Big merger plans for Northwest fruit canning network
Oregon Washington canning and preserving firm to acquire Puyallup Sumner Fruit Growers Canning Co with plants at Sumner Puyallup Albany Ore and 17 receiving stations as first unit of a 10 million merger. The venture targets standard products and centralized management to stabilize prices and expand markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Up and Sumner
Ing Company
Puyallup
Sumner
Wash
Albany
Ore
Oregon-Washington Canning & Preserving Company
Bie
Puyallup and Sumner Company
Gallup
Orting
H. C. Henry
The
Henry Investment Company
Reginald H. Parsons
Beattie National Bank
Gordon C. Corbaley
Meinrath-Corbaley Co
Seattle
Chester Thorne
National Bank of Tacoma
Henry Rhodes
Rhodes Company
Tacoma
W. R. Rust
Smelter Securities Company
W. H. Paulhamus
Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers’ Canning Company
Sumner P Ct
Northwest
Puyallup & Summer Fruit Growers’ Canning Company
Sumner and Puyallup, Wash
Puyallup Company
Puyallup Group
Pacific Northwest
Apples Aid Local Banks In Pack Association Statement
J Curtis Robinson traffic manager of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange told the Chamber of Commerce publicity bureau that the Skookum Packing association, a major apple distributor, moved over 10 million dollars through Seattle banks in the prior year.
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Skookum Packing Association
Seattle
J. Curtis Robinson
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Centralia Daily Hub Suspends Publication
Centralia Washington April 12 The Centralia Daily Hub suspended publication yesterday due to financial reverses. Publisher M E Cue says an attempt will be made to refinance the paper, which began in February 1912.
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Centralia
Wash
M. E. Cue
Fishermen Wage Cut Hits Seattle Cannery Ship
Fishermen at coast ports agree to deep wage cuts affecting the Seattle cannery ship St Paul operated by North West Fisheries. New scale cuts about 23 percent from last season, pay now around 7 cents per fish and 160 dollars for the round trip North, down from 9 and 19 cents and 200 dollars previously.
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Seattle
St. Paul
Northweat Fisheries Company
Arrival and Departure Ship Movements Report
Arrivals and departures list multiple vessels with times and routes. Admiral Dewey sailed from San Diego via San Pedro and San Francisco at 7 25 a m. Weat Nilus departed Honolulu via Kahulul Port Allen San Francisco and Astoria at 7 15 a m. Fulton left British Columbia port at 2 0 p m April 12. Admiral Schley heads to San Diego via San Francisco and San Pedro at noon. Dix sails to Honolulu at 6 m April 11. Stanwood bound for Tacoma at 2 p m. Ship Paul to Chiknick in tow by Tyee at 1 45 p m.
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Admiral Dewey
San Diego
San Pedro
San Francisco
Nilus
Honolulu
Kahulul
Port Allen
Astoria
Tr Fulton
British Columbia Porta
Admiral Schley
Dix
Stanwood
Tacoma
Bt. Paul
Chiknick
Tyee
Vessels Sail and Arrive Across Ports on April Dates
Alaskan ships Valdex and westbound Admiral Watson reported sailing April 11. Liverpool ship Spec tator sailed April 6 for Beattie. Yokohama vessel Weat Jappa departed April 7 for Beattie. San Diego saw Admiral Evane arrive from Beattie April 11 and depart toward Beattie at 10 p m. San Pedro sent ship Wils hile toward Seattle April 11. San Francisco reported Floridian and President arriving from Seattle at 7 p m on April 11.
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Valdex
Admiral Watson
Liverpool
Str
Spectator
Beattie
Yokohama
Weat Jappa
San Diego
Admiral Evane
San Pedro
Wilshile
Seattle
San Francisco
Atr Floridian
Atr President
Maritime Movements Reported by Wireless U S Naval
April 11 bulletin lists vessels from San Francisco to Beattie Quinault Seattle and Siberia in tow or near positions. Ships in Seattle ports include St Paul Kamchatka and freighters in Millbank sound and Smith Cove terminal with noted arrival times and distances.
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Wallingford
San Francisco
Beattie
Horace X. Baxter
P. m
Quinault
Seattle
St. Paul
Tug Tree
Ketchikan
Beatties P. m
Atr
Beattie, & P. m
Kamchatka
Siberia
Cape Flattery
Redondo
Millbank Sound
Smith Cove
Mandasan Maru
Great Northern Terminal
Tatsuno Maru
Grand Trunk Pacific Terminal
City of
Poattia
Copper Stocks Lead on New York Market
Copper stocks led the New York market with rising prices as some issues still gained. Utah hit a new high above 51 and Anaconda rose beyond 648 while Western Union fluctuated around 9%. Rails were weak with Northern Pacific down and Pennsylvania near Monday’s low. General Motors and United States Steel showed mixed moves.
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Utah
Anncconda
Western Union
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
United States Rubber
Republic Steel
Amer
Amer Nieet Humgar
Amer Car & Fay International
Amer Homatra
Amer Tel
Tel
Anaconda Eee
Halt, & Ohio
Ste
Au En Haldwin
Tan
Hethiehem Steel
Ita Vor
Canadian Pacific Dias Aan
Entral Leather
al Sa
Great Northern Ond
Kennecott
Lackawanna
Winninestadt
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Lee Hothoure
Gartio
Pan-Amer Petroleum
Pierce- Arrow
Pennsylvania Kit
Lettace T. A
Imperial Valley Erate
Ste 'Hepublic Iron
Leeal Hot House
Erate
Rock Island
Tie Lees
Areen
Don
Bunch
Houthern Pacific
Walla Walla
de Bache
Houthern Mallway
Texas Company
Tebacco
Leeal
Wallis Walla
Arkansas
Willye Overland
Tomatere
International Nickel
Bo Waeh
Verdoz
Imperial Valley
Reseian
Teamate
Virginia
Keystone
Trevereen
Aarr Ranch
Helgiom Premium
W. le
Hamburg
Mambure
Leipelag
Munich
Japaneer Indue
Paris
United Kingdom
Central Pacific
F &Q
St. Paul
An. W
New York Railway
NP. P
Union Pacific
Merl & F
Ilseo Union Pacific
Kolied
Eebereres
Packer Divorce Plan Is Filed
Washington April 12 final legal steps for the divorce of the big packers from stock yards and stock yard railroads control were taken today Swift and Armour filed plans in the supreme court of the District of Columbia for disposal of stock yards and terminal railroad interests The plans outline trustees to vote and report on stock sales and require affidavits of good faith from buyers with court approval needed for each sale and a possible one year extension for reaching a fair value.
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Washington
Swift & Company
Armour & Company
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Morris, Wilson and Cudahy
Swift and Armour
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Chicago
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
George Sutherland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chicago Car Lots and Grain Prices in Brief Notes
Fragmented market notes show Wheat at 35 cents, corn 165, oats 65. estimated tomorrow figures. New York reports April 12 dull coffee market with raw at 6.0, granulated 7.74 to 8.08, No 4 Santos at 74 to 0.5 per pound.
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N. Y
New York
Foreign Exchange Opened Lower on New York Market
Foreign exchange in New York on April 12 showed a lower opening. The German mark traded at 0.14 dollars, the French franc at 0.0709, the lire at 0.0467, and Canadian dollars at 0.5917. Merling around 89.91 percent.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Fereten Exchange
France
Produce Prices and Weights in San Francisco Auction
San Francisco report lists assorted produce weights and lots with items such as butter, cheese, pullets and pullets weights. figures include 1146 pounds for butter and 284 percent for doc. no. 1 dirties and other small lots noted alongside dates and market price references.
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San Francisco
Lucky to Have One to Pull
Andrew York of Middletown New York aged 101 had his last tooth pulled. The elderly man endured the dental extraction without distress, showing little concern compared to a younger man.
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Middletown
N. Y
Andrew York
Profiteering in Poland Punished
Paris reports the Polish government campaign against profiteering led to the arrest of Warsaw's fashionable bootmaker who charged 400 marks for resoling a pair of shoes.
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Paris
Warsaw
Pastor Refuses More Money at Mt. Vernon First Methodist
In Mt Vernon New York on April 12 Reverend Otto F Bartholow pastor of the First Methodist church declined a $1000 raise to his $6000 annual salary saying he did not need the money. The piece also notes a social event with Washington Anchor No 1 auxiliary and a list of ships and docks.
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Vancouver
B. C
United Kingdom
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
New York
MT. Vernon
N. Y
Otto F. Bartholow
First Methodist Church
Evergreen Hall
Washington Anchor No
Washington Association of Iicensed
Lettuce Arrives From Sacramento Sells At Market Prices
The first Sacramento lettuce shipment reached the local market Tuesday and sold for 4 to 4.60 per crate. Fresh green peas bring 17 to 18 cents per pound as season improves. Local cucumbers are plentiful at 3 to 4 per box. Texas crystal wax onions head toward Seattle at 3.76 for a 60 pound crate. Oregon broccoli hopes for quicker local field relief. few half crates sold at 1.60 due to small size and poor quality. No dairy market changes on Tuesday.
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Sacramento
Actr
Texas
Seattle
Oregon
Girls Fight for Husbands in Hawaiʻi
In Honolulu a battle over husbands unfolds between hapa haole women and mainland teachers and visitors. White men are prize, with hapahaole women relying on beauty and romance while native girls lose ground as steamer arrivals bring new competitors.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hawaiian Islands
Ams
Woman Worth Only Seven Fifty Says Court
London court hears divorce case with Justice Horridge noting the woman is worth $7.50 after the divorce. George John Smith gains the decree due to his wife’s misconduct and damages against the co respondent are set at $7.50, deemed her full value.
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London
Justice Horridge
George John Smith
The man who begrudges himself an occasional hearty laugh
A pithy line notes that a person who withholds even small joys is the worst kind of miser. It reflects a moral critique on self denial and happiness.
Paris Opera May Become Movie Theatre
Paris April 12 The famed Paris Opera house may turn to film venue after the chamber of deputies rejected a subsidy increase. Director M Rouche states opera cannot continue without outside aid and is considering such a project.
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Paris
Paris Opera House
M. Rouche
Chamber of Deputies
Hollanders Fight Prohibitionists for Local Option
The Hague April 12 Dutch prohibition advocates report minimal progress on a local option law and seem to delay action to a more favorable time. Washington Supreme Court asks for rehearing in the Silver King and Conkling mines case.
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The
Hague
Washington
Supreme
Washington plans hatchery on Skagit river to keep fish stocked
The state plans to build a hatchery on the Skagit river to boost fish stocks, with Seattle required to fund the project. The report notes Washington leads in hatcheries and cites L H Darwin as state fish commissioner. The text also references an epochal shift in the Sabbath under a medieval English ruler, suggesting a dated, mixed-content clipping.
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Union
Wington
Skagit River
Ing
L. H. Darwin
Seattle
Public Markets feature broad list of staples and prices
A detailed inventory from public market stalls lists items from sugar and coffee to butter and meat. Prices range from 10 to 40 cents, with posted items including Carnation milk 19 1 4 cents per can, Halibut and King salmon at various per pound or can prices, Del Monte asparagus, and assorted jams, cereals, and household goods.
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Madrona
Mall
Libby
Queen Crry
Chauffeur Drowns Self After Car Wreck in Paris
In Paris on April 12 a chauffeur employed by Georges Menter wrecked a car by accident and, unable to bear disgrace, left a note to his employer, wrote his will, and drowned himself. The incident marks an unusual lapse in Parisian chauffeur conduct.
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Paris
Georges Menter
Albion Factory Reopens After Shutdown
Albion Manufacturing Co. resumes operations at its salsada factory after weeks of closure. The plant has filled a number of large orders for ship chandlers, signaling restored production and delivery capacity.
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Albion
Albion Manufacturing Co
San Marino Claims Notable National Anthem Rank
San Marino, the world’s smallest republic, reportedly has the second longest national anthem in the world. The claim highlights the republic’s distinctive cultural symbol in a brief regional notice.
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San Marino
Bank Robbery at Stock Yards Bank in Denver Injures No One
Automobile bandits entered the Stock Yards bank at the union stock yards in Denver this morning, covered employees with revolvers, and escaped with 23000 dollars. Police in motor cars pursued the robbers a few minutes later.
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Denver
Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards
Porter and colleagues return from two month Europe tour
J A Porter vice president and general manager of Frederick Nelsons and four staff members arrived in the United States after a two months visit to European markets.
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J. A. Porter
Frederick & Nelson's
Europe
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Sheen
Lgenansiocs
Ship News
Tides
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
John EE. Carroll
Orient
E. G. McMicken
Pacific Steamship Co
Keystone State
Shipping Board
Port Townsend
West Mahwah
Australia
Standard
Chariie Watson
Admiral Sebree
Bellingham
Nawsco Line
Charles E. Ware, Jr
Boston
QUEEN
Pacific Steamship Company
Cincinnati
Todd
North Atlantic and Western Steamship Company
Walter Herbert McCormack
25Th Ave
McCormack
Amazon Maru
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
FL & Loop
Nome City
Charile Watson
U. S. Naval Communications
Packer
A Mannieg
Poland
Pastor
Enuf
Japan
Talthybiue
Ivan
Alameda
Maid of
Rapokane Street
Ahip Abner Coburn
W. FF. Burrows
East Waterway Dock & Warehouse
Eldridge
Todd Dry Docks
Forest King
Adr
Admiral Mayo
Bark Guy
Goan
Acir Alles
Sdhr
Wawona
Tippecanoe
Puget Hound Bridge & Dredging Co
Patterson Fisher Flouring Millis
Statesman
Amen
Roosevelt
Heffernan Dock
Santa Rita
George Curtin
Ship Oriental
Atr Ketchikan
Canal Lumber Co
Sehr J. W
Blanford
Delwin
Boughton
Pesuta
Cagacan
Capraria
Cardia
Cenina
Charuas
Chesterfield
Chalcta
Cinena
Cinyras
Corus
Cosian
Cota
Cione
Elisea
Electra
Endymion
Fort Standis
Fort Harrison
Fort Jackson
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Peter
Edgar Peaceful
England
Satterfic
Westlake
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Colman Dock
Ballard
Cassidy
Wellington
Cassidy Wellington
F. C. Ferree
14Th Ave
N. W
Last Call
State of Washington
Daniel Kelleher
H. C. MacDonald
Cash
Ser
J. W. Spangler
R. V. Ankeny
Pr. B. Truax
J. H. Newberger
EE. G. Ames
Co. L. LA Grave
E. K. Reiley
C. W. More
WM. Kahlee
J. H. Miner
Second Avenue
Columbia
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