J. W. Godwin
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- May 27, 1899Seattle Citizens Plot to Block Monopoly: Injunction Threatened Over 40-Year Streetcar FranchiseA coalition of concerned citizens is mobilizing against the city council's potential grant of a forty-year monopoly to the Seattle Railway Company, warning that legal action will follow if the charter is violated.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1899The Armory Uprising: Seattle’s Battle for Public TransitAs the City Council prepares to vote on a controversial 40-year franchise for private street railways, citizens are mobilizing for a mass meeting at the Armory, demanding municipal ownership over corporate profit.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Dec 1, 1903The Fruit Broker Who Shipped Bananas to the Arctic—and Planned to Make His Employees Co-OwnersJ. B. Powles buys out Seattle's oldest commission house, revealing a rags-to-fortune run built on produce, Alaska trade and an unusual plan to share ownership with his workers.Seattle, WA