Giant Bonding Scheme Proposed by Irrigation Leader
Arthur Hooker outlines a plan to issue five billion dollars in hundred year bonds bearing three percent interest. Funds would reclaim swamp lands, irrigate arid regions, deepen waterways, build roads, and conserve forests. He envisions government as banker with returns paying bonds and broad support from states and irrigation groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hooker
Board of Control
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Congress
United States
Hooker
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Mississippi
Nebraska
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Reclamation Service
New York
Missouri River
Yellowstone Park
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
United
Great Lakes
Irrigation Congress
Cherry Day at Exposition Boosts Cherry Contributions
The A Y P exposition committee announces July 1 as Cherry Day at the fair to attract cherry contributions over the next two weeks. Visitors from distant areas attend daily, offering potential customers for growers. Each box of good cherries is advertised as strong promotion for fruit businesses, building on last week’s Delicious Day ribbon.
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A.Y.P. Exposition Committee
Washington
Hay
Washington State College
Olympia
Donnybrook Fair
Holland
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
J. G. Scholvnck
Wiegman’s Bank
Amsterdam
G. J. M. Simons
Telegraaf
Great Holland
Portland
Northwest
Representative Holm Seeks Narrow Special Session Scope
The signed statement from Representative Holm declares opposition to any business at a special session beyond addressing extraordinary conditions necessitating the session. He says if a majority disagrees, he may introduce legislation aligned with his constituents' interests.
Seattle News Letter Highlights Forest Rules and Exposition Boost
The State Board of Forest Commissioners tightens rules to curb forest fire danger, limiting spark emitting engines within a quarter mile during June to October and requiring spark arresters. Northern Pacific expands Seattle fair literature, while the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition draws notable visitors including M J Jusserand and public officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Forest Commissioners
Olympia
Washington
Northern Pacific Railway
A.Y.P. Exposition
Northern Pacific
Seattle Fair
Washington Equal Suffrage Association
Plymouth Church
Seattle
Emma Smith DeVoe
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York
Chicago
Spokane
Puget Sound
Sheriff's Hanging After Knife Attack in Floresville
A prisoner Refugio Jaureque, sentenced for criminal assault on a Bohemian girl last July, killed Sheriff Wright with a sharpened spoon as he adjusted a black cap. Jaureque was captured by a deputy and hanged on the scaffold without a black cap. Details of how the spoon handle was obtained remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Texas
Wright
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Board of Control of National Irrigation Congress
Seattle News Letter
Milwaukee Road
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Great Northwest
A. J. Earling
Milwaukee
Transcontinental Freight Association
Earling
Interstate Commerce Commission
M. J. Jusserand
George Washington
Commonwealth
Laredo Taft
M. Jusserand
Oregon
Idaho
California
William Jennings Bryan
Taft
The
Echo
Wachusett
Hub Clothing Store
A. Brown
Tumwater Light & Water CO
Big Oregon Nursery CO
Sale
I. H. Cook
Leavenworth Gardens
New School
Peake & Son
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
the Olympia
Central
J. M. Duffy
Edgar C. Booth
Leavenworth, Washington
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