The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 15, 1923, Page 10

TH ATTLE THURSDAY FEBRUARY ATTLE BUSINESS—Finance, Produce, Shipping, Real Estate, B uilding PROSPERITY DUE. Bu: SAYS CLOTHIERS _ Business on Sound Basis for |. "agg hgh rm * Permanent Growth ge aire Say Nation? or and probably course; also will never reme forge of “We are due for a long period ot} and Hprosperity,” is the opinion of R. E Bigelow of Cheasty’s, who has just Peturned from a elx kening ployment me fu deflation, that day ning ing pric Well bw | Hoover on Easy over and ording t of comme sound and Rut } the Ar weeks’ buying > “I have talked to leading wh Street D Ralers and retailers in the dig Bast: | read > ern Gities as well as tn a number of | :), a ithe Southern and Western centers,| menace again if business p Pana they all tell the same story. The | seif up, not on the bas (@rders placed for spring shipment] proguced and sold. all over the country larger than | _ they have ever been, with the ex | of the brief period of war in-| “The most encouraging feature of} tion le that this wave of prowecity has a solid foundation. It significant fact that while the Ost of raw material and labor are on a higher level, the cost to the consumer will be about the same. This situation ts due to better Methods of production and merehan Giaing necessitated by the dull sea son of 1920. Waste motion has Been eliminated all along the line “Another feature of interest to the clothing dealer, not forgetting > the clothing wearer, is the fact that} While a spectacular rise in the cost Of wool sultings was expected, the yerage increase was only 9 pe The increase is so nominal tt will scarcely effect the price _ Of clothing. ) "Great faith in the future of Se. )Mitle was expressed everywhere. I | was constantly told that I was lucky 86 be Iiving here, that Seattle ts soon “to see the greatest growth of any ‘American city. 1 was even told this tn Los Angeles ‘While in the East Bigelow was “selected as the representative of the ‘far West on the advisory board of Knox-Dunlap Hat Co, which ts ‘Somposed of one retail merchant each of five general divisions to go ahead corner of go he menace ts WALL STREE NEW YORK, Feb, 15.—Sterling ¢ the growing complexity of the 1923 high at $4.65%. With @ sing! e the Lritish government withd h. 1919 This demonstration circles over t ontinenta r the rise ‘ nped 6% t ed the expe tividend rate ann cke which made rec North American at ning pr up 4; Contral h American, 1184 up %; Crucible 107M! up & ‘an-Anierican, 8 nt 50 Amer or, Tay coe laven ory up re s0% wt toy HIGH AT CLOSE CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—-The cold wave caused considerable buying sup} t co board oday and prices were h jer at the close Wheat, after off due to ; rting rong. local trader but developed considerable strength before the « om the intin weekly crop reports wou ¥ damage du the weather. The blizzard cut down celpte heavily in the country, altho Argentine receipts continued liberal, Mills were fair buyers with a good demand for red winter grades, The total viable ply of wheat wa Diaced at 203,530,000 bushels, com: Pared with 168,177,000 tast year. -_|Income Tax Facts Chicago Board of Trade Wrenesday’s Quotations Wheat— Open erry Lisy Lue Fees Received. ‘A gift is not taxable income to the | #5? receiving it, nor may It be de- | kept d from gross income by the per- ‘ore giving it. For purposes of the/MAr----- 7 Jaw @ gift may be defined |gopt | 11"! “voluntary transfer of property,| Oste— ut @ recompense or considera-|M*7-- at “ a the value of property re- as.a gift Is not taxable, income gm such property is subject to the lax for the year in which recetved. ‘example, a person who inherits i Plece of property should not include his return the value of such prop- fty, but must report the rent there-} cHrcaco, Feb. 14.—Cash as income. |8 red, $1.36; No, 3 hard, $1 however, a decedent leaves by | adh cdi 3 @ legacy to a friend or relatives; ver Li ve Stock fervices rendered the bequest is Deny hig’s. Quota d d income because there is @/|Cattle—Receipts, 196 Marke: ration.” @1.35; cows and het conditioned upon the continu-|Moge—Receipts, 1.690. M Of ‘his duties as executor, such| je higher, Top, $7.78 is deemed to be compensation | guscn receipts, 1,100. Market ay his services and 1s taxable income | iether. ‘Vinso@1a-78) the executor. owen, $4.5007.26; feeders, $12,600 14. _ Pensions paid employes tn consider- RTI TRA ee ition of former services are not gifts, Pu s must bs included tn income. blic Markets _ A tip for a personal service is not SANITARY ® eift, and must be reported as in-| Stall 199, # Ms. best cane engar, 620 , ie M-13-15, ora: 260, 400, 600 Gor . 4nd others serving the public are | toc m.; tomatoes, 306 ™ “‘Mdvised to keep careful account of | Garden strawberry and such donations. | 340 T.: home ma war 167 4 1.6T 10.92 Nominal Cash Wheat 11.40 Ass w0aT bell tat at a wedding or funeral is | tient to be returned as income, because it | 29° is compensation for services. If a debt ts forgiven without con- it can not be deducted be- it then becomes a gift. Deduc- claimed for bad debts on ac- of loans to friends and rela- ‘Will be carefully scrutinized for : feason that in many instances uch loans are really gifts, the lender having had no expectation of repay- Ment at the time of making the} CHINESE TRADE. SHOWING GAINS|"s.. teach business conditions in|‘ !*. brown musar, 3c. nut margarine, 3c. Sta The Tb.; shrimp m: Instant’ Postum, large size 3Se: fancy Rew pack shrimp, S-on can Ibe; Grape Nuts, 1c pkg; good cateap, pt. bottle 1Sc. Staite 177-129, pure Yakima honey, 5-1. pall. S6e; loxanberry Jam, 8-1. can $1; canned cherries, 260. CORNER Stall 1%, Creme Ot! soap, Tc, 4 bare Snider's catsup, 2b¢; chill mauce, 34e: Lanox soap, 4c, § bars 19. #tall 2, lamb 12%c; lamb chops, , 2 The. 2c. Stalls fonte tamatods, 500; (5c; 2 Tha. seedions sack patent flour, at ft atew, be; pot roast, te; Eastern ihe: strioin steak, 180, VIKE PLACE 21-33, crab meat, Th. Stal! 45, 3 The, 49-Tb. 96-96 Pike lamb chops, 12% sugar cured b 630; Stall 41, taney cane sugar, 6% fe. can Crisco, $Labt 3 to new crop, bei ph Maid seeded or neediens raisin: demand for | 1%¢ th, olat be th.: black | China are already apparent and alte: peanut butter, ioe Stall 1d, Gramed | marked improvement is expected |? te. isc; coffer, 240 th.; matches, € meee Chinese New ‘Year, ac-| rein amelie tse i mime ikon eae 0 to a cable to the depart-|iwin of sole, 26¢ th. Stall 66, Boston of commerce from Trade Com. |tteamed brown bread, 26¢; potato and By emia WW. Hoyt at | Si 63, pure sotoa, ie Tei totes, 10 hal. |Btail #4, “4-1, gall’ Yakima honey, ‘There has been a decided improve. | avpie Jelly, 150 tb.; chicken tamales, Tent In the steel trade; wire nails, | "0! $6 sweet picklen, 160 an rellah hominy, 15e at tin plates and galvanized sheets pickles, 26c pt. 1522 Pike pi., f Deng especially active. Building |tomators, 9 Iarge cans bic; graham ion continues, resulting in|trackers 160 ™.: Kellogg's bran, 200; the recovery of lumber which ts re- t d steady again. Cotton mill stock quotations have Sfiver is falling, doubtleas due to large purchases in antici n of the clearing of firm and a good piece good in No. 10 flour, expected in | Pepper, ; pop corn, 2 Tha, Ihe; pon: hoad; bananas, 260 and 200 dos; ‘solid 5 f jeream cheese, 260 tb.; 6-T. can best Timber Railroad Snider's cateup, 240; 2 large pkgs. new man river by the Weyerhauser Tim. WESTLAKE ‘ foon, it was learned Thursday, She enone, womasts 208% “1 of timber land and will create |4%-™. can real keotch marmalade, 960; Ibo; Ibo eoft | storage and rafting ground and ‘ Homertead vacuum Packed coft Milos, or within a short distance of Btalin 14:16,' short riba beot, It pork, 200, Atalle 16-17, 4 Auto Glass Plant pepper, Swit’ Pride washing pheny Pate Glass company at Glasy. | $245 exe mann, $2.60; Gold Bond Me | nuts Stall 0, Yakima Gems, |91 per enck, delivered; cauliflower, ibe jpack tomatoes, 1c tb, Stall 29, good lereamery butter, 600 tb.; sharp full Guatomaia honey, Thc. Stalin 37-48, 2 360 cans Sockeye salmon, 46c; 260 large bottle KELSO, Wash. Feb. —Con- > struction of a railway up ie Gee Hun Mald sesdionn raisins, 260; Btoll- y worek’s cocoa, 1-. enn 266 her Co., which has been under con-| tat 108, 2 bare Maxine Millott nonp, mideration for some time will begin| 18: 2 large bars Ivory soap, 260; 1 8 |16e .; black bert ¢ This road will tap several billion |26e. stall 129 Weney, aor 8 outlet vin Kelso, |New York share cheete, ate The Coweeman river will be uned Rs | 1, 904 + railroad proper will run up the tt Pgerrpan | | 91.65; comb fiver for a distance of nearly four ekg rceaeee Tae neney, 4-1. box P. C. B. grahams, 450 ~on, Ostrander. MI tinmue toflet paper, bo; ST. wack . RT aa EO gr ea aca fo; iver, 2 The, 164 Henrv Ford Buys Meaeite rs ? ‘ome Ol soap, Le; Wool wonp flake fo: Swi ap) 7 bare the; PITBBURGH, Pa., Feb, 16-—~| powder, 210; 4 tos macaroni tho” Balle Senn: Ford has purchased the Alle J, merateh feed, $2.45; cracked corn, Fier, Pa. for manufacture of glave for automobiles, $1.86; Weatlake Special flour, $1.46; Ce tennial Best flour, $1.00; "400" hard wheat flour, $4,00, * JOURNAL an GRAIN PRICES mel 10; | Hoover " arrive if Hoover can it There an see today We are wood naumed The inflation Hoove all and at can old ndition nix situation 1} urpr to effect of th the ponalt urepe, The t of comm: |harmful eft tion have weighed by the of the f mployment an come th Ruhr t ts he depart the situa want ed the nd Inve in how that Ruhr than i vement In oth. er parts world ¥ day Ruhr NANCIAL 4 Dt playe ration nm. this th ck Amer dend was made an at 95, Cosden iting, 64%, up X; California Petroleum, an Sugar, §2%. up 4; American oft; Winttod at vba Cane off \: ¢ » preferred, studebak Sis, up iba C oft | N.Y. Stock Market Wednesday's Quotations | 7: by mn & Liryan 10 Sevond Beattie Nigh Le 1008 rr | «8 |Amartcan Tobseco | Aw ja ‘ Amer Amer. Reet Sum | Amer. Cotton Ot 1th Amer. Hide & Leather 1 American tee 199 Amer. Mhip & ¢ 20 r Barat 4% Amer, Tel. & Te rr) Anaconda Copp “” Associated Olt Ath Guilt & W emnteal Neb Amer, LaFrance 2 Baldwin Locomettve. 135% | Butte & Superior rt we By on Mis 108 % 24 11% i BN 2th Avatin uy a 12 11M 16% a3 ou eitie ur & One Jo preferred ome Mines Del. Li. & W | Kiectric Sto: }Mrte ..... do ist plas... do ind ptd., |Mastman Kodak. General Electrto Generei Motors..... Goodrich Rubber, General Amphalt.. General Tank.. Houston Of | Keystone Tire Sulton Kayner | Mack Truck | Maxwell Motors B Middie Btates Oil, . Mexican Seaboard Ot do ctts tomery Ward. 166 188% 1 ue “ 166% 1% petty aT Pigely Wisely. | Reading | Houthern fouthern | Mudebake: |Mtandard Ott of |Timken Besrin It t |Yanadtum st seeks Liberty Bonds Wednesday's Quotations Furnished by Logan & Dryae 410 Becond Ave. Seattle | Bertes— High Lew viree 848 iio wiles First oe meas Piet tue. Second (4a ‘Third 4\e Vietory (ie New ts 101.64 oh.s0 . one 4 onae nT 99.06 on76 99.04 100.20 sa mere Sl eta 1 s860 Llnb0.00 . 100.22 ea Chicago Car Lots Wednesday's Quotstions Furnished by Logan Bryan B10 Second Ave, Beattie | Grain— te, Cont. Beta, LA Yr. | Wheat a2 on oo Corn oan Oats Met Rye... ” Barley or ” 8.92 79.96 100.26 aa 10 Foreign Securities Wednesday's Quotations Furnished by Logan & Bryan B10 Second Ave, Seattle tocke— Bia n ian 6% lo Russian 5% Asked 12 1 12 a 40 5% Belgian German W Herlin 4a. Hamburg 4 Hamburg 4 eipaig 44m Lalpaig ba. Munich 4m Munich 6» Frankfort 4s qapanene ta : Japanese firet 4ihn 1% + Otterea Offered 6 Ottored ' 5 Oftered 40% rin 91% 116 103% 410% Portland Produce Wednesday's Quotations Butter—41\4 @4ko Tb. Egne—28 @ ate doz, Cheese—32@ 40 Ib, Hene—16@ 210 1b, N. Y. Sugar and Coffee Sngar—Higher; raw, $7.22; refined, firm; granulated, $7,25@7,90 Cottee—No, 7 npot, Rio, 1446 tb.; Bantom, No. 4, 16% G1040 Ib, oe A Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Fob, 14--Forelan ex- change opened ty, Demand Sterling, 44.67%, off %: franca, $0.0602%; lire, 90.0477; marks, 90.0048; Belgian, $0,0620%. NBW YORK, Feb. 14.——Foreten ox- change closed ateady, Mtoriing, 64.08 9-16 france, 90.0600; lire, $0.0477; markn, $0,00046, acond Kingdom uted Kingdom 6 Italian Se ‘ 1920 108 . San Francisco Produce Wednesday's Quotations Botter-—-Wxtran, 600 1 prime 4940 Ib, Fgue—xtran, 3040 dow. i firnte, Close | 206 | rr a | / A BLIZZARD DAY Man Extremes of Activity who | out: | Sterling Makes New High; : Market Operations St rong | built Hatton answer to our What did you dot a straw hat on our snow mn Specialy Today a ot snow the man, Hatt “We writes ne n-Oliver in queation, We put man, and decorated him with a al reading "Straw Hat }Only. It jattention, which we believe wil} wit! mately make up the lose of a slack day. We inclose a snap our ‘silent saleeman.'* x the er our ste Goodenough of C The writes Oc and by day with profit of the chief things we have mind on such a day ix to get the Wednesday's | Attracted a great deal of | QUIET. MARKET. vat | Stock Cleaning and Snow|/Eggs Are Unsettled, Few|Heavy Sold at New Price With rea” Thur th ay, the Al tre owed unde r| produce market r which tive buying practically was on t the week flower remained ening pr Cau ' if and $3.50 The wnowstorm put ket In an unsettled condit ports w that few exe the local market and the two cents I ling pric day was held Thursd: cents was the fresh w cents M4 cents juote nd $6 0 and lug celery $3 " ima toe the eg Ite on ot r Wedne Thirty-three Kener white ranch Hing uying i and pullet prices were 28 ar VEGETABLIS 1d Wholesale Dealers Per don 1.18@ 2,00 r pack L26@180 on Prices Artichokes Neets Ratabagas Per Spinach. reoirs Prices Pald Wholesale Dealers Apples Delicious, box extra fancy Per ™ rs Wee Cocoanuts Cranberries Prices Almonds oe t Brasil re Veeane. Mer Mixed Nuts Welnats c ri 4 DAIKY PRODUCTS Prices Vald to Shippers Paid Wholesale Dealers * Viws per ty. In | Bottertas A ere * de items on which we are overstocked |" jand give them prominence on our shelves and in our display, to make | Milk them move more rapidly.” }31:08 a.m. 6.7 M2042 om, ft | Keeond High Ie | Kecond Migh Tide 4:18 pom, 10.6 tt. 16:00 pm. 10.8 fe | Second Low Tide | Second Low Tide 10168 pom, OF i ttead p.m, 8 fe Weather Bureau Report TATOOSH ISLAND, Feb. 16 fnowing; east wind, 64 miles an hour see | Vessels in Port at Seattle Senith Cove Terminal—Pier A—fitr Wit Hie A. Higeton. Union Oil Co, Dock—tr Utac Deli Mtreet Terminal—U. & | Meagher. Grand Trunk Dock—#@tr Admiral Watson. | Pier t—8tr Port Angeles | Pler 2—Mtr Northwestern, str Odune, str Victoria. Pier 1—fitr Montana, str Pactfie Coast Pier D—8tr Admiral Mebree, ety Lebigh. Pacific Coast Engineering Worke—U. & ©. G, Maida, atr American, U. & ©. G. Surveyor Connecttout mano. Atlantic Street Luckenbach. Stacy B ‘Terminal—U. & O. & Dell wood, U. & C. & Burnside. Bpokane Mtrest Terminal—Str Gothiontar, atr Kinderdisk Todd Drydocke—Mtr Fulton, atr HF. Alexander, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co— Atr Patterson, Nettleton Mille—@tr Rose Mahon: Weat Heaitle Training Station ja No, 61 Heffernan Drydock—-Motorahip Oregon, i cutter treet Terminal—ftr Ca- Terminal—itr Florence ate Ronel, | President Grant Continues Service Considerable confusion has re suited in Pactfic coast and Oriental ports owing to the fact that the United States now hag two passenger | ners known aa the President Grant The Admiral-Oriental line, operat. ing whipping board vensels out of | Seattle for the Orient have had num- erous inquiries as to whether or not one of their vessels was to be taken off the Pacific and placed on the At- lantio run to British and continental ports, Tho confusion ts due to the renaming of the former German iner Leviathan the President Grant, In view of this fact the Admiral. Oriental line reports that it will con- tinue to operate Its five passenger |steamers to the Orient and no change ts to be made in its schedule. “SCENERY TAX” MIGHT BE NEXT Financial Wdltor The star: I wish to compliment you on your editorial, “Mr. Frankenstein,” That is good; your analysin In perfoct, and there ja but one thought In it that IT can question, Where do you get the iden that Washingtonians get things that other people do not got for thelr taxen? If you mean the beautiful snow-covered mountaing in July, or the Puget sound summor sunsets, I must remind you that they are tax- free to date, Tf the present “intellectual colon. nus" In session at Olympla could levy An AMmenument on Keenery, we birds living In Western Washington would elther pay or wear blinders. Have you read “I, ©, B." In the current Saturday fvening Pont? Well, if not, do wo, and you will see the futility of telling {t to your public officers, Yours truly, ms L. 1, BEEBD, Moat Sorape—tustorn | tA M.| | | | | Pall Owe, te F. 0. DB. condensary Ht DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices Paid Wholewale Dealers Dutter—Local creamery, cuber Tirtek Kane—Vreah ranch, white shell Mixed Poliets Cheese— Or. triptets Wieeonats Block #wine Wash. triplets Tillamook ¢ POULTRY AND MEATS Prices Puld by Wholesale Dealers to Shippers the. and over ream brick Ducks—Live Vancy, dre Neollers—1 the Fryers and Roasters Capome—Live, fat, Th. Fancy 4. p.. 4% te and op live, 1% to 44 The Live, Hebt, 2 to 2% The. Fancy dry pidked 1 cent above live. Lave, tat > # to 10 The. 3% fbr. and up Fancy O14, Po 8-18 the live, per Chotes, Heavy, Veal— Fancy Mod, tent 19@ Fancy, heavy, 150-200 the. oe POULTRY AND MEATS Prices Paid Wholesale Deniers Ducke— Dressed, per T. Hens—Dreaeed, heavy Drensed, Haht Live, heavy, 0. Live, Het, Per tm Grese—Dremeed, Turkeys-—Pancy, ney, tb aes res—Live, per Ib ne oe Hehe fancy « light per Arenecd, Faney block ... Veal—Fanoy, Habt Med, dressed . LIVE STOCK Quotations at Stockyards Cattion— Prime steers . Medtu: to chol Fair to good Feeders Prime co Good cows an Fair to good . jcheap prices, are on sale HAS READY SALE Consumption Ab- sorbs Cuban Production ot 4 The distr u the exp to the t tons of w went t and the 560,000 ton, rp ’ toward her f the The that effected th rt of Arect 1 an t rope upplied with def Java, m remain to distribute nd & record car- due in the consumption in the main to of in decreanes e United world pr 000 tons higher th year, to supply cons da, entimated at n int and 7 D production, GERMANY GRABS EASTERN MARTS pin elne te tion it was nption 9,000 tons more 000 tons larger [Rapidly Regaining Foothold in Orient BY CLARENCE DUBOSE YO, F 4-4 and all the Far East, the position lost world war German nd in to Siberia. during and after the goods of all kinds now abe pore German merchant- men and passenger boats are plying | regularly between Bremen and all Whatever having in attting and ports: Hamburg Far Eastern troubles Germany may home and in Europe, pretty in the Orient a spectacularly success y be mete Japanese have always merica nd in German med by the peo. the fact cutting a mar now thru the teen er partial firnt favor revival coming Japanes here, notwithstanding atom Germ is into Japan's jerman oe competing with British all raits Settlements, parts of Indis nore In China. American nde in the Orient is, #0 far, fected than Japanese or British the an ny ath aw also t leas af by German revival Germany has recovered trade nd no rapidly in n that Ger to this country now those of pre-war since all values are n before the war, this « not mean Germany is now send to Japan more actual quantities of goods than In the pre-war period. But, if tie present growth continues, the will be doing so in time. Japanese students are now swarm to Germany again, as they did the war. These are prin- clpally students of medicine, chem intry and applied sciences, German professors are reappearing in Japan. Altho Japan is a great toy-produe: ing country, German toys, in large quantities, attractive designs and in native man Imports surpass, in value, dayn. However, er now tt ing before ay shops thruout Japan. And the other day one of the Hugo Stinnes’ boats brought in a big load | of beer from Munich. Japan has be- come a great beerdrinking country, despite the popularity of sake, or native rice wine, \Bandoeng Agreement Prime leht Smooth hy Rough ht bheep— Prime lamba .... Feeders .. Cull lambs . Yearlings Feeders ... Wethors, Haht . Heavy Ewer . Culls 11,60@12 + 10,008 11 + 1.008 - Ae - 2008 + 5000 » 1008 » 4b@ vevererees 2000 FLOUR AND SUGAR Wholesale Prices Mlour--Family pat, 49°" Blue Stem bakers’, 08's Hard wheat, bakers’, 98's Pantry, 98's ‘ * Sugar—Cane, per owt. Heat, per owt HAY, GRAIN 74007 7.964 AND City Delivery, Wholesal Barley-—Whole feed, 100'n Rolled and ground, & Clipped, 100'" ,, Corm—Whole, yellow, 120% Cracked and fod ment, 100) Oate— Whole, food, 100's Rolled and ground, 70 Sprouting, 42.00 44.00 49.00 | £48.00 45.00 47.00 | All-Grain © Chick Feed: Chick Mash—100 Growing Feed Growing Mash- Kern Mash—100 Koratch Feed. rey Wheat-—Mixed food, #0'% Cocoanut Meal Alfaifn Ment... Soya Benn Meal Bone Meat ri Granite | element | the Affects Tin Market The tin market is slowly reviving, | present prices being at a level that consider % d to be a fair return in pre-war ears, saya Trade Com: missioner John A. Fowler. Hea stocks, held off the market unde the so-called “Bandoeng agreement are still intact, and it t# sald that they will not be placed on the ma’ ket until It reachen the prices at which a large part of the stocks were bought This large reserve is a disturbing in the world's markets, which cannot resume a really healthy condition until the govern. ment holdings are absorbed Big Silk Shioments Made Thru Seattle More than $20,000,000 worth of raw and finished silk was transported thru Seattle over the Admiral Orien. tal line transpaeific service during the month of January, recording to officials of the company Tn one month the firm has moved one-fifth as much sill as tt did dur. ing the entire year 1922. Siberian Pine Logs Arrive in England A full cargo of Siberian pine logs, first shipment sinee the early days of the war, has arrived in Liver pool With the exception of about 25, 000 cuble feet, It went into store, saya Consul H, L, Washington, Liverpool, United | ¥ market from Singa- | IN COLD WAVE Ground Storage of Water Replenished the dry farming |the the ground officta replenint ns of ex according t : stort hington The Char Altho the b | here, will temp ratic ntatement uncommon rily retard It the storm ts the an point of t now ing eting ero 4° over the point now will and will jcome re. of the ground storage, depleted during the past five years. Especially thie true tn the dry| farming sections. Also the unusual ry spell in Western Washington last spring and summer took much | ‘orage water from the soils of the| t Sound basin, Some trrigation had be most conse ith the upply lant ys fall in the which means water, and na wealth.” b farmer ins plenishment tn to water a grea mountaing water me COUNTRY SEES BUILDING BOOM 1923 hax * of ma ceding the The year t pronpect sir taining precedented uurvey, Just com by 8, W. 8t « & Co. important fact is the small decline between December jand January in 175 cities, amounting to only $36,145;895, which i an un usual situation in the history of the | | American bullding industry. ‘The January total of new buildings Jand alterations in 175 cities was $196,114,052 as against $143,829,108 for January, 1922, a gain of $52,284,- $42, or 37 per cent. The total for January in 306 principal cities was $207.469,017, which on @ conserva- tive hasis would make the total for the whole country approximately $294,000, 000. | January comparisons show that! 126 citten made gains and 49 show. month last year Eight cities show. | ed gains of more than $2,000,000 and five other cities made gains of more than $1,000,000 The bullding material price situa-/ tion for the country at large did not point radieglly toward a decided in- crease or decrende, Large builders who keep in close touch with pros. pective rial prices were not de- mpletion of their plans with | |the hope that prices will change to} jany great extent. tion was Improved. Employers and | junions are harmonious on the need of greater co-operation and efficiency | to maintain a high production for the | Jentire year 41 building An reanonal ma laying « ICE-CONSUL | IS REQUESTED, tion has been taken by the! amber of Commerce, thru the state partment, to secure a vice-consul | at this port to represent the Argen- | tine republic. At the present time} | the local shippers must tie up funds |for a week before they recelve from the consul at San Francisco clear | ance papers involving shipping to| the South American country. The Argentine consul at the Bay | City, Mr. Caceres, recommended the appointment of @ vice-consul at this port, Since the opening of direct passenger and express traffic from this port to the east coast of South America, trade with the Argentine has Increased considerably, Lumber | shippers, particularly, find that the have Jarge sums of money held in- active for a week while correspond: | ence is carried on with the consul at} San Francisco to secure a vise on papers of credit Swayne & Hoyt, operators of the east const line, have assured the chamber thru their local representa- tive, A. M. Gillespie & Co., that no discrimination is being made against the shippers and travelers from the| | Pacific Northwest cities as regards | | > and passenger space. They | have also informed the chamber that vice will not be advertised n Francisco service.” Douglas Fi ir Stocks Heavy in Shanghai Stocks of Douglas fir in Shanghal, China, while thoy have been reduced, are still heavy, and the basic price remains 50 Shanghai taels per 1,000 foot, Stocks of Singapore hardwood are also heavy, but the supply of teak is Heht. Very little lumber has been received from Fokien province since the ‘disturbance there a few months ago, according to Consular Clerk Fy H. Kreis, Knock-Down Houses Shipped to Silesia During 1922 large foreign and do: mestie orders were placed in Low Silesia for knoeked-down wooden houses. About $000 men are om: ployed in this Industry, says Vice |# | [] Cotman iness Inflation Past, HOW THEY SPENT SNOW FORCES BIG SUGAR CROP FARMERS GAIN LIFE INSURANCE s Herbert IS PARTNERSHIP Group Service Is Keynote, Peterson Tells Congress arte has been rr ee institu 1 by man. than an thou ¢ in of wreave that has been evo! one the t we tion It is nothing reanized of In more or le in wh group nociety ch sands toget so that the gr the f the are al) partners ve undert Peternot themselves own funds y take care of 1. They it co-opera pec nd pool ane ind! called attention teracy in the United States 4 that figures com a by aft board during the war show per cent can neither read write. Seattle alone had more akers were J. 7 He the that 2 F, Brani- Agency?’ C. L. ding an Income,” h, “Life Insur. ‘Tax; W. School” an Herbe c ance and th Ber ‘The iquist Income way Carnegie ‘The Sumn F. Burleson, “What th tion Means to a New Man” “Insurance as @ Universal Need” was discussed by J. A. Birmingham of Vancouver, B. C.; O. W. Mintzer, Jr, Wenatch Howard ©. Ries, ett; Albemarle Tousey, Tacoma; L. Struthers, Seattle; H. M. 8. orta; W. Reed, Tacoma; Fred 8. Ross, Yakima, and J. E. Williams of Seattle, Kill Nitrate Bill for Aid of Farmers WASHINGTON, Fed. 15.—The joint resolution authorizing the presi- dent to purchase $10,000,000 calcium arsenate and sodium nitrate for farmers and cotton producers at was killed in the house late yesterday on a point of order. A ruling was made that the reso- ‘sz-ticeted an appropriation and therefore inost be handled by the appropriation committee instead of the agriculture committee which re- ported it out. MONE Laaned on Diamonds Dah cont Own a Farm Home Be Independent Interesting facts have been com- ernie altrenerad aes per ways about low priced it mixed their li in Canada. Your free copy of illustrated booklet is wait- ing for you. Call or write. The labor situa: | [7] Take Fast Steamers at Colman Dock REGULAR SCHEDULE Leave Beattle Dally PECIAL NIGHT SERVICE pa From Seattle to Bremerton | | AUTOMOBILE FERRY Seattle to Bremerton Daily Tb, 11:00 AM, BF: ™. Main soos [*] fy NAVY YARD ROUTE F3 Deck Mie 3003 [*) LET ET ET ET ET ET ET I CHINESR DOCTOR Nature Chinese Herbs Remedies M. Hee Wo Chinese Medicine Ce, 208 James St. Cor, 2nd 2+ Seattle, Main 2195 Boat Schedu aw Dock Travel by sfeamer TACOMA SAFTY - SPEED - COMFORT les: DAILY 7, 1 A. My 1, 3,6, 7, 9 P.M 4Sc FOR SINGLE TRIP 800 FOR ROUND TRIP . VICTORIA, B.C PORT ANGELES - STRAIT. POINTS DAILY, 12100 Midnight (Does Not Go Through te Victoria Saturday Night Trtp) JUAN ISLAND POINTS vet stra, from Anacortes or Helling- i. Ly, Seattle dally ex. Sat, 10 pn /ELLINGHAM ~ ANACORTES DAILY, 10100 P.M. PORT TOWNSEND; RAIL CONNECTIONS AND MILL PORTS ‘ 8100 A, My 5100 PAL HOOD CANAL/POINTS COM AY, FRIDAY, 4100 Aat, Wretght Only EAH BAY & WAY: PORTS. 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