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3 stories matching virtual

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  1. Northern Pacific Moves to Control Tacoma's Railroad Avenue

    How the Northern Pacific Railroad maneuvered the city council to seize prime tide-flat property, effectively bottling up Tacoma's harbor and blocking competition.

    May 14, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust · City Hall

  2. The Guggenheim-Morgan Industrial Play for Tacoma

    A proposed $20 million expansion of the Tacoma smelter and a new fleet of ships aim to cement a copper monopoly on the Pacific coast.

    Mar 30, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  3. Tacoma's Business Men Draw a Line at Railroad Control

    Independent members of the Chamber of Commerce nominate a rival ticket after charging that Northern Pacific and Tacoma Railway & Power proxies packed the nominating committee.

    Aug 26, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

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