Auditor Reed
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- Feb 2, 1889The $1 Million Syndicate: How Three Men Bet Big on Tumwater’s Water PowerA wealthy trio from Kansas City arrives in Olympia with a million-dollar plan to build mills and a cable railway, signaling a massive shift in the territory's economic future.Tumwater, Olympia, WA
- Jan 8, 1891The Price of Early StatehoodFresh from statehood, Washington’s auditor warns of a looming floating debt and a chaotic tax system that left farmers and county officials struggling.Olympia, WA
- Oct 10, 1891The Late-Night Fight That Killed Washington's First University BuildingA governor's-office showdown between the state auditor and the university building commission halted construction, left laborers unpaid, and pushed Olympia toward a special legislative session.Olympia, WA
- Oct 21, 1891The Legislature’s Unfinished Business—and the Case for a Special SessionAn anonymous Olympia lawmaker told The Tribune that defective appropriation laws, unpaid citizens and stalled state business demanded a special session by December.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Oct 26, 1891Twenty-Four Officers Wanted the Adjutant General GoneA petition against Adjutant General O’Brien reached the governor, who refused to demand a resignation—prompting a theatrical outburst from Tacoma’s “Little Corporal.”Olympia, WA