, 1873-07-03


and only SINK their money IN the at
tempt. A few years ago, when Portland
was inaccessible to ocean craft at Gers
tain seasons Cf the year, a combination
If San Francisco capitalists, who then
controlled the steamer line of transpor
ton. attempted to build up rival town
! npon the Columbia river. That project
was an utter failure. as all such projects
are bound to fail. where capital alone
attempts to compete with capital and
population combined. The whole pow
er of the Northern Pacific Railroad
failed to establish and maintain the OPP
position town of Duluth to tie small
village of Superior City. 1t was spec
ulative success, bnt practical failure.
The Company has been obliged to ex-
tend its line to Superior City. making
that its practical terminus. The same
result will inevitably follow the At
tempt to create city III the wilderness
a, Tacoma. K.lama and Tacoma can
never be anything more than way sta
tIons for the business of Seattle aud
Portland, from which The road will de
rive its chief revenue. This fact Is il
ready demonstrated i'll the case OF IA
lama, and will us certainly apply to
| Tacoma # it is tested. Who believes
that Portland las suffered the loss OF il
dollar in buslnes by tine founting OF u
railroad town forty miles uearer to the
ocean, or that Seattle would suffer the
loss of any of its present business ad
vaniages by attempts to build "a railroad
town at Tacoma
Now, as to the alternative, which 1t l:
only the part of comm III business saga
city to regard as Il possible contlnsencyf
We lose none Of the advantages Of iora
ton which has secured to his town Its
present commercial supremacy; and /:
onr citizens will jndiciously Use thu
means they pledged to this project, the
can speedi achieve advantages equal
if not superior to any lost by losing the
present terminus. The prehminarles
are already perfected for the constrnc
ton OF a railroad III continuation # the
Union Pacific to the Columbia river. II
or near Wallula. An examination Of the
map will show that Wdllula Is nearer to
Seattle. han to Kal;i Ia, and that kala-
ma is li0 miles distant from Seattle.
By this 1t will be seeh that by direct
road over the Stevens route, tn. OIgh
lie opoqualnie Pass, We gain over 14U
mics III distance and an Incompatible
amount III trade. This direct rolit'
passes for the first twenty miles through
almost unbroken coal fields, in the
the heart If AS rich an agricultural Sec
'ion AS any upon the continent, then
enters mineral region abounding iii
iron beds. with many indications of ricl,
deposits of the more precious. though
not more profitable. metals; cros,in.
the mountains, at distance of not more
than sixty miles from this point this
route enters the rich valleys and plains
Of the Yakima. and thence To the Waila
Walla country, famous tor it's agricuitu
raj resou ces. The amount ready
subscribed in this city to secure III,
terminus. wonld be sufficient, if offered
as II bonus To responsible company. L.
secure the speedy construction Of Il
railroad over this route, from Seattle To
the Columbia river. giving US ALI advah
tase of l4U miles over the other route.
A road over this rome is u manifest des
,iny. and that within few years. B.,
securing the terminus now, we avoIo
any contest hereafter We only propos.
IA conflict with the Northern Pacific
Railroad AS dernier resort and "a meas
ure of self defence. and only throw oui
these suggestions for consideration, hal
onrpeople may keep i'll view preparations
for any contingency which may arise.