White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-25

freight, Alfred S. Swayne of New
York told the National Transporta
ton Conference, called by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the Emitted
States.
WASHINGTON. - Responding to
the higher prices for metals, the
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc
output of the state of Washington in
1923 was $1,016,OOO as compared with
$5S0,S0S in 1922, according to state
ment of the Interior Department
zinc yield more than doubled, the
government biologists reported.
| Several Of the old producing mines,
especially near Republic, Northport
and Index, resumed production at a
normal rate.
MONTREAL. - among the out
standing features Of passenger traf-
fic in Canada in 1929" said c. y.
Foster of the Canadian Pacific Rail.
way, in reviewing the closing year,
has been the revival Of interest in
winter sports" He said extensive
programs were arranged for Mont
real, Quebec and st. John, N. B., as
we'll as winter carnivals at Edmon
ton and Banff, and that quite num-
Der Of Americans are participating
in them.
NEW YORK. A suggestion that
the Protestant Episcopal Church
make use Of it's creeds permissive
instead of obligatory, and that it de-
velop alternative forms "to be tested
by patient experience" is made in a
letter made public today addressed
by the faculty of the Episcopal the
| illogical school to the alumni.
WASHINGTON, d. CA decrease
of $55 100000 in British imports from
the United States and an increase of
| $27,O00,000 in Great Britain's exports
| to this country are shown by Depart.
ment of Commerce figures for ten
months of 1923 compared to 1922. The
above changes have been due largely
| to reduced purchase of wheat and
cotton by Great Britain and the in
creased value Of her sales here Of
wool, cotton piece goods and rubber
The British Board of Trade figures
received by the Bankers Trust Com
pany from its English information
service disclose that Great Britain's
purchase of wheat and cotton in the
United States were approximately
/ G12,000,000 less in the January No
| vember period of 1923 than for the
same months Of 1922. On the other
hand, British sales, here, of wool,
cotton goods and rubber were in
creased by. about s6,5O0,0Oo.
ITHACA, N. Y.-There is no rea-
son why residents Of the United
States should not satisfy their cheese
appetites to the full this year, for &C
cording to the New York Produce
Review and the bureau Of markets,
| 100000 pounds more cheese are
now in storage than last year. The
/ figures show that on November "a
there were 2O,262,151 pounds of
cheese on hand, against 13,363,777
pounds at that time last year.
The cheese makers and the cheese
dealers have not gone to sleep, but
rather have been doing all they can
to dispose of the surplus. The Uni
ted States, for example, from Janu-
airy to October, this year, exported
1896, 420 pounds of cheese, compared
with 4,367,052 pounds In 1922.
The cheese men at the state col
lege of agriculture here comment
on the effect of the war on the
cheese business, and call attention
to the fact that the extensive i'm
porting Of cheese stopped at the be-
ginning of the World War.
In respect to storage, butter pre-
sents quite a different situation
from cheese. This year the figures
indicate there are in storage in the
United States 22,739,786 pounds,
against 24,27S,S39 pounds last year.
CALGARY, Alta.-New records in
car loading and handling are being
established daily by the G. P. R. in
Alberta. 1t loaded 3,345 cars Of grain
in five days, a total of 4,6S0,000 bush
tels. Alberta's tremendous wheat crop,
now estimated at close to 100000, 900
bushels, is responsible for this ire
mendous railway activity.
/ MEw Alto IMcIIDAMnE