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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 84
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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124 Years Young
A milestone for Tacoma's legal newspaper
Farmland Preservation
Grant, partnership preserve 154-acre Pierce County Matlock Farm
Posted online Weds., April 30 Photo Courtesy Pierce County Pierce County will permanently conserve 154 acres of farmland in the Puyallup River Valley thanks in part to a Washington State Department of Ecology grant. The $525,000 grant from the state agency's "Floodplains by Design" program serves as the final funding piece to acquire and conserve the "Matlock Farm" in the Puyallup River Valley at Alderton. By purchasing the development rights and placing a conservation easement on the property, the land will be permanently conserved as farmland. Future property owners can continue to work the property as a farm. "Once the property is conserved later this year, it will represent the largest farmland conservation project in Pierce County's history," said County Executive Pat McCarthy. "Protecting this property is good for farmers, fish and Pierce County's rural character." The property acquisition will include 30 acres of riparian and floodplain habitat along the Puyallup River, and a conservation easement on the remaining 124 acres to protect the property for agricultural and open space uses. The county will remove several fish passage barriers and increase the riparian corridor along Ball Creek, a salmon-bearing stream that flows through a portion of the property. Forterra, a locally-based conservation and community development organization, worked in coordination with Pierce County and with the support of the Pierce County Agriculture Roundtable, to identify and help secure the necessary funding. "Farming is an important part of Pierce County's heritage," said Jordan Rash, Forterra's conservation director. "We're excited to move this project forward with Pierce County and other stakeholders to ensure
Article By Todd Matthews, Editor File Photos via Tacoma Daily Index Today is a milestone moment in the Tacoma Daily Index's history: the newspaper is 124 years old. The newspaper was first published on May 1, 1890 as a single-sheet under the name of the Daily Mortgage and Lien Record. The name then changed to the Daily Court and Commercial Index before finally settling permanently on the Tacoma Daily Index. When the newspaper opened its doors in 1890, it did so inside the five-story, stone-andbrick California Building, located at 11101116 Pacific Avenue. The building was home to Merrick Brothers clothing and shoe store; St. John's Pharmacy; I. J. Sharick jewelers; and Fidelity Rent & Collection Company. A photographer and "crayon artist" named Arthur French had a live/work space there, too. Sadly, the building was demolished in 1931 and re-
that it and other farms like it will continue to provide value for the community, the economy and the environment." In addition to the Department of Ecology grant, $1.1 million from Pierce County Conservation Futures will purchase the conservation easement, and
TOP: Tacoma native Marshall B. Skidmore, with his son Rob, in October of 1989, outside the Tacoma Daily Index's office on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. BELOW: When our newspaper opened its doors in 1890, it did so inside a fivestory stone-and-brick building located at 1110-1116 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. The building was demolished in 1931 to make way for a parking garage. placed by a parking garage. Over its lifetime, our small legal newspaper has been a major source of information for Tacoma and Pierce County residents, attorneys, and business leaders looking to keep up on matters related to legal notices, new business announcements, property sales, and news about city, county and state government. The Tacoma Daily Index has also earned its share of journalism awards over the years. The newspaper passed through the hands of only a handful of owners. Victor J. Hedberg and his business partner, J. D. Ogden, bought the paper in 1931 when then-owner H. H. Johnson, who owned the paper for 17 years, passed away. Before that, R. B. Whitaker, the paper's original publisher, owned the Index for 24 years. But no one owned the paper longer than Marshall B. Skidmore, who led the publication for 37 years before selling it to Sound Publishing and retiring in 1997. On this important anniversary, our staff looks forward to contributing to the Tacoma Daily Index's continued success. $300,000 of Public Works and Utilities Surface Water Management funds will purchase the riparian areas and design the removal of fish barriers on Ball Creek. "Strong partnerships with Forterra and the farming community help us achieve large, complex projects with multiple benefits," added McCarthy.