Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-11


The 0xgoatan q - 50 insssns pue-
,,.bez The full tsxs Of pool contract
er,ssred into February y. 1850, bstwssn
The Union Pasi6o. the osezen Short
tina ana tbs Utah 4 horthsru Ball
vsys, as parties Of the hrst part. and
~ Northern Pacific and Oregon Rail
nav 4 \ Navigation Companies. parties o.
ths second part. Tee aerssment vss
mad % tsks effect Maroh Is, 1853, and
j oont.nns in full fores fos ths period
y en- wears thsrsaftsr. To- length pre-
cludes publication in our oolunns.
The exis,encs Of this lures cofnsrsd
.o.s,sc.--ths three oompsniss nrss
named being practically under one
,a.nacenent = hiss been. Rsnerzily
r,ovn . the public sines 4 vas sxe-
oused; that Is % saw, a vAs known snaI
.a,tsin ARRANGEMENTS existed whefsby
shs Oregon Railway d Hsvieasion com-
psny's road from WAilulA p fossaana
80 . an 70 uss By tbs other rosds
nadsr . trafiio arrangement tbs terms
= vh,oa we're not made public. II vas
also known shat on COMMISSION o. ne
orscon short Liz with the extension
of the Oregon Railway 4 Navigation
uarnpaux's line another thronan fsoss
under Union Pacific management voaia
a. -
he ovsnsd 10 tide wsser. sssipped o.
vsrbises and detail, this publisbsd con
tract provides against any form Of M
Iurious composition between me sss'
srsl railroad companies, parties thsssso'
ana for establishing End maintainine
cha existino scals 81 local rates tnsn
enforced on the Union Psciflc. NO cos'
ting Of rates is 70 be allowed and 40
soseial Inducements, such ~ passes g
shiupcrs and their families, are y q
Granted for the purpose OF secnFins
business by either Of the parties TO shs
contract. II IL, In short. network
thrown over the country from utAb %
the soath 10 British Colombia on -
north, and from 1t. Paul. Denver nnt
Omaha on tbs east 70 Portland and ~
get seund on ths west. from the msshf'
Of which the inhabilants thereof ~
oowerlsss 70 escape. Rates Of freieh
ara u,asaos are to be fixed BY mntua
asr.e Insus, and the element Of compsti
ton between the several lines h nttsri'
ignored. or rather prohibited from an
influences upon tbs opsfstion Of tbs 70
spectiye lines.
Under this contract, inimical 70 %
best interests Of ths regions trsserse'
by these railroads. hostile 70 public safe
" and against public policy. The earn
ines Of the several linss are 10 be divid
cd In certain proportions stated IN tb
contract. All differences ara 70 DO ses
tled by arbitration. In short. Il y pro
yided that for ten years, between th
parties 20 this Illegal agreement -soF >
we think Il ia--thers shali be no oompe
tltion based on rates Of transportation
that TARIFF shall DO mutually agrees
upon and shall NOS be sabjsot 70 en- ma
except by mutual consent, and that %
parties 10 che contract shall divide To
profits Of this monopoly OF transports
ton az they can agree. II 10 q case Q
parted Faimsnt.r suoh an 10 now u
almost universal oustosa among railroa'
companies who otherwise would not b
enabled 10 exact their ponnd Of hssf
because Of rivalry and competition.
Ii q combination 10 do injustice. tn
several companies 10 this bargain levy
tax upon the people Of vast teEriior,
Q tan fixed arbitrarily by themselvs
and enforced mereileasly.. They iRnos
She basal principles upon which Eailroa
corporations are created and investe
with exclusive rights and privileges
They seize upon and occupy the naturi
passes and avenues ef interoommunics
ton between the several sections, unds
authority Of laws designed 10 aid in 81
establishment Of cheap aud eaecsis
transportation, and aftsr getting consf'
OF the best routes. combine 10 tax u
tributary country a. their Will, wiz
enormous profit 10 themselves and oo'
responding injury 10 their helpless ~
irons.
Combinations such a. this are toda
the rule among the great railroad COO
panisa In the United States. They Al
directly sntagonistie 10 che only SQUIRE
OF relief from outrage by oommen cal
riers. They ara % powerful. 50 sxtes
sive. 30 irrespo psible. rs 10 be a frowi
ina public danger. Carried out 10 the
natural rcsult--which 10 fast becornin
accomplished 1.-The whole country vi
be subjected TO the dictates Of . sing
management, embracing within Oh
provisions of q contract, every foot I
railroad In the Republic and fixing rass
as will. such combination II moi
tuAh fufoaAtoeNt4s " - WA .'ss'
way. There are perhaps twenty, POI
sibly more. large pooling contracts-eu
braeing In each several great railway
and including certain areas Of tsrr
tory-in the United States. As consol
dalion OF railroads proceeds, and fews
managers control. there viii be few
contracts needed. Some day there ma
be but one contract with two parts
thereto. What thsnf only shis, shl
when one Of those two parties 10 n
sorbed by the other, the man who hcle
the reins win be invested with mol
power, more absolute dominion over q
lives and fortunes Of the people Of tn
Repablie. than has been The atssibal
of any sovereign. ancient or modern
upon this tccming earth. Il this
phantasyf Are these idle speculation
Look around. Are nos these combinl
sions instituted for the purposes I
everthrowing or esadin9 the nAtur
lava Of trade and transportation ever
where EXISTENT II 10 nov the rule ,
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