Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-12
ural resoorces to vhich they ara. BY
location. Justly entitled:

ural resources to which they are. BY
location, Justly entitled;
"A land grant goes with the Cascade
branch. and will be earned by its con-
struction. In fact, twenty i've miles on
each end have already been earned
Certain interested parties in Seattls, Who
want to get possession of valuable coal
lands embraced in the grant have raised
A cl amor in favor of it, forfeiture by
Congress. Some foolish people, excited
by the foolish newspapers of that town,
have Joined IN this eiaDor until II has
swollen to the dimensions OF local
craze. The town hoped To be the west
ern terminus of the Northern Pscitic
Railroad, although another pace was
designated IS such terminus many years
ago. The inhabitants fs4r that the
change Of management Of the company
will prevent this hope from being real
ized, and thus. from being warm friends
Of the Northern Paciho enterprise, they
have been led by the coal land specula-
tors into the attitude Of noisy and ao-
surd enemies Their antagonlsm VIII
soon co d of, however. and will accom-
plish nothing. The Cascade branch. IN
which they themselves have vital In
terest, will be built, and Washington
Territory will get its much needle G st
and west trunk line railroad, IN spite
of the racket at Seattle
Isn't this nice talk from a corpora
ton organ, to and of people who set
tied this far western slope long years
before few men by the expenditure OF
| $1,000 secured a charter from Con
gress TO build railroad across the con
tinent9 The men who came here long
before railroad was dreamed of, who
have lived their lives here, reared their
children here, and have here invested
the fruits Of life long industry aud pru
dencs, are By this corporate organ stig-
matized as foolish people, joining Ia
a II cal craz-," at tke instigation of a
few "coal land speculators." Whyf
Because they object to a transfer OF the
main resources Of the country which
they. pioneered, 10 cDrpsration, whose
interests antagonize tbs prosperity, not
alone Of their city, but of the whole
Territory, without consideration, with
ont warrant, and in defiance of law.
Because they demand that railr Jad
corpor ition, like private citizen, shall
keep its contract, or suffer the legal
consequences. Because they demand
that the public lands of the Territory
shall be acquired in compliance with
law; that they shall not be given away
4, non residents without consideration.
Because, in short, they urge and de
mand from Congress the protection Of
their property. and of the resources
which render it valuable. In short, be-
cause these pioneers and their associ.
ates, settlers in this region long before
the whistle Of an overland train had
sounded in the air of Washington Ter
ritory. have attempted to protect them
selves and their fellow citizens from in
ordinate greed and i'll disguised rob.
berry, they are called foolish" Then
opposition Is ''noisy and absurd" and
their effort to obtain from Congress
tardy justice, Is termed racket" We
are not surprised. II il the old story
Mendicaney at the beginning, and in
suit at the end. In this case, however
the lend Is not yet come"