Shippers' Association
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- Feb 8, 1895Seattle Fights for the China TradeLocal business leaders scramble to ensure Puget Sound, not Portland, becomes the primary terminus for a new trans-Pacific steamship line.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA
- Feb 15, 1895Seattle Shippers to the Railroads: Bring Your Steamers HereAt the Chamber of Commerce, merchants demanded that Northern Pacific steamships stop carrying Oriental freight past Seattle and pressed the Great Northern to make good on its terminal promises.Seattle, WA
- Jun 14, 1895Seattle Merchants Declare War on RailroadsLocal shippers organize a boycott to force the Northern Pacific to bring its steamships directly to Seattle instead of Tacoma.Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1895The Railroad Rate That Could Sink a Shingle MillAs Seattle shingle manufacturers weigh a boycott of the Northern Pacific, they look to the Great Northern—and worry the fight could hit local dealers.Seattle, WA