Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-26
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a.attle. June 10 1872.

,;ons. not heretofore published in these
.o,omns. were adopted by The Dalles
Roard OF Trade some time since and
ssnt VIII crs they void do the most good:
WHEREAS, Congress in the year 1854
made a grant of public lands in the
state of Oregon and Washington Terri
tnry of sufficient ma gnitu4e, If sold and
,salized from, to have buiit the main
line of tie Northern Pacific Railroad
from Wallula, W. T., to Puget Sound,
and BRAN h from " allula u Portland,
Or. and thence to AsiOri /, at The mouth
Of the Columbia Rie-r; aud
Wtereas, AJout twenty years have
slapsed, and no effort i'll the spirit of
The charter has been made 10 establish
the road II tee pnhlic benefit accord
inc to tho terms thereof, across the
State Of Oregon on the south side Of the
Columbia River and
Where's, There IL no Intention on the
uaYt of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company TO build n line OF that road
across tie State of Oregon alongside Of
The Columbia River, the route being al
ready held and operated by the Oregon
Railway and Navigation CompaDy's 8 rail
road and
Where's. The said Northern Pacific
Ysilroad holds every other section OF
land on the north side of the Columbia
River, in Il strip 70. ty miles wide across
the Territory OF Washington, and lieu
lands in tito odd sections of forty miles
more, making in all eighty miles. held
for the benefit of road not built or in
Ii A.. alc nj har
ton Of land in strip twenty miles vide
across the state of Oregon. and added
thereto indeinnIty lands Covering a sim
liar area. amounting in ali to the odd
sections OF land in strip one hundred
and twenty miles wide. kept frcm set
tlement md from patent by the people
Of this SAID Northern Pacific Railroad
Company and
Whereas, Such a course as has been
pursued N the management of the
public lands above named by the said
railroad company results III serious
damage Io tie settlement Of Oregon
and Washington Territory; and
Whereha, Tie action of the said rail
road comp my ia getting control OF sll
natural pusaes, rights of way and trans
portation privileges, and every resource
Of bushes throughout tho whole north
vest their taking arbitrary control Of
oil navigsble waters. sources of lumber,
coal mines, and available resource for
fuel open To the settler without having
expended Hnytbing of what was intend
cd by Con. resS for the grant made, or
anything ~ good faith towards opening
up the new Highway of travel acress the
State and Territory named now, there
fore. be II
Resoired. That we. the Board of Trade
and citizeis Of Dalles City, of Oregon,
express hereby our earnest conviction
that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company lave not and do not intend TO
act in gOod faith with the people of Or
sgon and Washington Territory that
their action has been oppressive, unrea-
sonable N d without regard to the rights
Of citizen-, as set forth in the charter
under which they hold possession of
sur lands and resources.
Resoired. That the said company have
used their combined power to drive off
the people line Of boats on the Colum-
bia River; have charged exorbitant
prices for passenger transportation and
freight, al d forced shippers to submit
70 arbitrary rules which are unfair and
onerous, making every interest which
should be reciprocal between the people
and the Ioad subserve the interests Of
he railroad company alone.
Resol,ed. That the progress Of this
PORTION OF the country lying 400 miles
along either side Of the Columbia River,
nom Astoria to Wallula, has been and
y hindered by the policy and action Of
tae railroad company, and that the bur-
Gems OF taxpayers upon the even sections
OF land (whO have settled with the ex-
Pectation that the odd sections would
@ open to settlement also, aud the lands
odered at reasonable prices}, have been
largely increased, and they are forced
0ouild and maintain roads and bridges,
not only across even section lands also,
which are held by the railroad.
Rssolred, That in view of these facts
mat We may believe that the Northern
racihc Railroad Company is not enti-
aeo TO the grant made then in Oregon,
W held by them along the Columbia
nver, on the northern side thereof, in
sae Territory Of Washington.
Resolved, That our Senators and Rep
nsentatives in Congress be. and they
ue hereby requested to endeavOr to
procure the forfeiture of the lands Of
9e Northern Pacific grant, as specified
u Sne preamble hereto attached.
Resolved, That copy of this pream-
nle and resolutions be forwarded to the
;tissident Of the United States. the Pres
,Sent pro t,m. of the Senate, and the
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Congress.