Praise for Apple Show Unites Pacific Northwest Growers
The Spokane National Apple Show promotes inter-state goodwill among growers from Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and British Columbia. The writer urges unified efforts to standardize packs and marketing methods and anticipates broader collaboration across districts to improve products and competition.
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Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Spokane Wins Commercial Teachers Convention Bid
Portland booster R W Raymond of the Commercial Club secured Spokane as the site for the next Commercial Teachers Federation convention. He spoke on the floor at the Chicago session where others had lobbied. Spokane claimed the honor by a brief speech securing the bid.
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Portland
Spokane
Commercial Teachers’ Federation
R.W. Raymond
Commercial Club
Chicago
Raymond
County Road Aid Law Divides Officials and Counties
Arguments for and against the state aid law divide Wash ington leaders. County engineers oppose it while a centralized state road engineer could improve consistency and maintenance for permanent highways. Small counties fear loss of funds and suggest accumulating credits until five miles can be built. Spokane County shows benefits from participation.
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Washington
Spokane County
Oldest Mason in the State Dies at 96 in Davenport
Oliver Hazzard Perry Gibson aged 96 died in Davenport Washington after a long life spanning Kentucky Missouri and California before settling on a Davenport homestead in 1882 He was born May 10 1815 in Shippensburg Pennsylvania Initiated at Fort Leavenworth in 1846 he later became an honorary member of Acacia Lodge No 58 Davenport for his long service He left five surviving children and his wife Mary Jane DeAtley who died in 1891.
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Oliver Hazzard Perry Gibson
Davenport
Wash
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
United States
Mexico
Shippensburg
Kentucky
Missouri
Santa Fe
N.M
California
St. Joseph
Stewartsville
Washington
Mary Jane DeAtley
Gibson
Acacia Lodge No. 58
F. and
A. M
Northwest Fruit Growers Convention Called in Portland
President Atwell of the State Horticultural Society calls a convention of Northwest fruit growers and fruit shipping associations to meet in Portland on January 24. The aim is a regional selling agency for Pacific Northwest apples, covering most U S boxed output. Western Montana Western Colorado Washington Oregon Idaho supply nearly all the boxes.
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Lence
Spokane
Atwell
The
State Horticultural Society
Northwest
Portland
Pacific Northwest
United States
Montana
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Washington Horticultural Association
Prosser
Washington Fruit
Citrus Fruit Growers
California
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Kingsbury
J. E. Tull CO
Kennewick
Frank V. Guilbert
Spokane County Good Roads Association
Olmsted
Northern Pacific Irrigation Co
Kennewick, Washington
OF Northwest Fruit Growers
BR. W. A. Wise
Imto
Pacific Coast
Man, Thane
Ubber
UN Wise Dental Co., Inc
Ore
Haydon
First National Bank
Front Street
Aitlers Hotel
A. F. Brown
I &S
J. W. Cleghorn
John T. Hess
Wright
J. Wricht Co., Ltd
Kansas City
Columbia Pharmacy
Wettlaufer
Portland & Seattle
Points
St. Paul
Denver
Omaha
St. Louis
East
J. E. Webb
W. E. Coleman
Spokane Comerican
Sprague
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