Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-01
the Observation-Disclosures PUB. co
Seattle. June 10 1888


AdO,yted by the citlZsnS Oh httlths couh-
~. in mass meeting assembled. pray
mo for a forfeiture of the Cascade di-
vision of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Land Grant.
WHEREAS, By an act OF Congress in
1854. half OF 4 strip of land ~ miles in
,idth was granted to the n. y. X. K.
Company, T., aid in the construction Of
a railroad from Lake Superior to Puget
sound; and
WHEREAS. The original grant was large
and valuable enough iii itself to build
the road within the time specified IN the
granting act, without further aid, and
that now eight years have elaps d since
the grant expired: and
WHEREAS The original intent OF the
granting act was to open mp VIII It WAS
then a wild and lninhabited region of
our country-to act as the forerunner of
ciyilization-While thrifty and iutelli
cent communities iav- since sprung up
in advance of construction, making the
traffic alone hi bly, remHnerative for a
railroad; consequently the original in
tent has ceased and become hull and
v0id and
WHEREAS, BY subsidizing newspapers.
e6uOIuK hktutS Oub w chhtbkVPACoOhe sLV
true sentiments Of the people; by max
ing show of work before the assem-
bling of each session of Congress: and
WHEREAS, BY forming the blind pool
and buying the Seattle and Walla Walla
railroad-with their grant in the way
they have fOrestalled action on the part
Of other companies: and
WHEREAS, BY one half of the land be-
ing withdrawn from settlement the
growth Of the country bas been retard
cd, immigration checked, business stag
mated, land from which no revenues
could be collected held landlocked. and
settlers on such lands handicapped;
therefore
Resolred. That the lands lying along
the Cascade division of the n. L. II. X.
have unjustly been held from settlement
for period OF twenty years, thereby
filling the Golfers of a predictions mo-
nOpOly at the expense of the frontiers
man.
Resoired, That these lands belong,
and of right out to belong, To the poo
pie, and that We most emphatically
condemn the policy of Congress in TAX
ing away the poor mans heritage and
giving it to stock gamblers and railroad
sharks.
Resotred, That the action of the sew
eral boards of trade of Seattle, Walla
Walla and Tacoma, praying for Congress
to extend the grant, would shine out
far more brilliantly if they had shown
their zeal for their IN 9sters in givinl
something that they had a shadow of
right to give These boards of trade
have already a railroad, and they oan
well be magnanimous with other peoples
property.
Reso'red. That We are opposed to any
further time being extended To the N
+. X. X. Company, or of Congress fix
ing any price per acre upon railroad
lands.
Rssotsed, That We, the settlers of Kit
titas county. III mass meeting assem-
bled, are in favor of an unconditional
and absolute forfeiture of all the lanas
along the Cascade division of the N.
p. RR.
Resoired. That W.T. learn from our pres
ent Deleg te in Congress that the only
knowledge he has OF eur present situa-
ton Is through the action of our late
Legislative Assembly. Therefore We
view with s1rprise and indignation the
action of our late representative, j. A.
Shoudy, In refusing to memorialize Con
eress TO forfeit the land grant Of the
Cascade division of the n. =. X. r..
and in exempting their lands fiom tax
alton.
Resoired. That We heartily and une-
quivoeally endorse the course of Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Adams. of the Yakima
signal, III advocating and champ oning
ths cause Of the poor man, and in stand
ing by the rights of the people in their
night with a vast corporate pOwer--in
refusing all their overtures for place
and preferment. ana that we iecommena
the Signal as the best family paper in
our midst. and that We will do all in
our power to sustain il in its efforts for
right.
kesoisd. That a copy of these resolu-
tons be forwarded to the chairman of
each Committee on Public Lands of
Doth Houses of Congress-. Judge Pay
son, Holman, Scales, Henley and Slater,
ana he published by both county papers,
Ine Yakima Signal. klickitat Sentinel,
ide Dalles Monntdir.eer and Seattle PosT-
iNrELIlGENcER.
IS. +: 5 : ;ssss' ss,,s Ssss:"-r. Committee.
;. L. STERLING, Sec'y.
Eilensburg. w. T., March -, 1884.