J. J. Hill
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- Mar 30, 1893The Final Piece of the Great Northern DepotAfter paying $24,000 for a key parcel, the Great Northern Railway clears the path for its major downtown Seattle depot.Seattle, WA
- Nov 15, 1893Seattle Rejects the 'Evergreen State' SouvenirLocal business leaders take a stand against an exclusionary advertising scheme that demanded cash for recognition.Seattle, WA
- May 26, 1895The Railroad That Came for the FirA Chicago, Burlington & Quincy official tours Puget Sound mills and says his line may soon build freight cars from Washington fir.Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1895Hill's Hand in the Oregon Improvement Company FightA Seattle terminal fight turns on proxies and a railroad magnate, as the ex-president of the company says J. J. Hill's influence decided the election.Seattle, WA
- Apr 29, 1897Wenatchee Growers Told a Railroad: Give Us Water and We'll Fill Your Freight CarsA delegation of Wenatchee Valley orchardists met Great Northern officials at Seattle's Hotel Butler to argue that irrigation—not mines or timber—would turn eastern Washington into a freight-producing countryside.Hotel Butler, Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1909The Man Who Told James J. Hill There Would Be Two RailroadsF. A. Blackwell came west from Pennsylvania with cash, timber sense and nerve — now his Pend Oreille line is racing the Great Northern to the Canadian border.Newport, WA
- Mar 23, 1923The Lumber Lobby Scores a Panama Canal WinPacific coast lumbermen outmaneuvered the Panama Canal Commission to exempt deck-loads from tonnage fees, signaling the power of regional industry over federal regulation.Seattle, WA