Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-04
lNTEREsTlNG LETTER FROM LEWIS
COUNTY.
1he city Of seattle. the \. r. Railroad
Land Grant. Ae

EDITOR PosT osT-lSrELLIoESCEY:
CESTRALIA, ". | =, April |. 1884.
notwithstanding the long since ct .h-
lished fact that the cIty Of S-s.ttle IL.
and is still d, silned 10 be. the gre At con-
mereIai center ard metropulI4 Of the
Northwest Pacific coast; taat her RAPID
growth and development into city of
iiA Amense proportions and Of commercial
Interest, inluence and import .nce, the
deep, earnrst and Heartfelt interest liz
tie development of her resources b; her
energetic. spirited and eitsrpri,:nu cit
1Zens, tue superior advantages he Ia .s
over other towns and cities Of West m
Washington, nOt~lthsta nd np the claims
of the Tacoma L@tigey to the contrary
vet III the main she Is (or should b.. AZ
l. asst dependent upon the rica and pro
dnctivs soil and mineral resources of
Western Washington. Instead of the
importation Of hay, grain. pot .to. $. bat
ter and other articles Il cnnsumption.
every mes,ns should be r.sDrt-d To by
the agrlcui urists of Western Washing
ton, aud ali others Interested in the de
ve!opinent ef our young and RAPIDLY
eroTh,g Territory. for the encourage
iLeiit OF h"me products and me IN
dustry; tor TO tn. discerning il Is evI-
dent that the great Agricultural district
contiguous to Settle Is amply sufficient
to fully supply the home demand. II ls
not, however nv purpose to present tn.
Claims OF the city of seat ie ts Offering
superior Inducements to the thrifty
tradesman IN mo sey-iuaking, bnt rather
10 set forth = few facts regarding the
superior inducelhei.ts offered 10 the iu-
dustrlous, thrifty, honest and economical
farmer IN Lewis county, Washington
Territory. While death and destruc'i 10
follow IN the pathway of cyclones =, tor
nadoes and floods, filling the States and
IlcalitIes subject TO their visitation with
carnage, de truction. misery and desti-
tuition, here III the tranquil forests and
by the placid streams Of living waters OF
Lewis county, III the most salubrlous
climate In the world, where the fearful
cyclones, tornadoes, waterspouts and
hoods, with all their sweeping and death
dealing horror and destruction, are as
yet unknown lands which, for fertility
ana productiveneSs, are unsurpassed,
can be had at Government rates. la
the eastern part of Lewis county there
Is section of country known AS the
Big Bottom" 81 uated nor; h and ar
the head OF the COwlitZ river, capable
OF affording homes Of one hundred and
sixty acres each to about three hundred
and fifty families. This is said to be AS
fne land AS can be fOund in tho Terri
tory, and is just now being opened up
to settlement 10y homestead or pre- emp
ton. Ii la true, this land Is SOU dis
tahce from the railroad. being about
hfty miles; but the extent of this agri-
caiturFl district aud that ad j,cent there
To Will within comparatively few years
present sufficient Inducements to some
railroad hrp)r,tl0n to build line Of
road from some point on the iak;m ),
crossing the COaiItz fiver at point op- |
posIte the :" Big Bottom" passing di- |
reotly through this fertile region, then !
verging 10 the right of the COwlItZ i'll u |
northwes direction, intersectIng the |
Northern Pacific ut teItruia, and thence |
down the Chehalis river. Terminating at |
Gray's Harbor, which believe Is Il mere |
gu stIOn of time.
The bold and determined stand taken |
by the citizens of Seattle in n recent |
fuass meeting Hpon tue question OF for
felture of unearn d Northern Pacific |
Railroad lands, will doubtless receive |
the unqualified appreciation of almost |
every citizen along TIE line of the road |
aud in the couHiry. The people. i'll |
whose interest the road W s prcsuua lly |
built have for these long years waited |
with patience the cessation of ruinuus
freight and passenger rates. In cohse-
quence of the violation of every obllgt |
tlou. pronIsc or trust ON the part ~ tue
Northern Pacific Railroad Comp my, tor
feiture of the unearned land grant and
n Restoration of said land to the Gov
ernment domain is the sentiment OF al
mOst every citizen of the county,
Broken pledges demand 1t: pliRhted
faith and confidence demand 1t; an ut
ter disregard OF and contempt for all
the stipulated conditions of law aud
justice. demand il; the people demand 1t,
More anon. CENTRALIA.