Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-11
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N0AAG4l& MFMN1 IN uAAM&1A-~AM8u2MNG M
PazsKNTKD N TAvoR or YAKIMA.
OExlEPEk, Jan. 10.-TepsaIaL The
scene yesterday afternoon and evening
10 the rooms Of the house eommiftee on
pnh,ie buildings was rather O nosahls
one. TIE committee had retired there
Wifh The little bill deciding $4,000 and
9 few acres Of land h North Yakima in
consideration Of making that the CAPT.
tal city OF this great territory. There
followed the commiltes ahe hired attur-
neys Of she railroad company inksFested
n the bill, sogeahoF With the lobby en-
aaQod By the same induence from all
parts Of the territory. The attoxneFB
we're armed with al imposing array ~
books. newspaper ciippfnas. pietares,
specially prepared napa, and we're not
wholly without assurance IL wAa
o'clock In ths afternoon when Mr.. J.. b
Reavis began 10 talk Of the climate and
natural advantages ok the railroad soga
of North Yakima &c q fret cisss
site for the capital and it was $50 es
night when 4. q. GFiGaahs Che who
bOasta OF having secured nine v0tes al
ready IN the coancil. for Yakima)
thanked the oommittee for the pe0pls
Of Yakims, ''in 20 far as be repressnted
fhem," FOR the strict atfentiou theg had
Riven him. Nothing Was Introduced Ia
argument 90 fns aa Takima ie ooneaEned
that waa not % be expeoted, and its
petty offer of land and money waa held
up &c bait 81 which the tsrEitogy ouaht
20 Be expeoled 70 snap.
Mr.. Rasvis vas followed In his aRRu-
menf By T. J. V. Clark, memheF of the
Legislature from that city and county.
An understanding had been entered into
that tie Arguments made b. these
should cover all the points Ii faxor Of
Yakima. that they miaht Be fully an
sweFed by any who might wish 20 oppose
the removal. Daniel Gnbey, q citizen
Of EIieneburR, undertook 10 do this. He
answered all the Arguments advanced
for Hakima by equally etreng u not
stronger axRumenis IN behalf of kllens-
burg. in the matter Of geographical
location, the center 81 population, eaas
Of access, healthfulnsss. ETC., and the
eonaidsFation IN cash and lands 70 the
territory, provided the removal was DE-
tsrmined noon the lattef as Q oonsider
alion. He protested, hoW0esE, aeAinst
both. He said that the capital should
noe be removed aud peFmaneutiy l0eat.
ed By the acs of legislative body As
this iuncture, when We are about to
become state, and % the eeoond place
Il should not Be doae 10 response 90 @
nanney offsR from eng ona piane. The
people ahould themselves be allowadIt Ito
choose the place they judged 20 be tha
best suited and mosi convenisnt.
Nh. oEEEyxEs, DKNocaAzIc LkwHzR.
~Then Mr.. Grifatis. q Democrats Is&-
yer o. Spokane, whose interest inahs
matter fstha fna she railroad company
pave him for fbnomfnG is pet tsHn On
tha other eide Of tne mountHtns. began
the concludiDR argument By stating
that the 6rst thing be did when Be aF
rived In the territory Was 20 20 from
place to place askirR everybody be met
where thny gnougnt the eapitAt eaOnld
b. With Que accord they all told him
chat chs equities wese 10 favor of Yak
ina" Wifkout stogpina 20 explain
Why, be went aiEAiehtusy and looated
at Spokane Falls, be oEoW ffom a
poftfoliO vesv aFtissieally drawn map
of the tesritoEy, of the osaRaossf ot
work done By sosoBrliahed dFauzhts-
men Of the Northern Pacins kaIlroad
Oompany. The map. be said haa been
prepared for his own ne. and be had
not Intended 10 present u, hus eaeinR
thaf be happeneG te have u with him
he wouId nse % 30 HlustFaie hts sfRu-
rent as 20 the Typography Of he iaod
about EllsnsbnFR aad Yakima, respeo-
lively. Acc0fdinz - this map. kliens-
buFa wss crowded upcn every band wtlh
mountasn ranQna, and rendered whol-
" inAeosnsihis. while from NsRth
Yakiaa be had cocUsb q
po1zihfItties "a the mater Of Railroad
conmanisasion iBdioatsd b. lines
drawn, hs said, wholiy b. way Of iRas
trntinn. showfna IL accessibility from
and ss all points of the TeFrit0Fy. Ia
gnbnitasd thia in esidsnoe and thea
uuaer&aok 70 anow NY the e4plfal
shouid Be rsmsRed % Yakima FiRhi
awas. hy naying THAI TIE most s4nGainl
eIIirnn. even khe moak Hnnnulna psmo-
eraf wonld sdmia sha& these was NJ
ehaues ~ ndmissiou withtn TIE nexl
eWo yeaTs and be declared that g would
bs eizA4 oE nins sssrs befoE TIE tbez
slais unuid Be rsa1y TO bald 3 pEstsn.
lioas eapiiof baildine and os61eet
frun ftts fha4 tns aapteal migh4 na wei
- rsuss9ad ln inertia YakimA as nuee
Hnsiua asne sAls, - thanksd The o0m
ni1sna far himssif and the people d
Nnrfh Yakima. in % faR as be Eapfe
| aautna sAem.r and foiaed np bis map
80 wenl oul vim the rest. Tne esn
I m9faae vii meet % MsEEDw af4axnooE
ard mahs up thuir fspnra ca thc hsiL
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