Oregon Lumber Trade Surges with Forest Wealth and Jobs
In 1900 Oregon hosted 476 lumber and timber establishments with $8.17 million capital, 696 owners, and 4,084 wage earners plus 223 salaried staff. They paid $208,816 in salaries and $3,623,014 in wages, using $5,727,720 for materials and producing $10,352,167 in product value. Planing mills and related firms added 385 workers and $617,064 in wages. Overall forest industries employed 4,667 people with $2,232,730 in salaries. Standing timber was vast, with two hundred thirteen billion feet of sawed lumber potential, and national consumption cited as sixty billion feet annually, prompting concerns about depletion.
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Oregon
US Forestry Bureau
Gilford Pinchot
Forest Service
United States
Pacific Lumber Manufacturer’s Association
Tacoma
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Posecessons
South
Forest Destruction Warns of Timber Crisis Across Pacific Coast
Mr Pinchot cites fifty years of forest loss totaling 900000 acres, far surpassing timber milled by sawmills. He warns that islanding forests, coupled with logging, threatens vast areas from the Pacific coast to British Columbia within twenty five years, while printers strike without logging labor.
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Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Pinchot
President Seeks Life Insurance Reform in Message
The president outlines a life insurance reform plan in his annual message to Congress. He argues for changes to policy structure and oversight to improve coverage and affordability and urges swift action by lawmakers.
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C.oi
No accounting for tests and loans in life insurance
The piece notes lack of accounting in life insurance loans and other irregularities while mentioning public figures and the prominent John A McOill amid references to Miss Alice Roosevelt and royalty in a curio of impressions from New York Life.
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John A McOill
New York
Hidden Rocks Struck In Unclear Report
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions medical topics and products with unclear details. The readable parts reference phrases like coughs, cure, and guaranteed items, but lack coherent facts to identify a concrete event, person, or organization. The text appears promotional and non-credible with mixed terms and partial names.
Seattle Grocery Co. Trial Order Request Motto
The Seattle Grocery Co. asks for a trial order to prove their quality and value. They pledge customer satisfaction, offering the best groceries for the least money as a demonstration of their success. Zundel Lawson.
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Seattle Grocery Co
Sacred Heart Academy La Grande Offers Classical Courses
Sacred Heart Academy in La Grande Oregon offers classical literary and scientific courses with music drawing and painting. The school trains young ladies for teaching and resumes classes September 6. For terms and details contact Sister Superior.
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S.stera
St. Francois
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