Northern Pacific Company
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- Jan 24, 1883Lobbyist Admits to Bribing LawmakersA longtime lobbyist testifies that he received thousands of dollars from the Northern Pacific Railway to kill legislation in the Washington Territorial House.Olympia, WA
- Mar 10, 1883The Northern Pacific's Expansion Plans for Puget SoundSuperintendent John Muir details new steamships, massive grain elevators, and Alaskan tourist excursions as the railroad bolsters the Northwest region.Seattle, WA
- Aug 7, 1883Tacoma's railroad 'patron saint' gets a cannon saluteNew Tacoma serenaded Northern Pacific director C.B. Wright—and the Post-Intelligencer noted that Seattle had not always been his favorite town.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 9, 1884Seattle’s Relentless BoomA rival paper questioned Seattle's future without a railroad, but the Post-Intelligencer argues that the city's growth is too rapid to ignore.Seattle, WA
- Jan 12, 1884The Fight Over the Cascade Mountain PassA debate unfolds regarding whether the Northern Pacific should build its new Cascade line through the Naches Pass or the Stampede Pass.Cle Elum, WA
- Apr 3, 1885Suspicious Land Deals on the Northern PacificSettlers are being shut out of a questionable land grant adjustment that may benefit the railroad at the public's expense.Wallula, WA
- Mar 14, 1886Skeptics Question the 'Boom' in TacomaA blistering critique of the 'Tacoma Ledger' and its persistent, unsubstantiated claims regarding the city's industrial future.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 5, 1893Washington Wins Its Tide Lands—and Willapa Oystermen May Finally Get TitleA federal ruling clears the way for state ownership of tide lands, threatening South Bend's mill wharf while offering squatters on Willapa Harbor a path to legal claim.Willapa Harbor, South Bend, WA
- Jan 14, 1893New Cedar Mill Set for WaterfrontA sawmill at the Seattle Dock Company site is being converted to handle shingle production, with new rail access planned along Charles Street.Charles Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1897Yakima Sheepmen Stand Together Against Railroad's Strings-Attached LeaseTwo dozen Yakima-area sheepmen signed a pact to reject Northern Pacific's demand that all their wool and sheep ride its rails—only to hear the company might hand their range to outsiders.Yakima, WA