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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
A Palmer saw mill site in La Grande Oregon shows rapid development with large foundations, a growing pond nearing completion, and crews excavating for new buildings. Elsewhere the mining industry in the Butte district announces a 25 cent daily wage increase for underground miners, affecting about 10,000 workers.
State penitentiary bids urge use of Oregon made supplies for two years and praise local production. Superintendent James argues patriotic buying will flood Oregon manufacturers, expand capacity, and elevate the Oregon label in commerce and daily life. The Oregonian calls for a statewide patriotic awakening and home-pride watchword.
A column reprints items from the paper’s past noting a fuel shortage with anthracite coal rising to nine dollars per ton. The excerpt evokes ongoing concerns about energy costs and market pressures echoed from a long-ago period.
The Boise Capital News notes a coal shortage tied to railownership and mining output. It questions why rails transport crowded stacks yet fail to haul quality coal, blaming railroad control of mines for the crisis.
A Pacific coast landowner claims his property vanished after a midnight earthquake and threatens to sue, questioning whether the quake or Providence caused the loss. He weighs naming Providence as a defendant in the case.
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