New Grain Warehouse to Rise in Kennewick
A major expansion of grain storage capacity is set to move forward, promising to modernize the local wheat trade.
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General Superintendent Palmer has wired Watson Brothers granting permission to build a new warehouse just west of the stock yards. Manager Ward of the Cascade Lumber Company has placed a rush order for materials. The firm, Watson Brothers, brings experience from the Big Bend country and plans to handle the grain trade here with up-to-date methods. The building will have large storage capacity and is expected to be completed in time for the current season's harvest.
“The material and men will be on the ground the first of the week and structure will be rushed to completion in time for this season's crop.”
This marks the transition of Kennewick from a small rail stop to an industrial shipping node, highlighting how infrastructure investment often trails behind the rapid agricultural growth of the era.
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