14 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
1
Centralia sits midway between Seattle and Portland as a key rail and water link. The city’s favorable terrain, deep timber and coal resources, and expanding mills and furnaces attract industry, with major firms like the Eastern Railway Lumber Co and Wilson Coal Co driving a growing payroll and infrastructure.
The A. P. Perry Lumber company filed articles of incorporation with A P Perry George Dysart and C B Gilchrist as incorporators. Perry has long operated in McIntosh where a fire nearly destroyed a plant but rebuilding occurred. The Olympia plant details are scarce, but Lewis county capital is believed involved, with capitalization of a quarter million dollars to equip a large McIntosh plant on the Northern Pacific line north of Tenino.
On Wednesday a man appeared on the street wearing a hat and acting insane. Marshal Broley jailed him and, following Sheriff Gannollys orders, took him to Olympia where he was adjudged insane and committed to the state asylum. The man had $9.00 and paid his bill, but offered no word.
On Monday articles of incorporation were filed in the county auditor's office for the Western Development Company with capital of 10600 dollars. Principal office in Chehalis. Trustees include C. A. Doty Wm West J G Startup N B Coffman Dan W Bush all of Chehalis. The company aims to buy and sell town lots lands timber realty lay out town sites plat additions erect buildings and improve properties. It consists of funders who organized the Western Railway and Development venture.
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