Russell A. Alger
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- Jan 27, 1887The Governor’s Secret Gift to Seattle’s NewsboysA surprise act of philanthropy transformed the cold winter of 1887 for Seattle’s most vulnerable young workers.Seattle, WA
- Oct 25, 1889The Battle for the Timber LandsA landmark legal fight at the Seattle land office over thousands of acres threatens the supremacy of timber corporations.Seattle, WA
- Apr 29, 1890Boomtown Hype Meets a National HeroGeneral Russell A. Alger visits the booming city of Fairhaven, promising to lobby for a port of entry as speculators dream of rising land values.Bellingham, WA
- Jan 20, 1891The Rockefeller Land Grab: How a $2 Million Deal Bought Seattle’s LakefrontIn January 1891, the massive Lake Washington Belt Line Improvement Company, backed by John D. Rockefeller and former Governor Russell A. Alger, acquired nearly 13,000 acres of eastern Lake Washington shoreline for steel and iron works, signaling the dawn of heavy industry in the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Jan 30, 1891The Great Timber Land Swindle: How Seattle’s Elite Claimed Farmable Soil as ForestA federal commissioner rules that the lands held by Bailey and Hawley are actually fertile agricultural soil, not timber land, overturning decades of speculative entries in the Samish Lake district.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1899The Architects' Cry: Why Building a Home in Seattle Just Got ExpensiveLocal builders and designers report that material costs have skyrocketed, making it impossible to price new construction accurately as the city expands.Seattle, WA