, 1878-06-08
SATURDAY. JUNE 8, 1873.
Railroad Proposition.


At meeting Of the Directors
of the Seattle and Walla Walla
Railroad Company, held at their
Office last evening, June 4, the
following proposition was sub
mitted, discussed and unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, A corporate CON-
pany, known as the Seattle and
Walla Walla Railroad Company,
has been duly organized under
and by virtue Of the laws Of the
Territory of Washington, for
the purpose Of building, equip
ping and running railroad in
said Territory, from Seattle to
Walla Walla, via the Snoqual-
mie Pass, and hare now in oper-
alton between the City Of Seattle
and the Newcastle Coal Mine in
King county, twenty miles of
said railroad commanding a coal
freight of five hundred tons dai-
ly; and,
WHEREAS, the pressing needs
of the two portions or great geo
graphical divisions Of Washing
ton Territory, are now separat-
ed by the Cascades Range, aud
the vital interests OF the whole
Territory require this natural
barrier shall be overcome by an
extension of said railroad from
Renton, IN said hing county to
H,Thorpe's supply camp" kitch-
elias Resi- ,ency, Yakima county;
distance from Seattle one hun
dred miles and UPWARDS. That
the immediate completion ofsaid
railroad is OF tlic utmost IMPORT
ance 10 the property holuerS OF
King and Yakima counties; and
WHEREAS, the said Seattle K
Walla Walla Railroad Company
have in contemplation the eXten-
sion of the line OF railroad from
Renton to Thropes 5 as aforesaid;
providing sufficient inducement
is offered by the property hol5-
ers of said King and Iakln,"
counties, TO warrant the sal,
company in undertaking tie
building Of said extension;
THEREFORE,, the said Seattle s;
Walla Walla Railroad Company
On their part agree to grade the
said extension to a point at or
near said Thrope's Supply Camp,
distance not less than one hun
dred miles from Seattle, and have
the same ready, on or before the
first day Of October, A. d. 1880,
for superstructuTe and rolling
stock; provided that not less
than two hundred thousan1 dol
lars, is secured bv tbe property
hoLders of King county, and not
less than fifty thousand dollars,
by the property holders OF Iaki-
ma county, payable On or before
lie said first day Of October, a.
D. 1880. The said Seattle and
Walla Walla Railroad Company
issuing stock in shares OF one
hundred dollars each to the i'll
dividual subscribers Or said eX-
tension fund in amount equal to
their subscriptions.
Now this comes right down to
business. 1t is a fair and square
proposition. The railroad, with
all lis recognized advantages, is
now within reach, and all that
there Is for the people to do is
simply to put forth their hands
and grasp the coveted prize. If
S717. 900 in cash and lands could
be raised in this city alone when
the population was not half as
much as at present, as a bonus
for a railroad terminus, it seems
incredible that 100000 cannot
now be guaranteed in the whole
county, payable over two years
hence, to insure the completion
of railroad of incalculably
greater public benefit, the sub
scribers to become stock holders
to the full amount of such Sub
scription. 1t must be remember
cd, however, that that the sue
cess of this project will adm.
of no shlrks or laggards; every
property-holder must voluntari-
ly assume his share Of the COM
mon responsibility. 1t is one Of
these cases Of such ,. interest |