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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 7 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 63 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 146 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 80 |
| 1895 | 109 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 62 |
| 1904 | 50 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 79 |
| 1910 | 47 |
| 1911 | 41 |
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
31 stories matching trade
- The Seattle-San Francisco Trade War
A Seattle newspaper's harsh critique of San Francisco business interests ignites a commercial feud over debt, credit, and trade influence.
- The Fight for Control of the Sound
How local merchants and steamship operators are resisting monopolistic tactics in the Puget Sound trade.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad's Gibberish
The Portland Board of Trade is left baffled by a nonsensical and dismissive letter from Northern Pacific President Robert Harris regarding regional transit.
- A Joint-Stock Stage Line to Beat the Railroad to the Mines
Spokane businessmen subscribe a $20,000 company to run daily stages and freight to Eagle City, betting the gold rush will make their town the gateway to the Coeur d'Alenes.
- Spokane Wakes Up and Decides to Chase the Mines
A packed hall of businessmen forms a committee of fifteen to build a Board of Trade and a transportation company — because the future of Spokane Falls is a road to the Coeur d'Alene diggings.
- Spokane's Board of Trade Fights to Save the Northern Pacific Land Grant
In February 1884, Spokane Falls merchants rallied against a Congressional bill that would forfeit the railroad's land grant — and with it, they feared, the town's entire future.
- The Boomtown of Prosser
A new city in the Yakima Valley reports rapid settlement and high demand for land registration.
- The Fight for Territorial Voice
Washington Territory Democrats push for a seat at the national table, arguing that 1.5 million people in the territories deserve a say in choosing the next President.
- A Bitter Business Rivalry Ends in Court
An accusation of boat theft between former business partners in Whatcom reveals a long-standing feud and allegations of 'cinching'.
- The Future of Eagle Harbor Timber
A clash of rumors and corporate plans over a new sawmill project at Eagle Harbor.
- The Fight to Break the Northern Pacific Monopoly
A fiery editorial argues that Congress must reclaim millions of acres of 'unearned' land granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad to save the future of Washington Territory.
- Olympia's Shifting Rail Line
The Olympia branch railroad plans a major reroute to avoid dangerous trestles and prioritize the lucrative logging trade.
- The Northern Pacific's Iron Grip on the Territory
An scathing editorial decries the railroad monopoly for partitioning Washington into 'trade territories' to serve their own interests.
- The Gospel-Ship Scam on Puget Sound
How a pious Olympia minister raised international funds to build a missionary vessel, only to pivot it into a lucrative towboat business.
- The Settlers' Revolt Against Monopoly
Whitman County farmers mobilize to challenge the Northern Pacific Railroad's land grant policies and freight rate gouging.
- Protecting the Timber Frontier
Seattle business leaders lobby to maintain trade protections against foreign competition.
- The Railway to Nowhere
Citizens of Seattle fronted $150,000 for a coal railroad, but with the tracks stalled and workers laid off, the project has become a dead-end.
- The Temperance Movement Makes Its Mark in Seattle
Western Washington women organize to battle 'worthless' sensational literature and the influence of the liquor trade.
- The Railroad That Built the Town Now Charges It Tribute
Spokane Falls merchants discover the Northern Pacific has quietly raised freight rates 50 to 150 percent — to fatten Portland at the inland towns' expense.
- The Book Agent's Quick Exit
A traveling book salesman avoids a long legal ordeal by pleading guilty and leaving town immediately.
- A Four-Day Escape into the Snoqualmie Wilderness
Four Seattle men trade the monotony of office life for a rustic expedition into the King County woods.
- The Train That Had to Back All the Way to Tacoma
Seattle's sudden rail link to Tacoma promised to beat the boats—if the cars could turn around.
- The Cross-Border Tugboat War
Canadian tugboat operators are fuming over an unfair trade imbalance as American vessels dominate regional shipping routes.
- The Saloonkeeper Who Struck It Rich
Before becoming a California mining titan, John Mackay kept a humble saloon on the corner of 12th and Main in Seattle.
- Spokane Falls Fights to Stay the Gateway to the Coeur d'Alene Mines
As rival towns and papers tout their own routes to the gold fields, the Spokane Falls Review insists the Big Meadows road will make this city the permanent key to the mines.