Water Question Sparks Bond Fight and City Plans
Nelson Forsythe notes public support for a complete municipal water system after a Dec bond vote. Roy Zahren cites a terse reservoir plan with 263 250 gallons capacity and an 8 inch main. Estimated project cost reaches 20 000 with pipe work and engineering fees, amid calls for full municipal ownership. Forsythe: masses back the wider project. council urged to revise ordinances. He also reports Forsythe buying forty ton of first class time buy.
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Roy Zahren
The
Echo
Hill Bros
Seattle poised for Pacific Atlantic Canal line ships
Seattle magnates celebrate Boston news that 15 new steamers will be built to form a Panama Canal line linking New York and Seattle. The Atlantic and Pacific Transport company plans ships with 16 knot speed, Navy supervision, and wartime transport use with government subsidies.
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Seattle
Boston
New York
Atlantic & Pacific Transport Company
United States Navy
Panama Canal
Colon
Charleston
S. C
Savannah
San Francisco
Panama
San Pedro
San Diego
Cal
Astoria
Pacific
Atlantic
Isthmus
Pacific and Atlantic Transport Company
Wenatchee Soil Sent to Indiana for Apple Study
Indiana State Experiment Station receives twenty five tons of Wenatchee soil to test in Hoosier state orchards. If trees perform better, the Northwest soil proves superior for apple culture. if not, climate may be the key difference.
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Pacific Northwest
Indiana State Experiment Station
Wenatchee
Hoosier State
Postal Savings Bank For The City Opens
Postmaster Davis announces the postal savings bank will open October 26 with a low initial deposit of 10 cents and a 2 percent interest rate. Supplies are pending arrival but expected soon. Government deposits will back savings when accounts begin.
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Davis
St. Nick
PURE WATER THE DECIDING FACTOR IN THE LEAVENWORTH DRINKING SUPPLY
The Echo interviews local physicians and residents on drinking water purity. Doctors condemn the current supply as impure, warning it endangers children and may worsen as use increases. They urge sourcing water from Snow Creek or similar pristine supplies, arguing health must trump cost.
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Echo
Leavenworth
Judah
Hoxey
Great Northern Railway
Wenatchee River
Chewawa
White River
Nason Creek
Great Northern
Elmer
Snow Creek
Charles H. Mason
Now Is the Time to Kick Tax Increases in Capitol Record
The Capitol Record reports taxation rises across Washington counties with Chehalis and Pacific counties facing higher levies. It notes several counties may exceed legal limits and urges taxpayers to protest now to force reductions before levies are set. Jefferson faces a 12 percent rise in 1911.
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J. H. Brown
State Capitol Record
Chelan County
Pacific County
General Road and Bridge Fund
Snohomish County
Chehalis County
Mason County
Road and Bridge Fund
Lewis County
Jefferson
Peter McGill Dies After Long Illness in Wenatchee
Peter McGill a longtime railroad executive and Henry George advocate died in Wenatchee after a cancer of the stomach. He had been ill on a train to Monroe and hospitalized in Wenatchee before being sent to Toronto where two brothers live. He was 55 and had worked as a train dispatcher and held political posts in Wisconsin and St Paul during Cleveland’s era.
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Peter McGill
Washington
Henry George
Wenatchee
McGill
Monroe
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Cleveland
United States Internal Revenue
St Paul
Toronto
Canada
Chelan County Teachers Salaries and Local Appointments
State figures show 156 teachers for 141 rooms in Chelan County in 1911 with men averaging 100.35 dollars monthly and women 74.93 dollars, higher than other counties except King and Walla Walla respectively. Governor names delegates to Colorado Springs congresses and state legal opinions on unemployment insurance and land assessment. The state board reports procurement savings in sugar and farm staples for institutions.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chelan County
King County
Walla Walla County
State of Washington
Hay
Colorado Springs
John Merner
E. F. Gaines
Lakeside
L. H. Titchenal
H. J. Cline
Cashmere
H. L. Spader
Chelan
Jessie Bennett
J. H. Birmingham
Matt Hickey
Unconditional Franchise Debate Over Water Supply
Opponents warn that defeating the water bonds will pressure the council to grant Tumwater Light and Water Company an unconditional franchise to supply the north side users. Proponents urge careful consideration of the franchise phase of the issue.
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Tumwater Light & Water Company
Reynolds Buys Buick in Wenatchee Land Trade
F A Reynolds secured a Buick in a land trade with A J Linville Wenatchee real estate man last Saturday. The car was driven to the place by Ben Moore and is now undergoing a thorough overhaul. It will be used by Reynolds in his real estate business.
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F. A. Reynolds
A. J. Linville
Wenatchee
Ben Moore
Mr. Reynolds
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Nelson Forsythe
Menville
Wenatchee Valley
Postal Savings Bank
Sage OF Socialism
H. X. Featherstone
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State Tax Commission
Stevens County
Tax Commission
Supreme Court
State Board of Control
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