Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-01

Enc Eaonspoiy which has lsid slain 70 r
la-ss trzes IF co1orry without ssovELe
where ties nsi loss any lard. o. STteo1s
-e=pSctiug the clsiGs Of settlers tnsoe
prior 90 fheir =elessons. or without any
title whatever dsriged from government.
o1zrirg these lands for sale al price
beyord the reach of those who are Justly
entitled 10 fbena, and Offering Simply
eOutracts which, IN themselves, are BOT
a system Of robbery. binding the pur-
chaser 10 make snhusl improvements.
and. after paying a certain amount
down. the balance TO be pald at stip1
lated times. and il ans portion remain
unpaid az the specified time, they reserve
TO themselves the right 10 enter and take
possession without any legal action
vhasever. thus barring the settler from
that right which every ciilz n Is entitled
to. They also reserve the right to enter
and take possession of a strip 100 feet
10 width whenever they may want !, for
railroad purposes, binding the purchaser
aud his heirs forever TO b1ild d main
tain soS6 aBi substantial fence oa
each side of said ruad: also rtservIne
the right Of springs wherever II ey may
ne fcuad. If necess ary, for railroad p1r-
poses; also all mineral sEd coal that
,s.ay Be found thereon, thus leaving the
purchaser at all times IN their power.
After receiving vast aud munlheent do
nations from the general government in
land grants. W order TO build conpeti-
tive line, tAtt the people might be pro-
tected from exsortionate freiehts. they
have discrim. mated IN favor Of Portland.
thus compelling the people of this Terri
tory TO pay freight 10 Portland and back
.su, ~. - So,
leave them a beautiful margin besides,
thus erippllng every industry and roo
bing tie people OF me interior, who are
iaooFionsiy stru. CLING TO bald homes for
them selves and famiiI, S. of ali their hard
earnings, leaving tie N but little better
than slaves, tolliag from eariy morn till
late at eve, that these er .sping moBopo-
lies may live IN palaces and roll IN wealth
and grandeur, while the people live IN
poverty and groan under the kdrdeu.
Be IL further
hesOlrstt, 1Hat vs. deeply deplore the
fact that We are under the despJtle power
of a souliess rporetIon, and our only
hope of protection is from the halls of
legislation, and that We do earnestly en-
treat Congress to regulate the Interstate
traffic SO as to protect the people from
such gigantic robbery, and also to take
such action in reg ard to the land grant
as will give to the settlers their justly
earned titles an the balance to he he'd
and sold only at government price, and
We earnestly beseech Congress to make
such appropriations and 10 such a man
ner as will speedily open the Columbia
river, which is the great highway Of
transportation; that the land grants
which the railroad company are now
seeking TO hold be declared forfeited
and the titles to innocent purchasers be
confirmed by the government, the rest
sold at government price and the money
expended in speedily completing the
Improvement OF the Columbia river,
which alone Is In the interest of the
people.
Res5irad, That these resolutions be
printed and imnl diately sent TO both
Houses of Congress and to the Pre- sident
of the United States and Secretary of
the Interior.