Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02
A Revelation.

Mr.. Whites mission at Wash
ington will be productive OF some
good. if he does not succeed III
ditching the Northern Pacific. He
keeps his constituency fully posted
regarding the true inwardness OF
the subject entrusted to his care,
which is more than Mr.. Brent
has ever done, who reports only
what he intends to do but never &C
composites. Seattle's Delegate to
Congress, under date OF April 18th,
writes TO the IntcltiJcmccr, the follow
ing important Gf true) information:
Now. a few outspokcn, truthful words
To the people of Seattle. The welfare Of
our city was never SO imperilled as at tho
present moment. From what l learn
here, and IL comes from Il reliable ScOurce
and almost directly from the company it.
self. II il the intention of the present
managers to build the branch road as far
south Of Seattle as possible, and to con-
meet II with the Tacoma and kalama road
nj some point between Napavine at Lake
view The forfeiture of the branch lands
will rctard but not prevent the building of
tho branch line as / have indicated. The
coal lands in tho Green River district out
side of the limits of the Withdrawal for
the Tacoma and kalama road will at the
last moment he purchased from the Uni
ted States, and pr obably transferred to the
Oregon improvement Company. Not I'm.
I'll after connection is in fact made with
fha rnuI hef Nanayi aud
l.akcvi,w will il be known that the road
from Tacoma to Wilkeson is no part of
the branch line"
If it is The intention of the Com
pany 20 connect with the Tacoma and
Kalama branch, as stated, it may re.
dound to the advantage of the up
per Sound country and make Olym-
pin the most direct terminus on salt
water. This is q consummation too
dcvoutly wished for by the people for
them 10 chime in with a policy which
will retard its development, especial
" whom we have the insurance from
such high authority that " the for
fixture of the branch lands will re-
tard the building Of the branch line,
Just rs Mr.. White has indicated.
1t is q peculiarly Of those who are
actuated by selfish considerations,
to be oblivious of the fact that hu-
man nature is universally the same,
and that anything that promises q
reasonable prospect of advancing
the welfare of q community will
convert it from o disinterested spec.
tator into a jealous and energetic
rival. This will probably be the re-
suit Of Mr.. Whites statement. It
is . two-edged sword. While it
arouses Seattle, it encourages Olym-
pia. Hitherto the people at the
head of the Sound have been more
amused by the frantic endeavors Of
Seattle to obliterate the record it has
made AZ o friend of the railroad
company, when it was regarded as
tho means of speedy development
Of the whole Western Slope and
before it was known that those con.
trolling the company might outline
. policy which would not make Sc
attic its central point, than by any
hope that their plates would, by
any possibility, be uppermost, when
it began TO rain porridge. If Mr..
Whites information is authentic, it
will but confirm our people in their
action, repeatedly taken, to extend
the time for the completion of the
direct road to any reasonable date.
Two years from July 4th, as is con-
templated in Mr.. Brents bill, is not
too long, when tho magnitude of
the work is considered. and doubt
less this extension will be accorded,
not only a. on aid to commerce but
an act Of justice to company which
has encountered so many discour-
aging obstacles and overcome them
with almost superhuman endurance
and energy.