Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-20
R.nxo.p I,xn BENG GRADED
Impreernts Ga be Twice Paid fsr-
The company sare sf Their Mss-
terry New.
East Orseonisu-l

East OrsRonisu-
There having been reports aud In-
ouiries ia circulation freely during the
past two or three weeks in regard -
The grading Of railroad land Ia this
county by the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, tie Fat OregsHiaH sent
a man ont 10 discover hoU much Of
truth there was in the reports, and ~
afford An answer 20 the Inquiries bling
made. We are, therefore. prepared to
state that the work of grading improved
and unimproved odd sections II Una
,iIIa county ciaimed by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, is uGder
way.
lie same company Of appraisers Tho
graded lanss lat year in Eastern Wash
ingt0n Territory are now employed nj
the same work in this county. End are
at present stationed at Foster Station,
on he umatIl!a river. There ere six or
seven men in the party, under the sup,r-
vision OF Mr.. Olaf WindIngsiadt. who.
notwithstanding his name, u a pleas
ant gentleman and faithful servant 81
his employer.. The company IL work
ing westward, grading lands for about
half the width of the forty mile limit
At hNN EetEf NIfgE hh' 49,
ing. they only come as Ear south as the
south line Of township 3. or twelve miles
north of the base line. The remainder
will, perhaps, be worked Oh the back
trip.
Land down toward the Columbia, of
A very sandy character and unimprosed.
IL appraised at from goo 10 s. per acre.
| II quarter section has been circcm-
scribed By a furrow. without any Other
sign of Improvement, the price - raised
| 80 cents or 81 an acre. II II has IN aa-
dition 10 that 4 few acres piowed The
price il raised little more. IL II i
| fenced and has a cabin upon It the price
is put st froHl s. TO 8 per acre. The
land. for instance, included III what II
known IS the Prospect ranch, IL ap-
rrais.d at 81. 70 or a. N acre. Accord
ing to this II Is tvident that the graders
are instructed tn apprHise tue land At
its full value, including also the Salae
of all III proyemeuts, and that land ia
high state of cultivation and with good
houses. barns. etc will be priced al
from go to $50 an acre. Whether these
estimates will be taken as an absolute
guide by tbs company for the price they
are to place upon the lands or not, - 81
course rot known, but judging from al
past experience, settlers have no re'is u
10 expect any other results. L he grad
ing party does careful and thorough
wsrk, every section being divided into
quarters, and each quarter HRain suodi,
vIded into fCurths or 10 acre tracts, and
the exact nature of the soil, the surface
and even the most triting improvements
beinq fully indicated upon the piats.
This work that is going on among the
settlers of U,natilla county, Is suggest
i've of something more than u msre item
of news. Ii must call 10 the minds of
the thoughtful citizen the methods by
which this company have SO far main
tanned their claim to this land, their re-
peated neglect to perform their contract
with the people, the base and shameless
sale of So called Republican Represent
atives to the railroad company, the
false promises of that company tn sell
these lands at not to exceed T26D An
acre, and finally that now the people oil
Oregon have suffered their only friend
and champion at Washington t. b.
turned out that another railroad man
may take his place. IL IL pertinent, 100
when rejecting upoE these most gross
and alarming invasions of the rights al
the people to the public domain, Il
notice that friend and ally of this anc
all other corporations has been nomin
sted for President Of the United States
and that these very corporations whIct
are openly preparing, right under you
verv noses. to rob you of your MOI
saered I'll hts, are expecting You TO &c
In elseting their man with goar votes
You will awake TO the enOrmity of thee
burning grievances after while, but !
| may be too late.