Aberdeen’s growth shown by town sights and finances
The Portland Oregonian lauds Aberdeen as a thriving 15 000 population center with the Finch building and fine hotels. It highlights strong newspapers, two banks, a robust chamber of commerce, and expanding waterworks. The piece notes three towns forming a larger city, a growing lumber industry, and a proactive civic spirit driving development.
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Aberdeen
Finch
Finch Investment Company
E. C. Finch
Washington
Fairmont
Savoy
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
West
Portland
Puget Sound
Chamber of Commerce
C. Muman
W. H. Street
Lumber Market Improves After Prolonged Slump
A. L. Davenport of the Pacific Lumber Agency reports a brighter lumber outlook than in six months with a steady revival in the West and Eastern Washington and Montana. He says demand and prices have stabilized, with several months of spurts giving way to genuine recovery and better business ahead.
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A. L. Davenport
Pacific Lumber Agency
Davenport
East
Chicago
Washington
Montana
Seamen’s Bill Discussed by Furuseth at Aberdeen Meeting
Andrew Furuseth, president of the Seamen’s International union, spoke at an Aberdeen Central Labor Council gathering last Saturday about the La Follette law due to take effect in November. He defended the law as it affects sailors and navigation. E. P. Marsh, head of the State Federation of Labor, also spoke, opposing compulsory military drill at the state university.
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Andrew Furuseth
Seamen's International Union
Aberdeen Central Labor Council
Furuseth
E. P. Marsh
State Federation of Labor
State University
Wishkah Water Project Work Begins After Vote
The Wishkah water project moves ahead as City Engineer L. D. Kelsey orders full survey crews to map the pipeline from the Wishkah dam to the city. The bond measures passed: 1209 for water and 1217 for the West bridge, despite 1387 total votes, about 38 percent of registrations.
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Kelsey
L. D. Kelsey
Wishkah Dam
County Plans Appeal After Right of Way Verdict
County commissioners Kirkaldie and Hubble advocate no further road building unless all rights of way are granted first. The stance follows a jury verdict in the county right of way case against Mrs. Stenchfield and may prompt an appeal by the county.
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Stenchfield
North Beach clam diggers strike for higher pay
Clam diggers on the north beaches remain out after three weeks seeking 1.75 dollars per hundred, the rate paid last year. They refuse the 1.50 dollars offered by companies this year while south beach diggers accept the lower figure.
State taxes drop for Grays Harbor County next year
Grays Harbor county will pay $47 780 less in state taxes next year despite keeping the same assessed valuation as last year. The board set the valuation about $1 000 000 lower than 1914, making the tax burden appear unchanged. Next year state taxes total $255 433, or 47.15 percent of the county s actual valuation.
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Grays Harbor
Auto Fire Destroys Ford At Rowe Garage
A. A. Haskins lost the body and one tire of his Ford auto when it caught fire Sunday evening in front of the Rowe garage while being fueled.
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A. A. Haskins
Rowe
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Portland Oregonian
Pacific Coast
The
Herald
Aberdeen Evening World
W. A. Rupp
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen Printing Company
Jno
A. Stimson
Hayes & Hayes
By Addison Bennett
Aberdeen State Bank
United States Trust Company
Hayes and Hayes Bank
Hartman & Thompson Bank of
George L. Nyere
G. W. Ripley
Ers
Billy Patterson
Chehalis
Cosmopolis
Hoquiam
Seattle
Wishkah River
Washington Hotel
Finch Building
J. M. Weatherwax High School
Wishkah Water Project
County Commissioners
Kirkaldie
Hubble
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