Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-01
THE PEOPLES HERITAGE.
The Popular Desasrta fer fe'teiiEfs
Of fAe Isearnea Railroad Land
Grnnts, a. ysIeed a. sumeFsus
Pahiir uesfisEs

.r m. Jsearnea Rafir"ad Land
syanfs, As Vetoed a. sumersas
Puhllr Meetings
LET eoxcRESsHEN REAp:
For tie information snd benefit Ct
rasubars Of ConaTssA tire matter fol
loSinQ. being offeisi reports, rssoiz-
tiosns. de-, Of meetings held At different
tines daring lhs AgItitti7u u the subject
last year, IL pow repnsauced:
The ssntinent in Columbia county
EXPRESSED At meeting in Dayton hAreh
1sts
R.soI,sd. That ws sre in favor Of 5000
le0saiat ion IN Congrs ~, 10 re.Aii9a !" we
Northern Pacific land RTabi' A. Val coz
fi,ra aaid railroad eonIpzIys htIe 70 ths
land Actually earned ia CON ptIarses Sith
tba atinuIstiou Of tbs grant oy Congress
10 1874. and A. will iiisit the pr1es OF ali
unstld land to 8 60 per sefer and thai
said aofut,any, With iess llriitaiiors
shall hold the same - seeursiy hSS
freely IN al other respects a. the lsnd
~ othsr owners are held. and subject
10 the zane bafaens. As the grant
now stands, the company. for the p1r-
Tsnah Of saie. eiain an absolute vested
titie 10 sush lands. bTit for the parposs
sf taxation claim that they have no u
liz. therefore We are Va favor Of snea
Iegislatlssa as will make the title Of said
eouapanf, il god for any purpose GOOD
for all.
DESIGNATION Of the farmers Of Whit
man county. adopted at Spring Fiat
March Lat:
WHKnxAa. The Northern Pseifie Rail.
roaai Company have selected most or al
of the odd sections Of she indemnity
lands in this part Of Whitman county,
and have pot eIOrbitaDt prices ou tue
eaue. and We verify believe they have
no right or title 70 any Of SAID lands;
and
WHEKEAs. Hearly oil legislation for
the last few years has been IN the inter
est OF the few against the DaRy; there
fore be Is
Rssoise5i, by the Farmers Protective
Associat. "a Of Spring Fiat, That We will
not buy any Of said land ~ the oxoFbi-
tnnt pFieea LoW asked for the same, nor
until she said company can make q
parfsot title 10 the same; and notice h
hereby given to all persons rot to boy
any OF said lands tbas are settled upon
or claimed by actual settler; and be 1t
further
R,soised. That We will not support any
persOu for Legislative Office who will
not faithfully pledge himself 10 work
for the interests Of the people aud
against railroad or other monopolies
that are trying 10 usafp the rights OF
the people.
Rcseirpd, That copy Of these resslu-
tions and the proceedings Of this meet
ing be ssnt 20 the Colfax papers TOT
publication.
What the people of Eastern Washing
ton, In mass meeting at Colfax, de-
clared;
WHEREAS, The Northern Pacific, the
Central Pacific, the Union Pacific, the
Texas Pacific and SGntkefn Pacific Rail.
road Companies have formed eombina
tion and have agreed among themselves
not 20 compete With sa.ch other for the
transcoDtinental railroad traffic, and. n
IL well known, have pooled all through
freight; and
WHERHAs, The Northern Pacific Rail
road Company has established a rate Of
through freight to the city OF Portland,
Or, and have, by such freight charges,
Disseminated enormously In favor Of the
merchants of that city aud most nnjusily
against the people along the line In the
interior; and
WnEnKls, The Board OF Trade OF the
city of Portland and other towns, moved
BY the mighty IL iluenoa Of the saiisman
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, have besoughi Congress with
auppiicatory resolutions not to declare
forfeited the grant OF lands made by
the Act Of July 2, lisa. inasnueh ms IL
would work great injustice 20 the
bl0ased bondholders and stockholders
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany who are residents of the city Of
Portland. and result IN inoalculable
injury 10 the interests Of the many
land shark spectators of Oregon and
the Territory of Washington. and thus
bring misfortune to the many homes of
thu aforesaid bondhsldeFs and stock
kclders and prevent the aforesaid land
shark spectators from stimulating the
growth and development Of our oonn.
try; and
WHKhRAs, The grant OF lands made to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
expired, by express limitation, on the 9TH
day c,f July, 1875 and
WHKREks, The said railroad COMPANY
failed 10 acquire any right 10 very large
portion Of said grant OF land. by reason
Of failnre to construct the road within
she time 10 limited; aud
WlxRkAs, The Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company, IN order 10 have its LOST
riRhiH 10 the said grant revived, must
necessarily have the old grant rensved
which In effect amounts 90 new sob
sidy; and
wHxnsks, The land grant subsidies
made heretofore 10 railroad companies
by acts Of Congress have been the re-
suls Of impolitic aud unwiaa legislation,
and too often procured by corrupt
means; and
wsrsEAs. The railroad corpora tions
Of ths Uaited Statea, grown powerful by
the combinations Of immense capital.
bold in their iron grasp The rights OF the
public and menace the stability OF our
Rogerament by using the most question.
abs rneana Of controlling the Legislative
and t'idieial departments Of our govern.
ment; therefore be 10
AfNHtFttf \ nat the cnAkeuffA@rd action
OF tie three great transeonsinentai rail
way companies 81 share equAllv the
through freight traffic without cotnpe-
sition constitutes the Risst gigantic mo.
noposy ever knewn-a rnononoly that
controls the whole Of tile commerce of
the Atlantic and PaoiAe States. the trade
OF China. japan and the islands OF the
Pacific, tn 10 far as il tnay seek transit
BY way Of either Of the three great ma
tional thefoaghfarcs. thus defeating the
chisct and maia consideration which
Congress had in view when granting the
franohls@s and land grant subsiiies 20
the satd sailroad corporations; that is to
SAY. VI have ihtee competing roads across
thu continent, tnsnrine thereby speedy
and cheap transpoFtatien 10 the public
without unjust Discrimination.
Asssdrsa, That we ftenkniHa Ia the Nc.
ton taken by the Board OF Trade ~ the
eity at Portland. and some other embryo
eiiice Of the nartswV~s. ia opposing the
forfeiture OH nos pending Ia Gancrtss
relating 90 the Northern Pacific land
grant. the hand and vtace Of the said
Fsiirussd COMPANY, aud that the sass,lu.
ssnns ~ adopted arr noe expressive of
taa sentiments Of the people along Tho
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