Northern Pacific Steamship Company
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- Jun 19, 1892The Steamship Freight WarSeattle consignees are threatening to boycott the Northern Pacific line after their goods were offloaded in Tacoma instead of being delivered directly to the city.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1892The Railroad Says It Has a Dock in Seattle and No Way to Reach ItThomas F. Oakes tells Seattle's Chamber of Commerce that the Pacific steamship line is British-owned, that the Northern Pacific's own waterfront dock is useless without track connections — and that the city should help solve the problem.Seattle, WA
- Apr 8, 1893The Struggle for an Ocean WharfShipping lines are bypassing Seattle because the waterfront lacks the facilities to handle trans-Pacific steamers.Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1894The Secret Business of DeportationShipping firms compete for lucrative federal contracts to transport Chinese residents being forcibly removed from the Pacific Northwest.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 15, 1895Seattle Shippers to the Railroads: Bring Your Steamers HereAt the Chamber of Commerce, merchants demanded that Northern Pacific steamships stop carrying Oriental freight past Seattle and pressed the Great Northern to make good on its terminal promises.Seattle, WA