Senator Perkins
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- Mar 10, 1894The Navy Preferred British Coal. Seattle Wouldn’t Let It Go.When the Bering Sea fleet was ordered to take Comox coal instead of Puget Sound fuel, Senator Squire and local coal men forced a test—and threatened to take the fight to the Senate.Seattle, WA
- May 6, 1894The Battle for Washington CoalSenator John L. Wilson rails against the federal government for favoring British Columbia coal over Washington mines to fuel American warships.Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1895Fifty Years of Service, Then a Pink SlipThe coast survey lets go its Pacific coast chief, Prof. George Davidson, as a budget-cutting 'reorganization' — and San Francisco's scientific and shipping circles erupt in protest.Seattle, WA