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44 stories matching dividend
- The Philanthropic Stock That Actually Paid
Whatcom County investors expected nothing back from their creamery subscriptions. Then the dividend checks arrived—while their profit-minded bets went dry.
- Newport’s Bank Comes Through the Panic Still Paying Dividends
Directors of the First National Bank of Newport report a clean balance sheet, a 5 percent dividend and a 17 percent year despite the financial stringency.
- The Ghost Railway of the Okanogan
Investors are clamoring for dividends from a railway that exists only on paper and in the pockets of its promoters.
- The Produce Company's Rapid Rise
A look inside the financial health and expansion plans of White Bluffs' premier cooperative grocery chain.
- An Aerial Bust at the Snohomish Ball Game
A much-anticipated airplane exhibition turns into a mud-caked failure, but the local baseball game saves the day for the fans.
- Seattle's Water System Passes Its First Big Test
A morning fire reveals that recent upgrades to the city's hydrant system are already paying dividends for public safety.
- Financial Scandal Hits North Yakima
Local investors panic as a national building and loan association faces allegations of a 'gigantic steal.'
- The Farmers' Alliance Grain Rebellion
Palouse farmers bypass railroad-controlled elevators to handle their own grain, yielding massive profits.
- Two Years in Limbo: Whatcom's Failed Bank
Depositors in the Columbia National Bank get only a sliver of their money back while the officers scatter — one to Honolulu, one to the shingle business — and the receiver's promises dissolve.
- The Northern Pacific Railway Consolidates Control of Puget Sound Steamers
A major corporate acquisition shakes up maritime transport as the Northern Pacific buys out the Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company.
- Railroad Profits vs. Living Wages
While railway magnates plead poverty to block pay increases for switchmen, their own financial reports reveal a surplus that tells a different story.
- A New Landmark for Walla Walla
The Knights of Pythias award a $14,000 contract for a new brick and iron headquarters, promising a new hub for local social life.
- The Changing Tides of the Snohomish
High water, booming mills, and the social transformation of a riverside community in 1877.
- Growers Bet on New Railroad to Stem Losses
Wenatchee fruit growers commit to a unique tax on their own harvest to fund a new rail line after losing millions to transit delays.
- Hard Times Force Railroads Toward a Monopoly
Financial desperation drives the competing lines of the Pacific Northwest to consider an end to expansion and a new era of joint operation.
- The Iron Road Closes the Gap
A comprehensive annual report details the massive effort required to link the Northern Pacific line across the rugged Rockies, signaling a new era for Pacific commerce.
- The Country Estate as Medicine: Why Seattle’s Elite Are Buying Farms to Save Their Nerves
A satirical essay in the Daily Intelligencer argues that small country plots are not financial investments, but essential health remedies for city professionals suffering from 'trade winds' and nervous exhaustion.
- Marysville Shingle Weavers Launch Their Own Co-op
Twenty-four workers pool their savings to lease and operate a local shingle mill after being laid off or seeking steady work.
- Seattle's World's Fair Exceeds All Expectations
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition closed with record attendance, a profit for stockholders, and a lasting gift to the University of Washington campus.
- The Corporate Takeover of the Lake Shore Line
A legal battle reveals how the Northern Pacific Railroad absorbed a smaller rival, leaving shareholders and the public in the dark about the true costs of regional expansion.
- The 'Murder Trust' Behind the Titanic
An Everett labor paper echoes the national outcry against corporate negligence following the sinking of the Titanic.
- The Corporate Coup at Seattle Consolidated
An Eastern financial takeover of Seattle’s street railway system aims to consolidate the city's fragmented and unprofitable transit network.
- The Socialist Pitch: Why Your Job Isn't Yours
W.W. Smith, a local iron moulder, makes a fiery case that workers are voting against their own interests by supporting party-line politicians who represent the interests of the 'match trust' and the law-industrial complex.
- The Everett Water and Light Monopoly
A critical investigation into the extortionate rates charged by the Stone-Webster company and the case for municipal ownership.
- The Conquest Mine Strikes a Twelve-Foot Vein—and Newport's Mining District Wakes Up
A rich assay at the Conquest mine promised dividends, new work and a revival for the Pend Oreille mining district.