Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-11
ANOTHER PETITION 10 THE SeRIm.
Ens PACIFIC COMPANY.
| Yakima Signal


The following self-sxplanatory letter,
setting forth certain facts with refer
snee 10 the railsoad eompany's tiex
town pre;eoi, Is being circulated for
signatures and will be. forwarded 10
New York In the course OF few dayg
YAKIMA, W. T.. JRa. -. lsai.
To tie president ead Board 81 Dare
tors, ". =. X. II. Co, Nsir York
GKSTLKMKN;.--The undersigned, citinsna
Of Yakima. Washington Territory, re
apestfuliy invite Your attention To she
following facts: Nearly twenty years ago
some Of our present citizens located at
this point and commenesd 10 build a
town. The land where nov stand nur
residences and business houses was
then q dry, sage brush plain. BY oln.
stracting irriaAsinR bitches and BY the
hesteWai Of much labor ard patience We
have caused trees 20 grow along car
streets and ia oar yards, giving toe
town m attractive appearance. knaS-
ing thai your ROAD 90 constructed upon
the moet feaaibls foutel anst of nerss-
sity pAsa thrungh our town in its pts
HAge toward Puget Sound, We have q,
vested means freely and with condolences.
Many Of our citiEsna have. in fact. ca
pended al Of their earnings for years IL
tho purchase and Improvement OF req
estate herr. hoping thai With the I'D.
vent Of your road wsuld come prospect
~ and Increased valuation Of THAR
property. some Of teose belonging 10
this class are energetic business maB
Who have not only expended thousands
Of dollars, bat have straiaed thei. cred.
II In q comfnendahie effort 10 supply
What they had reascn d, regard a. az
approaching demand fer comEnoaio,ls
bciidtngs 10 which ~ do business. In
sopae cases frugal Rechanics Aad Ia.
bofers and IN some cases eyen utsiosss
with large families depending upen
their earnings for support, have invest
ed their all In homes wktieh they have
fer years heen endeavoring 90 make at
tractive By snsruundlag 9Th fruit and
shade treesl Tbs unexpected artion III
yoar eetapAny In pAssiRK through or
teen And locating The depot some thrs Q
and ont-half miles hsfcna. ~ neressArl.
" DISASTROUS b. an whose industry and
fruesliiy have prompted tAesn 10 haiid
huules OF onsint~H hoetex or maize e4h
valuable improvements IN the old town,
thus reversing The Felr which tyacss
prosperity 10 industry and misfortune
" = lack Of enterprise and push. II il
true yoas eum2tlty has generously aEfef-
81 10 Etsx Nh nninpsssed lot Ia the nee
tgwa % eaioh 81 ns holsiing lmpraxea
tola IN the old, ptovlsisd ws eGnstFnss
baiidines o. eeaAl salne On the nes
onaa or FeEa0vn ear inSasvamsnts - tie
lots 10 b. daRsted ~ the new togll
bua 70 many Of as--tn fase4 10 naest et
ns--tAi& 10 necessarily 4 ihlrren gifs, e
- have neither the Hasana 10 hasid ne's
houses % remove the cid ,snes In facs,
many OF cur hesa et1lzNns are thna ous,
ffuntsd with finAissiAi fukp. Instead %
Bringing with u blessings and pfsspeFi.
~. the Railroad tonlsss lilta q hiicktins
ear@e b sweep Away vita raahiess hfeatA
abe result Of many paars % anxsoas
toll To thee VIA have exhanste&i
then rssans and have ne tanSis al hAntl
vita which ~ take che a4vantseg asEeresl
BY ths COMPANY there sNtans Is be ID,
waY IN whteh % saetIe grras kniary;
and while nscwt ~ eaif aliasana waal.l
rot object 10 hseAtiEg IN liz new touu.
4 ID viah the majority ssFRply inaps.sss
hla
Believing thai vita fell ardsr
standing ct tAs sitaaaian eOaF emnpant
mleht - Inclined 10 exEeaGi sasns Fpsiel
10 these when xeaF actiesl IN sAis Eaat
tef hes - Efsakiy tniatsd. and h<iiestnGs
that u wezla b. bcsl aud usost pFo1t.
shAe b ell aoactsned a. uaslta IN haila
inc NJ cns gccd tesis Instead af txe
small eiaez, ard aeeintl THAI vaar aasn
pAny his i2rRe fecoe at men saa
teams and ether fas1sistss goF unyxsne
hnilatnes, Ne nezpsetsullg nsk skas
psation u lie prospective ps0sis from
The ssse u tsss Ia The nsw tewn usay ~
syplied ~ ye1 IL Fee9ovtn2 talkdiHes
frsna the Old town 10 4As iiaw. We Ae
hsse thai msass thHs sxpsslasisa woaaa
a ne dislanR &ay FeslMsnd ssrsatls 10 Zee
eenpant's EneantAry asavAlataee AID Al
sha aAEne atnie Restese a fFem she chAsep
81 kAvinm osEnmlsaeds great i7iaxy e
worthy eattHsnM, mary ~ weeHn have
besn cenxpisaaas IL aefkHse a. the
sesrpaAy's hiiesessa.
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