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1,313 stories matching import
- Tacoma’s Import Surge Signals Shift in Pacific Trade
Harbormaster reports a massive 45 percent jump in imports for the first quarter of 1904, fueled by trade with the Orient.
- The 1863 Legislative Session Wraps Up
A look back at the territorial assembly's busy session, featuring a major overhaul of the legal code, debates over the Idaho statehood movement, and the struggles of members waiting on federal pay.
- Introducing a New Species to the Walla Walla Valley
Local farmer George F. Thomas is importing game birds from the Willamette Valley to enrich the landscape for future generations.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad Completes Its Transcontinental Link
As the final spike is driven, the editor weighs the economic shift between the Pacific Northwest and the established power of California.
- The Global Reach of Local Butchers
High tariffs and strict inspection laws in Germany trigger a sharp decline in American meat exports, forcing local butchers to lobby for policy change.
- Tacoma Outshines Seattle in Customs Race
Despite a drop in imports, Tacoma's port activity and export volume substantially outpaces its neighbor to the north.
- The Tariff Struggle Against Steel Monopolies
New government statistics reveal a massive spike in iron and steel imports, challenging the power of domestic trusts to set prices.
- The Unseen Economic Power of Puget Sound Timber
A local editor argues that Seattle shouldn't rely on distant furniture imports when the region is literally throwing away the raw materials for a thriving local industry.
- Tacoma’s New Business Plan: Import High-Grade Opium for the Whole North
With the tariff cut, Tacoma entrepreneurs predicted they could supply wealthy opium users from Oregon to the Atlantic—and collect thousands in customs duties.
- The Forgotten Constitution: Seattle's 1889 Apathy
While Washington territory scrambled to establish statehood following the Great Seattle Fire, the public was so consumed by the disaster's aftermath that the upcoming constitutional convention went almost unnoticed.
- A Company Turns to Black Miners to Break the Roslyn Strike
With 165 Roslyn miners signing contracts to return, the Northern Pacific's manager admits importing Black laborers as a last resort — and promises to keep the number small.
- The Great Goat Gambit: Seattle's First Angora Import
A local merchant imports the territory's first genuine Angora goats from Mexico, betting that their mohair will be worth more than the meat.
- The Gloves Scandal of Front Street
A bitter public dispute erupts in 1886 Seattle between dry goods merchants over the authenticity of French-imported kid gloves.
- The Warehouse That Wasn't: Seattle’s Missing Link to Global Trade
Two importers walk away from the city because it lacks a bonded warehouse, exposing a critical infrastructure gap that threatens Seattle's economic future.
- A New Orchard Plague
As fruit inspectors prepare for their annual conference in Pullman, officials sound the alarm over a disease imported from the Orient on steamships.
- The Petty Feud Over the Lake Washington Canal
While Seattle lawmakers pushed for a monumental canal to connect the lakes to the Puget Sound, Tacoma’s boosters fought the project simply to spite their rival neighbor.
- The Tacoma Typographical Union Declares War
Local printers launch a total and rigorous boycott against the Tacoma Ledger, accusing it of undermining labor and importing 'scab' and contract labor.
- The Sheriff is Coming for Your Headlights
Benton County law enforcement prepares a crackdown on blinding car headlights, citing public safety and the need to regulate technology in the age of the automobile.
- A Coal Company's Strikebreaker Gambit in Roslyn
A Northern Pacific manager admits the company is importing Black miners from the East to break the Roslyn coal strike—and hints the miners' refusal of a pay cut left him no choice.
- The Fight Against 'Ready-Made' News
In 1884, Seattle’s labor printers stood against the rise of syndicated, out-of-town journalism, arguing that local integrity and local jobs mattered more than cheap, imported content.
- The Waterfront Teeming with Global Trade
A look at the sheer variety of goods flowing through Seattle's wharves reveals a city rapidly expanding as a commercial powerhouse.
- The Candidate Who Refused to Promise a Bridge
Running for representative, Gordon C. Moores argues that effective legislation requires compromise rather than the 'hobby-riding' log-rolling that clutters the statute books.
- The Steamer Wilmington’s Illegal Cargo
A ship captain faces federal charges for allegedly importing Japanese contract laborers to work on his vessel.
- Paint the Town for the Last Spike
With the Northern Pacific about to close the continent, Spokane Falls is told to clean its streets, whitewash its houses, and prepare for a wealth-laden excursion.
- The Battle for the Land Office
Spokane Falls and Cheney trade barbs over the relocation of the federal land office, a prize that signifies the region's future growth.