, 1874-01-22
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GETTING ExcrrED.-Our unctious and
amiable friend Of the Tribane-a pape
published near AckeFman's saw mill
must have been avfully excited whom he
penned the following:
ANOTHER LIE.-The DISPATCH. sperk-
ing of . connection BY steamer with
Tacoma, says one will be put on "while
the road meaning the Northern Pacific
railroad is being extended to Seattle.
which will probably be completed within
the present year." Here is as unblush-
ing lie as we ever saw in print. Not
only will there be no railroad completed
to Seattle "within the present year" or
the next, but no "roadis being extend>
ed to that town, nor is there ever likely
to be. But this ia in keeping with all
the statements Of that journal on this
subject, and thereby surpris. . nobody.
If our cotemporary had besn cool and
intended to adhere to the truth himself.
he would have observed that We only
alluded to probability. which was
mere matter of opinion, and stated no.
Thing for fact which depended upon a
contingency. He positively asserts for
fact what is only matter of opinion,
and upon that alone assumes to pro
uounce our opinion "as unblushing
lie as was ever in print" If it should
turn out that>ou opinion was we'll
founded. what will this positive asser-
ton to the contrary be: Will we not
have to class it with many other denials
and statements of like character enema
ting from the same source?
We have never made statement of
fi,ct, or drawn conclusion. in relation
to Tacoma, or its connection with the
railroad. without having the proofs in
our possession to fully sustain every
statement. The probability of the ex j.,
tension Of the railroad to Seattle during
the present year is based upon the IL
disputable fact. within our own knowl.
edge, that Gen. Cass, the President of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, has made
direc: proposals to the citizens of Seattle
to extend the road to this place within
the present year, upon conditions which
We believe will be accepted. We have
the right to believe that this proposal
wss made in good faith, and that the
people of Seattle will accept it; this be-
ing admitted, the corollary is. that we
stated nothing bu: the exact truth in
expressing our belief accordingly. In
view o. these facts. how can our highly
respected cotemporary justify his posi-
tive ard emphatic denial of any such
probabilities, without the Impeachment
of the veracity and integrity Of General
Cass and all others concerned in it?
Tho conclusion that the Railroad
Company never intended to make the
final terminus of the road at Tacoma, is
drawn from the statements of Mr.. Can
field. the specinl Commissioner of the
Company. who was appointed to examss
inc and report upon the most suitable
place for such terminus. In that report,
which was printed by order of the Com
pany . for private circulation only, +"
Mr.. Canfeld closes his remarks upon
the harbor at Tacoma as follows:
"As this bay has such decided dis
advantage. from its great depth of WA
ter. to being considered as an eligible
and suitable harbor for great CONNER.
cial city, l don't deem it Of sufficient
importance 10 go into more detailed
description of the surrounding country,
and will proceed to describe in my next
report the harbor which thus far has
attracted more attention than any other
point on Puget Sound, viz: the harbor
of Seattle.
That the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company have no interest in the town
Of Tacoma. and that the temporary To-
cation Of the terminus at an inelieable
and unsuitable point was made in the
interest of private speculation, is proved
by the public records, which show the
title to the town plat to be exclusively
in An outside Land Ring. In view Of
these established facts, who is the "un.
blushing liar?" We pause for reply.
AID TO THE N. P. RAnRoAD.-A well
informed gentleman, now in Washing
ton, writes us from that city, under date
December ~: 81 believe the N. p.
Railroad Company will get Congression.
al aid. Let them have it. 1t will do
you good. 1t is now well understood
that the railroad did not go to Seattle
first, because the Company had not the
means to build it thus far. Seattle
seems to be better known in Washington
and at the East generally than but:a few
years ago."
We nre certainly very far from object
ing to Congressional aid to the N. P.
Railroad. though opposed to Govern
ment subsidies to private corporations
on principle. The N. P. Railroad, as o
public work. is AZ much entitled to such
aid as were the Southern or Central
roads, and the public at large will derive
quite as much benefit from this road a.
from either of the others.
Thas far the N. P. Railroad has re-
ceived ne aid from the Government
which has cost the public treasury q
dollar. The grant of alternate sections
of land for an Improvement which dou-
bles the value of the sections retained.
SO far from diminishing the revenues of
the Government. makes property avail
able which. without this improvement.