Frisco reports on stock quarantine and farm wealth
A secretary of agriculture summary covers 1906 quarantine work in Texas and Oklahoma with 126,236 cattle moved north for non slaughter use and 1,000,624 moved for immediate slaughter. It notes 62,625,831 sheep inspections, 12,123,466 dippings, and progress against cattle mange. It discusses public land leasing, eradicating dourine, and the era’s farm wealth valued at $7.41 billion, with crops at risk but ending prosperous.
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Department of Agriculture
Pmnt
Congress
Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Heinze Career Portrait Builds Copper Wealth to Politics
F Augustus Heinze, born December 5, 1869 in Brooklyn, rose from mining engineer to prominent copper magnate. He earned a fortune through western copper investments, battled the Amalgamated company, and later engaged in Democratic politics after the financial crash. He studied at Polytechnic Institute and Columbia School of Mines, then inherited wealth from his grandfather and built a diversified mining and banking footprint.
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F. Augustus Heinze
New York
Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute
Columbia School of Mines
America
Boston and Montana Company
Butte
West
Amalgamated Company
Heinze
Farmers Wealth Surpasses Seven Million in Farm Output
Secretary James Wilson of the Department of Agriculture notes farm product value exceeds seven million dollars. The press release highlights growing agricultural riches, market expansion, and the impact on rural communities.
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James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Saya
The
Big stockmen invited to fourth washington live stock convention
Fully 1000 invitations will be mailed to prominent northwest stockmen for the fourth annual Washington Live Stock association convention in Spokane. The event, December 18 and 19, features addresses by leading experts from the region and national figures, with sessions at 10 20 in the Chamber of Commerce Hatton building. Speakers include Joseph E B Wing, H T French, R E Elliott, and others from Idaho Oregon and Washington, ending with talk on expanding sheep raising in the inland empire.
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Northwest
Washington Live Stock Association
Spokane
Wavembix
Chamber of Commerce
Hatton
Joseph EB. Wing
Breeders’ Gazette
Chicago
H. T. French
University of Idaho
RE. BE. Elliott
Washington State College
Paul Clagstone
Clagstone
Idaho
E. §. Waterman
Walla Walla
C. W. Deming
United States
DP. B. Sheller
Wenatchee
JL MccLean
Spokane Canal Company
E. F. Benson
Prosser
George Urquhart
Krupp
Wash
George L. Walker
National Wool Growers’ Association
Cheyenne
Wio
Inland Empire
Bungled Direct Primary Liquor Clause Found
Washington state lawmakers accuse the direct primary bill of omitting a liquor sale ban on primary day. An Olympia report says the error stemmed from printing a provision from an older version, with no such clause in the final engrossed bill signed by the governor. The attorney general notes the Supreme Court cannot alter an engrossed bill.
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George F. Cottrell
Ralph Metcalfe
Olympia
Senate
Houses
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Moths to be killed by Van Damme trap
W J Van Damme of this city, who lived in Clackamas county years ago, proposes a codlin moth extermination method. A sack saturated with sweet cider is hung in orchards with a lantern placed nearby to attract moths. In the morning the sack should contain the attracted pests, starting when fruit trees begin to bloom, according to the Portland Journal.
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W. J. van Damme
Clackamas County
Portland Journal
Yosemite Waters Conservation Plan Gains Feasibility
A proposal aims to save water for Yosemite and Bridal Veil Falls by building reservoirs in Bri dal Well and Yosemite creeks headwaters. The plan would store enough water to extend flow to late October, adding three extra months of flow. Preliminary survey deems the project feasible.
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Yosemite
Yosemite and
Bridal Well
Yosemite Creeks
Legal challenge to Washington railroad commission
Northern Pacific files two lawsuits at Tacoma challenging the Washington state railroad commission. One suit contests a commission order on switching charges for Corstens Packing, setting a maximum 12 cord car at 2256 dollars and 34 cents per extra cord. The other seeks a sidetrack for H A Burnham near Roy. The railroad argues the commission is improperly constituted and that Fairchild, Lawrence, and Jones lack qualifications or confirmations.
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Washington State Railroad Commission
Harry A. Fairchild
John C. Lawrenes
Jesse 8. Jones
Northern Pacific Railroad
Tacoma
Corstens Packing Company
Railroad Commission
St. Paul Mille
Caratena Packing Company
H. A
Burnham
Roy
Legislature’s Role in Commission Law Clarified
A fragment notes how a law under which the commission acts was drafted by the legislature. It mentions the legislative involvement in setting authorities and guiding the commission’s actions. The piece stresses historical context and the legal framework guiding current duties.
Cordova’s Big Boom In Wild Alaska Real Estate Surge
Cordova Alaska shows a frenzied real estate boom as Guggenheim port speculation lifts prices. Lots that fetched 76 dollars weeks ago are selling near 1500 dollars, with owners unwilling to part at any price. Speculators predict Cordova main street lots may reach 3000 dollars before summer.
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Cordova
Alaska
Islaid
Alx
Guggenheim Port
Timne
Lost Panama village found buried under jungle near Calmito Mulato
A village built by the French during their occupation of the Tethmus has been discovered at Calmito Mulato in the Chagres division. Dense jungle growth over twenty years preserved many buildings in good condition and potentially usable again, per a Panama letter cited by the East Oregonian.
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Rocky Mountains
Panama
Calmito Mulato
Chagres
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