Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-09
DAILY POsT-IHTELLIGENcER


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There are t~o theories of railraad'nR'
ana upon the eholss Of q theory osstsn
dspsnss the saccsss Of road There |
acs roads which rim tirOaRa sneh Won
,ssrtuily productive renoDs and viaSsn
have such moDspoiy Of tho trsfns OF
those regions that they are fairly sac
ceesfai In spite Of having chosen The
wrong theory, ana thsie are roads which
run shroagh sueh sterile and unprodncs
i've 70 ions thai they arssunsnso'sssfai 10
suste Of having chosen the night theory.
But Il may be psf dovn - esiiefai
rule that where t,Ro rDads are oFoaghi
into eompstitions on,s being opsfassd
undsr the right and tie other under the
wrong theory, the former will b sue
ss.sful and shs hitter will fail.
what, then, ate these two theofSes.
In the ehoies between which lies ali the
diffsrsnee bstwssn su,,cess and fAiluref
Tbs irst, the theory uhich brings sue
cess, 10 plainly and forcibly STATED In
the srssch Of Ppssidsas Adams at Port
land on Saturday evening. IL vOsid al
most seem thai the speaker s'sre puf-
posely showing ahs fsllaey Of tbs rule
or ruin system 10 whiah Ne of the North
vest Coast hsvs been aecus.omed. when
he says:
The Union paeiae Is a this time
steadily engaged In mindina - own
business. We IRE trying TO fuini our
enRagemsnss hs tb0 national Rt~sfn-
meni; ws are trying 10 live In teaef with
our nsiahbofs; va are trying 70 disvsiog
oar local resources, and deal fairly and
literally By tbs comlnnnities We serve
ws are tryine 10 get iynr affairs Tn order.
"a nav our debts and 10 earn living.
These are all very eiyTnmonp place, every
dav thin0s: vet these are the things,
vhfuh now, 10 the exclusion Of all pleas
AMI dreams Of bonanza Development,
enoaas the atlsnti0n Of those Who
hardle the Affairs Of the Union Pacific.
Hence sag thai the company IL trying
70 make its forilane By minding lie ovn
huainess.
Bat When ely this, the saying, IL i'm.
pliea 4 good deal. For instances, Il i'm
plies that the Union Pacific stands 10
day. In its prentical business manage
rnsrs. whelIy and absolutely divorced
from the stock marlfet. 10 10 not 0peF-
atsd With an ere 10 what 10 RDina on IN
Wall strees. Washer the stock 10 NJ
or down: whetser ball or bs4f has the
advantage In dealing with u, to wholly
jmrnateFial 10 ne. Tbs thing ue look
10 Il the volume Of business shat ~
dosia, and che fssaiia OF that business ~
shown In our fsRuhsr monthly rssnrns,
which are kn0wn 81 the publAo a. soon
as they are known No ~
And vben / say tiiat the oomgany 10
trying 10 make 10 fortune By mtnding
lie own business, mean also thai IL has
no connection whatever, which u can
heip having, with psiities. We are con-
Eaan carriers. and 10 10 ministerial 70
az who the people may elect 10 represents
them In their Legislatures. OF Who they
may choose 10 carry out the Law In the
executive chambers. provided always
that We are dealt with fairly, and left
90 carry on nur business on husiness
and not on political principles.
On this head might say god deal
ware Il either the time or place; bat u
seems 10 me neither the one nor the
other, What you uiiqnestlonsely expect
from me IL something upon tbs relations
which have referred 20 as nosr exist
Ing, and the more Immediate nslatious
likely 20 exisa, between yeu aad the
company i represent. Yet again as
bearing upon this point, can snly TO-
peat that the Union Pacific Company,
going ahead Ia an unambiiious, quiet,
ustses-of- fact fashion. proe0sss 30 fer
~ ID can 10 let the people Of Oregon
mind their own business In thair own
way, we'll satisaed that through their 40
doing will the Union Pacific derive for
itself the largest possible benefit
Your renewed prosperity
means renBwed prosperity for your
railroads. This tgo viii move hand in
hand. for ] do not believe tha. under
any inteiiigeuk management the inter
este Of tbs railway whieh serves the
community oiln be separated from that
sommunity, or fer any long period be
hostile 10 u IAppisussl. am rerfectly
aware that contrary theories hare often
prevailed. and altogether too frequently
pub In practice. In those theories,
known sometimes BY one name and
sometimes BY another; somstinies tax
ina tue fora OF encouraging traffic
here, In efder 10 bald sotpe place mp,
or hAndseapping IL there, In order 10
keep another plane down-in oil thasa
theories, | cay az nnos. do nos believe.
The railroad management which under.
Ahsz IN that way 70 hamper the natural
ftsedom Of trade IL not naindinlt lie own
business. Whether u makes fortune
o. rot, 10 doss not deserve 70 make sne
a A 4. !. -
she policy or the Union Pacific, a. nov
nanassd. 70 Hesk 10 build mp Portland.
O. Omaha, o. Salt Laks. or Ogden, or
Kansas Oisy---lts policy 10 70 leave these
cities 20 build themselves M fully be.
iisving that h ieft % their own dssices,
undaf the working Of even handed
justice IN transportation, couId that
ence be secured. thsy will build them
salyes np more eilsctuaily than un,ier
any ARTIFICIAL stiululus; and In this nat
ural. healthy growth che railiuad that
serves them faithfully will rsceivs lee
lust and sufficient reward.
THIS. thea. Il The oorrses theory Of
raiiroadine. Il N nelthsr intricate nor
difionit % Riasp. A railroad. 10 attain
the greatest succsnA should simply al
tend 10 thb business Of railrcading.
Politics shoild ks lat alone. Tins city
. sho1ld not lle built up By extraordinary
sforss. and thst one should NOT be
psllsd down and Destroyed. 1'he csun-
Try sboold b allowed 10 attain i,s
natural dsvulepueni. and tho railroad
should nos seek 10 ietara or 70 change
me course Of tha. development
bni the sthsr theory 81 railroadinzi
There 10 No necessity 10 tell shat ihas
b. The pss'pls undsrssansi d shoroaeh-
" here Ia d eounsiy whose principal
railroad makes ahs hauling ,,f freiaht
and passnses the lsass Of The many
occupations whhsh an3ace In alssniion.
TIE Northein Rllc,tie railroad = poll
sic1sn; Il satefs amvansons, dictates
platforms and sssndidatss, and sondaess
sAnapaisasslis hFsbsa nss'ssnpers. and
where nesspagel's vii nss lie hribsd,
attempts % starr rev enss; II employs
oratep 70 address the Intelligent, AID
thues 10 erich the party Whip over the
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