E. T. Young
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- Jan 6, 1892The Streetcar Company That Asked Olympia for Land—and Promised the Moon by July 4In 1892, the Olympia Light & Power Company pitched an electric railway to Tumwater as a bargain for landowners: donate a strip or an acre, and watch city-limit land double in value. The trust deed gave them until Independence Day to make it real.Olympia, WA
- Jan 8, 1892Edison's Noiseless Motor and the Race to Put Olympia on RailsTwo Edison men pitch a single-reduction streetcar motor to Olympia's electric company, promising rails by the Fourth of July—if property holders cooperate on subsidies.Olympia, WA
- Apr 15, 1892A Streetcar Cathedral Rises at Chestnut and FifthOlympia Light and Power plans a three-story headquarters with repair pits, a supply store and dormitory rooms for single employees — if City Council approves the route it wants.Olympia, WA