The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03

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company heres Is IL the Canadian Pscifle,
or he Scsashern Pacific. or Sae Union Pa
esfsc1 so Who Is ~ The Northern Pa
csar- And What is is fors The Northern
Pacific Is already here with its terminals N
the southern part Of the ciiy- it Is also
asking dor another branch line into
TIE city OF sixty feet 20 its terminals on
the Oats. Vow. the Great Northern had 10
locate It's terminals on the dz's- In order
10 hiring In its freight II must take it along
the water 'front.' The Northern Pacific viii
reach IFS terminals before reaching the city.
Il has physical and moral terminus II
Tacoma. and never viii have = terminus
here. What the Northern Pacific says 10
the council Is. 'Don's give the Great North
ern the same facilities on Puget sound that
we have The Northern Pacific knows
that tie Great Northern cannot do BUSH
ness without four tracks along the water
front, and If il ear keep it from getting
these tracks its object viii be accomplished
Three roads anleoming here from the
North. the canad1m Pacific. the Seattle.
Lake SHORE & Eaf11o and Great Northern.
The Great Sorthe comes here not be-
cause il has TO, - because il wants to !;
not with bluff of running around Lake
Washington, but with straightforward
business proposition. The very moment
the Great Northern came in, the NORTHERN
Pacific came like biackhirds after wheat.
Seattle has been here twenty years; her
harbor was just as good as it Is now. her
commercial advantages as great; but it
was not until Colonel Clough and Jim Hill
came here that they saw they must come
here TOO.
They are trying to drive away the only
road which intends 10 make Seattle its
terminus We have no objection 10 the
Northern Pacific and other roads coming
into the city from the south having rights
of-way 10 their terminal grounds. That is
all we ask for ourselves. The Northern
Pacific is determined to choke every road
that comes 20 SeAtile's aid More than
three officials OF that company have openly
announced that the Canadian Pacific
would not be allowed to carry q single
pound of freight into Seattle. They
would fix the diferentials 1t Is
this enemy Of years standing that
now asks you 10 take il in
and is preaching the doctrine OF confisca-
ton that would cover the city with igno-
miny and shame.
From the moment the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern enters into partnership
with the Northern Pacific. such as this
terminal company would be. il would vir-
tualiy be sold TO it, Under no circum-
stances would The Great Northern enter
into q partnership with the Northern Pa
cifc Sooner than do it. it would seek q
terminus elsewhere. We want nothing TO
do with company so wholly lost TO de-
cency and honor.
Let the roads come here. The terminal
company will rise from il as naturally as
the fruit grows from the tree. Terminal
companies do not build railroads. and a
railroad we must have from Smiths Cove
to our terminal grounds more expensive to
build and maintain than a mountain
division
This city is perfectly safe, and ! have
no more fear of its future If the Great
Northern is allowed TO come, but with a
terminal company here before the railroads
come-t;od help the city!'
Mr.. Mcknight followed Judge Burke
with a denial of the statement that the
Northern Pacific had followed the Great
Northern like blackbirds after wheat"
lie said Judge Burke had known last jan
uary of the Northern Paciiic's anxiety to
come to Seattle and get franchise over
Railroad avenue. lie referred to what
had been said about the Northern Pacifc's
enmity to Seattle in the past and said that
the road would find il TO its in
same as it had built up
Tacoma. Judge Burke has informed
YOU said Mr.. Mcknight, that the Great
4 "a
lowed four tracks along Railroad avenue.
tell you it will come here and stay here
until IL finds business enough 10 take il 10
Tacoma; then it will go there. have no
doubt Whatever that the Great Northern
Is interested in the bill now before con-
gress to condemn a portion of the puyallup
Indian reservations so that it will 60 there
With its terminus Laughs of derision. }
The Northern Pacific will 20 into term
inal company. or will take It's old right-of-
way or take the west thirty feet of the ave.
nue. The latter proposition would re-
qtirc some changes which could be
easily arranged We would be willing
to jointly occupy this thirsy-foot strip with
the Columbia Il Puget Sound. Judge
Burke says that the Great Northern will
not so into partnership with the Northern
Pacific. Not long ago the Great Northern
arranged terminal matters with US ut West
Superior, and more recently still we had
conference with them for joint terminals at
Duluth. have no doubt Seattle 4 Mon
tana's only object is to be in position by
which il can tax us and tax us heavily, for
getting into and through the city. Ii
is true that we own property ON the fats in
the southern part OF the city, but il
is not sufficient for us To establish our
shops and buildings, and we are now try
ing TO secure other property FAR north Of
Railroad avenue. and we should have the
right TO reach IT, And the Columbia &
Puget Sound should certainly have right
to reach It's property, which il has owned
for long time in the northern part OF the
city near the barrel factory. leave for
the East tomorrow. and shall not appear
before the council again in reference to
this matter, bat | am confident that the
council will act equitabiy by u.s."
Here Judge Burke handed 10 the clerk
the following telegram from w. r. Cloueh.
vice president of the Great Northern, which
was read
ST PACL April lion Thomas Burke-sir.
Message received. spent long time on the
Sound and at Seattle. looking up The best loca-
ton and grounds for cur principal Pacific eoss:
terminals. and did not ask from city or citizens
an insh more space On Railroad avenue or elss-
where. than required for actual wants OF a large
system ike ours for such purpose No other
trsnscontsnentsl line means 20 MAKE
principal terminus al seattle as
coast terminals OF al the other lines have long
sisee been fixed at other poiais and VIII 10: be
moved, Our needs st SEATTLE viii lie greater
than those OF al others combined oakcs knows