Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-18
STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FOR THE BUSY READER
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

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An increase of 1877 per cent in banl
deposits in Clarke county banks is
shown by figures compiled.
Owing to the prevalence of measles
and humps the Montesano schools
have shut down and will be closed un
til January 81.
A total Of 81 inches of snow and
2.S9 inches of rain fell at Wenatchee
during December, according to figures
Of the weather bureau.
Francis M. Simmons, 81, a veteran
of the Indian wars of 1855 and 1856
and resident of Tacoma for AZ years,
is dead. He had spent so of his 81
years in the territory and state of
Washington. His father, Colonel M.
7. Simmons, settled with his family
on homestead on the present site of
Olympia and operated the first grist
and saw mill in Washington.
The Lake Cushman power project
dam as designed by the project engi-
neers will be at least 20 times as
strong as necessary to withstand the
pressure of the impounded water back
of the huge structure, 1t was announc-
ed by Ira S. Davidson, commissioner
of the Tacoma municipal light and
power department. The dam is to be
built on the Skykomish river in Mason
county.
Fifteen residents of Whatcom coun-
|ty, the majority from the Lynden dis
trict, were made victims during the
last few weeks through the purchase
of stolen automobiles, according to
disclosures made by Seattle detec-
tives. Their loss will run into thous.
ands of dollars. The cars, which were
stolen at various points in the north
west, were priced very low, and were
eagerly bought.
A gain of 25 per cent in the number
of ships arriving in 1928 over the pre-
vious year, and gain of 80 per cent
in the tonnage is shown in the report
of the Tacoma harbormaster. In 1928,
1888 deep sea vessels arrived with a
total net tonnage of 4,151,012 tons,
and 1880 vessels departed with total
net tonnage Of 4,123,175. In 1922 the
total number of arrivals was 1871; net
register, 3,252,069 tons.
A transfer of the holdings of the
Vance Lumber company of the Grays
Harbor district to the Mason Logging
company of Shelton, has been arrang-
ed it is announced. The property was
valued at more than S2,5Oo,000. In
the transfer were listed a sawmill ut
Malone, of capacity of 100000 feet
a day; 125 dwellings and stores at
Malone, railroad and logging equip
ment and 10000 acres of timber.
Belief that little or no wheat is
moving is not confirmed by reports
from the office of the Washington
Wheat Growers association in Spo-
jkane. Walter j. Robinson, general
manager, reports that the association
and the Oregon Grain Growers asso-
citation, working together in selling
| their wheat, are handling 100000
bushels monthly and expect to exceed
that figure from this time until the
shipping season normally closes about
June l.
Findings of state engineers and Of
Major General George w. Goethals as
to the feasibility and the cost OF the
Columbia basin irrigation project have
been corroborated substantially by the
Investigation by federal engineers of
| the reclamation service, 1t was stated
at a meeting Of the Columbia basin
committee of the Spokane chamber of
commerce, No means of reducing ma
terially the cost of the project has
been devised, 1t was declared, but a
slight reduction of the area of the pro-
iect, originally set at 1,753.0OO acres,
mas been indicated.
A big highway construction program
is outlined for Cowlitz county for 1924,
Including the following projects:
Opening of new Spirit lake route and
construction of bridge at second
Toutle river crossing on that road,
total cost $4,000; relocation of part OF
Coweeman road; Improvement of
Lewis river and Kalama river roads;
development of Oak Point roads; start
on road from Castle Rock to Ryder
wood; lowering Of the Castle Rock
bridge. Cowlitz county has fund of
about S25O.O0O to eXpend on road OK.
tensions and maintenance.