Chelan County Marble Find Promises Big Industry
John D. Atkinson of Alaska Marble Mountain Co Seattle shows Chelan county samples from Chickamin creek promising a half million dollar plant within two years. Expert tests deem the marble as the finest yet found in the United States with strong building potential and near inexhaustible supply.
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John D. Atkinson
Washington
Alaska Marble Mountain Company
Seattle
Echo
Red Mountain State Road
Chickamin Creek
Alaska
Chikamin Creek
Atkinson
United States
C. R. Corey
Washington State University
B. J. Barrett
England
France
Italy
America
Barrett
Wenatchee Valley
Chewawa
Chelan County
Leavenworth
Milner Roverts
Mining and Metallurgy Department
University of Washington
Timber Tax Dued When Cut
A state committee on forest taxation urged exempting virgin timber from tax until harvest to encourage private capital holding cut-over land for a second cut. Prof. Frank G. Miller led the report with members E. G. Ames and J. J. Donovan. The plan argues taxes hinder long-term forestry and would shift to a stumpage tax upon cutting.
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State Commission On Forest Legislation
Frank G. Miller
E. G. Ames
J. J. Donovan
Washington
Prof
Thatcher
R. W. Douglas
Douglas
Special Days at Apple Show in Spokane November 14 to 19
National apple show at Spokane schedules six special days from November 14 to 19 led by opening by President Taft and coronation of Idell I. Activities include Live Wire convention, packing contests for world championship, College Day with $20,000 in prizes, and Families Day with an apple king finale. Concerts, vaudeville, and apple preparation demonstrations accompany exhibits open to 10:30 p.m. on November 19.
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Spokane
Ren H. Rice
Taft
H. E. van Deman and Associates
Northwest
Idell I
Court
Country Life
David Brown
Edwin A. Smith
Apple Show
L. Gertrude McKay
Department of Domestic Science
Washington State College
Pullman
Chicago
First Regiment
Tragic Rail Accident Claims Family in Leavenworth Area
E B McIntyre dies in head on collision near Chattaroy after two trains burn and eight are killed. His mother Mrs D C McIntyre of Hillyard mourns, recalling a premonition and the earlier death of her husband in Nebraska. He leaves two sisters and other relatives.
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Chattaroy
E. B. McIntyre
McIntyre
Round House
Leavenworth
D. C. McIntyre
Hillyard
Nebraska
County Treasurer Reports Large Cash Handling and Interest Gain
C A Battles county treasurer reports over 784 thousand dollars passed through the office from his start to October 31. The county also earned 3616.93 in interest on deposits, benefiting taxpayers.
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C. A. Battles
Northwest Politics Discusses Senator Jones and Suffrage
Washington observers debate Senator Jones potentially becoming a federal judge to fill Judge Whitson’s vacancy and the political landscape as western Seattle and Puget Sound seek power. The article also reviews Robert Montgomery’s pro suffrage pamphlet and the broader impact of labor unions on railroad rates. It notes the Seattle turkey seizure under food safety laws and calls for more settlers to fuel Northwest markets and growth.
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Jones
Judge Whitson
West Side
United States
Robert Montgomery
Puyallup Valley Tribune
Washington Equal Suffrage Association
Montgomery
Seattle
California
Washington
Northwest
Alaska
Leavenworth Lecture Course Closes With Top Entertainers
Contracts closed with top platform entertainers including concert companies humorous lecturers readers and impersonators. Further announcements will follow in the near future.
Wenatchee Shows Big Fruit Exhibit for Chicago Show
The Wenatchee Commercial Club sends 100 boxes of extra fancy apples and an Okanogan valley exhibit including 200 boxes to the Chicago National Land and Irrigation Exposition. The Great Northern will manage the regional displays from November 19 to December 4 and aims to ship apples on passenger trains if granted by Harriman lines.
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Wenatchee Commercial Club
Chicago
Okanogan Valley
Commercial Club
Okanogan Country
Great Northern
Harriman Lines
Hood River District
Wenatchee
English Market Pays for Jonathan Apples Shipment
William Edmund received returns yesterday from a carload of fancy and extra fancy Jonathans shipped to the English market. The fruit were grown by Fred Paton and the Wright Nursery company of Cashmere. Edmund finished shipments and sent 27 cars. Indications point to good prices, though the auction market has been disastrous to shippers and Wagner shipments may incur losses for Mr. Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edmund
Fred Paton
Wright Nursery Company
Cashmere
Edmund
England
Wagner
Wenatchee World
Posts display giant Spokane Beauty apples at show
F L Post and Sons showcase a 36 ounce Spokane Beauty at the Vancouver National Apple Show. They plan a second Spokane entry this month with fifty apples, aiming to beat last year’s pyramid prize of fifty apples weighing 70 pounds. Their current collection weighs near that total and will add ten more large apples to exceed the prior winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Post & Sons
Spokane
Vancouver
Post & Sons
L. H. Spader
Leavenworth Leads Chelan County School Enrollments
Olympia reports Leavenworth School District had the strongest enrollment in Chelan County outside Cashmere and Wenatchee, with 353 pupils and 226 average daily attendance. statewide totals show 215,688 enrollments across 2710 districts and 156,064 average daily attendance.
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Chelan County
King
Adams
King Counties
H. B. Dewey
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Wenatchee Valley Railroad
Univesity Station
Wash
Marble Mountain Co
Seattle, Wash
United States Forestry Department
Milner Roberts
Ren Rice
News OF
Pacific Northwest
Senator Jones
New York Sun
Oakaogan Country
Jonathan
Washington Forest Reserve
Lewis
State Bureau of Inspection
Chelan
Okanogan Counties
Kitsap County
M. E. Hay
W. P. Bell
State Highway Board
Washington Bridge Company
Wenatchee Bridge
Attorney-General
Board of Control
Charles F. Hubbard
Capitol Building
Hubbard
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