Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-31

on Willapa harbor at present, OWING
to Canadian competition. The resolu-
tions were sent TO the Washington
congressional delegation.
Grays harbor sawmills will expert
enoe one of the shortest Christmas
holidays on record, with the majority
resum.ng the first of next week, lum
bermen reported in Seattle. Ninety
per cent Of logging camps are closed
rhey are to resume operations be
tween January 3 and the first OF Feb
iuary
Spokane county principals and the
Spokane County Educational associa
tion will hold their mid-winter con
vention in Spokane January 10. The
meeting in Spokane will be for the en-
tire county. but sectional meetings
will be held later at points in the
county which can be reached by all
: teachers.
Fire. believed to have been caused
by an overheated bearing. destroyed
the ehopping unit Of the Alfalfa Prod
nets company at Toppenish last week.
The damage is estimated al $4,000,
covered b. insurance. The company
had just installed the machinery and
was making a trial run. preparatory TO
beginning operations.
Traffic accidents in Washington last
year took toll of $40 lives as com
pared to 2G5 in 1924, 240 in 1929 and
l73 in 1922. the United States depart
ment OF commerce reveals in report
Seattle and Spokane had los each
The traffic death rate per 100000 pop
ulation was 1873 as compared to an
cverage OF 1853 for the United States
While employees OF the Seattle mu
rioipal street railway prepared to cash
warrants as best they could, Council.
man Otto Case proposed to submit to
the yctors March s bond issue for
s1,000000 to operate the system. Case
said the legislature could enact q law
permitting Seattle to do this. although
Corporation Counsel Kennedy held
that taxatlon to help pay for the lines
would be unconstitutional
Contract awarded at Olympia by the
state highway committee, Tor quar-
ternile unit OF the Ocean Beach
Highway Involves one Of the most
difficult and expensive pieces of road
construction ever undertaken in
Washington. The award was on a bid
OF $4,000 The link contracted is at
Bunker Clff, near Stella, nine mica
west Of Longyiew The Job involves
quartermile cut through solid roct
Christmas trees would be taboo In
this state II movement started in
the Seattle city council finds sufti
cient support in the legislature. Coun
Gilman Case introduced resolution
urging the state legislature 70 pro
hbil cutting Of youug trees and pledg
ing the city of Seattle to withhold
permission for the decorating Of the
public streets with evergreen trees
Decline In the production OF lumber
during the Christmas season was
noted in the repor; OF i02 mills issued
by tha West Coast Lumbermcn's as
sociation. which showed that during
the week ending December IS tho pro-
duction had dropped from a total OF
0S,01T0i1 feet the previous week to
SO. sos 32g feet There was an increase
however. In the demand during the
week. total OF orders booked having
increased from Si,166i37 feet to ST..
373,0GG feet Shipments also had in
creased from s2.1G1.9a5 feet the pre-.
vious week to si,oSs,Oe6 feet
Data compiled 10y Ralph II. Knapp
OF Seattle. whose election as speaker
Of OF the next legislature Is conceded,
revealed that Of the 1875 lawmakers.
elect, 90 have served In previous scs
sions In the senate OF ~ members.
30 were IN the last session Senator
Nnutztn Of burlington was in the
house last session OF the % house
members. % sat In the last session
7nd eight others 10 previous leglsla
luros The youngest house member
, Is Chester Biessen. %, an Olympia
school teacher The oldest is j. c
Taylor OF Pierce county. who served
B his first term in the legislature Il
years hefore Biessen was born
q. F.. nHo. assistant traffic expcr'
10 the director OF public relations oi
the American Railway association. has
, Been agreed on 10y representatives. OF
the Northern Pacific railway aud the
Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit as
5ooiation 90 make a survey Of tn
i apple industry In Yakima. He will
p Investigate freight rates charged by
b iha railway company Tor hauling ap
aloa, what IL costs 10 prepare the crol
.r market and the possibility OF fll