'A Stranger to the Fur Trade': Joseph Wrigley and the Transformation of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1884-1891. Business History (10/1/1997)
...of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1869, it transferred...area to competition from American and Canadian fur traders and also provided...employment for Native Americans. The railroads also...and to maintain its fur division. In order ...

"Ruining" the rivers in the snake country: the Hudson's Bay Company's fur desert policy. Oregon Historical Quarterly (6/22/2003)
...heralded and vilified the fur trade for opening the...the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) carried out...to keep encroaching Americans from coming west of...of the region to the Americans and focused on retaining...Columbia River. (1) The ...

Voyage of the Isaac Todd.(history of the ship named Isaac Todd used by the North West Company to expand its fur trade) Oregon Historical Quarterly (12/22/2008)
...offices of the North West Company's London suppliers...sent from the annual fur traders' meeting at...feasibility of establishing the fur trade west of the Rocky...Huron and Superior, the American war threatened implementation...John Jacob Astor, an ...

PETTERS' FUR TO FLY; Attorneys expect fireworks at today's bankruptcy hearing as an investment group tries to block the companies' trustee.(BUSINESS) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (1/27/2009)
...Ritchie, a former All-American linebacker at Wheaton College...10 of Petters' bankrupt companies, say they expect a donnybrook...appointment as receiver for both companies, trumping the Illinois receivership...other investors in Petters' companies. "Ritchie ...

Fur flies again; Animal-rights activists succeeded in making fur unfashionable, but designers are piling on the pelts again. Will consumers follow suit?(VARIETY) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (10/31/1999)
...last year to $1.21 billion. Fur Information Council spokeswoman...The market isn't there. Fur trapping licenses are way...financial problems of Evan's Furs, which leases and operates the fur salons at Dayton's. "That company accounted for 10 ...

FUR OR FAUX DESPITE CONTROVERSY, POPULARITY ON RISE.(LIFE & LEISURE) Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) (1/29/2000)
...There is nothing warmer than a fur,'' said Mayone. ``Once...who works for a local utility company, freely calls herself a fur lover and collector. She has...headbands. She wears one of her furs every day, even with sweatpants...Today's gal is wearing ...

FUR STILL A FASHION PRESENCE BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY IN FIGHT OVER ANIMALS.(Special Pullouts) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (8/17/1997)
...president of marketing for North American Fur Auctions, a Toronto fur auction company that's the largest in the...coat of yesterday.'' ``Fur used to be more of something...Ken Morgenstern of Roberts Furs in San Francisco. ...

Fur Guilt;Trapped Between Luxury and That Uneasy Feeling The Washington Post (11/30/1989)
...the nutria (a South American water-dwelling rodent...respect their views." The fur industry, with sales...sensitive letters about furs, I've got a few on...They protest the sale of furs. We've had people...front of our stores with fur traps. ...

FUR FORTUNE AND EMPIRE BOOK SIGNING. States News Service (7/14/2010)
...Service: "Get the furs while they last...the international fur trade not only helped...Epic History of the Fur Trade in America [W. W. Norton and Company; July 12, 2010...journey through the fur trade and delivers...lucrative trade in early ...