The Cudahy Packing Company Arrives
A major Omaha firm buys out a local smokehouse, signalling Seattle's rise as a destination for national capital.
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W. Marriott & Co. have sold their smokehouse and cured meat business to the Cudahy Packing Company, of Omaha, Neb., which will assume control of it on July 1. The business will be in charge of Mr. Marriott and will be removed into the new Frink building on the corner of Jackson and South Second streets. The Cudahy Packing Company proposes to greatly extend it and will put as much capital into it as the present trade situation will warrant. This shows that Seattle enterprise is gradually attracting the attention of Eastern capitalists and business men, who see the advantages the city offers for profitable investment.
“This shows that Seattle enterprise is gradually attracting the attention of Eastern capitalists and business men.”
In 1892, business leaders hailed the arrival of national firms like Cudahy as a sign of 'arrival.' Today, Seattle’s economy is defined by its role as a global headquarters, yet the tension between local enterprise and external corporate capital remains a core part of the city's civic identity.
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