Edward Whitson
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- Aug 17, 1883A Sixty-Mile Ditch and a Railroad Over the Mountains: Seattle Money Goes EastJudge Lewis reports from Yakima: new banks, booming towns, and a plan by Seattle investors to reclaim 350,000 acres of desert with a canal — while 1,000 men push the Northern Pacific's Cascade Branch toward Snoqualmie Pass.Yakima, WA
- Apr 25, 1889A Local Political FeudA scathing editorial attack on a local rival editor, accusing him of paranoia and claiming he sees imaginary plots to destroy his newspaper.Yakima, WA
- Jan 16, 1890The City Grants a 25-Year Monopoly on WaterNorth Yakima council passes a sweeping franchise to Edward Whitson to tap the Naches River, formalizing the city's infrastructure boom.Second Street, Yakima, WA
- Feb 20, 1890Railroad Promises Renewed for YakimaAfter months of doubt, telegrams confirm the construction of the Portland to North Yakima line, sparking hope for an economic boom.Yakima, WA
- Nov 13, 1890A Banking Hand-Off in North YakimaAfter surviving a life-threatening illness, Judge J. R. Lewis returns to reclaim his bank presidency from Edward Whitson.Yakima, WA
- Nov 20, 1890The City Lights and Waterworks Are CompleteNorth Yakima unveils a $176,000 infrastructure project intended to serve the city of the future.North Yakima, Yakima, WA
- Apr 23, 1891The Price of Progress: Yakima County Bids for the State CollegeIn a special session, county commissioners authorize $15,000 in warrants to help secure the site for the newly forming state agricultural college.Yakima County Courthouse, Yakima, WA
- Mar 31, 1892The Baptism of the DesertThousands gather at the headgates of the Northern Pacific's new irrigation canal to celebrate the transformation of arid Yakima plains into fertile farmland.Union Gap, Yakima, WA
- Apr 21, 1892A Grand Vision for a Narrow-Gauge RailroadProminent North Yakima citizens incorporate a new railway company with ambitious plans to tap coal fields and agricultural valleys.Yakima, WA