February 11 – March 21, 1885
The Town Held Hostage by the Railroad
Post-Intelligencer, 1885: Northern Pacific bypassed Yakima City for company townsite.
3 reports in Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer, February 11 – March 21, 1885.
The story
Between Feb. 11 and Mar. 21, 1885, the Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer published reports about Yakima City and the Northern Pacific Railroad. According to those reports, the railroad bypassed the established town to build a company-owned rival townsite, and residents fought to preserve their livelihoods and the town’s survival. A later report alleged that the railroad manipulated land values and abandoned Yakima City’s established citizens for the new townsite; the reports give no further specifics.
Told from the 3 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 3
- Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerThe Deserted Town: Yakima Residents Fight the Railroad
When the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed established homes to build a new town, citizens fought to prevent the destruction of their livelihoods.
- Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerThe Town Held Hostage by the Railroad
When the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed an established town to create a company-owned rival, the residents were left in a fight for their city’s survival.
- Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerThe Ghost Town Gambit
A scathing exposé of how the Northern Pacific Railroad manipulated land values and abandoned the established citizens of Yakima City for a new, company-owned townsite.
From the pages
Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer · Feb 11, 1885
Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer · Mar 7, 1885
Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer · Mar 21, 1885
Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Public domain.