Pacific Coast Elevator Company
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- Mar 2, 1900The Forger in the WarehouseA local farmer-turned-carpenter exploited casual access to grain elevators to swindle regional banks out of hundreds.Colfax, WA
- Jun 8, 1900The Collapse of a Grain EmpireAfter a massive embezzlement scheme depleted thousands of bushels, a local warehouse company is forced into liquidation.Colfax, WA
- Aug 1, 1903The Grain Monopoly GripA landmark court decision exposes how regional railroads are allegedly using discriminatory warehouse leasing to crush independent grain farmers.Pomeroy, WA