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Progress and Prosperity Day Marks Northwest Growth
In Seattle on June 1Progress and Prosperity Day celebrates the completion or start of half a dozen major projects valued at about 100 million dollars. The event proclaims a new prosperity era with work resuming on the Lake Washington canal under a state contract the Northern Pacific to build a belt line around Lake Union site cleared for the 42 story Smith building arrival of first through train on Milwaukee Railroad and the Fisher Flouring Mills opening plus Hoge skyscraper steel work completed.
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