Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-01
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A. pnv.11xxx. Valley Ia one OF tH6 p0ox-
- ..-.s;s. ~;sh rssuscs 10 natural re-
--... !, washiuotou Territory. King
o.nntv. IN the other band. in this re-
s.,..t ..r.aaessv ranks among the rich
- For years tbs people Of Pierce
.cursv a. rather ths city Of Tacoma.
-. sest env;ous eyes northward, and
sarpsetlv loneed and laborsd for . slice
- this county. Three years ago
rc.mi,er Of the Territorial Legislature
from Pierce county introduced ball
yvo,Dsinc 10 slice OF from King county
: ROW Of townships on It's south bound
.rv and annex them 10 his county. bis
afforts were unsuccessful. During the
presens campaign IN Pierce county the
proiect has been ressrrscted and openly
advocated, the Tacoma Ledger going %
far A 4, demand specific answers upon
thu onestion from Mr.. Young, the can
didats for Joint Councilman for kifsap
and pierce counties. That an attempts
il 20 be made st tho next Legislative SEES
sion 20 dismember this county In the
interests Of the Tacoma Land Company
II evident.
The territory 90 much coveted BY our
neschbors of Pierce county embraces
acme Of the best coal, timber and min
sral lands Of this Territory. IL includes
the very heart Of the coal fields, em-
hvasinc 4 large portion, IL not all Of. the
f,rseu River belt Of mines IL Ia rap
idlv settling M, and Ia fast becoming Q
very valuable portion Of the assessable
yesourees of King county. Through It
sha Nortberu Paoific Railroad IL nov
h..Ino extended TO Green River, and
w;i,. when Justice il dons, be compelled
a. nav taxes 10 this county upon the
..,,a 81 ia uroDerty. II Ia TO the
,rsavese AZ that company to aid
/. this division for several rsa-
.cns Firxt. beoanse having under
4. 4hu.sh the electors of Pierce
countv il can dictate the selection Of
an. Assessor. who appraises, and the
oonrtv Commissioners. who sauaIize
and AZ The value Of its property for
tarahls uurposes. Second, because any
addition 10 the taxable property Of
piarce county will reduce the rate of
tsxatiou at the terminal city located
thsrein. and whore il has larger prop
!. a~tv intAresta than In any other city or
oountv Ia the Territory, Third, because
residents Of a county naturally do their
tr.a,ro AZ The oountv seat. their inter.
es.s landing 10 aid In its growth and
urosperitv. Tacoma has at present bat
little agricultural backing. The major
portien of that county r. not valuable
for cultivation. The addition of vashon
Island and row of townships from the
Sound TO the Cascades, will aid materi-
ally In supplying that city with very
essential requisite 10 commercial pros
perity. Fourth. the Tacoma Land Com
pany own large property interests In
Pierce county. Every dollars worth Of
prouarty added 10 that county's assess
msnt roll. will relieve In proporsionate
amount the Land Company from taxa
ton. Every dollar added 10 the prop
artv of Tacoma adds 10 the yaiue of the
town lots of that company therein.
There are ether reasons. not the lsast
among which ia the desire 10 ssranQle
this city, bankrupt its people, and force
them TO nav higher taxes. because of a
decrease In value of the assessable
uroperty within the county limits. We
need not saw TO the people OF King
county and Seattle. that the Northern
Pacific Railroad COMPANY. under its
present management. Ia their inyetarate
foe. their tireless and sleepless enemy.
Every property owner. every business
man. every intelligent citizen. knows
this DO be- the fact. On ALI sides tina
hostility of that corporation L, this e;tv
and its energetic, independent people.
in manifest. The proposition 10 divide
this county Is but in accord with ia
other unjust and cruel threats aud prao-
tices. Conceived In fraud. manaoed
and operated in the sole interest of AN
INSCRIPTIONS ring of land and town site
spectators. il preys upon houest inanstrv
and seeks 10 render yalualess the fru,ts
of individual and collective entarpr;sa
In this city. I, dsnies us rail commnni.
cation with the East. seeks 10 dwarf ,ha
natural resources Of .his eonn,v IN
build nm and render valuable its n,op.
erty elsevhere looatea. and M, eontan,
with this. would rob this soun,v ~ aha
very land itself an which thsaa "a.
sources exist and from which thew ara
10 be produced. We make no d,s,;ne.
tion between the North.ru Pacific Rail.
road Oompanv and p;ar.a so.,,y !,
treating this Question Of con,tv a,s.
memhermsnt b.ca.sa su,a.rv,a,.. !,
,ts demand. and ,ha, az ,ha rao,,n.
Land Campanv ebayae,a.,x.. an. n
,or,tx ~ har e;t;var. Ta ala 4, !. -.
inc ;,a land crab ,hav ara .,mn,,,,..,