Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-06
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

llvers alternating current TO the port
and the port will install It's own plant
to convert 1t to direct current for oper,
ating cranes. The first unit will cost
about $780,
Lumbermen of the Pacific northwest
are optimistic concerning the POSSIBLE
ity of securing reduced railroad
freight rate necessary to open the
middle west and eastern markets to
them, according to A. w. Cooper OF
Portland, secretary manager Of the
Western Pine Manufacturers associa-
ton. which held a session In Spokane
asst week. Between 40 and so prom
aent lumber manufacturers of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana at.
nded the meeting.
Marine engineers at Seattle were in.
structed by the national executive com
mittee of the Marine Engineers Bene-
fetal association to sign ships articles
only on the basis of the wage scale
agreement, which expired May 1. Of
ficers of the Seattle local said retro
active agreements already signed
would be recognized, but no further
agreements Of that character would be
made.
Twenty legislators Of eastern Wash.
ington, exclusive of the Spokane coun-
ty delegation, already have signed
petition to support secession of eastern
Washington to join with northern
Idaho In forming the proposed new
state of Lincoln, Senator R. A. Hutch.
inson declared at Spokane, in announc
ing plans for the new state conven.
ton in Spokane in the secod week of
September.
New freight rates on wood from
southwest Washington mills to Tacoma
will cause sharp advance in the cost
to the consumer, fuel dealers of Tia.
coma claim. The new tariff In effect
increases freight rates from 46 to &c
per cent. The change will increase the
cost Of shipping wood from "a cents to
sissy cents cord. Fully so per
cent Of the wood used in Tacoma is
shipped in from outside mills it is
said.
Tentative regulations for the con
troll Of freight and passenger automo-
bile traffic in the state will be discuss
ed at conferences between the depart
ment of public works and motor We
hicle operators to be held in Olympia
May II and Spokane May 10, it is an
nounced. The department Of public
works assumes jurisdiction of such
transportation outside of incorporated
cities June 10 under an act passed by
the last legislature.
On account of certain guests OF the
builders and government being unable
to be present at the launching of the
scout cruiser Cincinnati, at Tacoma,
May 8, the launching has been post.
poned until May 23. 1t is understood
that a number Of prominent govern.
ment officials will be present at the
launching OF the cruiser and that pos.
sibly Assistant Secretary of Navy
Roosevelt will be among the number.
The war ship will be sponsored by
Mrs. Charles E. Tudor, who was chosen
by Mayor Garyin of Cincinnati to
represent that city.
The state land commissioner has
order Chief Engineer Savage and
crew of men to begin the survey of
the tide lands and harbor at Kalama.
They will start work at once. 1t was
estimated that II would take about
six weeks to complete the job, as the
survey will be made on government
basis and must pass government in.
spectlon. This district was once sur.
veycd. but never established. At pres
ent the work is being done in con.
nection with the comprehensive
scheme of harbor improvement adopt
ed by the port Of Kalama.
The United States bureau OF chem.
istry has no intention of ruling against
the transportation OF northwest ap.
pies which have been sprayed with
arsenate OF lead, northwest congress.
sonal delegations were told, except
In cases where deposits Of spray ma,
terials on fruit are abnormal. In the
case Of consignment OF fruit ship.
ped from Washington state which was
held up by the health authorities at
Boston, the bureau said there was an
unnecessary amount OF the chemical
on the fruit and that the state authori.
ties should not have permitted It to