Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-14

CUAMBE9 OF CoNMRaCE 1Egt1Se.
Ressasaisss aAspseA Asaissa the Fer
tetssre Of the Northern Paes0e Lan1
Grant.
A special meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce vas held last evening to con-
slider the matter nov pending before
Congress, Of the forfeiture Of the I'M
earned land grant Of the Northern Pa
cifc Paiiroad Company.
The following members we're present:
A. Macintosh. Bailey Gstzert. John
Leary, DIR. r. r. Minor, Judge Burke,
Judge Lewis. DR.. q. A. Weed. Alfred
SNYDER, u. I. Denny. A. s. Miller. Geo.
Kinnear, s. Frauenthal, Gardner kel-
loQQ, John Collins, James AcNauRht, B.
Ksnney. C. II. Hartford. X. Scott. @. n.
HaIler, Judge o. Jacobs, J. w. George.
Fl. g. Strive, h. F. Day. -
Mr.. Gatzert, the President, stated the
object Of the meeting, vhereopon Jud9e
J. IL. Lewis moved that the whole mat
ter be referred TO the Committees on
Railroads and Transportation. and Nav
iQation and Commerce, with Instruc-
tions to report daring the evening.
The committees retired. and after
half an hours deliberation returned
and made their report, a. follows
To the Honorable the President and
members Of tue Chamber OF Commerce:
Your committee to whom vas referred
tbs question Of the land grants To the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
beg leave to submit ths following pre-
amble and resolutions for considera-
ton, and respectfully recommend their
adoption.
~ 80 j. X. LEWIS,
Chairman COMMITTEES on Railroads. and
Transportation.
Chairman Committee on Navigation and
Commerce.
PREAMBLE AND REVOLUTIONS.
Whereas. The original object and pur-
poAe Of the creation OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, and the
grant of lands theretO by the COngfs 81
of the United States, was TO sid in the
building Of . continuous line of rail
road from Lake Superior TO Puget
sound, With q branch via the valley OF
the Columbia river 70 Portland, to pro-
mote the public interest and welfare;
And srhtreds, the. said company, with
the aid 20 granted. during the past three
years. by the extraordinary and untir-
ING efforts Of it, late President. Henry
Willard, 90 far completed said road to
the westward a to furnish through
connection frem Portland 70 Lake So
pevior, and in nov engaged in extending
its line westward from AiRsworth acrOes
L A. 4 a. 60 pn<p~f nd
And srhereds, We believe the great Oh
iect Of the creation OF said company
cannot be accomplished without the
construction Of the said Cascade divis
ion; and that the welfare OF tho people
Of the Territory Of Washington requires
the immediate construction of said div
ision, and We believe that should said
land grant be not forfeited, said Cas-
cads division will be completed at an
early day, therefore,
Be il rssol,vd by the Chamber of Com
merce Of the city Of Seattle, that W
| dea ~ is for the best interests Of thu
people of the Territory of Washington
| AZ we'll IA Of the whole nation, that said
| railroad company should have and re
tain its land grant in accordance with
| the spirit and intent Of the law, TO ea
able it to finish and conplete its roa(
to Puget Sound.
| Kesoiesd, That 20 are opposed 10 anC
most respectfully protest against an!
action of Congress tending TO the for
fixture of said land grant.
Resolved, hat our Delegate in Con
gress be, and is, requested 10 use al
reasonable efforts to pr vent the forfeit
ure OF said grant and 10 procure tn
construction Of said Cascade division a
40 early day AZ possible and upol
such route as will tend to best promote
the interests Of the people Throughout
the Territory.
Resolved. That our Corresponding
Secretary be directed TO at once for
ward copies Of the foregoing to on
Delegate and tine chairman of the prope
committees olpthe Senate aud House o
Representatives.
| Judge Jacobs submitted SGT of reso
lutions a. substitute which were NOR
brief aud covered less ground than th,
above, but the substitute &as votet
down and the resolutions ~ above print
Cd unanimously adopted. and the ham
Der adjourned.