Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-11
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- of the new apology for daily.
MN Ls.iqer, of New Tacoma. tho
u. ,s,.,;aI referescs to the expected arri-
:, the Sound Of President Willard.
ma;s daily might well have chosen for
..,a.so. yves little. bu. oh. can't we
,ms1gss - and Tie we'll informed public can
init The claim, but whether it will
- s,,scesd in oatlving its pro2en1tos.
80 IVesLIg. well known "a the boss liar
s,ba Pacific slope, must be considered
rsrr douotfui. OF tho editorial re-
so~.sd 10 can bat present the heading.
s.,ss, ,eads os follows: Mr.. Wizards
v.-.,--Somsthiug About the Purpose Of
s;s T,in-Momeutous Entsrprises-H
.s.on,iou viii be Devoted to New Taco
A-Tha Railroad Interest Here"
Ws.n we contras, the present fuisome
.s.;ae and toadying to Mr.. Wizard with
X sditor,ll references to him OF two
- ~ 100. when that paper teemed with
s,.,.sa If that eminent fiaauc;er, recalls
=, nroohscy of the ruin that
n n befail the Sound country in
'.s,ar,I. and New TacOms in particular,
q. Willard but gam controlling IN
.a.ss. w. ia the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Wsen 4 flourished its hercnlean ciTb.
and tfglllN 80 tsNtthNo ~fNa
s~i,eu his success Was credited by the
nubIic. certainly We can bat smile. How
ever. the Lsdger's fofeb5ding As 10 MS
elevation affecting Tacoma's wild dream
al y.ning supremacy was not entirely
,si,hou. Cause. Former controllers OF
ths overland road wsre evidently an
cIinsd TO subordinate tho interests OF
trs road TO railroad members spectila-
tio, il, town Iots at commencement Bay,
ba. 10 suppose that the eminent fiuan-
: ri.r. II. Willard, with his broad and
comprehensive views and heartfelt in
tsres, in tbs financial success of tho
overland road and the prosperity OF
Washington Territory and the vast
couutry eastward and southwark ira
versea by the road, was TO be actuated
by aoy such groveiing and shortsighted
views. would not only he an insult to his
intelligence, bat an absurd supposit:on.
The Tacoma Ledger, Notwithstanding
its apparen. stupidity, il not so blind az
Il pretends 10 the new state of affairs.
Eger gnce Willard made known to
the public his intention Of extending
10 the Ciiy OF Seattle the overland line,
and more particularly since work on
that extension WAS commenced, the cd
itor hiss been boiling over With wrath
and Indignation, his paper crowded
With abuse aud Misrepresentation Of
the metropolis of the Sound. Bot as his
insane rawlings and shoutiEgs did not
meyent the elevation of NJ. Willard to
he position he Was 30 Well qualified to
al. neither will his loud roaring prevent
EestsIs's growth and commercial su-
prs,uacy. What contrast does the
clustering tone OF the Ledger present to
he osin ,tltement of facts by the Posi-
IsTEELGgScER and other Seattle pabli
cations, how contrasting their general
civility, even when refuting the unwar-
nnted assertions and preposterous
claims OF that unscrupu'ous sheet. Even
generously admitting that New Tacoma
vas the terminus Of the overland line,
a. long "a it had the least claim to be4ng
- termed, for IS the road ended for the
time Mt New Tacoma of course 1t WAS
for suo. tims undoubtedly its terminus,
Just az its extension to Seattle will make
Of that port the terminal city. Who,
hut n lunatic or an imbecile, Will deny
that the terminus OF railroad
IL its terminus, or boldly assert
that n town situated thirty miles
from tho terminus OF u road il
to be considered as its terminus:
When completed. this road to Seattle,
what greater claim will Tacoma have,
to Portland or kalama, to bsing con-
sidsred tho terminus Of the Northern
parifc Railroad ? None whatever. as
any Intelligent (if honest minded) in
dividual must confess. Ga, but, shouts
tie Ledger. Tacoma Ia To have wheat
elevators. Very probable, but does this
% TO prove that the soon-to be tsrmt-
nal city is not to have wheat elevators
Are we To suppose that the many miles
Of frontage procured by the company
on Elliot Bay, Smiths Cove and Sal
mon Bay arc not to be utilized, or Is il
at oil likely that the company will leave
70 the enterprise of Others (who would
rejoice at tho opportunity the erection
Of such elevators Can any one pos
sessed Of reason suppose that Seattle
City, when tho road terminates las will
soon be the case) on her shores, Is go.
inc to dispense with wheat elevators
Who, but an escaped lunatic Or the Ta-
coma Ledger, could entertain for mo-
ment such an absurd supposition
Again, shouts tho Ledger, but look at
the company's Interest In town lots ut
New Tacoma. Well, as to that little
railroad speculation in town lots, a part
Of Cooke x Co.'S folly, ii is TO be borne
In mind that tho company's interest in
said lots will grow beautifully less ~ they
unload, and moreover that President
Willard and tho controlling spirits Of
the road regard these lots as OF very
secondary consideration, (as has been
stated when compared TO the pros
psrity of the road aud the interest OF
the vast country 1t traverses. which can
only bs assured by the extension OF the
road to the best possible harbor and
most important commercial city on
the Sound, where ships are not liable
to be blown ashore q Ia mode Tacoma
hay,l which accounts for its destined
tsrmiration as the metropolis OF the
Sound. Bot it would seem, judging
By the Leaaer's headings above present
%, that the editor and proprietor of
shat lying machine, the New Tacoma
psess knows all about il. Does he not
snlighten the public concerning all OF
HI. Villard's Intentions? We might
suppose from his statements that Vii
lard. In reward for the journals past
abuse and defamation Of himself, had
taken its proprietor into his most inti
mate confidence. Bvt as the statement
has been given to the public by authori-
~ OF that gentleman that Seattle is 10
% the virtual terminus or the two roads
o. which he Is president. the Northern
Pacific and the California and Oregon
nne, u "A certainly strong proof that he
y moi 30 much in the conf 1ence OF that
eminent hnancier. as he would have peo-
Ae believe, and the dupes whom he suc-
eseds by such absurd pretensions in
snliine into purchasing of real estate at
~ ex.terminus, will have but small
anks TO tender him in the end.
anooRh how sensible men can permit
@cmselves to be thus deceived. after
aco explicit statements Of Mr.. Willard.
snd 70 the face Of the fact that the work
g tne line is rapidly progressing to-
ssros its terminus, Seattle, is more than
can comprehend. The talk Of the
AH?sy that such extension is branch
.oad y too absurd for contemplation.
vel might kaiama term the contin-
eance OF the road northward OF that
@sn as but branch. As tho Cascade
0tanch when completed (if built over
Me present talked of Cascade Pass. as
~ ooubtful) will unite with the road
cmlnR BY way of Portland and Kalsma,
y oourse its real terminus ID the same.
1ue, u will, when built, benefit Taco
1, na, out much more the terminal city ON
SAnosS bay. Though the metropolis in