Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-17
DAILY pOST.lNTEIuGENcER.
KxcorRaGrxc IMMIGRATION.
We received yesterday the following

letter:
OAKLAND. W. T., Aug. 10, 1854.
Eprros Posi- ISTKLLIGEscEk:
On reading the remarks OF MI: naf
ria Prssideat of the Northern fselnc
Railroad Company, puotisnso ia sIe
WrxKLY PosT IsTELLraEScEB OF Saiy
24tp. one would supp 'se the dsgraoins
Conditions in their laud contracts mao
hem stdckeu out. Ia order TO SNOW
hov muah faith 20 pat In tsess sss.e
ment, I seud you a letter from A''
Scnnlza in answer TO inquiries In re-
gard TO their lands. terms OF SAFE eec''
In this country. Ali honor 20 yoof pa
pe' ~ 1871 @. W. woosTEB-
The letter from Mr.. Schulzs above re-
ferred to il a printed docamsn'' 70
which ia appended his written sigma
ture. 1t is dated July 8, 1854, and Is 10
rsplv 10 A letter from our correspondent
dated June q, addressed TO him. The
land referred 70 is situate IN Mason
county, section 10, township 70, range
west. IL 10 in a direct line nearly ~
miles west of the line Of railroad be
tween Tacoma and Kslams- IL is nea'
ne large body Of water, nor adjacent 70
any large stream. Ii IL isolated and far
removed from the main lines OF inter
Territorial travel and transportation.
The price fixed by Mr.. schulzs for this
section Of land, containing 5S3.O2 acres
il S4!42i.l6, or s. per acre. In shis let
tar he further saws: .All mineral rights
TO coal or iron on or in the land, will De
reserved by the company, In the deed.
The company also reserves the r'gfa Of
eoy for it's railroad or any Of It's bTa"e'e''
also The riqht 10 take ,cdter from. Deer, or
through the above deser,bed premises for
railroad tlses," 81.
Mr.. Paul Schulze, when here In the
wake of President II IRIS, stated pub
licly before the Seattle Chamber OF
Commerce that the Objectionable re
strictions in csnveysncss to purchasers
of Northern Pacific lands had all been
eliminated; in effect saying that such
purchasers nov received from the GEN.
pany a clear title. Mr.. Schulzs was
here on the 18th Of July, ten days after
his letter was written. Possibly the
correction referred 10 was made In those
ten days. We shall find out.
We desire TO call attention to the
price charged for these lands. As We
said, the section In question In almost
40 miles due west of the Tacoma ks-
lama section, or on the outer edge OF
the withdrawal limits. For all the ben
eft derived from thu Northern Pacific
Railroad Ii might az well DO located In
Patagonia. II is nearer to Gray's Har-
Dor than to said railroad line. Will
some ons tell Us IL such price Is rea-
sonablef Ia there any good reason why
the Northern Pacific should own this
land and speculate upon IL? Does a
charge Of IS per acre for lands 40 miles
from a railroad expedite development
Of the resources Of Washington Terri
tory? Does IL invite immigration? Does
the Withdrawal from homestead and
pre- emption entry OF half the lands
west of the line from Kalama 10 Taoona
for dist ance Of 40 miles help to devel-
op the country7 The Northern Pacific
has no legal title TO an acre of land for
building its road from Portland 10 Ia
coma. No grant was ever made by Cen
eress 10 il OF the land referred TO in
Paul Schulzs's letter. Ii is only by q
perverted construction Of joint reso-
ton Of Congress that it lays claim there
to. ID has never applied for patents to
these lands II has never paid taxes
upon them. Yet il assumes TO sell them
st q per acre For each mile of its road
between Tacoma and KAlama 10 claims
20 sections Of land. II land IL worth s.
psr acre 10 miles away from the road.
what il lis value when located within
30. -. 10 or s miles; AT the price
charged for this section. the Northern
Paci6r viii resolve for each mile Of its
read grant Of lands worth Ssoa 500.
Isnt this large price for the peopls 10
pay for . railroad which, when CON-
Paesed. they DO no; own; which taxes
sf ne win the eommunities tsroagh
walsh q runs and refuses 20 pay taxes
80 support the eovernmest that protects
- psoperty;
And yet newspapers. poliiisians ofncs
seekers and pslsroons tell as tia, these
are BLESSINGS that ne must hsvs rail
roads and this 10 the true and only way
20 gef them that land grant railroads
are great developers. enooaragers Of i'm
migration and hsnsHad to this Terri
tsry. II b false. sbominably false.
Tier are and have been curses from the
frst The principles upon which toe
grants we're N as have been subverted |;
expecssd good has bean aallised. and in
prsetsce Il is OF record that railroads
unsahsid;zsd BY coniributioa Of pahlie
money. credit or lands havs been mora
speedily ecus;rucsed and more squstably
Operated than these unworthy pets OF
the government Every dollar paid TO
the Northern Pacific Railroad above the
gevernmsns price. is q dollar taksn
from the savings Of the immigrant or
settler. thai otherwise xOald have gone
10 build Aim hone. 10 educate his
ehildrss,. and 70 add 10 the real wealth.
prosperity and population Of this Terri
tory. II 10 money wrang from labor for
ne enrichmsns Of noa-resiaent plato
Gratis from whom no beness AZ all CON
nsnsnrsfe can be derived. Shall this
policy Be eontinneds Are We 20 advo-
eststhe surrender into the hands of this
greedy corporation Of millions Of acres
OF puslie lands in this Territory 10
waich they have no more legal title
than has the King OF Dahcmeye Are
We 10 sit stillw this corporation Laws
hold Of . third OF the public domain
within oar eoundarias. theneeforsn 10
Be disposed Of AZ i,s own inviting f.l
priessf Il there any justice, sense or
reason in aiding this company ~ place