The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-05-13
POINTERS ON STATE
\ ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATION.
Oh MPlA, May with the con-
tracts awarded by the Highway com
mittee TINS week, the State has So
upt'OOu Wtrth OF road improvements
under way and by the end of fba
month Will have added approximately
-.230.ooO more. Every state mi
mary highway is represented hv
contracts awarded
j he largest single job is Sl2 miles of
pa'lne AMI the construction of three
p dyes ON The Ienino-Grand Mound
AK Of the Pacific highway which
Naen nnlShed viii complete the nav
ng o. thai road IN Thurston county.
on = present trip through Eastern
IA ashlnglon TIE Highway Committee
e-ded 2y Gov. Louis +. Hart. will 90
over all proposed new work and ex-
snlne progress IN contracts already
-et Grade crossing problems are to
oc studied with Director f. V. Kuv-
kendall OF the Department of Public
rs olks. VINO accompanies the party
and Who participates with Gov. Hart
the celebration Of the opening of
the Pasco bridge May s.
Al investigation or reconassainca
trip from Goldendale up the Colun-
BIZ river as far as Plymouth. opno-
ste Jmatillo. Ore, will reinforce the
committees data on this proposed ex-
tension of I he North Bank Highway
The committee hopes ultimately a
better grade can be found for the
road between Goldendale and Nah+on
that connects the North Bank and In
land Empire Highways though nei-
Their of these plans can be carried out
mmcd atcly.
The Highway Committee expects to
spend three weeks in Eastern Wash
IHgton, returning through Snoolal
mic Pass, which pioneer auto parties
already have traversed. The state
highway division under Supervisor
James Allen has been clearing the
Sunset Highway through the Pass by
2 steam shovel, opening the eight
mile section between Gold Greek and
>uoQualmje River wide enough for
autos TO pass at any point King and
kltttas counties cleared the snow
rom their share Of the road so tour
SIS within week or so will be guar
anleed remarkable cross-mountain
tourney along good road bed. flank
Ell by snow banks rising twelve to fif
teen feet.
Cox. Louis + Hart will take IN the
details Of the plan to coordinate the
industries at various state institutions
70 make them supply as many Of their
own needs as possible as soon as he
returns from Eastern Washington.
On his present road-inspection tfip
the Governor will make a new first
hand investigation at each state instj-
tuition and present his final impress
slons 10 the Department of Business
Control upon his return.
Data not only is being prepared to
show how far the state can 20 toward
supplying the needs of the institu-
tons through the industry of the in
mates, but also to determine what #
anything i would be proper TO allow
the workers for their labor to supply
them with fund with which to face
the world on their release.
An item in recent contract for
supplies that included socks and shoe.
indicates the line Of inquiry. II has
been pointed out the girls at the re-
formatorY m ght better knit the socks
inan-for nstance-attend an unprof-
liable dairy herd. While the shoes
could be made at another institution.
for all The wards OF the state. Rais-
lng early vegetables in green houses.
is another suggestion. would be more
attractive to inmates than general
farming and more profitable to the
state Also the state now need. 600
dining room chairs which could be
made al some institution.
These suggestions indicate the line
of investigation, which also Is taking
into very serious cons deration tho
Tact that the morale Of the inmate
al aI institutions suffers through in
activity and improves vastly with
hope Of reward
4 constantly increasing demand for
farm lands in this state Is reported by
Land Comm Ssioner c. Y. Savidge.
who is now preparing for the July
sale 1t state lands. or the past
two Years the applications for pur-
chase at -tate lands have increased
80 per cent over the total for any
similar period said Mr.. Savidge
Whether due to demands Of immi-
grants or q genuine back to the
nine but We know there never has
been a time when state agricultural
lands have been IN as great demand.
Market conditions minimize the de
mand for timber lands"
I'd. Clifford. Director of Labor and
Industries. believes coal operators and
miners eventually viii accept the Of
fer Of lis department to use its ef-
forts to adjust ware differences that
closed the mines Mr. CT ford Is
working earnestly To bring about
heart-to-heart conferences between
employers and employees on all mat
te~s affecting them.
There are approximately 1000 auto