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- The Failed Dreams of the 'Great Eastern'
A reflection on the 1873 financial collapse and the vanished promises of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- Life and Labor at the Newcastle Coal Mines
With over 250 men working around the clock, the Newcastle mining camp is booming, but workers are facing a severe housing shortage.
- Ballard’s Plea for a Deeper Harbor
Before it was a neighborhood, Ballard was the 'shingle capital of the world' and petitioned Congress to dredge its shallow, muddy waterfront.
- The Smelter Fires Up Again, and a Town Exhales
A second furnace roars to life at Northport's smelter on Thanksgiving week, the payroll swells — and a manager's quiet trip to the Orient mines hints that more stacks may follow.
- A Battery Factory in the Pines: Newport Bets Its Future on Dry Cells
One of only two dry-cell battery plants west of the Mississippi opens in Newport, promising 25 jobs by September and a thousand cells a day by fall.
- The Shingle Trust: Northwest Millmen Build a Blacklist for Eastern Buyers
Twenty-three firms controlling nine-tenths of the Pacific Northwest's shingle output meet in Seattle to form an association, blacklist short-paying Eastern dealers and face down the railroads.
- The Coal Wars of the Pacific
A mine manager argues that a higher tariff on Australian coal is the key to regional prosperity and industrial growth.
- A Local Prophet’s Wild Vision of 1940s Kennewick
In a satirical speech to the Woman's Club, A. R. Gardner imagined a future where Kennewick harnessed its notorious windstorms and turned river sand into a global glass empire.
- The Great Tacoma Water Heist
City leaders uncover a massive discrepancy in the city's newly purchased water plant after boosters inflated the daily flow of local springs.
- The Pioneer Spirit of Seattle’s Lumber Boom
While major financiers discussed global markets, a group of young, ambitious lumbermen were busy building a new mill to feed Seattle's rapid expansion.
- The Cranberry Harvest and a Divided Labor Force
A report on the burgeoning Pacific County cranberry industry reveals the reliance on Chinese labor and the exclusionary sentiment of the era.
- The Shingle Trust Squeezes Workers
Facing falling profits, the Washington and Oregon Shingle Manufacturers Association mandates wage cuts and production limits.
- The Phantom Wheat That Fooled Seattle's Banks
A forger sold bankers on warehouse certificates for Ritzville wheat—and walked away with tens of thousands before the paper trail caught up with him.
- Cutting the Cost of Keeping Warm
A sweeping new public service commission order promises to slash freight rates for coal from the Roslyn mines, potentially saving state residents $50,000 annually.
- Farmers and Merchants Plot a Cannery
Producers gather at the Chamber of Commerce to organize a cooperative cannery, seeking to solve the region's surplus waste problem.
- A New Frontier for Richland’s Harvest
Local entrepreneurs launch a commercial canning and drying facility to eliminate agricultural waste and boost valley profits.
- The Iron Rush: How a New Railroad Branch Promised to Transform Seattle
As crews race to lay track toward the Idaho mines, the business elite of 1889 Seattle brace for a new era of growth and shipping dominance.
- The Seattle Mill Owners’ Secret Cartel
How local timber barons in 1886 fixed prices and controlled production to squeeze profits from the West Coast lumber trade.
- The Shingle Men Try to Tame the Market
Manufacturers meet in Seattle to cap production, set 1894 prices, and bind every mill to the plan—with forfeits for anyone who breaks ranks.
- The Industrial Boom of 1888: How Seattle Transformed Overnight
A deep dive into the frantic, unprecedented expansion of manufacturing that saw Seattle evolve from a simple lumber town into a bustling industrial center within a single year.
- The Rare Earth That Could Take On the Powder Trust
A deposit near Blue Creek is promoted as a safer, cheaper ingredient for blasting powder—and as a way to loosen DuPont’s grip on the explosives trade.
- The Industrial Kingdom of Port Gamble
In 1872, the Puget Mill Company reigned supreme over a company town that prioritized industrial output and 'refinement'—with a cemetery view to match.
- The Industrial Bounty of 1884
A wide-ranging survey of Pierce County’s coal mines, timber mills, and the early aspirations of a burgeoning Seattle and Tacoma.
- The Shingle War: Mills vs. Middlemen
Washington shingle manufacturers declare a fight to the finish against brokers who control the market price, forcing local mills into indefinite closures.
- The Promised Land of Eastern Washington
A look at the thriving agricultural output of the territory's interior as a draw for new settlers.