Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-16
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Il Al mcns nov inclseate khat ne are al
q ysrg threshold t'f q period Of axt,sn-
siss railway construction aad land set
tlsueut that noAy equal. and even
ssljrse. ANYTHING Of like character 10
- ooantry's past history. This visv
I tsksn because uf such tibvious condI-
go that they cannot but be plainly
-. In he FIRST plaee, q vast area Of
nsu tsfzit0FJ remains TO be occupied.
AZ fks mogsnt attention Ia principally
dressed 70 western Nebraska. 70 M,sn-
esas, Dzksts and Wyoming. and west
sard % ne Pacific. thoaeh there is 20
l,s9fsss Developments In tha South and
|lsfhsee We take bus portion Of
"a Geld for the reason that eompre-
hzndsn Of the whole In Q newspaper
tsias would be impossible.
Daring the past two years of deptes-
li1B In railway Affairs population lass
b,epus difused svsG large areas of
D.k1ss. western Nsbsastsa, the Black
HiIls region Of Dakota. and In Montana,
Id1So and western Oregon aud wash
|ngson--in the latter State and Territory
Itfuaeh the inflaence Of the nsvly
spsnsd Northern Pacifc and OreRon
Hbort Eiae. New Agricultural, mining
va cstsAs raising enterprises have hsen
A1sslopsd anfil they have become 30
important ~ to excite the ambition Of
abroad sohemers, and render each of
he great companies. Whoss iinss are
Airsady pointing In the drection Of the
lssu falds, desiruug 20 OCCUPY them in
isiszncs Of rivals It should be femsm-
tsfsd that railroads, like armies, have
10 aot on the aggressive in order to
aAsckmate their competitors. This has
10 b done not only for actual traiiie,
a1t for the purpose Of is effect on
Change. A railroad that Ia managed
10 ecnservatively that Il permits its rival
10 syerreach 1t. parallel 10, and occupy
shs territory that should be tributary 90
lL viii seou loco ground on the stock
fxehsnee and security market. IL be-
iomss matter Of sinple self presefSs.
lion, when railroad company hnds
lIsslf distsDced by its rivals Ia the out
lsaoh for new territory. 10 extend its
Iines.
Mover before 10 tha history Of this
Ie1nfgF was there sunh q remaFkiIssls
ssndiiion Of RAILWAY affairs a. nov ex-
- IN the Teeien west Of the Mississippi.
Nith this city rs the grand railroad
IHnier Of the Northwest, she several
eAntis corporations, with their lywn
~ leased hneH, branch out, like the
ihs Of a fan. 10 tbs West, Northwest
seA Southwest. The Union Pacific and
IA Northern Pacific extend from the
Nnoari river aud Lake ,superior across
l. sentiment, bus neiGher has an sn-
nance Of its own into this citv. All
Nc other systems exoept the Chicago.
Baslinston a Qairoy. stDp short of tne
meantaAna, leAvinlK q saat territory this
SIDE Of that ccntinenssl divide Yet IN
provided With railroads All these great
systems rot onls faust Be extended into
the new territory his sids OF the II ok-
lee, bat vill sssktFp p4Felisl the present
Pacific railroads. and eson other, 20 the
western oaeaa. The bard times. Begin
ming With lsSA aave q check 60 fursher
fzleDsioa westward. but new the sina
Eeelas 70 hasp come when q new etart
must Be tAkeS. fne new move of the
Burlington seems 70 BE- the initiative 10
the revival OF Failrsad cau struction. Ii
viii be followed BY tho ~. Paul Ia push
ne . Inns % kAnsss City. II the Hs.
fAui has = line 90 kansas Oity, tns
Northwestern will want one also. The
kock Island, ~. Paul and Northwestern
NJ have desians for tie capture Of Ds-
kota Territory. With various objective
points, including Bismarck and the
Esaek Hills eonntry. 10 Is likely that
Hhen The movement for extension be-
klns. u viii engage every great rival
corporation nos operating in she North
vs4 In taa meantime tne two Rtcfie
nAeays viii ensleav0r 10 secure en-
Ranee inta this utEY. Ga the north this
mag involve the Wlseonsin and the Mil
Yankee. Lake ehoEe q Western. Ia ihe
WI nature OF things. railroad affairs
eannot remain In the quiesoent iItate
~, hes eharaetarizsd them the paai
~ yeass.