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95 stories matching consign
- The True Cost of Middlemen
How the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union learned a hard lesson about shipping produce on consignment versus securing fair prices through cooperation.
- The Price of Disunity
A local growers' association leader condemns farmers who bypass collective bargaining, warning that consigning produce to commission agents leads to market collapse.
- The Prohibition Tug-of-War in Colfax
A Whitman County sheriff’s liquor seizure tests the limits of state law, pitting authorities against the express company in a legal standoff.
- Walla Walla Prunes Conquer London
A successful experimental shipment of fruit across the Atlantic yields high returns.
- The Steamship Freight War
Seattle consignees are threatening to boycott the Northern Pacific line after their goods were offloaded in Tacoma instead of being delivered directly to the city.
- A Railroad Clerk's Side Hustle: 150 Pounds of Opium Land in Tacoma
M. M. Perl, chief clerk to a Northern Pacific superintendent, imported prepared opium from China aboard the Kingston—while federal agents seized a rival shipment under an 1881 treaty.
- The Brokerage That Couldn't Show Its $5,000
A farm journal's editor made two visits to a First Avenue produce broker and came away telling farmers to demand cash before they shipped a single crate.
- The Economic Chill on the Waterfront
Shipping faces a depression as crews are paid off and vessels are laid up in port.
- Farmers Take On the Commission Men—and Demand Weekly Checks
Yakima growers propose a $5,000 bond for produce brokers, while Sumner farmer W. H. Paulhamus recalls how organized producers stopped getting 'did' by middlemen.
- The Steamer That Smuggled Opium in Sauerkraut Barrels
A federal seizure of the Walla Walla reveals a shocking loophole: how Pacific Coast Steamship Company executives claim 'skid grease' shipments were actually opium, and why customs officials looked the other way.
- Grain Shipment Lost in Columbia River Sinking
A wheat-laden steamer bound for Celilo strikes a rock near the mouth of the Snake River.
- A Daughter’s Farewell in the Wilderness
When no minister could be found in the remote reaches of the Hood Canal, a grieving daughter stepped into the pulpit to deliver the final rites for her father.
- Long-Bell Lumber Mill Preparing for Launch
Massive logging operations begin in Longview as the city prepares for its grand industrial opening.
- A Tragic Hunting Accident Near Hamilton
A hunter is killed by his companion while stalking game in the brush near Sauk.
- The Aigburth Runs Aground
A British vessel encounters trouble in the heavy swells off the harbor bar, sparking a tense rescue effort.
- End of the Free-Ride Speculators
Northern Pacific moves to stop speculators from using rail cars as free storage sheds, prioritizing the legitimate lumber and shingle business.
- The Great Northern’s Secret March: How Seattle Won the Rail War
While Tacoma watches in disbelief, eighty miles of steel rails and bridge materials are already en route to Seattle, signaling that James J. Hill’s new railroad will make the city its headquarters.
- The High Cost of Distance
A local retailer highlights how exorbitant shipping rates are stifling the development of the Inland Northwest.
- The High Cost of Shipping Produce to the Sound
Yakima farmers complain that exorbitant transport rates are leaving them with nothing to show for their labor.
- Press-Intelligencer Backs Public Ownership of Seattle Wharf
A 1889 editorial argues that city ownership of the Seattle waterfront is the only way to save producers from the 'double-tax' of private warehousing.
- The Penitentiary Upgrades Its Arsenal
Fearing prison riots, the Washington state penitentiary outfits guards with high-velocity Winchester rifles.
- Washington Wheat Rolls East for the First Time
A landmark Northern Pacific shipment carried Walla Walla wheat through Spokane Falls toward Minneapolis, announcing the railroad's promise to turn Inland Northwest grain into global commerce.
- The War Over Fruit Marketing
Kennewick growers face a high-stakes choice: gamble on independent shipping or join the pool-based Big Y system.
- The Shadow Over the Maxwell Trial
A grizzly discovery in a Seattle warehouse forces a local businessman to defend himself against a charge of murder.
- The Fight for Quality Boots: A Snohomish Shopping Tale
Before e-commerce, Snohomish loggers relied on local merchants like Billy Edwards to bypass 'cheap California' imports in favor of high-quality, handmade footwear.