Chehalis County to Boost Valuations on Timber Lands
County Assessor F E Jones publishes a plan to raise Chehalis county valuations about 40 percent to 26 million dollars by lifting timber lands about 3 million and logged off lands five dollars an acre. The move aims to trigger higher state tax assessments on public service corporations and county revenues.
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Chehalis County
F. E. Jones
Jones
Chahalis County
State Tax Commission
Herald
Marshall
Weyerhauser Syndicate
Electors Boost Albert Johnson in Washington State
Seattle February 28 Three newspaper men Col W W Robertson Albert Johnson and W A Rupp met in Seattle to back Johnson and canvass state sentiment ahead of a Republican state convention. They plan a Tacoma conference to test Taft Roosevelt strength and decide if delegates are chosen by primary or convention. The group stressed press support as vital to Johnson the candidate at large for Congress.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Republican State Committee
Col
W. W. Robertson
North Yakima Republic
Albert Johnson
Grays Harbor Washingtonian
Congress
W. A. Rupp
Aberdeen World
Mr. Johnson
Roosevelt
Taft
B. W. Conner
Rupp
Johnson
Grays Harbor Railway Sets Aside for One Percent Dividend
Grays Harbor Railway and Light reports for the year ending June 30 1911 total income of 115513.82 with 5000 set aside as a 1 percent dividend on 500000 capital stock. Assets 74540.84 liabilities 29448.75 cash 45092.09. Operating revenue 115513.82, expenses 72973.63. Passenger revenue 105815.09 mail 233.27 express 3050.07. Transportation revenue 109098.43. The company lacks full passenger counts but plans new books to provide details to the public service commission.
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Olympia
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Company
Public Service Commission
Bryan Attacks Roosevelt Candidacy in Salt Lake City
William J. Bryan denounces Roosevelt in a public Salt Lake City speech as harsher than Democratic charges against Taft. He says Roosevelt backed Taft, rejects any chosen Democratic nominee, and vows support for any non standpat candidate not static while others advance. The audience applauds Governor Wilson of New Jersey.
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Salt Lake City
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Taft
Gov. Wilson
New Jersey
Bryan
Steamer Fair Oaks Arrives to Load Lumber for San Francisco
The steamer Fair Oaks arrived yesterday to load a cargo of lumber at the Slade mill destined for San Francisco.
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Fair Oaks
Slade Mill
San Francisco
Aberdeen Chamber Hears Plan for Local YMCA
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce weighs adoption of a YMCA to serve the area with Seattle secretary C W Wilcox and international secretary John A Goddell outlining benefits. Other topics include a free bridge across the Chehalis river, sand lime brick experiments from local sand, timber testing for pulp, Southside road progress, and wood sample shipments to Madison Wisconsin for pulp value.
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C. W. Wilcox
Seattle
John A. Goddell
Chehalis River
Louis H. Burnett
R. H. Keagy
Aberdeen
Anderson Foundry & Machine Company
Anderson
Indiana
Southside
Oakleaf
Forestry Service
Madison
Wis
J. 8. Thornton
Raymond
Taft Disappointed By Roosevelt Nomination Reply
Washington D C Feb 26 Roosevelt announced he would accept the Republican nomination and his friends describe how Taft won party unity but angered progressives They say Taft aligned with Aldrich Cannon and opposed Roosevelt cutting into reform momentum and ballinger pinchot conflicts shaped policy and the administration.
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Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Aldrich
Cannon
House
Africa
Europe
Speaker Cannon
Aldrich Tariff
Ballinger- Pinchot
Dr. Wiley
Christian Church Announces New Sunday Series
Beginning Sunday March 3 two new address series start for each service. Morning topic is A Light-Bearing Church or Church Efficiency. Evening studies cover The Great Salvation and Sin Its Cause and Cure. Bible school 10 a m Young People's meeting 6 30 p m Marion F Horn Minister.
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Marion F. Horn
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Ruth Townsend
Duncan Campbell
Ed Hoover
Washington
Idaho
Finance Committee
Graham
Grays Harbor Flour Company
Ellensburg
Chehalis Produce Company
Crivyen
Elder
Crivyea
Merck
John
Republic
Bartholomew
Minneapolis Journal
Albert Jonhson
Col. Robertson
Yakima
Teddy
Grays Harbor Concern
W. J. Bryan
Y.M
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men's Christian Association
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
Fairmont
Republican Party
Senate
White House
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