
by negotiable warehouse receipts may
be used to form the pool that Is used
as credit.
The plan has been approved by many
OF the leading wheat, hay and fruit
growers of the state and received al
most unanimous support in the leg
islature.
Wheat Standard Changed.
Passage OF the wheat dockage bill
1t Is believed will be great saving
to wheat growers. This bill fixes the
standard weight Of wheat at So pounds.
from which base dockage will here.
after be made. Fully 95 per cent Of
the wheat grown in this state weighs
IS pounds to the bushel, which means
that on the federal scale OF 60 pounds
to the bushel, cent dockage for
any wheat underneath that weight and
widening scale where the wheat
weighs less than 90.
The house substitute divorce bill
was one OF the measures passed. With
the passage OF this bill the senate bill
that provided for q fifteen-day notice
between the securing Of q marriage
license and the ceremony. In other
words publishing the names and other.
wise amending the marriage laws.
went into the discard. 1t is said that
the main good to be realized from
the house bill was In Its provisions
against divorce by "collusion."
The law consolidating the municipal.
port. school, waterway and all other
by.elections in May, leaving the state,
county and national elections for No.
vember, will satisfy the demands 10
voters who had protested against fro.
quent calls to the polls.
Among the more general legislation
enacted were laws prohibiting aliens
to own or lease lands, the licensing Of
realtors, making It felony instead
OF misdemeanor to traffic in narcotics
and providing treatment for drug ad
diets, and the blue sky" measure pro
viding for supervision Of the sale Of
securities In the state.