Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-01
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Yakima siRral.l

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An Item OF news il befno ,,h,,. b. =,
faf and vide 10 the efeos ,ha, a. ..s:
unal town sf Yakima has bxsr, k,,I.,
a.. snan an Egyptian mnmnav. aud
osert man. voman and child i
IT, 1o'ine of nas moved 70 the new town
ne Item referred to also ,sny-..c,s
thas town loss which eo1ld hsvs -,
soid year ago for a thousand doIIs :.
woolo mo- nov bring hfsy, aud that
town left. To a large numhA, ~ m.
sigFaFs readers who reside hs,s 80
wno do nos intend TO 20 70 the ~
town. h ts doe that the ssatsusn,s
aIiuded TO should be eoptraaic,sS
While II cannot be truthfulIy d.n1si
shat the damaabls action Of The r-iI
rosd company. in passing thronoh hera
s1thout making anv stoppino place has
LAD and still has depFes. inc eject en-
real estate, the statements Ihnh have
zone abroad IN regard ts the matter a,e
decidedly overdrawn. The actual sitn-
aflon 10 this: 1he depot has been estah-
ifsoed on railroad SECTION. soma tnrea
snd a half miles north Of here. Al town
mas been laid out At that point which a
Rr9sing With sonsiderable rapidity. IL
Il backed bT the oompauy and several
enterprlsiaR owners of land there who
have unitsd With the company in the
purpose Of building ap, IL possible. A
irRe and beautiful town, with elegant
pubiie buildings and handsome streets.
Accept nR the offer OF free lots, a num-
D OF the basiness men Of the original
town are putting up buildings at the
new town while osrTyinR on their busi.
ness az the old Others are calculating
on moving their buildings to the new
town, while great many other business
naen insiss that the old town will be able
% hold its own and are resolved moon
making no move. Thus far only one
baildinR tthe 6uiiland hoteI) has teen
moved from the old town, although il Ia
understood that the First National Bank
ana numerous ottsar buildings will move
cut Ia due time. Ia fact, il IL the opin-
ion OF most people, at present writing,
that the old toEn will ultimately be
forced TO succR nb 10 the new, bat that
!t has already done 30 il not true. The
reported shrtnkaRe Ia the value of real
estate Mt the original town Ia also some
what overdrswn. The truth Of the mat
ter h, few are disposed to either buy or
sell. What the final outcome will be,
there IL sharp difference Of opinion;
but while the original tcwu has justioe
on its side, IL is Of course freely CON-
ceded that IL has great odds against
which 10 contend. II those interested
In building the neV town had the fore
ssght TO expend twenty or thirty thou
saad dollars in facilitating abe removal
from the original town, il would no doubt
result IN practically settling she matser;
but without sach action % looks as
though there will be two towns instead
OF enc In the meantime a suit has been
instituted to compel the establishment
OF depot at the original town. This
OF course the company will fight, carry
ing II even to the Supreme Coart of the
United States II. pending ths trial, q
temporary order could be issued CON-
pellIna the trans 10 stop, the eud sought
would be practically achieved at once;
but II IL understood that ths Supreme
Court OF the Territory has settled this
principle b, deciding that an Injunction
or Restraining order Is dissolved by ap
peal. As the SupreGe Court of the
United States Ii several years behind
With its work, the contest between the
two towns IL likely 10 be settled long be-
fore decision can be reached. Pend.
iug the hnAl result, fellow oiiizens must
sndeavor Co be tolerant with zach other
and bear nOill feeling toward those who
seek, hy the exercise Of their best judg-
uaent, TO protect their Individual inter
rsts by taking whatever o1uFse may seem
20 thstn best aud safesi.