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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1914

Page

5

Prohibition Bill No 3 Would Allow Limited Imports

Prohibition Bill No 3 would come before voters in November and permits importation of one half gallon of whiskey and twelve quarts of beer every twenty days. The money for this leaves the state.

State bill threatens Washington breweries export role

The measure would close breweries in Washington, the third largest export business in the United States, whose earnings fuel local labor, barley, hops, supplies and related industries. A single concern disperses over a million dollars annually within the state.

United States Washington Washington Breweries

Prohibition Bill No.3 Fallout Warns of Tax Hikes

A reader warns that if Prohibition Bill No.3 passes, taxes could rise by 50 percent and property values may drop. The letter paints an alarming view of the Times current woes and predicts an even worse economic climate.

Cabinet Posts Mentioned in Historic Government List

A roster lists the Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of War Attorney General Postmaster General Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Interior Sec of Agriculture Sec Com and Labor and Secretary of Labor in a historic government lineup.

Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Navy Secretary of Interior Sec. of Agriculture Sec Labor Secretary of Labor

Trade marks and the price of truth in goods

The article argues that trade marks signal quality and warranty to consumers while catalog houses push cheap, inferior substitutes. It cites a Waterloo Iowa cream separator case where mail order pressure lowered material quality and warns that local dealers add value through service and support, making quality the cornerstone of commercial success.

Waterloo Iowa Chicago Seattle

Washington marks Admission Day as Lister trims state costs

Governor Ernest Lister touts a $450 000 back transfer to the general fund by end of the biennium to avert a shortfall. Washington observes its 25th birthday with plans for statewide events and a budget survey by the board of control. The highway department reports road location costs held to 100 to 150 dollars per mile, while the labor department boasts 90 percent self sufficiency and a tripling of convictions under current administration.

Board of Control Lister State Highway Department E. W. Olson State Labor Department

Costs Of Initiatives And Pamphlets In State Measured

The state will spend just under 100000 dollars to submit initiative and referendum measures this year. Each pink pamphlet costs about six cents to produce with two cents for postage. Surveyor General Fitzhenry notes 300000 acres surveyed this summer on public lands. 150000 acres are Northern Pacific grant lands to be taxed for the first time. The public service commission has filed a valuation complaint against Washington Water Power Company at the request of Palouse and Big Bend light and power consumers seeking rate cuts like those granted to Spokane consumers.

Fitzhenry The Public Service Commission Washington Water Power Company Palouse Big Bend Country Spokane

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