Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
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Probably no appeal will b, made
from the decision rendered by three
federal court judges upholding the 30
per cent increase in rates by the Pa
cific Telephone G Telegraph company
and the Home Telephone company of
Spokane, according TO John H. Dunbar,
state attorney-general.
Rev. C. R. Swanson of Seattle was
unanimously reelected president OF
the Columbia conference of the Luth-
eran Augustana synod, comprising
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Brit
ish Columbia, at the annual confer
ence at Everett. He was returned to
the presidency for the fourteenth
time.
The state department of public
works has authorized the Yakima
Transportation company TO furnish
loca! intrastate service on its Yakima
Portland interstate route. This means
that the company will be allowed to
carry local passengers on short hauls
at points located between Yakima and
the state line.
The Pacific Bridge company. which
has the contract for the erection OF
the highway bridge to span the Cow.
litz river, to give Longview direct
connection with the Pacific highway
south Of Kelso. Is starting work on
the structure. Three shifts will be
worked to complete IL by the middle
OF the summer II possible
With receipt OF $500 contribution
from the Union Pacific railway. the
Walla Walla chamber of commerce an
nounced that its campaign to secure
about S270O for the relief OF the Bur.
bank and Alfalfa irrigation projects
had gore over the top. The money is
needed to guarantee water for this
years crops, which the districts are
unable TO finance.
The second closure this season OF
national forest areas TO smokers was
made ON four timber sale areas in
the Snoqualmie national forest. The
district forester's office authorized
the supervisor of the Snoqualmie to
close the areas on account of extra
fire hazard from slashing and dry
weather. A total OF 6775 acres is
comprised in the areas.
Commercial fishing licenses, apply.
ing to fishing boats. canneries, hotels
and restaurants, made renewable
April !, have nettcd the state $22,.
1918, as income from the 206j II.
censes issued, according to state.
ment made public by Charles Il.
Maybury, state director of licenses.
This years licenses OF this class
show big gain over the two years
preceding
The bureau OF customs, acting upon
the request OF Representative Sum.
mers. has assured cherry packers
that henceforth tariff duty OF
cents n pound, or ~ per ceut nd va.
lorem will be applied upon imports
OF processed or seeded cherries, in.
stead OF the 2centa.pound duty now
in effect Cherry growers had pro
tested the prevailing duty. declaring
It inadequate for their protection.
Fire losses of merohuntable greon
timber have been reduced in Wash
ington to onesixtioth OF per cent
year. natural reproduction Is keep
ing pace with forest cutting. the lum
ber industry bids fair to continue in.
definitely at approximately the low
cut being made and, as II stands. forms
a basis Of state prosperity which few
really appreciate. said Henry schctt,
director OF the west coast lumber
trade extension bureau. IN an address
delivered at Tacoma
In the teu'year period ending March
81. last. the Washington fisheries
board has liberated total Of 27S,
l66,7i4 salmon fry in the Columbia
river and its tributaries in this state.
according to report just complied
by Supervisor ot Fisheries Pollock
This number comprised i93.2I9.7Sz
chlnooks. 2I.0o5.S25 silyers 1O.fS0,5st
steelheads and 5O75i,O2S ehums In
the came period the number OF eggs
OF these species taken a, the three
state hatcheries operating on the Co.
lumbia or it, tributaries numbered
$50. 0.i6i.515.
Cathlamet citizens turned out IL
large numbers Sunday 20 do volun
teer work on the Ocean Beach high
way temporary route between Cathla
met and the CowlItz county line
which needed much work in man,
spots
A crew of so men who have beer
engaged the past month in the R1n
Ter forest reserve In the Ciapus river