Walla Walla Commercial Club
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- Mar 6, 1895Walla Walla Tells Its Lawmakers: Drop Everything and Fight the RailroadsThe Commercial Club wired the legislature to back the Morgan bill—and warned that any half-hearted local representative would be treated as “an enemy to this town.”Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 16, 1903The Battle for Walla Walla’s BusinessA local representative lobbies Seattle’s Chamber of Commerce to shift regional trade away from Portland’s long-standing monopoly.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 29, 1903Walla Walla's Long Fight to Keep Its FortMilitary brass push to abandon the historic garrison, sparking a fierce local campaign to keep the troops in the valley.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 9, 1903The Fight to Bring the Stubblefield Home to Walla WallaLegal opinion finds county commissioners are authorized to donate public funds to secure a landmark charitable trust.Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 3, 1903Waitsburg's Railroad Dream: A Cut-Off That Could Change the RegionCommercial clubs from Waitsburg, Dayton, Walla Walla and Spokane are pushing the O. R. & N. to build a new rail line between Dayton and Starbuck.Waitsburg, WA
- Dec 12, 1903The Fight for Washington’s CourtsEastern Washington leaders protest a state court division scheme they claim would favor Seattle and Tacoma at the expense of local attorneys.Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 14, 1903The Fight to Unlock Eastern Washington’s WaterWalla Walla leaders push for state irrigation reform to access millions in federal reclamation funding.Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 18, 1903Walla Walla Commercial Club Protests Fort AbandonmentMilitary brass eyes closure for the historic post, sparking a civic campaign from the Commercial Club to keep the soldiers in town.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 19, 1903Business Leaders Rally to Keep Fort Walla WallaThe Commercial Club appoints a committee to lobby General Funston to prevent the garrison from being abandoned.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 30, 1903The Fight Over Walla Walla's Subterranean WatersA legal assessment regarding the city's rights to the Thomas Springs sheds light on early municipal water struggles.Walla Walla, WA
- Jan 1, 1904The Fight to Keep Fort Walla WallaCongressmen and senators from across the Northwest rally to block the federal abandonment of the historic military post.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Jan 19, 1904The End of the GarrisonDespite efforts by the Commercial Club, the Secretary of War confirms the permanent closure of Fort Walla Walla.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 4, 1915Linking the Garden City to the RiverBusinessmen in Walla Walla look to dominate Columbia River trade by building a high-speed road and wharves at Wallula.Wallula, WA