White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-13

to the commercial club are being re-
ceived daily, in regard to the build
ing of the dam and prospects for
business locations. The club contem-
plates getting out additional litera-
| ture on the project.
Operation of the new flour and
feed mill at Okanogan has been step
ped up to a 24-hour basis, with
plenty of orders on the books. The
plant, consisting of large ware
house, 5O-barrel-a-day FIGURING mill
and equipment for grinding corn
meal and stock and poultry feeds,
was built recently
Governor Martin has announced
the appointment of o. III. Olson, Pas
co newspaper publisher and former
member of the legislature, as state
printer, to succeed Jay Thomas. Olson
will be the first printer in the state
owned and state-operated plant. 1t
was accepted by the recent legisla-
ture as gift.
Affirming a Snohomish county
court judgment, the state supreme
court has upheld organized labor's
policy of making public so-called I'M
fair lists of employers who refuse to
abide by union rules. The pursuit of
such a policy concerns only the I'M
ions and their members, the high
court held.
With rising temperatures the as
paragus cutting season in the Kenne-
wick region has been gaining force
and large market shipments are be-
ginning to roll from produce houses
here. Farmers are optimistic, with
an opening price of $3.50 a 12-pound
crate, which is higher than last sea-
son.
What the return of beer has done
for the hop industry in the Yakima
valley is shown in contract records,
which reveal that 2,677,000 pounds
of the 1888 crop have been sold. This
represents more than half OF the
estimated production and sets a new
high contract record for the district.
| Approximately 100 carloads OF
cherries were grown in Asotin county
last year and growers having conf
dence in the future of the industry
will expand their paintings this year.
A survey of the district shows that
about Is acres Of new trees will be
planted this year.
Republican State Chairman Ray
Carroll has announced that his party
would not join the Democrats in a
united campaign to elect repeal dele
gates to the state prohibition con-
vention next fall but would confine
its activities to getting the voters out
on election day.
Four railroads operating in WASH
ington have begun suit in the Thurs
ton county superior court against the
state to recover a total of $77,87O in
intrastate operating fees, which they
contend were illegally collected. The
fees were paid during 1929 to 1882
inclusiv.
The property Owners association
of Seattle will make an effort to get
an initiative measure before the vot-
ers to give cities larger share OF
the gasoline tax. King, Pierce and
Spokane counties pay 1875 per cent
of the tax and receive only a small
return.
Plenty of water seems assured fol-
the Okanogan irrigation district this
season, as reports come from the
watershed that more than two inches
of precipitation have fallen 4
snow, the last month. Snowfall the
last winter was greater than for some
seasons.
Horse lovers of the Yakima valley
are driving these days to the Alfred
Sinclair ranch in the Naches to see
the band of 105 thoroughbred horses
recently purchased by Mr.. Sinclair
and Charles Gibson from Ben Swag
CERT, pioneer of Heppner, Ore.
Rail carriers are looking for nor
NAL movement of sheep from Wes'
of Spokane to the summer ranges II
the Pend Oreille lake country ane
the mountains of western Montana
it is indicated, following conferences
with flockmasters.
Work will be started shortly on
new wooden bridge at Winthrop tt
replace the structure that broke
down recently while a herd OF. cattle
owned by E. F. Banker, new con
servation director, was being driver
over it.
A state prohibition emergency con
ference to work out plans for united
action by state dry organizations tt
prevent the repeal of the 1Stl
amendment has been called to NEE
at Seattle April IL.
Okanogan and Omak citizens de
string commercial beer will have tt