Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-27
A>OTHER lEIJEx from DEIEGATg
WHITE

AN0THEg LEIvEK from DELEGATE
WHITE.
The Dotngs OF eur Enemies. and the
Necessity Of Prompt aud Cnit~d
Action on the Part of the
People.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. April l.. lnsl
EDITOR Posi-
At two o'clock today Senator Slater
OF Oregon. will speak in the Senate IN
behalf of the people. urging the forfeit
nre Of all granted lands along the un-
constructed portion of the main line o.
the Northern Pacific Railroad down the
| Columbia River and the branch line
across the Cascade Mountains. had a
long talk With him yesterday. and laid
before him our grievances | was most
cordially received and attentlvely list
ened 70. there will be incorporated IN
his speech the substance of some of the
recent editorials of the Posi- ISTELLI-
GESCER. notably that touching the value
OF the coal lands IN King county. to re-
fute the statement made here by the
Northern Pacific lobby that the lands
en the Cascade branch are worthless.
Also the editorial showing that the com
pany has no valid title 10 the lands be
tween Tacoma and kalama. and that
they have bssn gwen to il by a compiai-
ssst Department. without warrant of
law. In this manner. and for the first
time. tbs So things will be called To the
attention of Congress. the recent agl-
tation hy our people and my mission
here have aided TO bring this about. If
nothing more res1lts.
Now. while Senator Slater is undonbt
etly the friend and advocate of the p.o-
pie. of Washington and Oregoa, and will
insist To- the very last Upon the forfeit
ure along both of the lines, Vt il must
be rernem ber-d that be represents more
particularly Oregon: and. If hs can do
no better, he will finally consent a. a
coupr )ml-e to the plan advocated by
Senator polph, consented to by Mr..
Breuts. and brought forward by the
Northern Pacific Rliiro I'd Company. To
wit: The forfeiture of the land along
the liue down the Columbia River. and
tue retention of the grant as To the Cas-
cade branch. This will relieve Oregon
from the entire burden Of the grant, but
il will bring no relief to Washington
rerrii ,ry, and In the acceptance OF this
compromise lies our danger.
Now. a few outspoken. truthful words
TO the people of Seattle. The welfare
of our city was never so lmperllled as at
tho present moment. F,om what learn
here. and Il comes from a reliable source,
and almost directly from the company
itself. 1t IL the intention cf the present
managers to buiId the branch road as
far south of Seattle as possible. and to
connect II with the Tacoma and halama
road at some point bet geen Napavlne
and Laktvlew. The forfeiture of the
branch lands will retard bat not prevent
the building Of the branch line as have
Indicated The coal lands IN the Green
River district outside IF the limits o,
the withdrawal for the Tacoma and ks-
lama road will at the last moment b.
purchased from the United States, and
probably transferred TO the Oregon I'm
provemeat Company. Not until after
connection Is IN fact made with the Ia
coma road between Nspavine and Lake
Tacoma TO WIlkeSou Is no part of the
br 4nch llue.
Another thing has come to nv knowl-
edge. of particular interes 10 the people
of Etstern Washlneton Ii il the pur-
pose of tue inside ring Of \ rthern Pa
citic stGckho,der-. who control terminal
sites. town sites and express companies,
| It the proper tine III the near future IL
] .ear Pm
! Washington elevator cornpanieS, for the
purpose of abs iiutely controlling the
| urIc.s and shipment of wheat. They
have formed already such companies IL
! MINES s..ta and ID ,kota. and through
/ them contrnl the wheat market of those
sections. few days before nv arriv a
at 81. Paul the farm ers beld large con
vention tn devise plan IF relief.
/ How shall >..AttI., avoid the blow aimed
~ h. supremacy? How shall the farm
ers Of " .sblngton Territory escape tn,
! thr4!d ,m III store for them: How sh Al
the cities aud towns of Eastern Wash
lngton prevent the blight and decay
which must inevitably uvertake them, Il
the Just compensation due 10 the tlller o.
the soil goes only tn enrich comblna
ton Of heartless monopolIstH:
There - but one way. The city o
| S.a,ti. while she is vet strong, and th'
communi les of Eastern Washington
while they are yet vigorous, and on
farmers while they are yet free. mus
unite, own and build for themselves I
railroad from the wheat fields If Eat
.rn Washington through SnoqualDi
Pass to Seattle Bay. They must ow;
their own elevators both on the seaboart
aud III the interior. and thereby coBtro
their own market. The present Is th
time u act Next wear will b. too late
Better give ore-thlrd Of all you now oaI
tn such al enterprise than to See you
wealth slowly slip from yonr grasp 4
enrich vour foes You have listened io'
long To the slren voice Of pirate cr- y
Up and act. Do not wait until yoar II
Val has drawn from yoU all your vIgor
There cannot be a stronger argumen
presented T. Congress. IN favor ~ FOR
feiture. than that the people have Al
ready subscribed sGtficleut fuads q
guarantee the baildIng Of their OUT
road. Shall this argument be made
That Is for the business fnen Of S-attl
To determine. W. n. HIIs