Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-02

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$50 yeasn tfem ths appfosal nf ihis aet
~ th8 FnMAaHuf, and eaaii sompleee
sot ls8s thaa affg miles per yeaK sitter
lao second yNsF, sad snail c1msgFuct,
gap, f1FnieA and eomplsaa 1ha nmain
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JuIy. 4. ". 1875.
hsfe weEe shrse oanaftfons. esmpIi
anns Win uhisa Was aBeelsagy 20 make
tka aEant opsEazivs.
k1rat. Ns6ommenea she aonalrne4inn
n1 ne fpaa before Juiy zIth. 1868.
He9rnd. Eo aomplele not lees than
Agtg miIes = yosF alsar thaa time. and
Third. To eonlpiefo ne WHO'S lina b
the ft1 u JuiY, 1873.
3aD wark uas asasmaEcad before ehs
time fe0affaa 4has fniAfled the hFsl
co1 dition. Tbe aeound and third Gun
dtaieus wege wholly oisFaaardsd. 50
faE from nnn4lEaelina afty mtiea yuas,
onIe tWGaeF i've nli1e mero apmslFncloa
daFfse tns fWo years and over. fellow
M the comnenos Eeen4 y tA9 work. %
far from balIsiHR ~ Nhole goad before
iB18. oniF rs eutIes had beon built d
tnss time. ieagien unhninhed more than
500 miles.
1htn ne company broke down, end
the po1pla bsoama aaAin ths FiGhtfnl
uWnera q lie tmmenao doulaiE which
wa1 % hays gone 80 tie oompanyaaf Il
had fuialied lhs oonditiona of ahs
grant.
But 4 had been decided in he sourss
that 1ho Lad Deoartman1 ennld not
daelsIe fhe lands farfeised wishout an
a.. 81 JonRtaga Vast Interests have
eonbined an1 been powerful enough
AZ - this flsna ~ STAY The hand OF
Congress. and eNeEF dasios Is halnR 70
aof1e4 % Tor fh4 1nal capture Of this
public pfopettys whien has thus been
made ehe spoFt of the plnnaezefa ouiside
Of CsnRreea assiated b. thsir friends
wIfhin.
Bstuesa 1871 and 1883 tbs AsIansio
and kaolAo Railroad 0ampAny nssef
tnilt . mile 81 Foed. Then "a sold cot
- iva etasr fnflfnaa eampaniaa, which
euntiuaad ita nominai oxIalenee, 90 that
lheg miRat tmpudan4ly elaim tha efAnts
IL nad foFleiled ~ & q grant violation
u tbs eendltsons up0n watch is was
ma1o,
Ihs House Of Representatives has
pzaseG blll 20 dsclaIe this grant for.
fflted and - EestoHo the land 20 zoe
peopie 70 whom Il bsl9nRa. Ths railway
eufm0fants have no more right 10 ID
than tEeY have 70 the Capitol building
o. tho Ma hinaton Menamsnt. The
senate viii have 60 ypte 20 help them
s8oA itpf - ailenoe theig impudans claim
70 a. n vii eventually maltsE q great
deal - eeen senator hOW be votes %
shls question.
Tue land In controversy ia nearsy iifty
miliion acres, 81 n. .9is square miles. 81
txo8eda ~ extent tie osmbined area of
Nus Enslane, New 5ersey and Dtl ware.
tnefe wunld b. more tlan q thousand
ga Ge mliea lefl of Is AFTER sot inR
dsan inside of 4 tbs 5tatss 81 Re1uayi.
wanna. Maryland, NsW 5sfsss, Delaware
aud &asaaobuaetta. It woeiu sake =
slrip - milea uilea Wide from Hew Yofh
- &an kfaneiaeo; is weuld mako atfip
seven uallss wlds fr0m HuhFinR Hsfafts
20 Caps herni and q would make ar
de eEoand tba Rinhs 80 tbe EqaatoF
uaofn than three mites ln Wicaa.
Al Tbs world Il iaotfns On b seo =
de1sn aidsFnen - Ee9 faFk on trial
fog taking b9thes irom Sake sharp for
sue rlRht 70 fus = street Railway thToaaa
eco nIliea of Bee adway. NOBODY be
iiogsa kbey w~nia nnsev-lad aaeh weaitb
tate psisAta pookqfe withoas feceiv ne
Bensata sog sne auAaeions ntoaa bat
jaka SnaFp's grab uaa Deilg larceny
o1rnpsFed eith The atismptea setnure "
ne onpare ebsge deeorloaai III his
uDodls nidsfmoa ere bet amaif Try oon-
ptrua wae tne Doodie eenatore. if any
here be. who wpaid dare to afd 10 ths
robbery. Tbe tme haa arrived wnen
ne peopie knoa What theg afa noina
30 Do Absat Is.
TIE prompa ros.0Eatsun 81 thia land
70 ne psopte 60 shia si1ne 81 popular dis
aoneaut, ssFihea nnd oeye1tts, u0aid
renin6 thetu lhat uncls SAM Il yet rich
en4uRh 10 give them ali q farn under the
homestead lnw, sud lhal he IL nei going
to Zee Il 81 - bayeua thslF Esaoh.