Charles S. Mellen
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- Aug 2, 1899The City’s Missing Depot: A Railway Power StruggleWhen the Seattle Star reached out to the Canadian Pacific Railway, they found the railroad giant had no interest in building a union station in the city.Seattle, WA
- Aug 2, 1899The Million-Dollar Tug-of-War Over Seattle's WaterfrontWhen two railway titans clashed over the location of a union depot, Seattle's newspapers turned the city's future into a public spectacle of corporate ego and investigative scoops.Seattle, WA
- Jun 9, 1903The Railroad King’s Surprise EndorsementNorthern Pacific president Charles S. Mellen shocks local business leaders by backing Teddy Roosevelt—despite the President's aggressive trust-busting.Seattle, WA