Hill interview warns on Pacific trade and ship policy
James J. Hill speaks in a lengthy interview blasting American overreliance on raw exports, urging a pivot to Orient markets, reduced labor costs, and tariff changes. He predicts Japan becomes a commercial rival and China boycott threatens U.S. trade, while stating no new docks at Smiths Cove and plans to dredge Salmon Bay for wharfage. He mocks Western claims of trade conquest and stresses need for manufactured exports and naval ships built abroad.
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Great Northern
Washington
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Germany
Great Britain
Orient
United States
England
Ihs
Pacific
Philippines
Europe
Argentina
Seattle
West
Atlantic
America
China
Japan
Minnesota
Patriotiam
Smith's Cove
Salmon Bay
Star's Great Beat on James J Hill Special Train
The Seattle Star reports its representative Dan Dean spent half a day aboard the James J Hill special train, securing rare access to railroad magnates and financiers. Dean notes Hill gave nearly two hours of candid discussion on Northwest development and upbuilding during the tour, including visits to Bellingham and connections with Great Northern interests.
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The
Seattle Star
United States
James J. Hill
Dan Dean
Star
Mram
Dean
Northwest
Bellingham
Hill Special
Inapee
Great Northes
Empire builder Hill Aims to Guide Pacific Power Struggle
Dan Dean reports from aboard a Seattle bound train as J Hill hosts financiers including Baker Kissel and Whitney in a pivotal Kansas City style gathering. The group owns substantial railroad stakes and plans to back Hill against Harriman in Portland, shaping the future of the Pacific coast and Seattle. The interview guidance advises reporters to present statements rather than questions to elicit decisive replies.
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Dan Dean
Vancouver
Seattle
Sur
J. Hill
Empire Builder
Railroad Monarch
Mr. Hill
America
Baker
Bank of New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Fall Street
Great Northern
Alex. Cochrane
New York
Northern Railway
New England
Oliver Payne Whitney
W. C. Whitney
Grant B. Schley
Moore, Schley & Co
August Kisee
Samuel Thorne
Fisher Baker
Amos T. French
Great Manhattan Trust Company
George C. Aes
Jonathan Thorne
Gardiner Lane
West
B. J. Harriman
Portland
Wall Street
Boston
Bakers
Kissels
Pacific Coast
State Street
HII Enterprises
Tinanee
Jeader
Hill
Seattle’s Future Tied to Transportation and Tariffs
The speaker argues Seattle must develop its transportation network to export manufactured goods and grow commerce. He notes high past terminal spending, pledges to boost volumes without packaging goods, and emphasizes state transportation rates as a key factor while urging public support to maintain low tariffs and fill cargo capacity.
Politicians Mock Lake Washington Canal Plan
A Hill party figure dismisses the proposed canal project as a joke and unlikely to proceed. He notes canal magnates show no seriousness, suggesting dredging Salmon Bay to create boat space, while calling the plan something to conjure with.
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Lake Washington
Hill
Aliniane
Weather forecast brief for weekend
Fair and cooler tonight then Sunday turns fair with warmer values. Light northwest winds accompany the weekend outlook.
Billion Dollar Crowd Plans for Seattle Waterfront
They will lay new tracks between Beattice and Ballard on the waterfront right of way. They will dredge Salmon bay for additional wharfage facilities. They will build at least one new monster ship not in America. They will not build a new dock at Braiths cove. They will not take seriously the Lake Washington canal project. They will not help Beattie unless Heattie helps herself.
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Smith's Cove
Salmon Bay
Beattice
Ballard
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
America
Braith’s Cove
Lake Washington Canal
Beattie
Heattie
Hatchet Buried Between Rival Railroad Giants
DAN DEAN reports that the Great Northern and era Pacific officials have buried the hatchet and joined forces against a common enemy E H Harriman. The cordial exchange and mutual respect mark a rare moment of harmony as these long-time rivals unite to confront shared interests, signaling a tense but united railroad landscape ahead.
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Hill
Great Northern
Era Pacific
President Biliett
Bilett
Hii
E. HW. Harriman
Amert
Dan Dean
The Poor Man in the Hillion Dollar Bunch
Oliver Payne Whitney, son of the late W. C. Whitney, is nicknamed the poor man among Eastern capitalists in the Hill on Young Whitney. Despite this, he is worth ten million dollars in his own name and stands to gain from relatives with wills.
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Oliver Payne Whitney
W. C. Whitney
Young Whitney
West
Mfe
Santiago volcano erupts near Nicaragua and harms plantations
Ad vices from Mazatlan report the Santiago volcano in Nicaragua is active with hot rocks and lava hurled over a large area. Passengers on southern liners say hot water was thrown on decks far out at sea. Coffee plantations have suffered greatly from the eruption.
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Mazatlan
Mex
Santiago
Nicaragua
Billionaire Investors Highlight Pacific Coast Gold Rush
A crowd dubbed the Billion Dollar Bunch, each worth at least ten million and linked to millions in Great Northern and Northern Pacific holdings, extol the Pacific coast's future. Bankers and financiers from New York and Boston praise growth, opportunity, and Seattle as a key to America's prosperity, with talk of massive mobilized capital within 24 hours.
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Dan Dean
Great Northern
Grant B. Schley
Mohr, Schley & Co
Bankers, New York
Pacific Coast
America
Alex. Cochrane
Northern Pacific
Fisher Baker
New York
Pacific
Seattle
George C. Clark
Clarke, Dodge & Co
Jonathan Thorne
Alameda Ashore in Fog Near San Francisco Harbor
The steamer Alameda with 200 passengers on board is reported ashore at the harbor entrance in fog. Assistance is being rushed and lifeboats have departed from lifesaving stations to aid the vessel bound for Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Honolulu
Hanged at Fort Saskatchewan for Lake murder
Charles King was hanged this morning for the murder of Edward Hayward at Lesser Slave Lake in September. He faced the scaffold unassisted and calm, declared his innocence, and repeated the Lord's Prayer before the mask was placed.
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Fort Saskatchewan
Alberta
Charles King
Edward Hayward
Lesser
Slave Lake
Blackmailer Is Captured After Continental Chase
George W. Barrett, an alleged blackmailer, was arrested by a Santa Fe special officer in Thornton after a cross country chase. He faced demands of 5000 dollars from Paul Morton, president of Equitable, and carried letters from major trust companies in St. Louis, New York, and Chicago. Barrett, described as a well-educated Black man claiming Cleveland roots, resisted arrest and may be examined for insanity while claiming linkage to John D. Rockefeller.
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Santa Fe Railway
George W. Barrett
Thornton
Barrett
Paul Morton
Equitable
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Jett
Cleveland
John PD. Rockefeller
New Boilers For Fire Boat
The board of public works will issue a call for bids to place new boilers in the fire boat Snoqualmie once specifications arrive from Architect McAllister. Fire Chief Cook warns the city risk demurrage or rework if the contract is delayed, noting boilers are en route from Minneapolis and expected within a week. Chairman Thomson pledged immediate action.
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Board of Public Works
Snoqualmie
McAllister
Cook
Minneapolis
Thomson
Board of Works
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Hill Party
Weather Forecast
August Kissel
Manhattan Trust Company
George F. Baker
First National Bank
York
Lee, Higginson & Co
Bankers
Paka
Albuquerque
N. M
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