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- City Council Mulls Municipal Asphalt Plant
Proponents argue that a city-run paving operation could cut costs by 10 percent, potentially paying for its own installation in just two jobs.
- Eastern Capital Bets on Newport's Electric Future
Flynn Bros. plan a 600-horsepower plant four times the current size, promising day-and-night power and a magnet for manufacturers.
- The City Says 'No' to the Power Barons: Wenatchee Rejects Electric Company Buyout
In a bold move for municipal independence, the Wenatchee City Council rejects a $100,000 offer to buy the local electric plant, citing exorbitant prices and inadequate infrastructure.
- Tacoma Votes Overwhelmingly for Municipal Power
Citizens reject private utility monopoly to authorize a city-owned power plant on the Nisqually River.
- A $200,000 Inferno Devours Olympia's Wood Pipe Plant
A Saturday evening blaze destroys the National Wood Pipe Company plant, storage yards, four residences, and a grocery store, with losses estimated at $200,000.
- A Steel Mill for Tacoma
Investors finalize plans to bring a large-scale steel fabricating plant to Tacoma, promising new industry and jobs.
- Collapse of the Steilacoom Distilling Plant
A creditor seeks a receiver for a charcoal and creosote plant that failed to sustain operations after only four months.
- Clayton Burned: A Brick-Plant Town Loses Its Whole Business Block
A Tuesday afternoon blaze took Clayton's entire business section on the Spokane Falls & Northern, including the Washington Brick & Lime Co. plant — a $100,000 loss, and another Inland Empire town left to rebuild.
- A Cement Plant Rises at Sullivan Creek
Crews push a 15-acre cement works, a 70-foot dam and mountain reservoirs—and bring in a diamond drill to test coal and lead.
- After the Fire, Penrith's Mill Will Rise Bigger and Electric
The King Sash, Door & Lumber Co. bought a new sawmill outfit in Idaho and planned a modern Penrith plant with a mill pond and electric lights.
- City Hall Scrambles to Power Tacoma
As the power trust exerts pressure, Tacoma’s leadership struggles to staff the Nisqually plant.
- The Invasive Species Warning
Local fruit inspectors warn that imported Japanese nursery stock is bringing destructive scale insects that threaten to devastate Washington orchards.
- A River Harnessed: Metaline's $350,000 Power Plant
Sylvester Engineering wins the contract for a 10,000-horsepower development on Sullivan Creek, with surplus electricity promised to the Metaline mines.
- Tacoma Votes to Take the Power Back
Mayor Linck urges a city-owned plant as Tacoma goes to the polls against the private power monopoly.
- Newport Iron Works Moves Into a Concrete Palace of Machines
The local machine shop shifted from its old frame building into Mr. Miner's new concrete plant and was turning iron again before nightfall.
- Tacoma Votes to Break the Power Monopoly
Citizens overwhelmingly approve a municipal power plant, aiming to reclaim control from private interests and slash utility influence.
- The Rise of Artificial Stone
A local entrepreneur transforms Lynden's construction landscape with a new concrete block plant that promises to revolutionize architecture.
- Walla Walla Meat Company Plans Major Expansion
A new two-story packing house is coming to the Ennis farm to handle the city's growing demand for fresh meat.
- The Engineer, the River, and the Farmers Who Objected
A Northwestern Gas and Electric engineer stops in Walla Walla to inspect survey routes for a new power plant on the Walla Walla River — but riverside farmers are already resisting the chosen paths.
- Tragedy at the Lynden Light Plant
A dedicated engineer is killed while volunteering his time to maintain local machinery.
- Forest Fire Threatens Tacoma's Power Grid
A massive blaze near Orting threatens the Electron power plant, which supplies essential electricity to streetcars and homes in Tacoma and Seattle.
- Major Fire Destroys Local Manufacturing Plant
A fire has leveled the Whitehouse-Crimmins Company plant, leaving dozens of local workers jobless and the community reeling.
- Powering the Mines: $100,000 Plant Planned at Meyers Falls
Railway and power company officials secure lease for entire water power, promising 1,000 horsepower to mines and a major new plant.
- Defiance Park Club Pledges Every Vote for a City-Owned Power Plant
At a meeting of the Defiance Park Improvement Club, Assistant City Attorney Baker makes the case for municipal power — and every man in the room stands up to promise his vote and his legwork.
- Forest Fires Threaten the Electron Power Plant
A multi-million dollar power facility is at risk as flames advance along the vital 14-mile flume.