Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-06-18

to which DR.. Piper gave the librar.
just before his death.
Improvement of Grays river is no
necessary at present Major-Genera
Taylor, chief of army engineers, report
ed TO congress. Grays river is an arm
of the Columbia river, and an improve
ment already authorized provides fol
removal of distractions.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
has purchased 10000 railway ties FOL
its subsidiary railroad, the Columbif
& Cowiitz. The ties will be laid from
the mill site on the Columbia river tc
the bridge crossing the Cowlitz, dis
tance of about five miles.
The contract to grade a mile ex
tension OF permanent highway II
south Of Mount Solo to a connection
with the Ocean beach highway, was
awarded by the Cowlitz county com
missioners to NJ. S. Phillips OF Ia
coma, who bid S14,37S.95.
After electing Guy G. Browne oi
Wenatchee president and transactine
considerable business, the Washing
ton Bankers association adjourned its
3lst annual meeting at Walla Walla
The next meeting place will be de
termined by the executive committee
A marker placed on Grand Mound
prairie, near Centralia, by the Wash.
ington State Historical society to com
memorate the site of Fort Henness
was dedicated Saturday. The fort, torn
down many years ago, was erected
during the Indian war OF 1855 aud 1856
and served as a shelter for 227 men
Comparison of one state cruise OF
approximately Sc acres of timber on
state capitol land near the head oil
North river in Grays Harbor county
with two cruises made by reputable
cruisers for the Saginaw Timber com
pany of Aberdeen disclosing differ
ence of more than 2,50O.00O feet, the
states cruise being the highest, the
capitol committee has ordered that an
other state cruise of the tract be made
Port development the entire length
of the Pacific coast Is destined for
great advancement In the near future
in the opinion OF o. o. Calderhead
supervisor of transportation In the de
partment of public works. He express
ed this opinion upon his return from
Washington. d. g. This development
will come because Of the constant and
insistent demands of western roads
for higher eastbound freight rates, Mr.
Caldcrhead said.
Kalamas strawberry season is at
its height. Two canning companies.
the Alien and Hendrickson of Rainier
and the Kelly Packing company OF
Chehalis. have established temporary
quarters at the Port Of Kalama. and
the fruit is brought into this point
Growers on the lowlands expect this
weeks picking will practically com.
pleto their season, but farmers on the
hills state they will have berries for
market for at least two weeks.
The Wenatchee Southern railway
has applied to the Interstate Com.
merce commission for another exten.
sion of time. from July 1 next to Janu.
airy 1, 1928, In which to begin con.
straction Of 112 miles of railroad be.
tween Weratchee and Kennewick and
between Wenatchee and Orondo. In
its petition the road said that for rea.
sons beyond its control negotiations
for financing the construction had
been intorfered with, and that another
year and half would be needed to
determine whether successful arrange.
ments could be made
Some reduction in the forecast crop
Of winter wheat In Washington as
compared with a month ago is indicat
ed in the June crop report of the
federal department of agriculture.
made public at Spokane. Lack of rain
east Of the Cascades placed nou-irri
gated grain crops In that section In
only fair condition. Peaches and
pears give promise Of total production
a little larger than last year. with
apples making favorable progress and
a good crop in prospect. Hay and
grain crops west OF the mountains are
reported as very promising.
Recommendation that an interna-
tional committee be appointed between
the United states and Mexico TO study
the life habits Of insect and plant pests
in Mexico as a step toward helping
Mexico control pests and prevent their
crossing TIE southern border Of the
United States was adopted by the
western plant quarantine board at the
closing session Of its convention in
Seattle. Dr Oscar c. Bartlett. state
entomologist Of arizona. was elected
chairman of the board at the annual