White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-07-31
Washington News


nent Denver livestock man, back tc
his home state of Washington. Witt
him are Mrs. Millett, who is also vel
familiar with the Evergreen State
and their four little Milletts. Mr.
Millett first came to Washington
with his parents when a lad of si1
years. The family settled at Chehalis
and here young Dan grew into man
hood. But he has now been absent
from these parts for number oil
years. Not only has he become one
OF the leading citizens of Denver but
he is also prominent figure in the
livestock industry of the United
States. He is vice-president of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and is
chairman of the National Live Stock
and Meat Board, which is an organiza
ton representing all branches of the
livestock and meat industry Mrs
Millett is a graduate of Annie Wright
Seminary of Tacoma. Like her hus
band she processes that she has a
warm spot in her heart for Washing
ton.
SPOKANE.-Intere in the Pacific
Northwest, evidenced by inquiries as
result of the joint advertising cam
paign conducted by the Northern Pa
cific, Great Northern and Chicago
Burlington &c Quincy railroads during
the last three years, has led the three
railroads to decide upon it's continue
ton, it was announced here by A. b.
Smith, passenger traffic manager of
the Northern Pacific.
I'VE have planned an additional
campaign this fall in all the import.
ant farm journals of the country" he
said. 1--WE are sure that the great in.
terest in agriculture warrants the con.
tinuation of our joint advertising"
The Northern Pacific railroad has
received total of $4,000 requests for
information about the Pacific North.
west as a result of the advertising
campign, and 1880 inquiries from
readers of farm journals about op
portunities in Washington, he said.
The railroad will operate 100 spe
cial trains to the Pacific Northwest
this summer, he said, besides heavy
travel on regular trains 1t is est
mated that 100000 visitors will see
Glacier and Yellowstone Nationa
parks this season.
Observation-Disclosures by the beau
Ties Of the Pacific Northwest as ex
emplified by Mount Rainier National
Park total Of 64,442 people and Is,
760 cars have entered the park since
the beginning of the travel year. This
is an increase of approximately II
per cent over last year.
From July 1 to Is of this year 81, 739
people and $500 cars registered al
the four park entrances; S,679 people
and 2,257 cars registered from Seat
tie; 1882 people and $50 cars from
| Tacoma; 6,9S6 people and 1,758 cars
from points in the state outside OF
Seattle and Tacoma; 3,443 people anC
1872 cars from California; 1902 PEG
pie and 319 cars from Oregon. 2O,S2!
people and 1906 cars came by way OF
| Nisqually entrance; $3.50 people ant
1,463 cars by way Of White River; 1927
people and 221 cars through Carbon
River and 1888 people hiked in at the
Ohanepecosh gate.
MONTESANO.-A surplus crop oil
gooseberries was easily moved, will
fair prices obtained for the growers
by campaign in Grays Harbo,
County Owners Of the gooseberrles
and the Aberdeen Chamber of Com
| merce cooperated in order to use al
of the local crop. Advertising was
used to sell the large supply. PRINTED
| recipes were given out at grocery
stores. Samples of jams and relisle
made from gooseberries were take;
| to luncheon at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting in Aberdeen. County
| Agent Robert Cowan and Miss Mabe
Dumas, home demonstration agent
assisted in this campaign.
SOUTH BEND.-The Pacific Count,
Egg Association, which began bust
ness the first of June, Is marketing al
average of IL cases of eggs day
| The association candles and grades
| the eggs. Feed Is being purchased CO
operatively by poultrymen, thong.
not directly through the association
SHELTON.--In order to test tn
market for loganberry juice, and t.
develop the market IL such practic
pays, the berry growers in Maso
County are financing one grower VIII
will sell all of his crop in the form c
juice. The present price offered TO
loganberries is not sufficient to wal
rant growing thl m, so a new marke
Is being sought. If 1t is successful
others will go into it gradually.