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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
7
A 1920 Washington state notice announces Referendum Bill No. 1 to authorize issuing state bonds for a trunk line hard surface highway system. It directs voter consideration on November 2, 1920 and cites the 1919 act authorizing bond issuance and fund creation.
Washington legislature enacts a plan to build a state system of trunk line highways with bonds up to 30 million dollars, to be funded by taxes and maintained by the state highway board. The act outlines routes, construction standards, property takings, bond terms, funding, and a referendum for voter ratification in 1920.
A local taxpayer advertisement urges voters to elect Matt Hickey to the commissionership. The notice lauds Hickey as experienced in road work and taxpayer friendly, portraying him as cool calculating and conservative who stands for the office rather than the person.
Specialists from the Bureau of Plant Industry note broad support for canned wheat in Kansas. About 500000 acres are reported, with 15000 to 20000 acres of high quality seed sources certified by the Kansas Agricultural College. Kanred, a hard red winter wheat from Crimean stock, yields 3 to 5 bushels more per acre due to winter hardiness rust resistance and earlier ripening.
Dr. J C McCauley, long time Republican physician in Kittitas County, is urged by three delegations to run for the district’s senator seat. He traveled countywide, pledging loyalty to American government and promising to fairly represent Central Washington in Olympia.
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