Washington State Railroad Commission
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- Feb 20, 1908A Federal Judge Takes Away Washington's Power to Set Railroad RatesJudge Hanford rules in Seattle that the state railroad commission cannot fix freight and fares — and Governor Mead weighs a constitutional amendment and a special session to give it back.Seattle, WA
- Oct 28, 1909Ten Thousand Pamphlets and a Depot Deferred to SpringNewport's boosters open a showroom on Third Street, print the best advertising booklet in the territory — and then agree to stop nagging the Great Northern about a station.Newport, WA
- Mar 31, 1910"An Act of Providence": State Clears the Great Northern for the Wellington DeadAfter a joint inquiry with the coroner's jury into the Wellington disaster, the state railroad commission finds the train crew did everything reasonable and calls the catastrophe an act of God — then quietly asks engineers to study the grade.Wellington, WA
- May 19, 1910State Inspector Calls the Idaho Washington Northern the Best Railroad in WashingtonAfter a complaint about dangerous track north of Newport, a state inspector rode the line and pronounced it first-rate — and praised the railroad commission as a bargain for taxpayers.Newport, WA