Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-19

let-riddled car. told the sheriff at Spo-
kane that while he was hauling loo
gallons OF moonshihe from a mountain
stin he was fired upon by two men
who waylaid him. He engaged them
in combat. but they stole his liquor
and escaped. he said.
Application has been made by the
Longyiew city council 10 the war de-
psrtmeut for authority to construct 4
high bridge across the Cowlitz river
connecting with the Pacific highway
a short distance south Of Kelso March
20 has been set as the date for the
hearing of the application before Ma
fer r. T. Coiner at Portland.
The Woodland diked area. south of
Kalama. viii have the greatest pepper
mint acreage this year OF any locality
in the PACIFIC northwest This sea-
sons crop is more than 500 acres. It
is expected that next year will see
about 1000 acres Of peppermint grow
ing on these diked lands as the sub
irrigation and fertility makes perfect
conditions for production.
The Puget Sound Power & Light
company has announced that it Will
spend S1OOO,OO0 in this state in sery-
ice extension and improvements dur
ing 1926. improvements Of service in
the Olympic peninsula, an increase
in the capacity OF the Baker river
hydro-eleetrie plant and construction
rof a 100000 interurban and stage sta
ton in Seattle are planned.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
has awarded the contract for cedar pill
ing for four tres;les for the Colu.n-
bia & Cowlltz railway line from the
Cowlltz river bridge site to the Weyer-
haeuser mill site on the Columbia be
low the Kelso port district site and
the Hart Construction Co, which has
contract to build the trestles, viii start
driving soon on the first trestie.
orders received by 81 mills OF the
Western Pine Manufacturers assoeia-
/ ton in the week ending March 6
amounted to l149 cars. or 29.S74,OOO
feet. which was IS per cent OF normal
and l per cent above the total OF the
preceding week and 4 per cent more
than for the week to February 20. in
dicaung that the pine lumber industry
+ is recovering its normal position
Papers OF incorporation consolidate
ing - branehg II the W. II. Wood
interests OF san Francisco. and the
Fred a. Hart interests Of Portland,
we're filed in Olympia The new com
pany will be known as Wood x Hart,
Inc, and will have capitalization OF
S2.O0O.OOO. It will have headquarters
in Raymond. wnlapa harbor, Two
large mills, several logging camps and
eight coastwise ships are involved in
the transaction.
Farmers. bankers and business men
at a meeting at walla Walla adopted
a resolution calling on trans-eontInen-
tai railroads to refuse an emergency
rate sought by eastern grain dealers
who are seeking TO sell on Pacific
coast markets 100000 bushels Of
western red wheat This wheat It is
said was damaged by being placed in
elevators too high in moisture. Sale
Of this wheat, It was declared. would
destroy the market for western red
wheat in this vicinity
Hearings on the tax suits brought
by three railroads against the state
board os equalization over property
valuations ana county ratios began In
Thurston county superior court at
Olympia before John NJ. Wilson Judge.
The Northern Pacific, Spokane. Port
land & Seattle and Chicago. Milwau.
/ koe & st. Paul railway companies are
the plaintiffs The Northern Pacific
AthLthNa AlhA NAAAhNANAAa va tt' fttaAA
ington properties are S1A7155Sl Ia
excess of the proper amount; the Spo.
kano. Portland & Seattle Railway com
pany contends that its properties were
assessed s3.3it9O6 too much while
the Milwaukee road claims that the
assessments are stSiG.2SS In excess
Of the true valuation.
Tine state highway committee viii
receive bids up to April o ON six adj
.diioual highway contrActs including
lhe following improvements. Lewis
county CIearlng grading and paving
{ miles between Chchalis and tho Cow.
huz Cbehtls q Cascade railroad cross
ne clearing. gradins and draining
+ 8 miles between Gayslall auo rcle
I lo both Jobs being On che pac.re
highway Columbia county Gudfne
Iiralniar aud paving 1873 mites OF Che
finland Empire highway between
Nalisburs aud Dayton cholan couu
/ y Rcsuriaolus with crushed sragel
z miles oi the Cbean and Okanosm
highway ia thc vicinity OF the town cd