Senator Slater
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Nov 30, 1880The Forgotten Dreams of Steilacoom CityIn 1880, a visionary booster pitched a grand transcontinental railroad terminus that he claimed would transform a quiet Puget Sound town into the 'metropolis' of the Pacific.Steilacoom, WA
- Apr 27, 1884The Struggle for the SoilA lobbyist’s plea from Washington, D.C., urges Seattle and Eastern Washington to unite against the Northern Pacific Railroad's land grab.Seattle, WA
- May 21, 1884The Northern Pacific's Land GrabA critique of federal legislation that allegedly grants the Northern Pacific Railroad millions of acres of public land under the guise of an extension.Seattle, WA