White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-09-21


construction crews began work re-
Gently on the proposed connection in
the Occur d'Alenes, between the pow
er systems of the Washington Water
Power company and the Montana
Power company This connection will
permit the sale of as high as 10000
horsepower of electric current by one
company to the other and establish
a through power connection from
eastern Montana to Puget Sound
cities.
At the time of the closing of the
Both annual interstate fair and live
stock show, which was held in Spo-
kane, September 3-8, President Crit
fifth believed that the association
would be able to pay all expenses and
have a balance left for next years
show.
Broadcasting station K F A e at
the State College of Washington is
back on the air again for the winter,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights at 8 o'clock. Since additional
power $500 watts), entities the sta
ton to higher rating, new license
will be issued, when fans may tune
in on a 330-meter wave length. At
present it is still on the old wave
length, $50 meters.
About 1875 cars of soft fruit went
to market from the Yakima valley
the last week, 1872 being pears, with
value of $936,sOO; 4545 casH valued
at 1922, 400, have been shipped
Peaches totaled 1114 cars, out of an
estimated crop of 1900. Totals on all
fruits exceed earlier estimates.
Word has been received from Yak
ina that the Northwest Hay asso.
citation, a cooperative growers or
ganization, of Walla Walla, Kittitas,
Benton and Yakima counties, obtained
large accessions to its ranks in sign
ing contracts with the United States
Development company's members
The forestry service is assisting in
the statewide campaign against the
entrance of the white pine blister
rust, which has reached Canada and
is progressing toward the Idaho for.
ests, according to A. H. Sylvester,
supervisor Of the Wenatchee forest.
Posters with pictures showing the
symptoms are being placed in promi-
nent places and any one noticing
these symptoms Is requested to notify
the forest service.
All berry plants shipped into this
state must be accompanied by a Ger.
tificate Of inspection showing them
to be free Of cane gall or strawberry
weevil, under an order promulgated
by e. L. French, director of agri-
culture.
The Wenatchee Commercial club
and the United States labor office
announce that the greatest apple har-
vest in the history of the Wenatchee
and Okanogan valleys will commence
about October /, at which time there
will be employment for several thou
sand men and women in the orchards
and warehouses of the district.
The plant of the Columbia Ice G.
Cold Storage company, of Wenatchee,
is turning out 1876 tons of ice daily
and has $4,000 tons stored in prepare
ton for the apple shipments sent
from that district. The company ex.
poets to be able to ice an average of
80 refrigerator cars daily
Senud the Japanese earthquake vic
tins wheat, flour and potatoes, rather
than cash, is the substance of a new
move started by w. H. Talley, secre.
tary of the Washington Farm Blu.
reau. Mr.. Talley has consulted the
farm bureau of Walla Walla, Whit
man. Lincoln and Spokane counties,
rs we'll as the chamber of commerce
and reports that they all approve of
the move
Although the crop estimate for the !
Wenatchee district is officially placed /
1t 1880 cars, District Horticultural
Inspector Franck c. Nelson says
hat this estimate is conservative and
every large packer and
shipper in the district is of the opin-
on that the crop will exceed $4,000
.ars, while some place It at 10000.