The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-22

He says the vaa uenesa ouoo
Wrseking ncAeuno, #
SPOKANE FALLs, Feb 3L--Hou. 6
Burke arrived frem Seattle yuu(nq1
companied by A. 4. Dunknn
gentlemen came 10 represent ~
Lake Shore 4 Eastern Railway c.
In tho suit brought asking for ~ o. 4
uent Of . receiver for the Hn11enoG =
strpctiOn Company. Tho 60 NJ r
b6fore Judge Blake nexf Tuo616o. s. e
= Judge Burke wao ooon g - -
the Crsscsnt block by ~ - -
0KscKn oorrespondenk u sss':' & 81
II certainly have - oA3oa11nn ~
hsief statement ol cur v3ow e
especially e thle = II eomo o6Gooo =
matter" he said. s'Thin eu1t ~
pointmsnt Of rscsivsr 81 ~ eod1 =
Shore 4 Eastern Railway oon1
been set on foot By The NcRfkoGD
Railroad Company Tor H. puxDooo =
wrecking The Seattle road. Y x}zz3
"for the last eightoen mon1ks ~ N6r<
srn Pacific has tired b. every MEANS r. L.
power TO ct possession q
seattle. Lake shore 4 Eastefn u s
way. Il has tried aeain n
again 10 buy Il Failing "a 80 III
has instituted IN elaborate systbm % N &
about IL. both on this coast and Il NJ Il
York city. Il hoped BY circulnttoa e r.
reports to 20 blacksn The rsputatioo p r.
road and those connected With 4 49, r
one would buy its securities.
But these tactics likewise failod ~ r 1
now engaged In in lsst despeSn0 go 8
namely. an infamous attempt % -
courts Of this state by false ropecno&
tons ~ means Of wrecking : I'M
{ -
as much . suit Of the NoYthoEn 49,
pany as II the Northern Pacific STOOD fouelH &
deceived by the form OF acttoa q ~
taken"
why does the Northern Pacific rooo
At this time TO such desperate schomo
thisY" was asked. e
because il must crush out tho Doof<1
Lake shore & Eastern company NJ
threatened competitor now or never. I&6
is the Northern Pacifc'e last chanca "a #
Seattle, Lake shore q Eastern na11@
Company has now under contract ~ ~
tire northern division from Seattle - - s
British Columbian boundary line.
Every mile Of that divisIon n 49,
under contract or in course Of construef1o
Contracts already let aud under Wn4 e
that division aggregate somethfnH IT.
si00.oco. Money for this work Il afron s
provided. BY next October this work N
corupieted the Canadian Pacific win ~
secured entrance to seattle, and @ )1E
state of Washington, thus being In -
ton 10 enter into competition VIII 1
Northern Pacific for the commarco q -
state. greatly 70 the relief and sdvanlo0o
the people OF the whole stats. "a
INSIDE Of fifteen months tho Qrnr
Sorthern-that IL, what was known e. Il
meriy as the Manitoba systom
will be completed 70 Spokane D6I1
This great system Of roifW1
one OF the most important In the coul1
il q dreaded competitor Of the Uortk
Pacific. as you must know. Whategw C
Northern Pacisc could do 10 k9op 11
Great Northern out Of Spokane Hnlis =
the state OF Washington. II h1e 4q< v
and IL viii continue 70 do; - s.
very properly sag that this suit u M ~
against the seattle railway. II y -
famous conspiracy against the peo1ep
the entire state. and especially aeain1t !.
attic and spokane Fails. 81
Both the Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Hneol
Railway Company and the Seattle 4 -
ern Construction Company are Ia excull
financial condition. The stAtensent - - 81
bin sIed 10 this suit. that they ~ fuG1
vent is utterly false. This Ne viii - go
TO show coneiusfveiy in court