Henry Semple Ames
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- Feb 16, 1895The Ship Canal Pitch: Seattle Courts St. Louis MoneyA dozen St. Louis investors toured the proposed ship canal, hinting at outside capital for the city's biggest infrastructure dream.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1895St. Louis Money Was Ready—If Seattle Guaranteed the CanalIn 1895, a citizens' committee moved to raise a public subsidy for locks, bridges and right-of-way so a $7 million tide-flat and canal scheme could begin.Seattle, WA
- Mar 29, 1895Seattle's $100,000 Night: The Armory Meeting That Sold the Ship CanalBoosters packed the Armory in 1895 and pledged a fortune for locks and bridges on a Lake Washington canal—payable only after a ship made the passage from Elliott Bay.Armory, Seattle, WA