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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
6
Local officials urge residents to avoid unattended flames in forests during dry weather. Fire crews report multiple small brush fires sparked by discarded cigarettes and campfires, threatening wildlife and nearby homes. Public safety advisories emphasize proper campfire containment and reporting of suspicious flames.
A state delegation visited Wenatchee Grandview Yakima and other fruit districts to choose a site for a new irrigation district experimental farm funded by the last legislature The station will be run by the State College department of agriculture and aims to support large harvests amid wartime labor strain and farm urban cooperation efforts.
The July crop report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates lists forecasts for Washington and the United States. It covers winter and spring wheat, potatoes, oats, hay, apples, and all day crops with July 1 forecasts, last year final estimates, and price averages for July 1 this year and last year. Notable figures include Washington winter wheat 11.3 million bushels and United States winter wheat 402 million. potatoes 11.51 million in Washington and 452 million nationally. apples 66.8 million barrels in both.
Fuel shortage drives urgent push for water power development as Copalis near Aberdeen gains a shingle mill and Port Blakley-Large opens a sawmill for export. North coast mills ship 6,250,000 feet of lumber to Des Moines for a cantonment at 27.50. Centralia city workers win a 10 percent wage increase effective July 1. Kalama selects a site for a new sawmill to be developed immediately. Bellingham Deming road work starts while Ritzville gains a grain elevator and a $5,000 residence. Pasco opens stockyards for livestock long shipped to Portland. Spokane awards contracts for school buildings totaling 252,023. Teton crops move to market via a new railroad and building. Walla Walla Warren Bros. win street paying contract on Fourth Street. Keller opens a 200 ton daily copper smelter. Republic mines reach arbitration with miners and raise wages by 25 cents a day.
Brewster gains a large warehouse and fruit packing plant. Farm loans across Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho total 11413486 dollars. South Bend starts a 6 battery shingle mill. Oil prices rise twenty cents per barrel as litigation continues. New state fish hatchery planned for South Bend. Sunnyside and Valley telephone systems unite. Chewelah United Copper plans to double plant capacity. Granby Mining earnings reach 625000 dollars for May. Marble Mount-Molybdenite mill under construction at Freeman mine. Wenatchee Produce Co sells 75000 boxes apples and 60000 boxes peaches from 400 acre tract. North River ranchers organize cheese cooperative. Raymond approves 274000 bonds for county roads. Merchants Hotel improvements in Port Angeles. South Fork fish hatchery work to begin. Reardan 480 acres wheat lands sell for 100 dollars per acre. Spokane plans 50000 dollar improvements at Armour Packing Plant.
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