Puget Sound Shippers Break Free of Eastern Monopoly
Local grain dealers are no longer forced to accept predatory shipping rates dictated by Eastern financiers.
It was announced today that the combination of grain rates, enforced for many months by shipping concerns, had been withdrawn. This means that a grain dealer can make his own charter rates without fear of being fined by the shippers' combine. The withdrawal of the combination to enforce charter rates will mean a great deal to Puget Sound shippers who have heretofore been hampered by the edict of Eastern capitalists.
“Puget Sound shippers who have heretofore been hampered by the edict of Eastern capitalists.”
This reflects the long-standing tension in the Pacific Northwest between local producers and outside financial interests—a recurring theme in the history of Washington's extraction-based economy. Today, this struggle persists in debates over who controls critical logistics and trade infrastructure in the Port of Tacoma.
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