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VOL. VI
WIPIN G APPLES
IS NEW JOB AT
PACKING HOUSES
Somebody Back in Boston Dis
covers that Apples are Spray.
ed with Arsenate
SUMMERS SENDS WARNING
. v.B) Chief of Chemistry Rules thal
3 Execssive Spray Deposits Must
be Removed
Not a little llgxcitement was caused
in fruit circles here this week upon
the receipt of word that the city and
federal authorities in Boston were con
demning Northwestern boxed apples
because of the spray deposits on them.
The information reached here in a
telegram to J. W. Vickers, of -the
' Highlands Fruit company, from Con
gressman John W. Summers. The
telegram follows: “Notify your pack
ers apples and pears are being con
. demned in Boston by city and federal
authorities on account of large amount
it visible spray testing arsenate of
lead. Just attended conference here
with all concerned. Department of ag
riculture rules only safe plan will be
for you to remove excessive visible
spray deposits. This applies to all
shipments thruout the country.”
After a conference with local grow
ers and~shippers Mr. Vickers sent the
«following wire to Congressman Sum
mers: “Apple growers of this district
are unanimous in‘ requesting most
strenuous opposition by all North
western members of congress to any
adverse legislation affecting boxed ap
ple industry. Cast of removing spray
deposits from fruit at this stage of
packing season is prohibitive on ac
count of shortage of labor and no fa
cilities or process for such work ex-‘
apt by hand. This 'deal looks like
propaganda of eastern apple inter-f
Scan";
In reply to this telegram Congress
man Summers wired: “No legislation
is involved. U. S. Chief of Chemistry
rules that excessive amounts of ar
mate of lead must be removed by
washing or wiping. My letter fol
lows." '
Now the local growers and shippers
Ire wondering just what the U. S.
chief means by “excessive.” It is
claimed the Kennewick apples have no
nore spray on them than in other
. years—in fact recent rains have ren-
dared them exceptionally free from
‘ny visible spray deposits. When ask
ed if he was going to wipe his ap-
Plea, Mr. Vickers replied that he had
been looking them over pretty thoroly
Ind couldn’t find anything to wipe ofl.
' Altho they look upon the affair as
a tempest in a teapot and as eastern
apple propaganda, local shippers are
Phyiné séfe' by fiping the -a-pples as
they are run over the sorting table's.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS HEAVIER
NOW THAN LAST YEAR
Number of Cars in 2621 in Excess of
Quantity Shipped from Yakima
This Date 1918
Refrigerator car shipments of fruit
on the Northern Pacific yesterday
Vere more than double those of the
" lame date last year. Sixty carloads
‘ Were sent away a year ago as compar
. 0d with 126 yesterday. On both of the
10131 roads the daily movement is in
creasing rapidly. During the past?
I '6B]! 219 cars were moved over the
Northern Pacific and 86 via the 0.-W.
~ R. & N., bringing the total for the
“lion up to 5781 cars. Of this num
ber- 3917 have been routed by the Nor
them Pacific and 1864 by the 0.-W. R.
&N. But 3161 cars had been sent out
by the Northern Pacific during the
“Inc period last year.
3- A. Glen, general freight agent
for the N. P. here estimates that the
t(ital fruit shipments this season have
been distributed as follows: Pears,l
2:000 cars; peaches, 2200 cars; DIM.
125 cars; melonS, 400 cars: soft fruit
250 cars; apples 860 cars. Glen esti-I
m 111595 that with the exception of a
few cars of grapes and late pears. all
the fruit remaining to be moved out
09 the valley conaißtß'Of 3P?!” 31“! in
his estimate to the N- P 6 Wm
Oi St. Paul he pm?!” 715%? yield
it 7500 “I'loer 3mm?“
BIG STANDARD 01L TANK
WAGON GOES INTO RIVER
Moorings of Ferry Break and Wagon
Goes Overboard—Damage is
Not Great
‘ One of the Standard Oil company’s
big tank wagons, loaded with 700 gal
lons of gasoline, took a bath in the
Columbia River at fihe Kennewick
docks Saturday.
The Pasco station ran short of gas
and sent one of its horse-drawn wa
gons over here for an emergency sup
ply. As 'the tank was being driven
onto the ferry on the return trip, the
rope which anchored the ferry broke,
the boat ' put out from the landing
and the team and tank went into the
river. Quick work on the part of the
driver who cut the horses loose from
the wagon saved them from pos‘sible
drowning and after several hours' of
hard work the big wagon was hauled
ashore. Only slight damage was done.
IRRIGATION BONDS
IN GOOD FAVOR
Tifl'any is Delighted with Recep
tion Given Him by Seattle
Financial Men
Sentiment unanimously in favor of
lending the Commercial club’s sup
port to the proposed plan of financing
irrigation development in the Yakima
valley with private capital is case
government aid is not forthcoming“
was demonstrated at that body’s‘
luncheon held Tuesday in the Commer
cial hotel with about 30 present, says
the Yakima Republic. Definite action
for the club’s participation was taken
when a motion to appoint a commit
tee to investigate the plan more fully
was passed.
Of foremost interest were the re
marks of R. K. Tiffany; reporting up
on the results of his conference with
Seattle finanCial men last week when
he sought to obtain expressions from
them regarding the proposed plan. “I
was delighted,” said Tifl’any, “with
the reception I received. There seems
to be no longer any doubt as to the
worth of irrigatiou bonds from this
section.” . 1
, Mr. Tiffany stated that the cooper
ation which both the state and federal
governments are giving to well or
ganized privately-financed irrigation
projects is taken .by financial men as
the best criterion of their value.
At the. beginning of his remarks,
Tiffany pointed out that altho there
are now more than 115 bills pending
in congress seeking aid to various re-‘
clamation projects in the West, there
appears to be little hope of govern
ment funds being appropriated for ir
rigation purposes during the present
congress. The Jones bill providing
$250,000,000 to finance the completion
:of existing projects appears to be one
of the most favorably received; but
Mr. Tiffany stated that Senator Jones
in a recent letter to him had ex
pressed considerable doubt of favor
able action upon his measure. Concert
ed action by western irrigation inter
ests insuring a unity of purpose is
taken to be the only effective method
of arousing congress to action.
H. C. Lucas, president of the Yaki
ma Trust Co., said the bonds could
be sold readily, and predicted that they
would be assimilated largely by local
capital. He urged the immediate or
ganization of ,the irrigation districts.
D. V. Morthland explained the three
bonding methods now provided by
state law, the first providing for the
issuance and sale of 20-year [serial
bonds at not less than 90 per cent of
their par value and with six per cent
interest; the second plan with the
same sale and interest requirements,
but running for 40 years "and retired
by a sinking fund created by tax lev
ies, and the third law passed by the
1919 legislature, providing for repay-
ments starting with the 17th year can
tinuing to the 40th, with the interest
for the first four years taken care of
by he principal. The last plan was
considered the most favorable for-lo
cal conditions.
O. C. Scots, secretary of the Com
mercial club, pointed out the com“—
‘ions now existing with reference to
land settlement in the state, declafil!
that there was not an acre'bf desirable
land to behad for development, With
the exceptjon of arid government land.
S. M. McKee, of 891311 Grange, voiced
the sentiment of local farmers when
he declared them in favor of increas'
ed development.
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, 065651512 2. 1919
KENNEWICK MAY
. BE LAUNDRYLESS
Proprietor of Star-Palace is Un
decided Whether to Move
Plant 0r Reopen Here
As the Courier-Reporter goes to
press nobody knows Whether or not
Kennewick is to continue to have a
laundry. All that Mr. Hagerman
proprietor of the Star-Palace knows i:
that Saturday morning he will begiz
to dismantle machinery and pack a;
preparatory to moving from the pres
ent location. During the week Mr
Hagerman has been negotiating with
several prospective buyers and it may
be that by the end of the week a deal
will be closed for the sale of the plant.
Mr. Hagerman says there is only
one other building in the city that can
be converted into a laundry withoht
considerable expense and that is the
Henneberry brick 011 Front street.
Even if the equipment were moved
to this location it could not be gotten
ready for use next week, consequently
the town will be laundryless next week
regardless of whether the plant is
‘sold or not. Mr. Hagerman has no
definite plans as to what he will do
in case no sale is made. He will
either move the plant to another town
in the state or open up in a new lo
cation here.
i .F. R. Jeffrey, who recently purchas
ed the laundry building, says that as
soon as the laundry vacatos work will
be started on extensive repairs and
remodelling of the building. ‘An ad
dition is to be built which will double
the present floor space, a new front
is to be installed and other changes
made.
LIND MERCHANT
INVESTS HERE
Charles Kasper Becomes Busi
ness Associate of Leon Semon
and Buys Home Here
I Henceforth the business of Leon F.
‘Semon will be known as Semon &
Kasper, the new member of the firm
being Charles Kasper, of Lind, who
has been prominent in mercantile af
fairs in .that city for a number- of
years.
Mr. Kasper has purchased the Guy‘
,Davis bungalow on Kennewick ave-‘1
nue and is expected to arrive herel
rwith his family within the next few'
weeks. He will immediately take his‘
place in the store with Mr. Semon. :
In speaking of the change in the;
firm Mr. Semon said: “The growth of;
my business here has been far ahead!
of my expectations. In fact it has ’
grown so rapidly it is no longer
possible for me to handle it alone:
and rather than to depend upon hired
help I decided to take in a puma-J
The End of a Perfect Dc;
knbwing Mr. Kasper would bring to
the business an experience and an
enthusiasm that will not only be a
great asset to the business but ‘will,
I am certain, be appreciated by the
people of Kennewick. Under the pres
ent arrangement we shall be able to
give Kennewick a ' store that it can;
well feel proud of. We expect to en-l
large our stock of men’s and boys’
clbthing and furnishings and to in
stall other lines to meet the demands!
of the trade and to at all times keep
fully abreast of the growth of the!
5 'community.”
5‘ In Lind Mr. Kasperwas an active
a member ofhthe firmed}. Kasper &
p fc’omfnny,‘ in which company he still
.. retain an interest. He will, however,
5 f make Kcnnewick his permanent home
“and devote his entire time to the bus
? . iness here.
1 Mrs. Kasper and Mrs. Semon are
k 1 sisters. .
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CLUB TAKES RAP W
AT BOTH FERRIES
Pétition Asking that Franchises
Be Revoked will be Filed
. With Commissioners
f The spirit of dissatisfaction with
the ferry service across the Columbia,
especially at Hover, which has been
growing for some time, reached a cli
max Wednesday when the Commercial
club voted to petition the county com-
missioners to revoke the franchises of
the Kennewick-Pasco and the Hover-
Attalia ferries.
3 This action was precipitated by Dr.
‘ A. G. Tullar, who charged that the
Hover ferry service was abominable
and the Pasco ferry not much better.
He said that James Gavin, who op
erates .the Kennewick - Paseo ferry
owns a large interest in the Hover
lferry and consequently has a monop
oly on the crossing business in thisl
{section of the country. The business,3
[he said, was ample and the charges
high enough to warrant first class ser
vice, but the. ferry owners persisted
in turning a deaf ear to all complaints
and showed no disposition whatever
,to give any accommodatiOn either to
local or tourist trade.
I Dr. Tullar’s accusations, especially
as to the Hover ferry, were heartily
lseconded by several of the club mem
lbers. E. M. Sly said he had received
{frequent complaints against the Ho
;ver ferry, among which was one from
;a business man of Pendleton who had
driven thru here recently.
The motion to ask the commission
ers to revoke the franchise was car
ried without a dissenting vote, with a
some of the members not voting. The
secretary was instructed to prepare
the petition and file it with the county .
commissioners immediately. ;
Beginning October let the library
will be open from 7 to 9 every eve
ning excepting Sunday.
T 0 HONOR MEMORY
OF ROBERT ELY
Local Post of American Legion
to Bear Name of Boy who
Died at Sea
’ Kennewick’s post of the American
‘ Legion was formally named at a meet
ing of ex-service men in the City Hall
Tuesday evening and at a meeting
Friday evening of this week its organ
ization will be perfected by the elec
tion of omcers and selecting delegates
to the state convention. 4
_ The local Organization will be
known as the Robert Ely post No. 33
of the American Legion, thus honor
ing the mcmory'of a Kennewick boy
who lost his life in the World war.
The constitution of the Legion pro
rides that no post can take the name
of any living individual and the gen-1
eral practice is to lime the posts af-’
ter some “home” boy who lost his life
in the great war. As no Kennewick
boy lost his life on the battlefield it
seemed fitting to the majority of those
present at Tuesday's meeting that the
tribute should be paid to the memory
of Robert Ely, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Ely, who died of pneumonia on
board transport and was buried at sea.
The name of F‘rank Dresser, of Rich
land, who was killed in action was
suggested, but inasmuch as a post may
be organized at Richland later, it did
not seem fair to deprive the Richland
boys of the privilege of honoring the
memory of young Dresser should they
wish to do so. I -
ONLY ONE VOTE
AGAINST SCHOOL TAX
But Little Interest Shown. at
Special Election {0" Voting
More Funds '
At the special school election Sat
urday afternoon the 3-mill additions!
tax levy was authorized with only one
dissenting vote. As there was no ap
parent oppodtion but little interest
was taken in the election and there
were only 80 votes cast.
With this authorization of addition-l
al funds the board can now go ahead‘
with plans for the school year in a
‘manner that will insure good work
3in each department. Outstanding
warrants in the sum of shout $3,100
will be retired, an additional bus will
probably be put on and an eflort Will
bemadetoengngeonemoreteacha
for the high school. ‘
‘ The fire department was given a
long distance run with the chanted
tothehomeotGHoadleyinsecaon
Seven Wednesday evening. The dun
was gim been” of a burning dfi.
ney. The fire was extinguished ’bo
fore any deluge m done. _ _
THREE THOUSAND
GALLONS GRAPE
JUICE DAILY
Chu‘réh‘ Mfg. Co. i; at Busiest
Part of the Fruit Juice Press
ing Season
PLANT STILL INCOMPLETE
Grapes are Rolling in from Upper
Valley and Tons. of Apples
in Being Unleaded
. With its new plant still uncomplet
ed, with grapes fully ripe on the vines
and with a feeling of frost in the air,
the Church Mfg. Co., is bending every
) energy to run about 400 tons of Con
cord and Worden grapes thru the big
presses and clear the plant for the
. operation of the big cider presses.
Grape juice is being put thru the
first stages of manufacture at the
enlarged plant at the rate of more
, than 3,000 gallons 3 day. Practically
all of the local grapes have been
pressed and carload shipments are
arriving daily from Sunnyside, Grand
view and Prosser. Several carloads
have already been received and about
20 more are to follow. Altho great
: 1y handicapped'by the inability to get
building material and machinery, Mr.
Church still expects to be able to
turn out 100,000 gallons of grape juice
or more than double the output of any
former year. A force of 30 men.and
women are working with the juice and
another force of carpenters and ma
sons are busy on the uncompleted por
tions of the new building.
While the grapes are being pressed
tons upon tons of call apples are being
unloaded and stored in the plant ready
for the manufacture of cider. The big
cider cellar where the mercury will
stick. at 30 degrees winter and sum
mer, is nearing completion. This cel
lar will have a battery of seventeen
5,000-gauon tanks this year and be
fore next cider season rolls around
it will be operating at its full capac
ity of twenty-six 5,000-gallon tanks.
These tanks are built of Louisiana cy
press. Thcy are shipped from the
south in the knock-down and put up
here. Thesetankswillbeusedex
clusiyely for cider manufacture, the
grape juice being 836 d in 5-gallon bot
tles, 20,000 of which are now on hand
for this year's use.
Even in its rather chaotic condi
tion, a visitor can begin to understand
how thoroly equipped the new plant
will be. There are thousands of tau ‘
of aluminum pipe thru which will flow ’
the grape juice and cider in its sew
eral stages of manufacture and other
thousands of automatic conveyors for
handling the raw product from the
‘time it is unloaded at the platform un
til it goes into the presses, and other
thousands of feet of endless ‘ belts,
chains and things for handling the
bottles fromthetimetheygointothe
plant empty and dirty until they come
out of it, filled, sterilized, capped, lac
beled and crated. '
“We are getting only nicely stut
ed,” said Mr. Church. “Right now' we
are doing no more building than is sh
solutely necessary to osre for this
yehr's crop, but after the rush of the
pressing season is over and during
ithe quiet months of the summer we
‘are going to make s lot of other im
provements so that by next fall we
shall have the plant so equipped that
our only limit of production will be
the supply of rsw msterisls.” -
WIN SWEEPSTAKES
Miss Hebe! Greene, county club lend
er, has been notified that the Benton
county boys and girls were awarded
the first sweepstakes premium in the
Industrial exhibit ut the state fair.
endeeeeondpremiumueconntyex
hibit in the children’s industriel end
naiculhlnl depot-uncut. Mien Greene
announces that the «Wing club will
gmeet in the dinig room of the high
‘echool Seturdey otter-noon. of Octo
bet-4,ll,ls3nd2slrom2tolto-
complete their record: end ettdn the
achievement honors. ‘
Emil Albrecht mturnod Saturday
from a four months' business trip to
R 011... North Dakota, near when he
ownsuwheatnnch. Whflethmflr.
Albrecht mm the bum»;
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