Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-09
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Ore dnig 81 prise 1essoriance viA o.
vsIrs nusn fhaas uhs are % Fspreesni
Klne oounly IL - nexf xe9islstass-a
6aty ahioh sbsy 1snsi ~ fan = PER
tarln and b he pssfeFmanes = Ehisa
tlsy ahouid havs 30 uniisd suppalt e
fha psopss a. the oounty. The daSy =
qasasson Il that u ssgtssfing King
eoansy from dismembernsnt end pss-
asrvins 4 ssan individual whnis. Ihsss
hss lanR been fesiins IL fisros eoantg
Is fsros a. oaiiing tie seuihern tiss q
tewnahips frem King eouufy and an
uaxina thsm D. Pisfss. This feeiina
$50 rsominsnt fsesor il Ne recsas
aansass 10 oar SISTER eounty, and -
lsss, ons Of fhs eaecessfal candidates.
foz ~ I,srialafuFs based bis claims Tor
ptsgssmsns upou Bis ability % aseon-
p1lsh ths disnembsxment q kiae
soanfy. Judeiaa from The fepesis q
hlu npasohss, be made thas ihe ans iasua
81 his canvass. and BE uas suessasfai-
That BE- win s1dengos % carry OF BIZ
pssdess oannot be dozbssd. snd 4 e for
fhis reason thaf ne Representatives Of
King ssuBty should b riailant and g.
tsrmined IN their spposlfion.
TIE tounahips upon Which Pierce
eeunty has designs ere 0nes which KING
eounty eaan0t Afford % apars. Ihey
oonpriss sone o. fke anass agrisailusal
lsnds b tbs southwestern portion Of
Ne county, Wills d ahe eastern portion
Of she ooVetsd strip ere soma q oar
moaf snluabls ssal lands md most
pr0mgainR minsa. Tbs population u she
sownshipa a. ths present. time 4 would
Be aiflouli 70 esiimats. but Il y este
large and. whai b more IMPORTANT &
fnslndss sable and wealth producing
eisments whish are Of insaloalabls salue
% King oounfy and which cannot vel
be spared.
Etisnot apparent thal there h the
aiiehisui aautinena anonR shs psopls
q ths ahroafsasd townships IN favor 81
nnnsxallon 10 Pieroe county. The IN
tsrsuss Of these people ali he Ia king
sna nol 10 Pioros ceunty. They have
lone beea 10 the habit q tsansaotlne
thsaF businesa In Seattle, aud 70 make
aham look 70 Tacoma a. their eouniy
neaf wonld Be q serious ineonyenieuoo
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ten With Seattle are excellent, ths Pu-
81 sound Shore Lins piercing TIE west
egn end Of the tier and the Cedar River
road me eastern end. II short, no rsa
500 can be- given for the proposed
change except The desire Of The people
o. risrss county 70 build up their Own
eounty and their no lees ardent desire
% tear down Kiue. By The transfer Of
ne southern townships both desires
would Be gsatlaed. and Pierce county
woald have 9 considerable increase 10
area. wealth and population at the ex-
psnss Of King.
while there Il not mach prospect that
cur belliooss southern neighboFs viii
snesesd 10 their plan, il will Be well for
those who represent King county 10
Be on their guard and 70 b prepared 10
meet any plan Of attack that may be
devised. While Il pleases the people Of
King county 10 see ri roe oouniy grow
and prosper. the prosperity Of The one
aouniy must not Be ~ The expense Of
the other. KING county must continue
10 be shat Il has - long been-the en-.
pirs eounty Of Washington TeFritory,
and Il il ls ever surpassed BY any other
county, Il must be done by square,
honest growth and nei BY successful at
taeks upon tbs territorial integrity Of
King.