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2 stories matching foresight

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  1. The Pig That Pays the Bills: How Swine Became Puget Sound’s Secret Wealth

    In 1876, while Seattle looked to timber and fish for its future, a local article argued that raising hogs on wheat stubble was the most reliable path to prosperity.

    Dec 23, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. Seattle's 1877 Plea: Build a Wagon Road Over the Cascades Before Portland Steals the Inland Empire

    With no railroad yet across the mountains, a Seattle newspaper argued the city's future depended on a wagon road to Yakima—before Portland grabbed the inland trade forever.

    Mar 17, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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