Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-28
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that cover Mount Rainier show an
average recession of 81 feet for the
last year. Nisqually glacier melted
back 81 feet.
Pullman - Plans for a modern
building to replace the old o. w. R.
& N. depot at Pullman have been for
warded to the executive committee
in New York for final approval.
Walla Walla - Four Walla Walla
valley canneries packed 985 900 cases
of peas this year. With fifth can
merry being built, the pack next year
will, it is estimated, be 100000
cases. Most of the pea land will be
taken from wheat production.
Ritzville - The wheat farmers of
Adams county, particularly in the
Paha area, are facing a serious lack
of moisture. Many growers are still
waiting to do their planting, willis
others have not received the proper
showing from what they have planted
early.
Colville - A huge blue grouse
flew through the plate glass window
of the Minzell Motor company here
and fell dead inside the garage.
Lloyd Neil, county game warden.
was inside and the bird fell at his
feet. 1t is believed that the grouse
was pursued by hawk.
Olympia - The state supreme
court has upheld the 1885 tax rebate
law. The statute provides that per-
sons paying delinquent taxes for pri-
or years shall be allowed a 5 per
cent. rebate if payment is made be-
fore November 80. The law applies
to both principal and interest.
Yakima - Ranchers of the Tieton
Water Users association, growers on
the Tieton division of the Yakima
reclamation project, today voted to
purchase 10000 feet additional of
storage water at cost of $500
and recommended an effort to or
ganize Yakima county power dis
trict. The users decided to postpone
for a year efforts to close contract
with the reclamation service for talk
ing over the project.
Kennewick - 1t is estimated that
100000 pounds of turkeys will be
shipped from the vicinity of Kenne-
wick during the approaching holiday
season. At the present price of "a
cents per pound, the crop will bring
about $4,000. Last years price at
this season was 16 cents per pound.
That the price will not go lower is
indicated by the shortage of birds in
the middle west and south. Many
growers are predicting rise.
Toppenish = Sugar beet growers
will receive $4.25 ton as the first
payment on the 1885 crop, H. C. Ros-
enfelt, valley manager for the Utah
Idaho Sugar company, said. The
amount is Is cents ton less than the
first payment last year. Additional
payments based on the price and vol
ume of sugar sold in the next IL
months will be made later, he said.
The crop this year was $1,000 tons,
he said, estimating the shrinkage due
to the freeze at 1000 tons.
Walla Walla - Strong opposition
to that portion Of the AAA wheat
control contract which prevents
farmers from using summer fallow
to produce peas, was voiced by di-
rectors of the county farm bureau.
'"This section is contrary to the
governments erosion control pro-
gram and is contrary to any program
of progress. We are sending in a
vigorous protest to George e. Far
rell, head of the wheat section of the
AAA," declared Charles Baker, bur-
eau secretary.