July 11 – August 22, 1889
Constitutional Convention Debates Tide Land Ownership
Olympia delegates debated tide-land ownership; Seattle business and rail groups lobbied.
6 reports in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 11 – August 22, 1889.
The story
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that delegates at Washington's constitutional convention in Olympia debated public versus private ownership of tide lands in July and August 1889. One report described prominent Seattle businessmen forming an organization to lobby the convention for control of the waterfront, while others described delegates weighing old railroad land grants and the claims of railroad and improvement corporations. Reports through Aug. 22 said the convention neared its conclusion with a final debate over tide-land ownership and state versus private rights.
Told from the 6 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 6
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerConstitutional Convention's Tide Land Committee Draws Lobbyists
As Seattle prepares for the constitutional convention, a fierce political tug-of-war erupts over the control of valuable tide lands.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerConstitutional Convention Debates Tide Land Ownership
Delegates in Olympia weigh public versus private rights to Washington's valuable shorelines as the state prepares for entry into the Union.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Battle Over Seattle’s Waterfront
Delegates at the constitutional convention debate the legality of old railroad land grants that once promised to privatize Elliott Bay.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Secret Scheme to Seize the Tide Flats
Prominent Seattle businessmen form an organization to lobby the constitutional convention for control of the waterfront.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Shadow of the Railroad: Tide Lands and Public Trust
As Washington state's constitutional convention drags on, delegates engage in a fierce legislative showdown over the fate of public tide lands, pitted against powerful rail and improvement corporations.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Battle for the Seattle Waterfront
As the Washington State Constitutional Convention nears its conclusion, delegates engage in a fierce final debate over the ownership of tide lands and the rights of the state versus private corporations.
From the pages
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jul 11, 1889
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jul 13, 1889
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jul 14, 1889
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jul 24, 1889
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Aug 21, 1889
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Aug 22, 1889
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