Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-10-06


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The PRINCIPAL subject of interest
Az the MessaSe ieia'es 10 tue Noi-
thern Pacific Railroad. and this we
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For nearly a quarter of q century, our
people have been looking forward with
anxious solicitude for the construction of
. Rail Road from the waters of Puget
Sound to Lake Superior. The route for
such road was surveyed by the first
Governor of the Territory, General Isaac
1. Stevens, during the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty.three. On the
second day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty.four, q charter was
granted by Congress to the Northern Pa.
cific Railroad Company to construct O
raliroad from point on Lake superior
in the State OF Wisconsin or Minnesota in
awesterly direction to some point on Puget
Sound, with branch via the valley OF the
columbia hlver, to a point at or near
Portland In the State OF Oregon. BY an
amendment to the charter, approved on
the thirty.first day OF May, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, the company
was organized to construct its main road
to some point on Puget Sound via the
valley Of the Columbia River, with the
right to construct branch from some
convenlent point ON It's main line, across
me CASCADE mountains to Puget Sound.
10 cnaole the company to construct its
man line anu Dfanch, o magnificent grant
OF iano was maze 70 II, amounting to sixty
mliilons OF acres: Inc estimated value OF
which has been stated by the Company to
DC one nandred ana nfty millions OF dol
lals. more 'nan thlrteen years nave
eiapsed since mat chartcr was granted.
during large portion OF TINS period On
sx;s,oJ ;Sro,"S s" .hn no.;ai "ospellsy
nresent time nnIv t;va ~. h,nd. sS" az a. enc sne
i've miles IF r0.d hos aI ,,osn o "uu lily
Fnrr hmnSrod ooJ 1;f.,'; H A.. T Up.e. =:
1;s;nr .nS ona hrnasyoa - ~, .Ie aN sas'sl" "
Western "'" ""o n'o ~ 'ne
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Nls unnecessary 10 reier TO the many
causes whlcn nave cperated 10 delay the
compisuon Oh this ROAD. IL mistakes
lave ueen maue' we can az least hope
tnat ~ t.e tutute. eovelneo Dy the expe-
Teuce v. tne PAST, they may DC avoided.
uus"g ;IT s, . n.ss SESSION Q, me last Con-
s.e'', VI. ~"s ,".ouuGed ln!o the sen,
a. ave, ssuIns on GAtension OF ten years
''1a" ~. w" SvupIetlon o, tne foa0. II
w.. Was s"sue. ~. aineu9eo ny connning
. tu ,,'a n.,;n; ~ 'ne mGln Ane. AZ that
the Comnspv h.d s shonSny Pf tN :nat
VIC Conpauy uau auauooneo the PROJECT
Tss v0ss WoMns ;ne ol1ncn i'9e across the
tJ,;o n,,;n;or .hn.a w ~ oouuu. 70.
anthor;tv Tho Iii ros q. " .S sS Sn. I
fe;ioS ~ r.ss ~" fo"sou ."e ceuate out
t;vos f'o WIZ AA'"'0 "a A'eP1esen'a-
7 oa.rr. ,h.. a..
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