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  1. Washington Apples Fight Back Against a New York Snub

    A Seattle commission man rebuts a trade journal's claim that Northwest fruit can't match California's, citing 10,000 boxes of fancy apples already shipped east.

    Dec 8, 1898Ranche and RangeSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The War on Narrow Wagon Wheels

    Seattle's Chamber of Commerce wants the legislature to force wider wagon tires — to save the city's wooden sidewalks and brick streets from being chewed to pieces.

    Jan 12, 1899Ranche and RangeSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

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