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| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 7 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 54 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 145 |
| 1893 | 81 |
| 1894 | 77 |
| 1895 | 98 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 15 |
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| 1903 | 61 |
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| 1912 | 17 |
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| 1917 | 8 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,374 stories matching trade
- Merchants Declare War on Trading Stamps
Local business owners organize to reject the popular, yet controversial, loyalty program system.
- The City Judge Outlaws the 'Good Luck' Machines
A Seattle municipal court ruling draws a firm line between gambling and trade, declaring machines that pay out in 'trade checks' to be illegal.
- The Cross-Cascades Trade War
Seattle and Portland merchants battle for control over inland freight routes to the Yakima Valley.
- Labor Council Boycotts New Elks Building
Building trades council declares new Elks lodge unfair and warns union workers to stay off the job.
- Seattle Breaks San Francisco’s Trade Monopoly
High prices in California have opened the door for Seattle and Tacoma to secure the Honolulu grain trade.
- Seattle Admits It Let Portland Steal Walla Walla's Trade
A visiting Sound trade man says Seattle was too busy with Alaska to notice the Inland Empire — and that Portland salesmen took the cream of it.
- Trades Council Denies Political Endorsement
Union leadership speaks out to clarify that labor organizations are not backing candidates in the city election.
- The Fight for the Pacific Trade
Seattle observes with anxiety as railroad titans and San Francisco money markets clash over the future of Puget Sound trade.
- The War on Trading Stamps
Tacoma merchants rally at the Chamber of Commerce to curb the influence of retail discount stamps.
- Everett Labor Leaders Organize Bellingham Trades
Local union activists Jim Ballew and Dave Watt travel to Bellingham to help workers there establish their own Building Trades Council.
- The Seattle Hotel That Won Over Snohomish Shoppers
A historic hotel and mercantile shop on the Sound becomes the preferred destination for Snohomish County residents seeking quality goods and fair dealing.
- Pasco’s Rail Troubles and the Future of Regional Trade
Poor train service threatens Pasco's commerce, as local editors argue that Kennewick is better positioned to capture regional trade.
- Spokane Phone Strike Sparks Boycott Threat
Labor organizers in Spokane threaten a city-wide boycott of the telephone company, though Walla Walla unions keep their distance.
- Labor Boycott Divides Tacoma Merchants
The Women's Auxiliary of the Trades Council is pressuring city merchants to drop advertising in a boycotted newspaper.
- The Struggle for the Hawaiian Trade
Seattle merchants fight for dominance in the island shipping trade against cheaper San Francisco freight rates.
- Everett Labor Unions Denounce Arrest of McNamara
Local labor councils pass scathing resolutions condemning the abduction of union officials in the Los Angeles Times bombing case.
- Everett Trades Council Reports Local Union Gains
The Everett Trades Council meets to process new credentials, update the 'unfair' list, and report on the healthy status of local trade unions.
- The Absurdist Board of Trade of Puyallup
A satirical account of a local civic meeting where the town's ambitions far outpaced its resources.
- A Quarter-Century of Farming Ends in a Seattle Trade
Columbus B. McAlpin, a pioneer of the Richland valley, trades his 200-acre ranch for a Queen Anne apartment building.
- The Boom and Bust of the Australian Lumber Trade
A look at the rise of Puget Sound timber exports to Australia and why the financial collapse in the colonies is hitting Washington mills hard.
- Everett Labor Council Takes Stand Against Elks Lodge
Local unions clash with the fraternal organization over the hiring of an 'unfair contractor' for their new building project.
- Seattle Stealing the Wholesale Trade
A local merchant reports that San Francisco wholesalers are losing their grip on the Washington market to Seattle firms.
- 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.
- Chinese Merchants Return to Tacoma
A trading company opens in the Bostwick Block, sparking fears of renewed anti-Chinese violence.
- The Great Spokane Labor Carnival Swindle
A labor organization finds themselves penniless after a predatory contract with a traveling carnival company nets them only $6.40 from $18,000 in gross receipts.
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- The Rivalry for Sound Trade
A Port Townsend newspaper critiques Seattle's aggressive expansionism and 'booster' mentality in an effort to rally its own merchant class.
- Direct Trade with Hawaii Arrives
A Hawaiian brig arrives in Olympia, signaling a potential shift from territorial isolation to a direct exchange of island goods for Puget Sound timber.
- The Great Coal Tariff Debate
An 1876 editorial argues for high protectionist tariffs on coal to shield Puget Sound mining wages from foreign competition and low-wage labor.
- A Mill Owner's Warning: Free Trade and the Fight for Seattle's Lumber Future
Port Blakely's C. P. Holmes saw tariff-free lumber helping British Columbia, doubted the China-Japan war would rescue trade, and still believed Seattle's natural harbor would win.
- Merchants Form Exchange to Protect Shipping Rates
Prominent business leaders organize to influence the Lake Washington canal project by backing the Republican ticket.
- The Struggle to Become a Citizen and a Tradesman
A legislator argues that the Donation Land Law is forcing tradesmen into failed farming careers, harming the region's economy.
- The Captain's Feud on the Neah Bay Frontier
A seafarer and trade negotiator publicly spars with a rival over the treatment of Indigenous laborers and local business ethics.
- The Lumber Trust Comes to Seattle
Seattle lumber firms move to form the Central Lumber Company of California, pooling sales to squeeze out British Columbia competition.