R. Merchant
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- Jun 27, 1889The Resilience of the Seattle Steam Candy CompanyStarting with nothing after the Great Seattle Fire, one entrepreneur rebuilt his business from the ashes through sheer grit.Cherry Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 2, 1898Seattle's Fruit Growers Take On the Wholesalers — and City HallA lively meeting of the King County Fruitgrowers' Society pushes for a cooperative cannery, hears a pioneer judge denounce the middlemen who ship in California's cast-offs, and calls out a city council that once tried to license peddlers out of business.Seattle, WA
- Apr 9, 1898The Wholesaler Tells the Growers the Truth: 'We Don't Love You'Sixteen years in the Seattle commission trade and no patience left, R. Merchant tells a room of fruit growers that no middleman has ever cared about them — and that neat, uniform packing, not grievance, is the only thing that ever got a farmer paid.Seattle, WA