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| 1895 | 4 |
4 stories matching flad
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- Seattle's Tide-Flat Canal Waits on St. Louis Money
An Army engineer says dredges could be at work by March, but only if St. Louis capitalists approve the plan to fill the tide flats and cut the Lake Washington waterway.
- The St. Louis Capitalists Have Arrived
A delegation from the Mississippi Valley Trust Company visited Seattle to inspect the proposed Lake Washington Waterway, signaling the start of major harbor improvements.
- The Ship Canal Pitch: Seattle Courts St. Louis Money
A dozen St. Louis investors toured the proposed ship canal, hinting at outside capital for the city's biggest infrastructure dream.
- The Canal or Bust: Seattle Rallies to Buy Its Own Waterway
A packed crowd cheers a plan to hand St. Louis capitalists a public subsidy to dig the south canal and fill the tide flats of the lake — with a grand mass meeting called for the Armory.