Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-15

A Project woRTnr OF oUR AID.
A wagon Read By which Puget
seanders Can Visit Eastern wash.
iagtes, and ever which the Trade
sf>Eassern Washingisa Will Flew
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An important business enterprise that
deserves to be kept before the public,
and which is worthy of the aid and sup
port Of every good citizen is the Seattle
and Walla Walla Trail and Wagon
Road. A company to open this road
has been formed under the laws of
Washington Territory, with Walter A.
Ball, H. NJ. Bryant and N. w. Preston,
of Yakima, as incorporators and trus-
tees, and Geo. II. Smith, of Ellensburg.
Washington Territory, secretary. The
capital stock has been placed at 800,
900, divided into 10000 -assessable
shares.
The important work contemplated
by this company is the opening and
operation Of direct line of wagon
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Washington, crossing the Cascade
mountains by way Of the Snoqualmie
pass.
While prosecuting the main work this
company will lend every possible aid to
the construction of branch roads that
will penetrate, by most direct course.
the Walla Walla, Palouse, Spokane and
other important sections of the bunch
Nv aaff Rnp<v sv,sloo 81 ha~ d.,
route have already been built by parties
whose right thereto, location, etc, have
been acquired by this company BY pur-
chase, and the remaining seventy miles
are estimated to cost seventy thousand
to the capital stock of this company
are solicited FROM people of the sew
eral sections interested. With the gem
e,ous support this project is confidently
expected to receive, the Snoqualmie
route will be open for light travel by
early fall. and before winter will be in
such condition that travel of all sorts
may pass directly to and from
Seattle, or may connect with
steamboats, at Falls City, forty miles
this side. The advantages the construc-
ton of this thoroughfare will insure to
the tributary sections upon either sides
of the Cascades are as varied and clear
ly defined as are the peculiar natural
characteristics of each, and are so gen.
orally understood that it is only consid-
cred necessary to point out, that by the
Snoqualmie route the products of East
ern Washington may be driven to Puget
Sound on foot, supplying thereby in the
shape of beef, mutton, pork, ETC., the
greatest need of the Sound people !;
while they may find it "mOre blessed to
give than to receive" by furnishing
in return with groceries, dry goods and
other staple imports at prices which,
while affordinR an ample profit to them,
will be SO much lower than they of the
east have been accustomed to pay, that
their merchants will find it expedient to
transfer their patronage from Portland
to Seattle and San Francisco markets.
With this route Open for travel
large portion of the immigrant traffic
now compelled to accomplish long and
circuitOus journey before reaching the
confines even of the "bunch grass land"
will be landed at Seattle by steamers, and
may pass directly and cheaply to the
home of its adoption; enjoying the de-
cided advantage by this route of passing
through q vast expanse of desirable ag-
ricultural, timber and grazing lands,
open for settlement, From time of
leaving Seattle until its destination is
reached, aside from immediate advan-
tapes to be enjoyed by use of this thor
OuRhfare, too high on estimate cannot
be placed upon its value as a saving
clause In the transportation trammels,
now rapidly being thrown about the Pa
cific northwest, as whenever steam
carriers of the present or future become
ex0rbitant in their demands We may re-
sort to the peoples highway, via
the Snoqualmie pass. Understand
ing and approaching the import
ance of the speedy completion
| OF this undertaking, together with the
undeniable fact that the nom assessabls
shares of this company must prove q
profitable investment to their holders,
1t ID confidently expected that consider.
able good natured rivalry will be exhib-
tied by people of the several sections in
terested in the matter of subscribing for
shares of this stock, allotted to any par
ticular purpose or section, and especial
ly so since each locality will be
entitled to representation in the
board of management according
to amount of stock taken. Full
information as to tho plans, etc.,
of this company may be had by appli-
cation to the Secretary in person or BY
letter, and as this project 10 fraught
with the greatest Importance to every
resident, present or intended, it is
earnestly desired that all who have the
growth and general prosperity of the
Territory at heart will favor il with
liberal, financial and UNQUALIFIED moral
support. Y.