, 1881-04-22
TO THE PUBLIC.

Leary, repured proprietoIs and editors Of
the Seattle DAILY Post" although per-
somal stranger to me, requested that |
should be- $uriy Oh his bond if lie became
administrator OF a certain estate OF which
| probably WAS the principal creditor. |
dcclincd. urging that | was such creditor,
that possessed no zeal estate in King
county (and il is Il matter of iact that the.
Probate Court OF that county, when my
name WAS suggested. for that very reason
declined to accept Inc, and also because
my business necc>sitatcd so much of my
time being spent i'll Victoria, b. c., that
it WAS the temporary home of my family.
My declinatiOn sOured The sand attorney
and editor, and thereby Incurred the hos
tility of the Seattle daily Post" When
the passenger schedule OF the Northern
Pacific railroad WAS recently changed
south bound trains leaving Tacoma At S
a NJ. and the north bound trains arriving
IL Tacoma At 3 p. M.-said attorney yo'un-
teer.d his advice tLi,t my SIcanIrrS should
conform their trips To the railroad arrange
incmt; that Is, should leave Tacoma ut 3
Z n, and so leave Seattle rs 10 Connect
with the train at A. NJ. IL must be re-
membe that the dairy passenger trains
carry no freight. That on alternate days
freight trains reach Tacoma from tlIe Co..
! u..iDi.t river al p. NJ. From the tr'tus-
purIatIun OF this freight the Sound >i,ain-
er= III present derive more rcvenur than
the carry lng uI passengers. That freight
urdvIeu from I'oI. And NOW UHly COMES
Lrl-wcchy. parties duWn the ootI'id re-
ccivIns goods. murc the suggested arrange
meat, c.,iiIed IntU effect. wUu.d bc put oil
~. al, ,iLiuma. day 10y Ircight arriving Two
nuur- alter the III parturc of the stcanicr.
the Interests vi merchants are best sub
served by the prcsenL arrangement, their
freight being forwarded lie day II Arrives
at Tacoma. May passengers prefer 10
stop short time at Tacoma, rather illah
immediately 20 aboard the Steamer, and
the morning Voui.vctIon catIIuL Dc uIdIic
without au extra steamer and ali entire
rcuudUIiug vi the route and schedule OF
travelling Hnc Iaw-etlitor OF the "Posi'
did moi know my business, and ne e&ib-
lied his iunpudrIIcc and ISmorancc when lie
attempted 10 tiA schedules Tor steamboats,
nav gazing Puget Sntml. His .-roposal
VAS >Imp,y Under The present vomd,t,"n Of
things dh .inpO>>iOInty. fhe tr .iiSporia.-
tiun vi the u. 5. mails has Tor >evcra.
yeaI> been my business. In II | have can
Da krd SOME $3uU, 900, and were The mali
contracts Withdrawn the passenger and
height Traffic would not justify line Goa
LlnuLnGe vi my sIcluIcr> III tile business
do moi cunp.ain O1 any want oi PATRON
age by Ihr inhaUItaTIs or merci,iuts uI
Seattle. LcI them De as liberal us many
a.ways nave been, any one who knows
Mi LnI IUr II moment pretend that All eH-
TIA steamer could Dc jusIiii.b!y put oIl The:
route, simply 10 assure Close connection
with trains ut the NUrllIcrn Pacific rail-
road. have done my full duly is mail
Contractor. 10 accommodate The pubic
have done much more than my contract
the people Oi Seattle are furnished every
saturday night with an extra mail. Ny
contract provides for my leaving Tacoma
al s o'clock in the morning. | Lave the
evening before at O'Clock, giving The cit
izeus Ul Seattle their miIl at = +. NJ, when
the schedule does not require II delivery
until > o clock the next morning. Thus
Seattle now receives mails nine hours in
advance Of the schedule time, aid yet
this iswyer-editor complains ot my short
comingS.
AS the freight from Portland reaches
racOml at T.. NJ. upon alternate days, Is
it not plain that ob1lience to tie gratui-
tous advice OF this law-ediOr of the .'Dai-
~ Post" who asks gust ons in lis co ulnns
one day, and answers them the next,
would absolutely neresSiIaIe one day S
storage at TacOun of all freight destined
for Seattle and other Sound ports? The
only advantages which wound result from
my putting on an extra boat To run from
Seattle at A. n, and coInect with fac1-
ma. would allow the few Seattle Portland
bound passengers 10 Sircp pirI oi the night
AZ Seattle. aud the Seattle "Diiiy Pus
could be supplied each morning ut o.
clock to its numerous (:i subscribers in
Tacoma. Because | am powerless tn
change my mail schedule, and put steam.
er OH TO carry this paper TO Ia
coma before the '.Oregonian' reaches the
the Sound. and in revenge for my decliri-
iug to be surety on said law-editor's bond.
| have for the past three weeks been sub
iected daily to abuse by said hw-ediior.
traudulently pretending TO BE- a CORES
pundent 10 said newspaper. | own no
newspaper. rs does my legal enemy. |
have no time for controversy. wish.
once for all to contradict certain false
statements and representations oi said
.'Daiiy Post" published 10 iljnre and an
uoy me. which, We're | 10 remain silent,
might he deemed TO be admitted Ly me.
own certain steamboats, which. long be-
fore the said la~-editor OF the Seattle
Daily Post" lett Chicago, were engaged
la honorable business on Puget Sound,
running pursuant TO law. have no fear
that he or his associates can cOnfistica,e
them as threatened. am not 10 be driv-
TN from the pursuit OF my business by his
threats. nor do | fear his vast legal erudi-
finn N.itl.r .Kt.a =,