Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17
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FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

Although the prune harvest season
has been over for weeks, hundreds Of
thousands of pounds of dried urunes
are being received daily from Clarke
county growers by the Vancouver
packing plant. Five million pounds
have been received and more than that
amount has been sold for early de-
livery.
Hercules Shorthorns from the Day
and Rothrock ranch, near Sprague,
made virtually a clean sweep in the
Shorthorn classes at the Pacific In.
ternational Stock show at Portland,
according to a wire from Frank NJ
Rothrock. The Hercules show herd
this year is almost entirely new, be-
ing made up of II young animals, en-
tering the show ring for the first time
in most instances. this fall.
The following examiners have been
appointed by Gov. Louis f. Hart to
serve on examining committees to de.
termine who are eligible for licenses;
BARRIERS, r. C. Van Buren,, Belling-
ham: architects, Harry II. Jones, Sc
attic; medical, DR.. Park Weed Willis,
Seattle. These committeeman grade
the papers of those who apply to the
department of licenses for certifica-
| ton in their various lines Of work.
The east-bound Great Northern fast
mail went in the ditch near Gold Bar,
80 miles east of Everett killing
Thomas Brown, engineer, of Leaven-
worth, and Harry Johnson, Leaven-
worth, fireman. Harry Kirkland, Sc.
attic, fireman, died of injuries. j. H.
Maryott, engineer, Seattle. was sew
erely injured Cause of the accident has
not been determined. Two engines
we're pulling the train and both left
the rails.
The Seattle port commission has de.
clared itself in favor of Improvement
Of the Duwamish waterway. Commits.
sioner George F. Cotterill, reporting
that some interests in Seattle were
contending that the city has as many
wharves as it needs, moved that the
commission instruct its engineer,
George F. Nicholson, to prepare data
in advocacy of the project and that
the United States army engineers be
asked to call an early hearing.
The city OF Tacoma received per-
mits last week from Marvin Chase,
supervisor of hydraulics, to divert
water from the north fork of the Sko.
komish river for power purposes and
to construct the Lake Cushman reser-
voir to store 10000 acre feet of water.
The issuance of the permits has been
held in allegiance for some time pend
ing the settlement of litigation be.
tween the city and the state fisheries
board over the appropriation of the
water The estimated cost of build.
ing the reservoir is $1,76SO00 and for
generating $4,000 horsepower the cost
will be approximately $G,OO0,0OO.
Two interstate commerce commits
sion hearings in which southwest
Washington shippers will be interest.
ed have been set for early dates in
Seattle. The first hearing will be
held November q on vegetable Oil
rates to the Pittsburg-Buffalo terri.
tory, which have been suspended by
the interstate commerce commission
on protest of Atlantic seaboard ship
pers. December 10 a hearing on
fourth section relief" or the special
rates made between Puget sound ports
| and Grays Harbor points, to allow
| jobbers of the sound to compete with
San Francisco water shippers will get
another hearing, the matter having
| been reopened.
The total apple crop Of Washington
is placed at 25,G7S,OOO bushels in the
monthly crop report issued by G. S.
Ray, agricultural statistician of the
United States department of agriCul.
tire. The commercial apple crop OF
the state Is estimated at 2L312,O0O
bushels. This compares with a total
of $685. 900 in 1921 and commercial
crop of 24,oOOOOO. The pear crop of
the state is placed at 100000 bushels
compared with 100000 bushels las,
year. Preliminary estimates indicate
q potato crop of 100000 bushels in
the state, compared with 7425OOC
bushels in 1921 The corn crop is
estimated at 2,4i0,OOO bushels, against
100000 bushels in 1921.