Henry Hewitt, Jr.
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- Mar 24, 1892The Birth of a Regional Logging MonopolyA massive consolidation of timber interests threatens to revolutionize the logging industry across Western Washington.Aberdeen, WA
- Mar 27, 1892The Dispossession of Josephine HatchA Snohomish widow, unable to speak English, sues a powerful land conglomerate for swindling her out of a multi-million dollar stake in the founding of Everett.Everett, WA
- Apr 8, 1892The Unbuilt Map of EverettA civil engineer sues the city’s founding land baron for $11,000, claiming he was cheated out of the original survey contract and the right to sign his name to the town’s birth certificate.Everett, WA
- Apr 25, 1892The Speculative Homestead That Built EverettA federal land office ruling exposes how a 'homestead' was actually a calculated land grab to secure the future site of a new industrial city.Everett, WA
- Mar 21, 1893The Great Industrial Tug-of-WarAs Everett grows, local boosters grapple with the aggressive strategies of Henry Hewitt, Jr., who is actively courting Tacoma's mills with bonus offers.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 23, 1893The Forgotten Heir of EverettA legal battle pits an Indigenous heir against local titans in the fight for the heart of a burgeoning city.Monte Cristo Hotel, Everett, WA
- Dec 5, 1893Executive Shakeup in EverettSchuyler Duryea announces the election of Charles L. Colby to replace Henry Hewitt, Jr. as president of the Everett Land Company.Everett, WA
- Jun 9, 1899The Lumber Barons’ Ultimatum: 'No Treaty Without Tariff Protection'In a packed Tacoma hall in June 1904, Seattle’s top timber executives drew a hard line with Senator Fairbanks: if the U.S. wants a trade deal with Canada, it must keep lumber tariffs high—or lose the Pacific Northwest’s economic backbone.Chamber of Commerce, Tacoma, WA
- Aug 26, 1904Tacoma's Business Men Draw a Line at Railroad ControlIndependent members of the Chamber of Commerce nominate a rival ticket after charging that Northern Pacific and Tacoma Railway & Power proxies packed the nominating committee.Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 21, 1909Tacoma’s Power Grab: A Massive Lawsuit for the NisquallyIn an effort to secure land for a municipal power plant, the city of Tacoma has named a litany of corporations and private landowners as defendants in a sweeping condemnation suit.Nisqually River, Tacoma, WA