Panama Canal commission report filed at Washington
The Panama Canal commission report to secretary of war details fiscal year figures for Culebra division including a maximum monthly excavation of 679,627 cubic yards in April 1907 and blasting total of 3,291,866 cubic yards. It covers steam shovels, track miles, dumping grounds, labor costs, wage levels, and plans to expand dumps at Tabernilla and improve material handling and yard operations.
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Panama Canal Commission
Canal
Culebra
Lin. Ft
Miles
Culebra Division
Empire Shops
Galuun
Panama Railroad
Finsanists
Panama
Gorgona
Manuel
TaherniMa
Gutun
Bosa-Corozal
la Boca
Tabernilla
White House
Pedro Miguel
White Hous Yard
United States
Cooas
Ctim
Eiato Asaiemain
Dompsei Sivsee
Escesees Sive
Bomviate
Boavior Ook Ink
Aps Seamen Sce Ars Brette
WUW
Tees
Haiiumeven Mveciers
Sirs-Cieire
Reclaiming the Desert and Hanford Power Plans
Dr N G Blalock toured Kennewick and Hanford to explore securing the steamboat Yakima for moving grain along the Columbia between Umatilla and Kennewick. He noted low river levels and the Hanford irrigation project progress including a 64 ton steam shovel and a 2 4 0 0 horsepower turbine to irrigate thousands of acres. The piece also quotes Ely's Cream Balm praises and discusses timber land deals in Benton county and Willamette valley tracts, including Abaqua and 9000 acre burns.
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N. G. Blalock
Kennewick
Hanford
Yakima
Columbia River
Umatilla
Walla Walla Union
Blalock
Union
Priest Rapids
Hanford Company
Belne Hull
Fhrat
Valley of the Columbia
Timber land valued at $500,000 faces doubt in Burn case
District Attorney John Manning reports from several sources that 9000 acres of timber land near Silverton listed by the Tithe Guarantee & Trust Co as an asset at 500000 is not worth that much. Gov Chamberlain has received similar information from Portland papers. The asset, described as a “burn” amid rumors, may shrink in value.
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Benton County
Manning
Silverton
J. Thornburn Hong
Wisconsin
Ross
M. B. Rankin
Southern Pacific Railroad
Willamette Valley
Rankin and
Gilbert
Latimer
Ashland
Wis
George Freaton
Don Danaher
Chicago
Tithe Guarantee &Trust Company
Texas, Oregon Timber Company
Rees Institution
Rankin
Tithe Guarantine & Trust Company
John Manning
George B. Chamberlain
Portland Paper
Protecting Trees From Rabbits In Winter
If rabbits strip tree bark in winter, wrap trees with newspaper or Manila paper tying ends and middle with twine. Nurserymen use split tile around trees, tied tight, to prevent damage. Tile can be bought cheap from tile factories. use green-split tile and burn with other tile.
Colony Plan to Settle Porto Rico by Newspaper Men
Curtis Bond promotes a Porto Rico colony on the mainland to grow fruit for a living. He plans a colony of newspaper men and artists on the island, with a favorable acre for fruit farming. Bond operates from 12 Broadway, New York.
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Curtis Bond
Porto Rico
United States
Bond
Broadway
New York
Ly min’s Market brings a varied selection for shoppers
Customers visit Ly min s Market as the main phone line 79 facilitates inquiries about available goods and prices. The compact note highlights a bustling local market scene with emphasis on accessibility and routine shopping activity.
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Canal Commission
Washington
Labor
Transportation Department
Eebeae Ana
Dr. Blalock Tris
Upper River District
Ely
All Drugg'ste
Ely Bros
Warren Street
Pataluma
Calif
Stock
Anton Nolte Pendleton
Oragon
Keith
Preston B
Keith Shoe Co
Brockton
Bond Brothers
Schmidt
Lymin's Market
Pendleton, Oregon
United States Depository
National Bank Act
Beecham
Aeklands
Earth
E. Court, St
East Oregonian
Pendleton High School
Hill Millitary Academy
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