Sugar Beet Shipment Needs Rail Cars Across Kern County
Sugar beet crews at Arvin Slater Coalinga and Buttonwillow require up to 150 high sided gondola cars each way to move Kern County beets to Spreckels processing plants. One facility at M Fresno County begins its third year tomorrow and will dominate local intake. Some beets will go to Spreckels plants in Manteca Salinas and Woodland as harvest continues this summer.
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Arvin
Slater
Conne
Cerdo
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Spreckels
Fresno County
Manteca
Salinas
Woodland
Board of Trade Tours U S Borax Mine at Boron
Kern County business leaders will tour the U S Borax Co plant and refining facilities at Boron on July 9. The inspection, followed by a civic luncheon, aims to show officials the plant's operations, plans, and impact, with 700+ workers and payroll over five million dollars annually.
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Kern County
Board of Trade
Borax Co
Boron
E. D
Robert C. Marshall
U.S
Borax
State Highway Bonds Retired End California Debt Financing
State Treasurer Bert A Betts announced the retirement of the last outstanding highway bonds issued to finance California's early 20th century road network. Checks totaling 1 million in principal and 22 500 in interest retire the final bonds, transitioning to a pay-as-you-go basis funded by motor vehicle taxes and the license fee fund.
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Bert A Betts
California
Betts
State Highway Division
Randolph Collier
Dem
Yreka
Collier
State Highway Commission
First California Bond Issues Build Freeway System
The state benefited from the initial roads funded while bonds were repaid. Officials hailed the three early bond issues as the foundation of California's renowned, advanced freeway and highway system despite their modest size by today’s standards.
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California
Clear Windshield Vision governs safe driving outcomes
A clear windshield improves driver visibility, reducing risk on the road and potentially preventing dangerous or suicidal driving situations.
Returns From Seip To Inspect Cotton
Woodrow Wray and Rolf sen Jr repaired a trip to LaPaz Lower California to inspect Acala-4 cotton. They noted a large area south of LaPaz grown without government restrictions and enjoyed good fishing, with weather mild by day and cool in the evenings.
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Woodrow Wray
Rolf *Sen, Jr
LaPaz
California
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Bob Alderson
Spreckels Sugar Co
Gorman Jones
Frick Bros. Ranch
Kern Lake
Kern
W. R. Woolsey
Polo
St. Wasco
Standard Oil
Trac Emaans
RD Ag
Sian
Snow Gates & Valves
P. G
Ramblers
Rambler
American Motors
Wasco ‘Motor Sales, Inc
Seventh ST. Wasco, Calif
Bakersfield
Seip
Shirley
James St
Shatter, Calil
Paul Groves
Bae
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