P. P. Shelby
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- Jul 12, 1892Clearing the Tracks for ProgressA deal is struck between city industry and the railroad to move a major obstacle, clearing the way for new lines.Seattle, WA
- Oct 11, 1892The Death of Whitechapel: Great Northern’s Seattle Land GrabA major expansion of the Great Northern railway threatens to erase the working-class district of Whitechapel to build a central passenger depot.Seattle, WA
- Nov 17, 1892Railroads Clash in Court Over Seattle Waterfront TracksGreat Northern's subsidiary sues to condemn a right-of-way through the industrial heart of Seattle's waterfront.Railroad Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1894James J. Hill Tells Seattle the Strike Never Should Have Come WestThe Great Northern president calls the Pullman boycott pointless on the Coast, warns idle men will struggle to find work again, and stays coy about his deal with the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company.Seattle, WA
- Apr 4, 1895Great Northern Insists Seattle Won't Be a Branch LinePortland's Oregonian claimed the railroad would demote Seattle to a spur. Company officials call it a 'canard' — but the fight over which city the rails terminate at is real.Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1895A Rockefeller Tells Seattle It Is Destined to Be the New York of the PacificVisiting Cleveland iron magnate F. Rockefeller—brother of John D.—says the harbor beats New York's and the ore is right here, if only the city will manufacture instead of import and steer clear of the boomers who killed Wichita.Seattle, WA