White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22

CciNcu ItCGuly Jill lHC uCPdi thiChI
of agriculture One of the projects is
at .Blewett pass, where two and one
half miles will be constructed The |
sum of $4,000 has been approved for
the construction of 10 miles of road in |
Ferry county. A new project, called
the Randle- akima road, will receive |
an allotment of $4,000 The other
project will be the building OF bridge
in Clallam county.
Farmers in the vicinity of Palouse
are working hard to secure the lOca-
ton OF milk condensery in that COM
munity They have had the matter up
with the Borden Milk company and
have the assurance that when 5000
cows will be signed up a representa-
tive of the company will be sent to
look over the field More than 1000
have been pledged, and it is consid-
secured in very short time.
The pageant at Walla Walla, How
the West Was Won" was considered
one of the best festivals of it's kind
ever held in the Pacific Northwest.
More than $1,000 people saw the per-
Torrance. 1t is reported that there
were parts OF the performance that
surpassed anything that has ever been
presented to picture the western pio-
neer life.
Revised figures on building permits
in Wenatchee, show that $665,000
worth of new construction has been
authorized by the city engineers Of
flee. Among the notable structures
for which permits have been taken out,
besides the Chelan county courthouse,
which will cost nearly 100000, are
the Emporium building, to cost $11,
0OC the George Miller warehouse, to
cost $4,000 and a Standard Oil serv-
ice station, which is estimated to cost
$1,000
The victorious University OF Wash
ington rowing crews left last week for
the East, where they will participate
in the national championship regatta
at Poughkeepsie, New York, June 28,
and compete at Madison Wisconsin,
with the Wisconsin university crew
A steel safe weighing 900 pounds,
containing an undetermined amount of
money and securities, was stolen by
burglars from the PIGGY Wiggly store
in Seattle last week
The last car of extra fancy Wine
saps shipped out OF cold storage by
the American Fruit Growers of Wen
atchee and sold through the North
western Fruit Exchange brought the
highest price of the entire season, or
an average of $4.S7 for the 766 boxes
including all sizes There are four
more cars on the way to be sold at
auction in New York, and this ship
ment will close the 1922 apple deal
for north central Washington
The American Railway association
has ordered that all Great Northern
and Northern Pacifis refrigerator cars
be sent home promptly, in order to be
available for fruit loading during the
latter part of July and early August,
according to bulletin issued by J. M.
Egan, manager of the refrigerator de-
partment of the American Railway as
sOciation. The bulletin adds that the
purpose of the order is to enable the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
to put the cars through their shop and
son.
States senators and representatives,
accompanied by their wives to the
| number of sixty, spent three days in
Seattle, and were entertained by rep
resentatives of the chamber OF COM
merce and citizens generally. Mem
bers of congress interested in military
affairs were taken to Camp Lewis and
Standpoint aviation station in this city
while members of the naval affairs
committee were taken to the navy
yard at Bremerton. The entire party
were taken to Snoqualmie Falls, where
they were interested spectators of the
mill and logging operations of the big
lumber company. The party left Fri
day night on a government transport
for an extended visit to various sec
tions OF Alaska.
Believing that the vegetable prod
duce industry in Spokane is under the
control, of the Japs, the Spokane post
of the American Legion decided to
conduct an investigation According
TO members of the local post COM
plants are pouring in constantly
about the oriental control of the
market
Farm wages this year are nearly 40
per cent higher in Washington than
they were in 1922, according to fig