The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-26
FROM Mn. GILMAN.
Conserving the ApplSeatien Of the Mexsh
srn Pacific and Other Matters.

Urn E0C100 ma Vt0oB A0St0t0s
SEATTLE. March =. lpo
statements In your editorial this morning, and
many that have heard elsewhere. concerning
franchises on Railroad avenue. proceed upon
the untenahlo assumption that e 10 necessary
for every railroad coming into this city . have
track or tracks along the entire efty front
from one end of the city TO the othes. This ~
sumption, IL seems TO me. prssuppeees hat
every railroad mast come into the city from
only one way and 80 clear through y - - oat;
or In other words that Seattle. instead Of
being . confer Of railroads, b . mere
way station q which oil the railroads stop
on their way 70 somewhere else, and n net .
terminal point st ALL Now what arc the actual
facts Of the railroad situation - reGafds this
cttyf The Northern Pacific comes into the city
from the south and has NO property north Of
Yesles avenue and in al probability does not
propose to acquire any further north than Spsing
street The Union and Southern Pacnc roads
win also come In from the SOUTH They have no
terminals or propsrty north 81 Yesler avenue,
and probably do not want any. The only roads
coming In from the north Are the Seattle. Lake
Shore d Eastern and tho Great Northern. The
Canadian Pacific 10 . foreign road and has a.
ready made arrangements with the Seattle. Lake
Shore q Eastern TO come over IL tracks and for
terminals II the Union Pacific comes over the
mountains from SPOKANE Falls, IL too, VIII use
the Lake shore tracks and tsrminalA The above
ere ell the roads for which any direct provision
win have to Be made. The Northern. Union
and Southern Pacific companies have no busi.
ness or territory north Of this city.
when, therefore, the city has given any one
Of the before mentioned roads al the facilities
IL can % get TO III own terminal groundA 70 Q
union passenger depot and % . connection
with the other roads coming from the opposite
direction. IL win have done al that can reason-
ho AL A NJ me- np
more than this II aaking IT, not for businsa1
feasous but for the purpose OF hindering and
embarrassing some other company. The COM
paRy the Northern Pacific II cunning for In its
present application 70 90 TO the northern city
limits d the seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern, the
original paper rsilroad"-now reorgantsed BY
Northern Pacific officials into the Gall and
Wind Railway Company" Within twenty four
hours after the council grants the Northern
Pacific franchise 70 the north end OF the city.
Eastern papers viii bristls with kilograms sent
by in officials announcing that the Northern
has obtained . franchise 70 parallel the lake
Shore road through the city. and that IL In going
thereafter VIII produce the New York papers
containing such teiegrama These kilograms
will be sent for the purpose OF embarrassing the
Lake shore company In It's financial arrange
menu for completing the connection with The
Canadian Pacific When year has elapsed IL
Deem
built either on the city front or TO the north,
but In the meantime any measure that will pre-.
vent or delay the connection with the Canadian
Pacific will be reeorted 10.
The only track along the city front was built
by the Call aud Wind" company. ana IL has
been found 70 be equal 70 tho existing dem snds
OF commerce. and have yet 70 hear any serious
complaints OF that companys methods of doing
business The tracks of the Northern Pacific
aad OF the Gall and Wind road NEE, ct Yssler
avenue, where they interchange tfanac, q re.
quired by law and business principles. The
latter company has no franchise south Of that
point and does not want any. Can any man
give q good reason why the Northern Pacific
shonla 90 north OF that point or, 81 least MOI "a
OF 9 Union depot Is there man Insane aonga
10 believe that the Northern Pacific would be in
this city today. Or at all asking any privileges,
II the Call and " ind" company had rot By
its operations here. compelled IL to-
M. AeSaasht maiadroiuy disclosed one OF
the purposes OF the present application when he
stated 10 the council that his company would
save the city harm less IN any litigation that
mighf resuit should the council grant the 10.
marks able request Of the Northern Pacific tnas
the city violate iss faith By taking away fifteen
thirty feet of the grant 10 the seattle 4 Mou-
tAnA Mr.. oAkes and Nj. xcS2agk; both know
very well that NJ, Hill woala not submit 20 any
such treatment and tha: he would probably
his withdrawal the Northern Pacsso would
gladly ;oalcw salt and leave The cay between
the tao stools to fall TO the grouac / do ros
wish 70 ee understood ~ In any way oppostug
the entrance into tnis city OF the Sosfasru Pa
earc 81 tina largest and best facilities Tia, The
eisy aud IN esrsxsns can give IL. 70 In srssxhr
and passenger terminals Bas an opposed TO
sAs csty go.ag further Aac nec1sessiy placfuw q
e!ae IN ihe hands Of thai company with which
10 brain The Only company tass has giysa rail-
road facilities 10 sesssles water fsoaI
! A2so want 20 correct ~ impression that
seems % have creps into yoar editorial sad into
the minds Of come people TIA; the franeaises %
Ear granted % Railroad sveaae ass sxe.nssve.
They ars ell eArsfslly guarded % tina; o.se.
companies saasl save he right % ,osnt use ana
occupancy On reasonaess terms The coussitu-
ssna AID avs az tass state woxi1 protect o.aer
eonpanssa. evsn II Tie city orSinAnees ala uos
7ns une for . sezEtnal comrany kss not yes
arrived. nof 10 any oae yss suffering any tncon.
sensencs b. reason Of there not being ors No
soxs2 naAn voala invest hAs ncney IA terminal
uueas and tmpaossneas until the nossts ere
here. aad when shsy sse here tie railroAd csua-
rAnles shenselv<s vii sosm . seruinal cocn-
pAny soen e1onxh without any urging
Ia "a Gxxwxw