Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-19
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Intentions, and that vas that Seattl,
vas 10 oe ignored so far as the North
ern Pacific Is concerned. They vii
orina no branch here aud give Us ns
connection except 50 far as the Puee
sound Shore line is Concerned. We vii
nave 10 do the same a. We did in 1877;
under the administration D. Mr.. Cas-,
ana MI. wright We we're only abb.
20 get 5000. If 1 remember right
should say in money. for millions and
millions OF money have been realiz ID
out OF the property that was granted q
tns SEATTLE Walla Walla Railroad
we put our shoulders to the wheel
We depended on no o1tside corporation
10 do II. We have bailt Seattle il
opposltIsIn to :he prestize of Tacoma a.,
tne terminus of the Northern Pacitic
Railroad, and say nos to the business
men let as put orr shoulders to the
wheel and let us raise $4,000 or 800.
Uto, or $4,000 if necessary, and build
that 20 ID 10 the Black Diamond mine.
ana build IL 10 the comBon point, and
own II ourselves and when Mr. II HarrIs
gets 10 the Green River c)al fields We
Will have road some 10 miles shorter,
ana VIII not commerce sesk the short
est and cheapest route ! The cheaper
and shorter route will command the
| commerce. Twelve or l5 miles will be
everything, unless discrimination is
made In favor of the longer route.
| From the appearance of things and
: what We hear on the outside, and things
| leak out, IN nine chances out of ten the
oregon improvement Company will be
owned by the Northern Pacific before
| twelve months SO We have nothiag to
| look from tnat source. We have moth
ing To expect from bankrupt iustitu-
tlou, no matter how much the directors
and officers attempt to favor US. Let
as buIld road in our own county to
bring Its products TO our owa citv, and
We will stay by it 10 the last dav, and
our motto will be the same as in war,
Give as Seattle or give as death"
Warm applause.
JUDGE LEWIS
Then said, after some preliminary rs-
marks: You have said what Won are 60
lug to do. We expected that. You
have said IT in true Yankee style. be-
cause you said 1t In way you could al
ways crawl out of. Laughter In 1873
Law liked the terminus of.the North
ern Pacific Railroad at Tacoma, the
very moment that the road struck there.
| am glad they have got that fixed. |
Dave been living here IN hope that the
Cascade division would be built. and I
understand you are going to build it.
We have never received or expected any
favors of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. We have never asked any.
We want Won to treat us the same as
other people, and give Us the same faeil-
a.
that Is all that We ask. The terminus is
AZ Tacoma We have understood that
ell along. Mr.. President, we don't want
you TO go away from Seattle under the
Impression that what Mr.. Mon ausht
said about the land grant is the senti-
ment OF the people. The sentiment of
the people of Seattle is in favor of the
forfeiture Of the land grant that has not
been earned. (Applause. The senti-
ment OF the masses of the Seattle peo-
pie Is the same way. We sent a dele
gate to Washington, aud that delegate
published an argument on that ques
ton, and that Is the sentiment of the
people of Seattle today. Applause
Mr.. McNau2ht says that all tue business
men-ninety- nine out of one hundred
or nine out OF ten-are in favor of re-
tanning the land grant. But the Cham
Der OF Commerce represents the bust
ness interests of Seattle, and it is in
favor of the forfeiture, and | am in
favor of the forfeiture of the unearned
land. l consider all land earned where
the road has been built that ia in
| equity. ! an in favor of forfeiture, and
Judge Burke has expressed the seuti-
nents of the people of Seattle on that
subject. l disagree with our Mayor
| elect. | do not think the y. |. Co. will
be gathered up by the N. p. What |
think our people ought to do is to build
a road up Cedar river, which will be
| there before the other road. We have
got TO rely upon ourselves. We have
got to build that ro I'd, and am in favor
of helping the o. |. Co. to do it. You
may say what you please, and other
people may say what they please, and
she attorney of the N. p. Il. H. may
tell you different. Mr.. White is not here :;
he may be the one that Mr.. McNaught
was going after. But there may be
others here. think We had better n Jt
pitch into each other today; it would
not be proper for Us to gu Irrel before
strangers. But if they attempt to crowd
down non forfeiture upon US here, there
will be the biggest row you ever saw.
| Laughter. We would be ~ the Taco-
ma people have accused Us of being !;
We would be bowling mob in a very
short time.
Mr.. Leary then stated Seattle was pay
ing every year in freight from $l50,0O0 80
$4,000. and also that II the promises
of the Northern Pacific in the matter
of facilities and non discrimination
were not kept, the citizens of Seattle
i to ka
ment with the Central Pacific or the
Southern Pacific, or the Canadian Pa
cihc when it was finished. whereby JUS
tise would be done that We were on
the seaboard and We're IN position to
avail ourselves of competition in other
| directions.
Mr.. Harris then spoke again and said
Il am very glad for what Mr.. Leary
has said. 1 will first say that have
been Ia she practical operation of rail-
roads for years, and there Is often diff.
Guilty in getting new roads in working
order without delay. There has been
difficulty IN getting our road to kalama
IN shape. It 10 now quite ready, and as
soon as the approaches are finished at
kaiama and on the opposite side, We
will come over without breaking bulk
The Canada Pacific IL one thing that
want to mention, because it strikes me
as thing of great Importance. Soon
the Canada Pacific road will be flushed.
If somebody will build road over
the mountains without a land grant
or anything else, have not seen
anybody who wsuld do that. II the
Canadian Pacific road 10 coming right
here 20 the north end of the Sound il
seems 20 me that We should throw away
our differences that the American peo-
pie should know that 1t 10 bigger con-
sideratioa than the Northern Pacific
Railroad. IL Is really right here within
our grasp. The idea Is surprising that
the Canadian Pacific and tine Northern
Pacific are TO be right there together.
That 10 one Of the main reasons, 10
seems To me, thst Congress will look at
the question and say. IL somebody
will build the railroad across the Cas-