The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-26

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Ase years and on which we bad expended
lstge suns OF money, We Succeeded ia
hiding pos<essf0ns bat against surh odas
we cannot aFara 20 maintain a battle for
several r1nEtns continuously II IL - the
las of this territory thai property can he
seIxed aud held by the strongest, then the
merchants of seattle can relinauixt the
HOPE Of having adequate terminal faciiI.
/ tits. unhampered by wharfage charges.
ard can refurn 10 their allegiance 10 the
Oregon Improvement Company snd Mr..
Howard. asG par tribute Is formerly
| ard 50 thinking. have applied 20 the courts
/ fer protection against further violence.
I proposed to Mr.. Smith thar both par
tits should agree 10 let the Transfer Com
painy par mp the buildinxs under oar
lease: that the rental shoald be paid into
cciarf pending the sequlsinou of actual a.
| Til BY either ecmpauy; that We would
agree 30 claim no addiSE1sgE rOssessory IL
/ tiss by reason Of the erection OF the bsiid-
| inRs. bat that our respective rights shouls
remain as they were on December 20. lsss.
that being the date when the Columbia
and PUGET SQUAD Railroad Co. arst set up
. claim to the owueshsp OF the broad
gsnre afrip,. that they shoMid have the
! privilege of ranniny their trains 10 our
/ prpposed terminal buildings and 10 make
any suitable trafsc cont act with she
/ transfer company that tie projected ter
mfnal facilities might. for reasonable
eoin pensaslon. be used By any raalsoac,
present or future coming Into seattle
/ when these proportions were not accept
ed In that form. varied snd discussed
thhm in every other possible form. sneh -
that they should also make lease TO the
Transfer Company. or should adopt our
iesIse and e0Htracf. etc, etc made taese
/ PROPOSITIONS notwithstanding the ao<olase
tusfiee 81 our Gauss. from sincere desire
] TO avoid the delays incident to suit,
shout TIE eventual outcome of which l
nevertheless entertain no anxiety.
~. amifh frtecsed the foregoing propor
sftfens, one and all. and refused Ia enter
/ fsln aay which did NOT cancel the lease
aud contract with the Transfer Company.
aud eonreste his eosnpsny's title 10 e
hrhsd ranxe strip. The nature Of this pre-
| feisded title IL knewn 90 many people In
Seattle TIE clsim Of the Columbia ana
Puget SQUAD Il. X. CO. to tie Ownership of
all the tide fats al Elliot bar has long
stree beca exploded aud laughed 10 scora-
the real and obvious aDimas of al this
/ hirh- andea violence n siEpiy THE Eli
/ isf smith. John l. Howard and tie Ore
g0n Improvement Co.. do NOT intend 10
istsen their grip npon the traffic 81 Scat
f1er - satan0 that the city shall have
shb srre terminal facilities. or any other
/ tissn those controlled BY fhens. as heretofore
cha inc aav that Mr. Willard gave me
charge OF the Pugcf Sound shore kailrcs-,
! clmmeneed 10 carry cut his intentions
Z
ha1 Il not bren for the stupid interference
of Il corporation which has always ansago-
fsffed y attic interests. the buildings would
be bali mp hy this time. As il Is. brute
force has tenn porarily defeated these tntesl-
/ tions and interests. and. as the courts are
surely oyerhnre epsd with work. we viii
/ all have ~ exercise isffie patience for q
/ fesr weexs. or even months.
/ IhRye the honor 10 be, very respectfully,
1 yular obediens sesyaat.
I'll. TySpAIE.
President Puget Sound shore Il. n. CO.
MR. ryspALE's srATEsgST.
/ Additional 70 the above President fyn-
| dale yesterday made the following state
meat OF the status of the controversy.
| frs m The standpoint of the Puget sound
Shore road:
! .Et is Row ahout Eve years since the Pu-
sc. shore Railroad Company constructed
/ It's Inc between stuck junction and seat
tie In Septs mber. lss2, az agreement Was
entered tsfn between this company asd the
Columbia & Puget sound Railroad Com
gpauy. which provided. among many other
I thinss. that the Puget Sound Shore Rail
/ road Company, In consideration o. doing
certain acts. should have the privilege OF
/ constructing thar portion of It's nae BE-
| the right OF way Of the Columbia d Puge,
Squad Railroad Company. All TIE proyis-
/ ieRs of that agreement have been carried
cat in EooSi faith ou oar part, We syailed
ourselves OF that rishe OF wsy privilege 10
pnfpf IN the southern part of the city. In
Judkins' addition. where we left the other
cora pany's right OF WAY aud entered the
CRY over q serarafe and independent right
Of Rsy over The pablo a0ns ain al the dep
/ water tide Hats. Oar ceFnpsny's object ia
fhns branching of was 20 secure sepa ate
aud ample terminal facilities. 81 suita-
/ HE laealltv. and independent rf the Co.
/ inuihsR 4 Puget S0uRh Railroad Company,
/ shs usfurn auA needs OF whose business
are entirely dlferen; from ours. With this
+ efisi "a view we CONSTRUCTED a trestle for
( fnsitFe main siding parallel with xnd sbaas
/ 10 fees distant frors eur ynain trsrk acres
the tide Cats. reseTyisg the STRIP thus IN
ciosNd far future Yard anc terminal par
p<ssts. Thtss facts were notorisas st the
/ tine aud well known 10 every bosiy coa-
uectssf With the Willard enterprises That
- 'ssy that property hss Always been
kB1wn IS the bread gauge strip
1--WE do nos claim 10 actually own the
! land. We expect 10 have 10 seille with the
( fgssire state. We e3sins title b. first ecen-
/ tersled possession and on acesnaf OF the
noisey ans labor expended on the prop
ersyl
rake al these statements Of nv own
personal knowledge. have been afsscssliy
cSaansesed with the various Stllsr. enter
yeats arr ore af she veteran haruartes
and Ssansi-ays Of the svsten.
:. gsscesvsa the letters from Mr.. Aaszr.
rresadens OF the E'sar9 of Trade, ard from
/ the prominent business saen Of seattle.
a. nieas sossezt IN fhe Posi- 7ST xI1fsascEa
xhoias the ffnfe Mr. saith arrived here.
ard understand thai similar letters were
addressed "a bsm. Nv apparent dis
eesifsssr ia nex3ecting sa reply to the ros1-
msufeatEoGs before Bow wsS aninfen-
tianas. haa hoped frosa stav 10 ss4v 80 be
abb "a rspoEt az zgaieahEc ard satisfactory
settlement, bar 50 far ] have t@<n 4 szr
n0iafed. Is giew Of the eaftTe uures<ssaa a.
hienFss Sf all ~ NJ Ssniih's demands. ar
Ues,hss "a believe Il st ne Was sise0re ~ hss
sxpss sses3 desire tay pesce. | never hesFi
81 tsie claiua Of the Columbia & Puset
SoErig Eailrnaa. Cafnns ~ TIE sshrs,ast
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