Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-09-17

reservation in Kitsap county has been
ordered by the war department, Rep
resentatiye Miller announced recent
ly. The reservation comprises 7O.5
acres of land near suquamish on the
Agate pass
Total loss from the burning of the
cold storage plant of the Yakima Fruit
Growers association at zilIah was es-
timated at $4,000 by ]. Walter Her
bert, general manager Of the big W
company. The loss is entirely Gov
cred by insurance.
At meeting OF the business men
Of Ilwaco, Long Beach and South
Bend, in Ilwsco. the organization was
completed for the Pacific County
Good Roads association, which will
later become part OF the Good Roads
association Of southwestern Washing
ton.
In just one hour the mill of the
]. A, Lewis shingle company of South
Bend was reduced to ashes. the dry
kiln and the boilers being the only
portions of the plant saved. Loss
was estimated at from $4,000 to $780,
600. The plant was covered by insur-
ance
Only six adverse votes were cast
on a proposal to consolidate the
Prune Hill ANA Camas school districts
at an election held last week. The
vote in Camas district was unanimous
and in Prune Hill district there were
40 votes for consolidation to six votes
against it
A new worlds record for tunnel
driving was established in August by
the Great Norti,orn railways crew
which Is excayating the Cascade tun
mel near Scenic. Wash, it has been
reported by r + Hallmark, engineer
in charge OF the project. The bore
at the w portal Of the project was
pushed into the mountain a distance
OF ss7 feet in August The new tun-
mel of the Great Northern viii be eight
miles long
Postal reeeipls az the chehalls post
office .ortae month OF August showed
gain OF better lhan Is per cent over
The receipts lot august Of last year.
The total Tor 1926 was sS523.1s; for
1926 ssol5.
Senator Jcnos, in an address before
the Tloluam chamber of commerce,
said that he believed Grays harbor
could obtain a sl.0oO.OOO appropriation
for bar project The district engi.
neer's survey OF the bar has been
submitted to the federal board of engl.
secrs.
Work on reallgnment OF the Gre
Northern Railroads line between Cam
len and Scotia. at cost OF 100000
viii be started about December
Ralph Budd. president OF the road, has
announced The work will include an
s00.foot tunnel.
After operating several years ut
loss. the Clark County Development
company operating the Vancouver
street railway System, has petltloned
he city council and the county com
missloners to DO allowed to surrend
or the franchise. Tho petition recites
that the lines have been operated at
loss since 1917.
kilograms protesting proposed cut
OF 0 cents a hundred pounds on grain
products originating In Montana and
the Dakotas, and shipped from Mlnnea
polls to the Atlantic ssahosrd, were
sent TO the Interstate commerce com
mission by the Seattle chamber OF
commerce and the Pacific Northwest
Flour Millers' association
Sessions OF the state board OF equal |
izatlon will begin September In the
office OF tho tax commission. Dates
for hearings have been set as follows
Eastern Washington counties, Septem.
Der Z; Western Washington counties,
September s; steam railroad com.
panies, September 0, and electric rail
road and electric companies, septem.
Der 10.
The second largest annual Increase
by domestic savings and loan associa'