Northern Pacific Railway Company
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- Aug 19, 1883Northern Pacific Pushes Rail Construction Across the CascadesThe Northern Pacific Railway moves to bridge the gap between Yakima and Puget Sound, signaling a major boom for regional commerce.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1883The Express War on the TracksA legal showdown in Seattle tests whether a major railway can unilaterally terminate its contract with an express service.Seattle, WA
- Apr 1, 1884The Fight for Seattle's Unearned LandA fiery mass meeting in Seattle erupts over the Northern Pacific Railway's grip on public lands.Seattle, WA
- May 6, 1884The Shadow Over the Puyallup ValleyA Seattle committee investigates allegations of land-grabbing by the Northern Pacific Railway, threatening the tenure of timber and land owners.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 5, 1891Ejected from the train and left to freezeTwo men sue the Northern Pacific Railway for $20,000 after being thrown into the woods without tickets.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 3, 1893Major Victory for Settlers on Indian Reservation LandsA federal decision reverses a precedent, ruling that reservation land is not subject to railroad grants.Yakima, WA
- Mar 7, 1893The Fight for Homestead Security in Whitman CountySettlers organize to petition the new Secretary of the Interior for land titles, dismissing reports that they oppose the Democratic administration.Palouse, WA
- Jun 10, 1893The President and the Timber ThievesA political scandal erupted when President Grover Cleveland fired a federal prosecutor who had successfully taken on a powerful railroad monopoly for illegal logging.Seattle, WA
- May 14, 1894Federal Troops Occupy Seattle to Protect Court OrdersUS soldiers arrive to prevent interference with judicial proceedings against 'Coxeyites' after a railroad conflict.Federal Court, Seattle, WA
- May 20, 1897Pay Rent or We Drive the Flocks Elsewhere: Sheepmen Balk at the Railroad's Grazing LeasesDan Goodman tells a reporter that if the Northern Pacific charges for pasture, whole bands of sheep will be pushed off its line — while the company says the leases exist to keep outside herds from eating out the range.Yakima, WA
- Jan 22, 1898A Fruit Grower's Pitch: Stop Sending Cash East — Feed Alaska InsteadBefore the Northwest Fruitgrower's Association, S. L. Moore argued that Washington farmers should diversify beyond wheat and prunes, supply Alaska and Western markets, and let the Northern Pacific's traveling fruit exhibit lure settlers west.Yakima, WA
- Feb 5, 1898They Called the Prairie Worthless. He Planted Wheat Anyway.A government immigration inspector bought gravelly land south of Tacoma and proved the skeptics wrong — sixteen bushels an acre of No. 1 hard wheat.Roy, WA
- May 11, 1898A Massive Land Grab near ScottA Missouri doctor orchestrates a massive acquisition of Adams County land, planning to settle twenty-two sections with his kin and neighbors.Ritzville, WA
- Jul 23, 1898A Cannery Comes Courting Puyallup ValleyChicago investors scout the valley’s fruit crop, eye the old Pacific Meat Company building, and dangle $1,000 for a bridge at Sumner.Puyallup, WA
- Nov 24, 1898Judge Hanford Draws the Line: Sheep Can't Graze on Railroad Land Without ConsentA federal court ruling in Yakima County upholds the Northern Pacific Railway's right to protect its unenclosed lands from sheep, setting a precedent for property rights and land use in the West.Yakima, WA
- Oct 21, 1909Loggers Beat the Northern Pacific Over Horses Starved in TransitA Spokane jury awarded Victor and Oscar Pierson $1,999.99 after their horses sickened and died on a railroad car—a verdict the paper said set a costly precedent.Spokane County Courthouse, Spokane, WA
- Sep 22, 1916County Settles Multi-Acre Tax Dispute with Northern Pacific RailwayGrant County commissioners reach a compromise to refund thousands in tax payments to the railroad, marking a significant fiscal adjustment in 1916.Ephrata, WA