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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
2
The excerpt urges readers to write uplifting letters to soldiers serving in France and warns against gloomy notes that could affect discipline. It also notes a shift in cotton prices from seven to eight cents to forty to fifty cents per pound, calling attention to government price-setting during wartime and its potential postwar value.
Senator Poindexter plans to introduce a bill to allow boats to operate on major U S water highways. He argues railroads failed to meet postwar transportation needs and foresees increased domestic and foreign commerce requiring both water and rail transport. The measure aims to restore inland water transportation as a complementary system.
A brief editorial argues that wartime policy kept wheat prices fixed while substitutes like corn oats rye barley milo and maize rose in cost due to profiteering. It contends government price fixing on substitutes could have stabilized them, but scarcity and speculation drove prices higher.
Mrs. C. G. Smyth returned from Seattle after a six day Red Cross institute on the University of Washington campus May 6 11. More than five hundred visitors from Washington Oregon and Idaho attended including a large delegation from Idaho. Instruction covered all branches with emphasis on army dressings and sphagnum moss dressings. Northwest Division Red Cross offices led the event.
Chicago officials report that one third of passenger trains on the Chicago to Pacific coast route will be eliminated after June 1 to save about 12 million dollars annually and remove roughly 11.78 million miles of train haul.
A committee of six Western Washington county agents reported it costs about 3.29 to produce 100 pounds of milk while market price runs 2.35 per hundred. Dairymen face a serious situation. A large Seattle meeting is planned for June 1 to discuss actions.
Seventy nine dairy herds yielded over 10 million pounds of milk prompting plans at the June meeting to set fair profit after production costs. In Seattle Northwest Red Cross reports show large war effort outputs with hospital garments, socks, sweaters, and numerous dressings and nurses. Washington pledges for war savings stamps total 31 million for 1918, with King County expected to exceed eight million. Also noted is the illness of Mrs. J C Haines widow of Colonel Haines, once a prominent state figure, who suffered a stroke and lies in a hospital.
Choice 20 acre parcels located between the Pacific Highway and the railroad. Priced at $20 cash with $10 monthly payments at 6 percent interest. Easy terms arranged to suit. Free circular on request from David P. Eastman Seattle. May 17.
Lost dark bay horse about 900 pounds with a branded shoulder and split ear, linked with a light colored year-old male. Last seen near Cashmere two weeks ago. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Phone 634 Leavenworth. Cascade Merchandise advertises a $1.95 cutlery sale with delivery commissions for customers in Seattle. May 17.
The Echo office announces it will take orders for any items in the Rubber Stamp line with careful attention and prompt delivery promised.
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