Railroad Commission Inspects Northwest Stations on Special Train
The Washington rail commission and railroad officials inspect Northern Pacific stations from Olympia to Montesano with private cars for officials. They visit Little Rock Gate Oakville Porter Elma Satsop Montesano Hoquiam Aberdeen and Oakville camps, ordering depot and platform improvements and noting no major complaints from shippers.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Montesano
Elma
Satsop
Union Timber Co
Railroad Commission
Olympia
Northern Pacific
B. E. Palmer
H. C. McNutt
W. C. Albee
H. A. Fairchild
J. C. Lawrence
Jesse S. Jones
A. W. Perley
H. L. Gray
Frank M. Dallam, Jr
L. B. Kaler
Mer
Western Division
W. F. Sater
G. L. Raymond
Dacing
Becal Ve Loboand
George T. Reid
H. C. Buckley
Little Rock
Gate
Oakville
Porter
McNutt
Stearns Uuiverso
Stearnsville
Aloha
Elks Club
Chamber of Commerce
M. R. Sherwood
Union Mill Co
Chehalis County Board Clash Over Court House Plan
Chehalis county commissioners Arland and Hopkins resist Aberdeen offers for a free courthouse in the city hall and clash with Davis over a timber cruise proposal. The dispute ties to party pledges, timber taxation, and alleged graft rumors amid local opposition and press commentary.
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Board of Commissioners
Chehalis County
Pacific Coast
Schmitz
Abe Reuf
San Francisco
Sinster
France
W. J. Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
City of
Washington
Arland
Hopkins
Court House
Davis
Republican
Board of County Commissioners
C. W. Arland
County &N
Weyerhaeuser
Creosote Wood Preservation Expands Across Northwest
The Northwest wood preservation boom rolls forward with coal tar creosote. Washington uses about 4 million gallons annually to guard pilings and railroad ties, extending their life from years to decades and saving public funds. Puget Sound Co builds a tank steamer to carry creosote oil.
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Puget Sound Co
Portland
Northwest
Teredos
Naveton
Timber Preservation and Creosote Supply Expansion
The Forest Service outlines timber treatment as vital to conserving the nation's timber supply. It notes East Coast oil imports in 110 gallon steel drums, non returnable, pushing costs up for local users. A Puget Sound creosote tanker project and a Spokane coal tar creosote effort could lower prices and boost wood preservation nationwide. The Portland District Forester can provide information and publications on wood preservation.
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United States Forest Service
England
Creusy
Puget Sound
London
Northwest
Spokane
Portland
The
Forest Service
Forester
Washington, D. C
Sunday at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Bishop Edward J. O'Dea of Seattle urges keeping the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition open as a public park on Sundays argues that exhibits and machinery should operate daily to benefit workers while acknowledging religious services can still be held separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. O'Dea
Seattle
Lumber Trade Secretary Outlines April Outlook for Pacific Northwest
The April bulletin from Secretary Wastell of the Washington & Oregon Lumber Manufacturers Association notes present slow conditions but hopes for revival within sixty days. It cites strong local demand in Oregon, rising Portland construction, and March permits totaling 885 375, with optimism from a traveling lumberman about nationwide revival and improved credit markets.
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Washington & Oregon Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Pacific Northwest
Wastell
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Chicago
Colorado Territory
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W. E. Crist
Commercial Club
Alesttine Eehaen Tha
Hupaias
Macauley
New York World
O'Dea
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