Puget Sound customs district
Named in 2 stories. Back to all names
- Jan 2, 1895Puget Sound Out-Sailed Every U.S. Port but New York in 1894Customs records showed a young Washington district building an Oriental trade from scratch, even as falling wheat and lumber values masked the boom in raw tonnage.Port Townsend, WA
- Jan 11, 1895The Customs Collector and the Straw Men of Puget SoundA Tacoma official accuses Collector J. C. Saunders of padding the customs payroll with political workers—including a no-show inspector—for work never done at the Interstate Fair.Tacoma, WA