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APR 1, 1904Island County, WA

Island County Farmers to Seattle: Stop Skinning Us Through Middlemen

A tour of Island County found farmers demanding better roads, cheaper steamer rates and a direct city market—and warning that Bellingham or Tacoma could steal the trade.

“a city market where producers could sell direct to consumers without being skinned by middlemen”
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