Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-19
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n Inssna Won ecmmssss With
sss6sus dsflehs spoa ~ disoounssfieu
q - ehsss Ldpe snia from this stty
~ish H. shroueh Portland train. sod
aupsosss he purpose q snsh disesun<e
tten--vix 70 buiid ap Tseoms By dis
ss50fna1ton 10 its favor u the sxpsnss
of nssszis, which this abroneh eounse-
fSou rad ~ practical termisua Of The
Nes1hsru Psst6c Railroad Il further
souansnts With sarsrciiieas appearances
upou fhs pzrposs for which The con
psuy Operates iss sosd declares that
purpose 70 be 10 fnske rponey for its
owpsrn. and fries - show thai that i
Ne only object for which any Rad h
opsrnssd. and, Of eourse. for which
fsssshiass ere granted % rsiiread CON
panisA We have no doubt ths Nnss
ssrTeotIy rs6ssss the sentiments and
purposss of the Nortksrn Pssiee Con-
pany In shis regard and that u they
shink shsy bring more money into thsir
posksfs indirsesiy from SALE Of town
Iots. By opsnsins the road In The inter
- u tovnsits instead Of exercising
Isxitinassly The franchise given them -
. eonnon sAzrisr-shs snIy frsnohiss
a. company has--thsf thsy will %
spssass Il.
Nov ever oos shouid know that
frnnehfsan - common carriers pfima-
rlly bslose 10 The SEATS. and are only
n b arnnssd out 10 corporations and
islivianals for the parposs Of serving
~ publie intssssss that sishcaRh e.
sssssdisary privileges sss given 10 the
sranssss whereby they are snsbisd 10
maks money. shaa fAss 10 not the IN
snssmsns for nakina The grant Of tbs
fsanehiss b Ne tjtass, the public intsr-
- suIy bsine vhas the State has 10
Nv, end which II hes the right Of all
einsn 70 insiss shaii b served, WHISTLER
- swnsr Of he franchiss makes
msney o. bsesmss bankrupt. This b
- esmncn aad pabiis ias Of Ne mat
-. ~ fsssunaseiy Ooaersss. in grant
m 3 franshiss - The northern Pacific.
plainly declared the purpose Of the aet,
= ssssisn 20 thsssof, in these words.
namsiy. "fopronots ths psbis< isferssf
~ ssslfavs By Ne construction II ssaid
railsuaA and telegraph line, and keep
ine ~ sams In working order"
10 III end that Congress might al
wsys b. abls 70 enforce this pasposs the
pousr 10 odd 70, alter. amsnd OF re-
ps&Iv NE ~ Il specially rsssrvsd. The
pnb,is intsesss and welfare" referred to
Ia ~ ~ dos not mean the public In
issesi and wslfszs Of Tacoma alone. bat
of Ne vhois country vhish this com
pasy uas eivsa franohtss 10 serve -
= common carrier and II II owns the
rod from Tacoma 70 stuck. u IL in
good faith bound 70 % operate 10 In
eonnsstion with the rest Of its liDe
(thsss h ono franchise for ALL. a. TO
serve asks public interest and welfare
Of ths country served from stuck. The
northern Paalfe vas given no franchise
By oonaress to deal either directly OF
Indirectly In townsitss. tbs purpose u
whish u has always prestituied all ID
energies and 70 which 10 has diverted
the nunihesnt endowment Of the Gov.
eminent. thereby thwarting the plainly
expressed intentions Of Congress.
This latest picturesque act OF mean
nsas on the part Of ths Northern Pscifi
ID - short sighted as II is malignant
The company will probably learn oefor'
Il Ia through with this business tina
psopls who live in glass houses shoal'
not throw stones.