, 1888-05-17
PAUL SCHULZE INTERVIEWED.

The ABLE GENERAL OF THE n. L. LAND DE-
PARTMENr RETURNS FROM THE EAST TO
ICONS ooUNTRY."--Is THE JOINT LEASE
pEApP-KINp WORDS FOR SPOKANE FALLS.
Mr.. Paul Schulze. the general land agent
of the Northern Pacific, arrived in Spokane
kalls yesterday. having lust returned from
quite an extended sojourn in New York,
glad, as he remarked, and In excellent
spirits, to be back again lin Gods country
and Gods climate"
The reporter found the head of the land
department comfortably seated In chair
at Newbery & Co.'S otiice, smoking choice
Havana, and entertaining his many
friends with pleasant "reminiscences OF his
eastern trip.
The reporter broke the Ice on the ques
ton of legislation on the land grant but
Mr.. Schulze WAS not to be "drawn," simply
remarking that congress was omnipotent
within the confines Of existing laws. II
believe, " he remarked. "that the title of
| tine Northern Pacific to its lands Is perfect.
ly good. and no acts Of congress can change
that title"
see, said the reporter, changing the sub.
| iect, that you have been doing good work
ior the material development Of the indus.
| tries Of Washington territory. =
| "Well, believe the company has made
arrangements which will lead to the deve-
opment OF our great coal and iron indus
! tries. Before long blast furnaces and iron
ioundries will be established in the Cas-
cades. We have sold $1,000 acres OF our
timber lands, and shell construct 40 miles
Of road which will lead to the erection OF
| large saw mills at Tacoma"
Questioned by the reporter on the emf
grafton this year, Mr.. Schulze said the tide
of emigration westward was largely in ex-
cess of any thing previously seen. Spokane
Falls. he was glad to see, was receiving
more than its proportion of that emigra'
ton, The sales of lands in the district over
which he rules--Oregon, Washington and
Idaho--were larger in the last fiscal year
than in any previous year since the organi-
cation Of the department, not even except
ing the year 1928, when there was gem
eral land boom.
uWhat pros poets are there for the exten-
sion OF the branch road system OF Eastern
WashingtonP'
II think the Big Bend branch will be
built, without doubt this year. But then
(and here the land agent smiled his bland
est), YOU don't care about that since 1t may
be built from Cheney"
In that you are Inistaken," remarked
the reporter. We are indifferent to the
starting point Of the Big Bend branch, for
we know that the tralfiG Of the Bic Benz
will come in its natural channel to Spo-
kane Fails"
"Doubtlesa that is so. The main line of
the road when IL reaches Cheney has sur
mounted the plateau of the Big Bend, ana
IL will be cheaper to build from that point.
Still, YOU will doubtless do the business
as you ars to-day doing the business of
the country tributary to Spokane aud Ia
louise. In this connection ! cannot help
congratulatins your citizens on the woiiuer-
ful evidences OF growth eVinCed on ali sides.
IL seems to me that your population has m
creased 30 or 40 per cent since LEFT and the
| evidences of your material growth, as
shown III the increase OF industry In the
water power, in your mercantile business
ia the activity on the streets and, above all,
in the substantial character of the inprov-
ments now under way, are even more pro.
nounced, and lead me to reiterate what l
| have often before remarked, that
Spokane Falls is the natural capital of this
Northern Idaho. In 1888 was present at
the laying OF the foundation of the first
brick building in this city and in the hve
short years )ince that time you have buiit
a city of which Eastern Washington has
inst reason to be proud. Rest assured, the
management of the n Jrthern Pacific is alive
; to the Importance of Spokane Falls as the
distributing point of this section, and they
will encourage and assist ir any measures
which will have for their object the estab
lishment OF man ufactures in your midst
! Asked il he had seen the statement tha
tie o. X & n. were going to build into the
Occur d'Aiene Immediately, MIR. Schulz
3 remarked that he thought it was improba-
Bile.
You are, of course. aware that they arr
\ going To build into Spokane talls?"
+ "Well no, ] was not. l have my doubts
about il. l think the joint lease will b'
. made"
"What?" said the reporter, holding hi
. breath, mo one in the west thinks 1t vii
be-"
; II believe it will be contaminated, ant
!, that it will be OF lasting good to Easterl
Washington and Oregon, because the coun
try will be benefited in every way. III
/: excessive building of railroads is but Tn
! waste OF capital When unsuccessful the.
!, are a curse TO the country aud the peopl
I who put money into them. And unsuc
3 cessful they must be whore there is not SUI
tcent traffic to justify their existence
: "But the Oregoniau positively assert
: that the lease is dead. and that Portland ha
D killed it,"
! Hosea Biglow once remarked, Neve
u prophesy unless you KNOW. said Mr
Q Schulze. And the reporter, with this la
: comic criticism on all the rawlings OF tn
d Portland papers fresh in his memory
0 shook hands with the general land ager
), and left.