The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-25
monday, Novem'r 20. 1878.
] they WANT A RAILROAD.

a
"a ling county the letter from kittitas
II this paper. II is earnest AMI pointed
and bears internal evidence OF being |
! 1rsthiul. 1t is profitless to dwell upon |
6I6atmight have been,upless our neglect
d0eSpoyt,,nities serve 10 inci'e US 10
s1tester diligence and thrift in the future
z&hesa Is no reasonable doubt that the
s6rdbole of Seattle could have secured
J Re eonstruction of the railroad over
/ - Cascade mountains lorg since. il
NV had pulled together; but like a
epsu Of Bulky horses attached TO q
liSI1osS lo,d which could be move by "A
I I'D effort, each in turn makes Nh ex-
49, live struggle. while the other sulks
snd hsngs back with all his strength.
sSecfuslly preventing any progress
Wirs, iac citizens If Se.ttie guaranteed
49, Northern Pacific railroad bonus
4 6oney. lands and bonds which would
I6os4 nettcd 100000 immediately
1nSrosfter for the location Of the ter
u nS1nds 1t this point. they exhibited
seu1tic spirit and liberal enterprise
which would certainly have achieved
6uccess in another direciio if it hsd
Sbeon persisted in. II the amount SUBJ
!; Jed IS gift to the N. P. Co. had
UesG promptly secured to the s. & W.
~ Go. it would have furnished basis
sof (apital and credit upon which the
- could have been constructed to
G9ls Wslla within three years. when,
Is lie end Of that time, not q mile of
M road had been completed. When
- ardent ones were ready to proceed
I'D exhausted their resources in the
Drt. the balky one sulked and pull
- back. No one questioned the prac.
liability Of the scheme. No one doubt
Tits immense advantage to the city
a1d country; that the enhanced value Of
1operty effected by it would more
An pay for its construction, snd that
very property owner on the line was
iqterestsd to that extent in proportion,
- his possessions. But an overwesn.
ing greed for gain without risk; the
kore Of profiting by the investment
BID la0ors Of others without contribut-
y 1bg, together with some indiscreet at
bmpts at "bull dosing" by some Of the
pansgcrs WHO had obtained stock oil
Questionable values aud became pen
toner's on the cash contributions Of
thers, have been among the influences
which have thw.rted and delayed the
Magnificent project for these several
years; and when, after years Of waiting
laccaw Der like, for something to turn
mp, twenty milcs was constructed and
put In running orisr by the indomit.
able energy aud perseverance, of one
{ man. aided BY the liberal contributions
Of not more than score Of others. and
Il bee been demonstrated TINT the road
viii Ray large dividends upon its cost
~ seotions. The man who accomplish
- this much desired result has made
himself thereby IN object Of Jealousy Ia
some and Of public execration to other.
10 this community. and his name, ssso-
: ciated with damaging reflections upon
\ bic management. 10 used to deter others
rom aiding the work. We arc certain
ssAhat Mr.. Colmsn will not sand 10 The
bay OF the future success Of this entpr
Prise, and will cheerfully surrender hi.
POSITION to any other party Who vii
Ensure its completion; aud we are equal
h certain that neither in this nor any
lther project Of like dimensions, Cal
p management escape popular cens"r'
nd criticism.
s A proposition was recently pending
Ind may be still open. for aught ",
& know. to grads 100 miles Of the read
which would take It into the valley u
ehe Yakima, upon the guarantes o.
250. 600 from the people Of King couns ,
pnd $i5O,0Oo from ,hs people Of Yak.
ma county. payable only IN tn. com
pletion OF the work. Other par,ie
49, ready to iron and equip the ro.,
khen that 70 done and ike their pa,
. the binds 1t the cnmpAny. Thi. i
easy Of accomplishment. aud noth,'
b more certain than that the people -
WAlla Walla. Columbia and S,eve,.
counties will meet tho road as Tia
poant, and Il 10 just ~ certain that III
Northern Utah road. oil the s.mr quay
will connect q the same time 1t Wall
WsllA. All this o.n b done With,
she next two or thre years withou
working any hardship Of any portio
bf the people. Will they work 4
sether i The only ~ sti,n.
TEI1EGRApHIC.