Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-07
DAILY Observation-Disclosures



eiee Railroad in tndneing ssssisinsnt
ana buildine o the country. Tbs fnRes
soaud region, Il IL said. has been -
ueeiaily fsFessd By this philsnthrnpie
srporssson. Il ID said, evsry inslncs-
paent has been held cut 70 ihe intend
ing Immigrant, urging him to settle On
.hs sbares AT our northern Mestssgrs-
mean. IN ne ,sardsn SPOT 81 sha ssirth-
Ths No,sheru Pacific has bssn held up
Ia COR admfnng sazs, almost ~ ala IN
tangible bat v,sy eiscient Moses. wkoses
oniy aim 10 10 LEAD wandering hosts
down into this land Of PROMISE. They
vould have ua believe 10 vast agency
working onIy for The GOOD OF she north
vest, and for ths welfare Of the people
vino are here and The people who ais 70
eems.
Nov. hew maoh Of thss credit b de-
served Let a. Sc. Thst the Northern
Pacific sssks 10 induce settlers 10 esme
into this country 10 Of coarse trus- IL
Ia 10 les interest 70 do 20. That Il gives
the Pueat soaiia country the preference
evss other regIsns may ~ nay mos os
esus. III woaid probably BE- 10 iss in
tsrsss 70 do no, ~ emigration 10 the en-
trsms western region insuuss longer
and more pstntahis hani Of freight
ana passengers. A s0antry. however, h
NOT baiit up simply By indacine settlers
70 oosne into 1t. Toe treatment OF the
settler, whsn he has arrived, 10 most
important consideration. The ssttler
viii mos stay ia country shsre be does
not Fessiye fsis treatment, where be
cannot procure land easily aud cheaply.
or whore be cannot euitisate his land
withous hsin,f subisssed % restrictions
ana anroyanoss. what u the policy Of
the No,ahsru Pacific in this respeetf
DOES oar aasdsFn Moses ss,e that bis
reopls receive shsir due allowances OF
milk and hansyi when the settler ar
fIsss hsrs with bis family and his
housshald gooAs. does be still dnd the
railroad striving 10 'buiid up the com
try? II delil,sratsly Withholding lands
&from the market tends 10 build up .
country, then the Northern Pscine b
bullding sp slia. II deliberately swim.
ding ssi.isrs isnda 10 build up coun-
Try. thea the ksrthsEn Pacific b build
Ing up shis.
AZ 30 Withholding lands from market,
the foIloxinQ letter from Pslnl sohuize,
Gensral Land Agent Of the Northern
Paslie Railnsad Company 70 citizen
Of King e5uniy. will explain itself.
HoarHKAa PAouIu RAILROAD Co..
LAND DEP'T, WEsTKnE DIsr.,
PORTLAND. Or, March INST, 1885. J
M. Harvey JonsS. 0scsoia, King eouR-
IN. W. T.--fDKaR Sra: Yours Of sth in
ksant. relative 70 the southwest quarter
OF section SO, township "a north, range
s east, 10 as hand. Said land h not IN
market. II 10 In the vicinity Of other
lands valuable for coal. The mineral
lands Of TOO eonpslny will nos be sold.
AGrieuliafAl landa, however,, In the
visinisy Of lind valuable for coal or
Iron, will be offered for sails 10 pur-
ohasars who are willing 10 take the sur
face only, reservations of coal and
iron 10 be inserted la contracts and
deeds. From sueh information ~ |
have, Il would appear thai the above
land II agricultural In character, and u
will probably DO offered for sale as an
early date subject 10 the above condi-
tiena, "a which time, IL you are found
w be lsosupfing and Improving tho
land, you viii DO given tie FIRST privilege
of pnrnlase. Oar records do not show
ANY other application Tor said laad.
fonrs truly, Paul. SeHuI.zR,
General Land Agent.
The land In question Ia III The midst
VI q hsurishlna farming community,
The only drawbask OF which 10 the On.
istencs al thsss railroad lands from
which tlas settler Ia barred. II vas never
the intention IL Congress that lands In
olndsd IN railroad grants should be
wiihhei,l from settlement at the pleasure
III The spinpxaies. The idsa was that
ahss should b sold a q fair price - fast
Ne the i,ssxrss Of sestlsmsnt demand
I'd them. Thi, thousands Of acras with.
drawn from settlement in Western
Weshinxton By lths Northern Pacific 70.
ssrd he development 81 the eountry 10
b dsssss, that. although necessarily IN
certain. d nevertheless great.
However. Do this esse idr. sokaize
nsess NJ. yenss 70 occupy and improve
The laza. prou,isin,t thai IL be l. found
10 be doing % xheH the land b offered
far salh be shall be given he first
privilege ef purchase. II viii be noticed
that noahinR & mid - 70 the price al
which M. 5snsa can tAss have the
land. Tllis ID exceedingly shsswd on
Ne pars oIl NJ sshulze. on eonrss the
occupation Nad Improvement Of the
lard will increase iss valas materially.
In fsst. sill prohshiy Increase u ssn-
FOLD; and Il 81 - Be presumed that Mr.
senss weeiA lIleo have ths s'iirus priv.
llsesa a payinz the railroad good
sam feF sis osn impEovemenhA This
h an obi trial - lbs benssslsna Norsh.
era PsslfhA Il = 10 be hopsd ihal Mr..
ycnss ssia nul oeonpy and impsuss he
land unkii be knnws shas ha h enenpy.
me ed irarrswina u fos himself.
Anosiisf hsnssslsns action IL The
sampany ahosid nps 90 unrssenasd. II
viii Be lesasmheseA thai IN Jassnary a
snAnsits a. land laezted Ia lKins noan.
". which had bean claimed BY The rail.
saaa. was thsesn es~sn DO setssemens.
hAvsus hsea iFssssasiY rsassresI 10 sha
pahiie eosnaisL fke sarnnslss u sAese
landzs saaailai no loss upos sha eon..
paus. u was slnspls an exchange ID
lands stuslseqnsslt upnn change al
Foase. and foi III the lAnia inrrsnasre<l
ether hln.as ,resa reserved. Hswevsr.
certain lzsess % tAs rNiosssi lA,sda bad
been saia ~ Tho eesnpany. qa.scaalm
deeds llssina ts4n i,assea for shsm.
DID Ne rsilr<Aa tsfand IN uaaasy ~.
saived fsr thesis lAsaas Nai baa 81 4.
Nia 1swinaAs tie seialsr 81 retaining
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