Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-13
DAILY poST.IN1EluGENCER.
=. WA. TO BE EXPECTED.

Gradually yet surely the true inward
ness of the present Northern facino
MANAGEMENT is being developed. Inc
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
was chartered to build TRANSFORM
mental railroad, not as town site spec
ulator. lumber dealer, or coal company.
Il WAS for the purpose of developing
the country, speedy Transmission OF
mails, troope, etc, etc, that congress
grant d vast landed domain to enable
Il to build railroad. The Oregon I'm
provement Company was orRahlIeo'
amano other things, to mine coal. rec
opuizinp the fact that the business OF
the Northern Pacific was raiiroadlng
ard not coal mining, that Conpah''
under it's late management, coAtac'ee
to sell to the Oregon improvement
Company certain coal land situate near
b;s city when by construction OF the
Cascade Branch it should have eafneo
and obtained title thereto. Under TINS
contract the last named company On
tered upon these lands and expended d
large amount of money IN prospecting
and developing the veins. IL IL
now teIepraphed from San Francisco
that at the last meeting of the Norihers
Pacific Directors resolution was
adopted declining to sell these coai
lands, upon the ground that 1t ~ouid
pay better to lease them upon royalties
Behold the milk IN the cocoannt
The principal place Of business OF the
Oregon improvement Company on Pu-
oct Sound Is at Seattle. Here It has
made heavy Investments in DOCKS
warehouses, coal buukers, etc. Here II
has a railroad connected vito coal
mines, which are now being prohtabiy
worked The railroad is valuable. and
it's terminal facilities are excellent.
The development Of other mines undef
the management Of the Oregon ln-
provenent Company would greatly in
ure to the prosperity OF this city. but
the management Of the Northern Pa
oific Railroad Company has lately
changed, G.. b. Wright was recently
elected az one Of its Board OF Directors.
Il il alleged that he is the largest indi-
yidual stockholder in the company.
This C. b. Wright is also very large
stoekholder in the Tacoma Land Com
pany. That company owns about all Oh
the unsold town site Of Tacoma. II Is
to the peouniary interest OF q. Is. wright
and associates to boom Tacoma, and
sell town lots at high figures. To do
this, in their judgment, it is necessary
to crush out the old established and
rapidly increasing business OF this city
by discriminating against 1t, and divert
ing the products Of the surroundirR
country away from the point AT when
thew would naturally center and benefl'.
Thus far the task has been futile. IL ID
very difficult to destroy a natural bust
ness center. The Almighty, i'll sur
rounding this city with coal fields, tim
Der. AGRICULTURAL lands, beautiful and
extensive lakes, and IN front OF II
magnificent bay, in which beats the
pulse Of the vast Pacific Ocean, accom-
plished something which oannet be re-
versed by the puny hands of the North
ern Pacific, even If, as ut present. placed
under the management of the Tacoma
Land Company.
The Oregon Improvement Company
needs these coal lands. We hope 1t
will get them. 1t has facilities for
working them. II il in its line OF
business. The Northern Pacific Rail
road Company has no right to them
either in law. equity or-what just now
it seems most to rely upon-charity.
We're they declared forfeited the present
occupants would have the right to pur-
chase them of the Government. II the
Northern Pacific Company insists upon
violating its agreement, IA is customary
with that corporation, 1t will be mani
testify to the interest of the Oregon I'm
provement Company 10 join III with the
people of the whole Territory in de-
manding the forfeiture Of these I'M
earned lands. In fact and in Justice the
Oregon improvement Company has the
best right to them. Ii has occupied
and expended money in their develop
msnt. The Northern Pacific never
earned, occupied or inyes.ed dollar
upon them.