The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-02
Monday, July Q. 1877.
TREMBLING IN THE BAL
ANCE.

The most momentous question affect
lag The interests Of the people OF the
northwest ut this time is the prospect
for the future prosecution OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad. The situation is
1T oxce hopeful AMI doubtful.
The time fixed by act Of Congress
for the completion Of the work expif1s
Wednesday. the 4th inst. and the r'ad
Is not done. True. it is held that so''e
STEPS of ministerial procedure n The
nature of a resump,ory act Of CT tss'
or . decree Of the Supreme c. n"iii
10 nsesrsary to enforce the ps, fies Of
forfeiture But when once IL As PASSED
out of the legislative inee r judicial
.,risdic.ion i: would .ee'9 At right
w action by parties in erss interest
the defendants ri Of defense
ed. is as sooi Judgment
Tu la <emel action that is
Kinds SHE .hy SFe.ols Of adverse
DRY coLoie ar3s ,iany conflicting
.ortment oady ! d sanes like eormo-
PARIS WI, IbIess carcass if lsf,
GLUE Al d,.hs. il will DO left
BRUSHES cps guarded by tie arm
BRoNZEsEa yAilsble legal enact
p.later. cal, * age. when it is
chasing sl''whje rsof INSCRIPTIONS pow
w.u hg roogL-shod over lax
van o'Fcn repudiate obligations
.oaa a,' :, !. \, wJeted and snjoiaed in the
oons,.scienss,s manner alike by statute
.Jzopd, 1t tho caprice Of its own
he gesigns. 1t is all important that
. : !, a aesp should be fortified and sus
RI no!by the most unimpeaohable leg
ofe sanction aud voucher.
al % most suspicious feature in the
ation is the sound financial condi-
h. healthy internal morale of the
mpAiy It present. starting now
fresh out Of delft, with clean score
esAnd : iirgs md wcll-payng property
in ksnd, they may make good run,
preyiisd the managers do not become
% blinded by inferior and temporary
tsmptations 10 self-interest, as to
be diverted from their true course
Of ultimate success and greatness
Like Atalnnta the swift STOPPING in
the race to pick up the gilded apples of
the triekster Hyperion. or like the
waters os fleet mountain stream trick
ling away ia the vile ooze of = marsh.
tue former management of tia, enter
prisA - grand in its promise. so SPLEEN
did IN its opportunity, SO august in its
bearings upon the des,inles OF tine ma
tion and of humanity, threw away their
start for the decei,ful hire of kacoma
"corper ,lols."
pl,e Northern Pacific Railroad has a
battle for life against the weuld be mo-
nopolists Of the Union and Central Pa
citic Companies on the center the Tex
~ and Southern Pacific on the south.
aud the Canadian Pacific on tho north
Every obstacle, political and epmmer
cial. will be thrown in its way, But
national interests demand its cens,ruc-
zion. and that in advance of tho British
MovsMshts north of the line. keeipro-
cal relations with the great British DO
minion, stretching across our northern
border from the Atlantic to the Pacific
are Of far greater moment than any
possible development toward the arid
and ansrohical regions Of Mexico. The
administration. IL is affirmed. is savora-
bic toward the Southern route Bu,
unless equal favor is shown our North
een route across the faithful States
away off on the frontier that maintained
the desperate fortunes Of the party In
the storm Of defetioa in las, Sovem-
Der which so nearly. resulted in its
counting ous," there may he tipping
OF the balance Of Cancellation on the
either side.