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17 stories matching rockefel
- The King of Oil Comes to Call: Standard’s Rockefeller Eyes Seattle's Future
John D. Rockefeller arrives in the Pacific Northwest, promising to train local workers for his new refinery and dominate the regional fuel market.
- Rockefeller Closes In on a Puget Sound Company Town
The Everett Land Company could not raise the December interest on its $1 million loan. By summer, insiders expected Rockefeller interests to take full control.
- A Moment of Grace on Rockefeller Avenue
An anonymous act of kindness between strangers serves as a quiet reminder of shared humanity amidst the city's busy street life.
- The Gold Rush in the Mountains
A syndicate of titans, including John Rockefeller, is pouring money into a remote mountain region northeast of Seattle.
- Socialist Party Opens Grand Hall on Rockefeller Avenue
Organizers lease the second floor of the new Dolton-Weaver building for a major new hub of civic activity.
- A Rockefeller Tells Seattle It Is Destined to Be the New York of the Pacific
Visiting Cleveland iron magnate F. Rockefeller—brother of John D.—says the harbor beats New York's and the ore is right here, if only the city will manufacture instead of import and steer clear of the boomers who killed Wichita.
- Rockefeller Interest Moves on Tacoma Waterfront
Massive dredging and warehouse plans filed for East Tacoma suggest the oil mogul is expanding his railroad and shipping empire.
- The Double Standard of the Law
A commentary on how the courts punish labor organizers while letting corporate titans walk free.
- The Rockefeller Land Grab: How a $2 Million Deal Bought Seattle’s Lakefront
In January 1891, the massive Lake Washington Belt Line Improvement Company, backed by John D. Rockefeller and former Governor Russell A. Alger, acquired nearly 13,000 acres of eastern Lake Washington shoreline for steel and iron works, signaling the dawn of heavy industry in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Wealth Gap and the 'Prince' of Industry
A biting editorial critiques the concentration of inherited wealth and the limitations of modern tax policies.
- 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.
- The Monopoly of Life and Labor
An editorial questioning the morality of the super-rich funding medical research while their monopolies squeeze the working class.
- The Empire Sells Off the Smelter
Independent miners in the Pacific Northwest move to seize control of the Everett reduction works, breaking the stranglehold of the industry trust.
- Rockefeller's Land Company Comes to Town—and Everett Smells a Deal
A packed council chamber hears that John D. Rockefeller now controls the Everett Land Company, that the mills may run full, and that the county seat fight is on.
- The Great Everett Fire Scare of 1909
Eight suspicious fires in one night set the city into a panic, sparking rumors of professional arsonists.
- The Man Who Bet on Seattle's Canal—and Rockefeller's Land
A railroad executive predicts a canal will make Seattle the greatest harbor on earth, and admits he's been buying up lakefront during the hard times.
- Klondike Hero's Company Folds, Creditors Left Short
A Seattle commission firm fails, and its famous president T.S. Lippy claims no moral obligation to creditors who trusted his name.