White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-26


primary or maximum lighting rates,
which it is estimated will result in a
saving of approximately $251,O00 an
nually to its patrons throughout the
state.
Plans for the new cannery which
will be built by the Washington Crow
ers cooperative at Vancouver are be-
ing developed and work will probably
start in about three weeks. The latest
improved machinery will be installed
and the plant will be up-to-date in
every particular.
Over $50 men have been given jobs
at the Cascade Lumber company mill
at Yakima. The mill has reopened
after 6O-day shutdown. Logging op
erations in the Teanaway district in
Kittitas county will be resumed soon.
The company will cut $2,00O,0OO worth
Of timber this year.
Eighty acres of land on the water
shed near Aberdeen's water supply on
the Wishkah river are being reforest-
ed under direction Of the city water
department head. Fifty thousand trees
are to be planted, 10000 of the total
being already in place. The young
trees include spruce, fir and cedars.
The Cowlitz County Taxpayers Pro
tectiye league at It's meeting in Kelso
recently, adopted a resolution for
presentation to the legislature urging
enactment Of legislation making a SO
per cent cut in taxes on real estate
and passage Of laws providing for the
taxing Of intangibles, a graduated in
come tax and sales tax.
Forrest Allison has been awarded
the Union Pacific scholarship to
Washington State college from Benton
county. This scholarship is granted
annually to the student In each of
the IL counties in the state which the
railroad serves who has shown the
best results on the project on which
he has been working during the year.
The state highway department will
open bids March IL for repaving ap-
proximately ~ miles of the Pacific
highway from Rice's Auto park, two
miles southeast of Chehalis, to the
Yates corner. The pavement to be
rebuilt was laid under the speciflca-
tions of years ago and has become
badly broken, necessitating constant
repair.
The committee in charge Of arrange
ments for Kelso's annual Farmers
Day has tentatively set April 2 as the
date for this years event.. The exact
date will not be set until after the
speaker is secured. The committee is
beginning work on plans for the cele-
bration, which each year brings hun
dreds Of farmers to Kelso to be guests
Of the city.
A mass meeting was called recently
at the Valley grange hall to explain
the refinancing plan for the Columbia
Irrigation district. M. M. Moulton, at
torney for the irrigation district, ex-
planned the proposition to the land
owners present, numbering about $50,
and it was unanimously voted to &C.
cept the contract as presented by the
bondholders.
The 100000 water Improvement job
at Wenatchee, which was to start with
in few days, struck a snag when it
was discovered an election to author
lie the expenditure must be held. The
project, which called for a new 4,000,-
00O-gal1on capacity water reservoir
and $4,000 feet Of new sixteen-inch
water-carrying main, was authorized
by the city council recently.
Longview suffered gross fire loss
Of $57,073.51 during 1880, which, on
a basis of 10000 population, gave the
city per capita loss of $5.43 for the
year. Those who suffered fire losses
had practically complete coyerage.
$5e,11o.so, or within s1oe@of the gross
loss having been paid in insurance
There were ga fires within the city,
Of which % were grass fires.
The next few months will witness
the completion of one Of the most
modern and up-to-date lumber mills
in the west, approximately four miles
above Enumclaw on the White river.
Not only will it be modern in every
respect because Of its size. layout and
equipment, but it probably will be one
Of the few existing lumber mills
which will continue to operate indef-
initely into the distant future.
It cost residents of Washington an
average of $500 each for operation
Of the state government in 1929, fig