The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-31
A CRY OF ALARM.
N. Gilman Gives His Views GA Re
,srt Of Corporation Committee

psrt Of Corporations so"iia'e'oe
10 faK EDIroR: IL viii doubtless
= conceded By all that the constitu-
snnai convention should Rot lneor-
posase any provision in the organic
~ which has tendency to keep cap
I'll out of the state and prevent the
asselopmeat OF it, great resources
Bot IL seems 10 me that no Intelligent
mar can read the report OF the cor
pcrsiions committee and say that this
j nut precisely what the committee,
ssshsr Willingly or 1nwiltinsly. are at
tempting 10 do. II the report OF that
committee, a presented, IS adopted |
undertake 70 say that railroad build
ing ia the state b. ans other company
than the Northern Pacific viii cease
aud that no other company can secure
Eastern capital Tor building railroads,
and ever body knows there Is no home
eapis2i b. Be bad for that purpose. |
hxys esen instrumental IN raising the
n0ney 70 build more railroad in this
txfritgy than any other person or
corporation with the exception OF the
Northern Pacific and the Oregon Rail
say 4 Navigation Company, and |
ksos as well as any other man the
Sntments aud temper of Eastern
investors. The people OF this city,
both lsborers and property owners,
kaVw. or ought 10 know, the great
advantages accrued 10 them from the
success Of my efforts.
Had these vicious provisions been
iAhes!ed Ia the organic Law | could
hare done nothing of consequence for
ihe deyslopusnt OF the territory. nor
could any one else. The system of
f0ads Which | projected il not set
Completed, nor slll II ever be if the
report OF The corporations committee
b adopted oal.amendment. The
cowrsesien OF that system To the
northern border and across the
mountains 10 the Eastern Washing
bon heat fields means pro,iigious
dtyeiopmeat of the material resources
q The state, Il means abundant en-
floyinent 10 the laboring nan. ANA il
means many millions OF dollars i'm
saiae added 20 the city Of Seattle and
We Whole territory. | speak Of the
building Of one system only. The
ruper Development Of The r.
s'afees OF the territory re-
slires The building Of many other
stAds No more efsecsual means could
ave been devised 81 siiile the devel-
e9aseatand industries of the territor,
maa tue work Ut this COMMITTEES
hsa ney been seeking 10 promote the
a''s'e-ss OF the Northern Pacific Raii.
ssaa temranF they could not have
revised more effective scheme Ia In
sa's iass city And place the ghol. state
sl'ae' she saine KIND Of mono,s,ly
sGasrs. -'''' amor MA
sAs general objections 10 this meas
.. ~ az 'aa'sl least twenty out of H.
.@eass soar sections are entirely mn
sessssAfy are N the nature az l.giSls.
, 80 900 are net proper 10 be- ineor-
- Tie fundamental law
- a. seetsoiis are literal copy OF
s ~ i'erls Aesrney sand lot conststn'
- u california. anal are uniusslii-
So. ~ h'SstAer, and In some in
~ 1ae meaning Is obscure.
-. 80 sast are the more specific OH
49,. Section 3 saws, The lewis
:, - -. saAs 9os extend any franchise
: s.aa'ss, The meaning 81 th{x i
- 49,. = ! means that no franchise
=. !, s s-4 shAsi he enlarged hy sp..,ial
=, s.as'ai act ii the legislator. Il
80 as y say -. Ii It mean. thattbs.
) . - existence shall not De extended
- I, hohsensicas aad unjust.
Il. sh = puts into tie con -ttts.tion
go =. .o.'s anu short haal clause ~ rhg
$50 $3.50 e.'iameace at, With theontv
=, ''.'..ils feature oi that cisu>,. l,.ft
"a tae Qualification vnn.{s,
~ s'a..f similar circumstances
= So, ,.o'tieas, Even with this
- -. 'sls PHRASE the ,onx ami shcr,
-, - = ..Ss Il the Interstate. nrt j. -
,,ss - asla aAs worked - ba,}iv an
- 1907 alised tue railroad, ~ ~ -,
g., - s~eS an extent that there 4. Al
So. universal sentiment anon,
sss,..r's,~t Observers IN favor al ~.
@sl ''''@a'Aeatl0o az ap-uluts re-.
80 ~ ~ generally expected
~ ''s'vSS AL take such a.
-, a az early date m,
a. ~ tAls clause has h..,.u
=, : . 80, 'aefe ls general fnti,sno.i.
- As'sok Capitalists 10 inv,..f ,- IA,
!, .l'''> 81 Railroads affected ht il -,
49, -. ~ "a Tie construction ot nsa
: shaa are hke,y 20 hs a.f...-,,.,
49, ,ai.on Vi thai character Wf,t
az g. = 80 tae constitution o- on Nh.
- -, .'5ok capitalist RoaiB 49, Az
- 49,. 80 - luVe>t WoneN .n ba.a
sSs -. = establishing araa-o-.i com
- p Fstiuas A p. resi r.rn
40 when estaht he's - Ia
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iva - - =, Bot aAsc tie great po4er,
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=, - establish rsI.ust s..,e-..
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~ - tlj raat t.-4s g., ust set
~. 49, aefe are ruf scr >l.t ~, AN.
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! ess, -. 4 r Fa.'lng ap ef aay bar
sz.s,v So uelT construction B.
"a c,. - ~ The prosperity az ID,
i se~,.'....,,,. 80 sea 70. Every ESss>sal,
s,r.s 49, ' should oe held oas T., en-
ax.sty,,, :. 8 a. - engage !u rallroA,
lsssts.s 80 !, because every dol.ar thu