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

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cUvernIneui and r4ilrpai Lands At the same
rate per acre From these consolidation
alone if no other existed, feel coufidea'
that the best interests of the COMPANY. al
the government AMI the people will be
subserved by establishing equality of price
for railroad and government, lands. The
present is the opportune time to impose
this condition upon the Company. The
lands are now free from membranes.
Ii could not have been done while the
lands were encountered by a mortgage,
neither can it be done in the future should
they be again so encountered.
A railroad across the Cascade Noun
tains, connecting the Eastern portion of
our Territory with Puget Sound would he
of incalculable benefit to our people. 1t
would bind them closely together in bust.
ness and other relations and would greatly
facilitate the mutual interchange of the
various dissimilar productions of the two
sections. 1t will he recollected that the
main line of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, If it had been constructed in accor.
dance with the terms of the original char
ter, from Lake Superior to Puget Sound,
would have given us this connection. The
route of the main line was however
changed to the valley of the Columbia
River, and thence to Puget Sound with
branch road across the Cascade Mountains
to Puget Sound. We have no assurance,
that am aware Of that the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad Company will ever con-
struct the branch road. What the inten-
ton OF the Company is In this respect we
arc not informed; but whatever the Com
pany may intend to do, it is quite probable
that efforts will be made in the next Con.
gress to make Portland in the State of
Oregon the Western terminus Of the main
line, to deprive the Company of the lands
granted for the construction of the branch;
restore them to the public domain and on
this, base claim for grant of land to
aid another Company In the construction
of road to connect the city Vt Portland
in the State of Oregon with the Union
Pacific Railroad. 1t must be apparent
that this movement Is not designed to pro-
mote the interests of Washington Terri
tory and 1t should receive no cOuntenance
or support from US.
Puget Sound is the only proper Western
terminus for Northern tlanscOntinental
road. This has been recognized by Con.
gress, by the Railroad Company and by
the American people for many years. The
most powerful argument urged to obtain
the original land grant and to effect sale |
of the bonds Of the company was, that
the route Of tho road was the shortest that
could DO run between the Atlantic and the |
Pacific. This favorable feature was in q |
measure destroyed by changing the main |
line to the Columbia river and thence to |
Puget Sound, thus adding two hundred |
and twenty-five miles to the length Of the |
road. The construction of the branch
across the Cascade Mountains will still |
however give the direct railroad commu- |
nication originally contemplated. But if
the land grant for the branch is restored |
to the public domain. many years will |
probably elapse before the road will be |
constructed.
Should this be the case, and the West
ern terminus of the main line be estsb- |
lished st Portland, the original design will |
be absolutely frustrated. and We will |
receive check to our advancement and q |
blow will be struck 1t our prosperity |
from which We will not recover during |
the present oentury. The need for TIE |
branch rod b greater to-day than eves |
before- II it was feasible In the pass, IL b |
now. La. thsa. tie Nosthes1 Psci6c |
kAaisuod Company c0oseSuca rod acfu0 /
the noussaia. II Il VII Lea the time
for ias co@pa<fisa be exsended, csupled |
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