The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-15
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A GENTLEMAN from Spokane Fall
who has been IN Seattle several day,
said to reporter On Sunday: Il un
derstand some interesting correspon
dence has be<n going on between PER
, sons interested In the local rxiirosn
company recently incorporated II Th<
Fails. known ~ the Spokane 4 North
ern, and that the said persons had
teen making some complaint that the
Seattle, Lake shore K Eastern Rail
way. by it, movements, was likely 70
interfere with the Spokane 4 North
/. ern."
The reporter vas without informa-
ton in regard 10 the matter. but
started soon after in quest OF Mr.. Nc
Donald, president OF the Seattle. Lake
Shore 4 Eastern, 30 find out what
foundation existed, if any, for such
complaint On finding Mr. Mcdonald
the following interview took place.
What IL there in this report. Mr..
Mcdonald. about your interfering
with the construction Of the Spokane
& Northern
Nothing whatever. sir. We should
be glad TO see an independent COM
pany build on the line talked Of by
the Spokane & Northern Now that
the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern has
made Spokane its eastern terminus.
our company has deep interest in the
welfare. growth and general prosperity
II Spokane. The interests Of our
road and of that enterprising city are
nov identical. l received a letter the
other day from Mr. Newberry, Of Spo-
kane Falls, in relation 10 the very mat
ter you question me about, and I wrote
him letter assuring him that 80 far
from interfering with the Spokane 4
Northern, We should be glad to give it
every encouragement"
Would you have any objection to
the publication Of those letters?"
II have no objection To the publica-
ton OF mine. but will not give you
Mr.. Newberry's for publication.
Mr.. Mcdonald then handed over the
following letter, with permission that
il be published;
PRESIDENT M'poyALp's LETTER.
SEATTLE, LAKE SHORE EasrEExl
RAILWAY COMPANY.
SEATTLE. w. T. May II, lsss.
A. A. Newherry Esq. president. Spo-
kane Fall Northern X, X. Co.
Spokane Falls, W. r.
DEsR SRI: Your valued favor OF
the sfh inst. received. The position
you take is, as l understand it. rs fol-
lows:
First-That yourself and some of
your friends have made a survey from
Spokane Falls to the Columbia river
Seeond-That you claim the exelu-
sive right tn build a line OF railway
through the country between Spokane
Falls and colville.
Third-That your organization pos
sesses capital TO successfully and
speedily build that line Of railway.
Fourth-That by reason Of the par
ties interested in your oganization hav-
I ing subscribed TO the capital stock OF
the Seattle. Lake shore 4 Eastern Rail
way Company, such subscription i'm
poses an obligation upon our company
/ To avoid the territory which you pro-
+ pose to occupy.
Fifth-That il would he an act Of
discourtesy or injustice to the people
of Spokane Falls or any OF the subscrib-
ers for our company 10 build a branch
/ line from Spokane Falls northwardly
/ TO Colville, or the Columbia river, and
/ sixth-That YOU demand from-us a
positive declaration of our intentions
Z including an answer TO your questions
whether we propose 10 interfere with
yourself or the citizens of Spokane
| Falls in the matter of the Spokane
Falls and Northern Railway Company.
/ Referring TO the above ! would res
pectfully state. first, that branch
I from Spokane Falls 10 Colville was one
of the system OF railways projected by
this company lin the event of building
to Spokane Falls) from its first incep
4 ton. When we first commenced onI
/ preliminary surveys last March
we were not aware that your
company had made any surveys; in
/ fact your company was organized after
we had commenced these surveys, and
1 the location which you claim is now
going on is only in the line Of per.
I lection Of the work commenced before
l have heard for the past year tina,
I surveys were being made between Spo-
kane Falls and Colville. and was in.
/ formed that they were really made in
/ the interests Of the Northern Pacific
( X. X. Go.
/ Second. respectfully maintain that
| know of no agreement, either direct
or implied, which would prevent our
company from entering the territory
I in question, and in the absence of such
agreement il is manifestly rs much
our right as that Of any other corpora
( ton to build into that country.
! Thiri.-You can certainly not ac-
| cuse me of impoliteness when ! state
that have TO knowledge whatever a.
{ To the ability of your company IL
speedily construct this line of railway,
nor can | consistently demand any
such information in the absence OF
! any negotiations which would justify
/ the question on the part of this com
pany.
FOURTH am confident you are I'M
der misrepresentation in regard TO
Z this question. A understand il your
citizens made the subscription in qucs-
( fion for the purpose of determining
Spokane Falls A. the present terminus
of the Seattle, Lake Shore x Eastern
{ Railway. and a an inducement Ia this
company Ia construct from Spakane
Falls westerly not only for the purpose
of espediting connection between
Z your city and Puget Sound, but ~ give
Spokane Falls competitive line into
the Big Bend country, and practically
an independent feeder to Spokane
I Falls. pending a connection OF the
Eastern and Western divisions OF our
road think am entirely within
{ the truth when | state that il was not
the intention OF any one of all the sub
scribers that this subscription was for
the purpose of dcbarring Us from en-
tering any territory il might he neces-
sary for Us to occupy.
Fifth-The interests OF the Seattle,
Lake shore & Eastern Railway Com
pany and the citizens Of Spokane Falls,
are. in my opinion 50 intimately aSso-
ciated and identified that the benefits
10 the citizens OF Spokane Falls would