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56 stories matching packer
- The Hog Market Monopoly
A local stock buyer accuses Northwest meat packers of price-fixing and failing to honor promises made to farmers.
- Winter at the Packing-House Picket Line
As Seattle's labor landscape shifts in 1887, meat-packers face a grueling struggle against both their employers and the encroaching winter chill.
- The Public Caught in the Meat Strike's Crossfire
As packinghouse workers and beef trusts battle for profit and wages, the Tacoma Times laments the rising cost of living for everyday families.
- The Pioneer Shingle-Packer of Snohomish County
A young woman who made waves in the male-dominated world of shingle mills at Getchell has moved on to a new role as a teacher.
- Lummi Fishermen Fight for Their Reefs
Prominent Lummi leaders seek an injunction against salmon canning companies to protect their traditional fishing grounds from industrial traps.
- A Butcher Builds a Slaughterhouse So Newport's Meat Money Stays Home
L. J. Kirchans of the Central Market has broken ground a mile west of town. His target isn't just local trade — it's the Spokane packers.
- Kennewick Wins the Northwest's Great Livestock Clearing House
Packers and stockmen from four states organize a $100,000 company and pick a triangle of land by the depot to turn Kennewick into the feeder market between Canada and the Rockies.
- The Land That Wasn't: How Washington’s First Supreme Court Ruled on Who Owns the River
In a landmark 1891 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a fierce dispute over Puget Sound real estate, declaring that private property lines stop where the tide begins.
- The Apple-Packing Championship
A town competition turns into a high-stakes display of skill and speed.
- The Drunken Gunman of Cottman Rooming House
A visiting fruit packer fires four shots through a wall for 'the fun of it,' leaving town before police can reach the scene.
- The Great Strawberry Labor Scramble
As Kennewick prepares for its largest berry harvest in history, local growers are turning to the Exchange and coastal agencies to import hundreds of workers—specifically Japanese laborers—to handle the crop.
- The Salmon Came Late: Freshets Held the Columbia Run at the River's Mouth Until It Was Nearly Too Late
Ilwaco packer B. A. Seaborg says the fish only began running two weeks ago — and the August 10 close season will shut the nets on thousands of them.
- The Stockyards That Were Really About Raising the Value of Sand and Sagebrush
When Pasco promoters pushed stockyards at Ainsworth, Kennewick’s editor saw a railroad, a packer and owners of “practically worthless” land getting a public subsidy. He wanted no part of it.
- The Waterfront Collapse
McNaught's wharf at the foot of Virginia Street crumbles into the bay, destroying a warehouse and a local fish packer's livelihood.
- The Price of White Labor in the Sound's Salmon Canneries
Prominent cannery man George T. Myers threatens to abandon Puget Sound if local sentiment forces him to abandon Chinese labor for white workers.
- Puget Sound's Salmon Industry Still Dependent on Out-of-State Supplies
While Washington's salmon industry continues to grow, it relies heavily on Portland for barrels and packaging materials.
- Aberdeen’s New Salting Plant
A new salmon-packing venture on the waterfront signals a boost for the local economy.
- A Deadly Labor Dispute Over Wages
A trap-line worker is killed in his cabin by his stepson following a quarrel over unpaid labor.
- Aberdeen Fishermen Hold the Line for a Better Price
The fishermen's union signs for 4 cents a pound—nearly triple the buyers' opening offer—and vows to stay with the contract as packers try to undercut it.
- The High Cost of Raising Hogs in the Northwest
A local rancher argues that the economics of the hog industry in Washington are failing, leaving many producers underwater due to high feed costs and packer exploitation.
- The Exemption of Martin Garber
When a local man avoided the WWI draft to farm beans and fruit, the community demanded an explanation, forcing the draft board to release his records.
- The Solitary End of a Prospector
A prospector returning from the gold fields is found frozen to death in the Cascade mountains, a grim reminder of the perils facing those seeking their fortunes in the wild.
- The Great Sheep Boom of 1897
As drought devastates Australian herds, Northwest sheepmen anticipate a massive windfall in wool and mutton prices.
- The Fight for Point Roberts’ Shoreline
A powerful fishing association is accused of manipulating land filings to secure a monopoly on the valuable tide lands, pushing out local competitors.
- Labor Day at Madison Park—and a Boycott Aimed at Minneapolis
Seattle union delegates planned a citywide Labor Day celebration and answered a flour-mill wage cut in Minneapolis with a boycott.