Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
THE ISLAND ADVANCES

more or less hard times, Vashon
Island has really been immune.
We haven't published a sheriff's
sale notice for months, and the
reason is the sheriff isn't selling
any of our Vashon Island ranches
under mortgage foreclosure,
While rural banks all over the
country have been closing their
doors, the local state bank was
never more prosperous in its his
tory. From helpless local saw
mills, which were using up the
logs cut from the island until y
year ago, today we have two big,
modern mills, each moved to the
waterfront, where logs can be
brought in from all sections of
Puget Sound, and where their raw
product is now limited only to
the capacity of each mill. Last
Friday We had the privilege of
inspecting both the Steen mill
at Ellisport and the Williams
mill at Burton, located at the
mouth of Judd creek, and found
each of these mills equipped
with up to the minute machin-
cry. The Williams mill is now
running at full swing, and the
Steen mill will likely be buzzing
at full speed by the time this
paper is in the hands of our read
ers.
The poultry industry is already
firmly established on the island.
The L. G. Beall, Jr. plant and the
Elisha Morgan Highland Park
Ranch" are both winning renown
in the four corners Of the earth.
The former is winning records all
over the South and the latter re-
Gently sold ITO three year old
hens for an even $1,000 cash
money. Other poultry breeders
are receiving favorable public.
ity, and it will be but a few
moons longer until Mrs. Coving.
ton, F. G. Park and hundred
others whom space alone forbids
mentioning, stand in the van
guard of the poultry industry
Already Frank E. Gilbert rests
on his laurels won in 1929 when
he broke the worlds record with
1419 eggs from five hens. "Lady
Vashon' laid 322 eggs that year
The largest dahlia farm in the
Northwest, the Sheffield farm
near Burton, is now thing of
gorgeous beauty and bulbs from
this farm are Frightening the
corner of every section into
which they find their way. With
225,000 square feet of soil unde,
glass, the Beall greenhouse is one
of the real eye openers to the
Sunday tourists. The largest
plant this side of Chicago, it EN-.
ploys small regiment of men
the year around, and by strict
honesty and attention to bushes,
this plant will continue to ex.
pand as the years succeed each
other, thereby bringing beauty
to parlor and out of season vege.
tables to the tables of multitudes
Internationally we are nct
ashamed to be compared with
any locality in the Northwest
Washington stands near the tor
in her low percentage of litter
lacy. and with such grammar
teachers as Prof. Stafford and
such high school leaders as Prof
iParke of Burton and Prof. Lewis
of VaShon it is a fact that of all
the goood schools this state pos.
scSses, Vashon Island stand at the
top. With nearly all religious
denominations represented on the
island anyone can easily find a
church home, and with such de.
voted men as Mr.. Matheson. Mr.
Fret2, Mr.. Howard or Mr.. Ander.
son as pastor, the flock will be
we'll led no matter to which fold
you may belong.
While we have lots of good
| things already, there are some
/ things we need yet Of these is
/ mnrn real dirt far1ners--men and