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- Athena Needs a Warehouse
A local representative of the O.R.N. railroad argues that Athena is perfectly positioned to become a regional shipping hub, provided local storage can keep up with modern demand.
- A Cold Storage Future for White Bluffs
Local fruit growers weigh the costs and benefits of building an independent storage facility to keep their produce competitive.
- 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 War on Rotting Spuds
A state agricultural expert warns farmers that the 1914 potato blight is more destructive than ever.
- The City Moves to Banish Explosives
Seattle officials push for a safer downtown by banning the central storage of dangerous blasting powder.
- The Oil Trap: How Seattle’s Greed Endangered Its Own Waterfront
A recent fire at a lodging house reveals a city-wide crisis: warehouses and homes alike are storing thousands of gallons of volatile oil, defying insurance limits and risking total destruction.
- The Case for Cold Storage
As fruit production booms, growers look to Kennewick for the model of success.
- The Struggle to Irrigate the High Lands
Federal engineers are surveying the Kennewick and Richland deserts to determine the most economical way to bring water to 210,000 acres of parched ground.
- New Grain Warehouse to Rise in Kennewick
A major expansion of grain storage capacity is set to move forward, promising to modernize the local wheat trade.
- The City Council’s War on Inflammable Storage
New regulations restricted the storage of petroleum, naphtha, and gasoline, mandating fireproof construction and buffer zones from the waterfront.
- The Blueprint for a Desert Oasis
Federal engineers release a comprehensive plan to tame the Yakima River, setting the stage for decades of regional irrigation development.
- Powder on the Hill
A city official calls out wealthy corporations for flagrantly violating safety ordinances by storing dynamite in residential neighborhoods.
- The End of the Sack: Inland Empire Farmers Vote to Bulk Their Grain
A convention of 300 regional grain growers resolves to modernize agricultural shipping, shifting from manual sack-handling to bulk storage and transport.
- The $15 Million Dream That Would Turn Horse Heaven Green
A consulting engineer told the irrigation district it could transform 300,000 dry acres with a vast Klickitat River storage and canal system—if voters backed an enormous bond issue and bought out private water-right claims.
- The Unharvested Wealth of Grays Harbor
An editorial call to action urges local businessmen to invest in a cold storage plant and a fishing fleet to challenge Puget Sound's monopoly.
- The Bid for a Cold Storage Giant
Local fruit growers and business interests urged to rally behind a proposed 1,000-car capacity facility that promised to modernize Kennewick’s economy.
- A State Official Caught Profiting Off World's Fair Surplus
Dr. N. G. Blalock faces public scrutiny for failing to report the sale of Washington State lumber exhibit assets, keeping the proceeds for himself.
- The Explosion at Deadman's Point
A colossal blast of two and a half tons of dynamite levels waterfront shanties and shatters windows miles away.
- Monopoly Comes to the Walla Walla Meat Market
Local business owners consolidate competing markets into a single corporation to dominate the regional trade.
- The Oil That Could Burn the City: Seattle’s First Major Fire Safety Law
In a move to prevent catastrophic blazes, the Common Council passes strict new rules for storing gasoline and kerosene, forcing merchants to build brick vaults or face heavy fines.
- Seattle's Coal Industry Expands for Future Growth
The Seattle Coal and Improvement Company announces major wharf expansion and railroad upgrades to meet growing demand.
- The Grape Juice Boom in Kennewick
While San Francisco exporters try to drive a bargain, local demand for Concord grapes is surging thanks to a massive plant expansion.
- The Hotel Fire That Nearly Stayed Out of the Paper
When a blaze at the Olympia Hotel drew a sensational headline, the lessee asked the Tribune to spike the story. The paper refused—and used the fight to demand fire escapes and safer ash storage.
- The Fruit Growers' Dilemma
Federal promises to prioritize fruit shipments during WWI don't solve the long-term transportation and infrastructure crisis facing Kennewick's orchardists.
- The Tinderbox of the Waterfront: Fire Chief Warns of Seattle’s Oil-Fueled Doom
Chief Collins warns that Standard Oil’s wooden warehouses along the waterfront are a 'match away' from destroying the city, while overcrowded lodging houses threaten the poor with similar fates.