New-York tribune., 1890-04-15

CONGRESS SHOULD BE URGED TO fb NIL
,cr1ox-n.SGrR TO THE PEOPLE, EsPEr
orA11Y IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
FROM RESTRICTIVE LEGISLAT1oN'
Chicago April 14.--A long report maze 10 tne sec
rotary Of the Interior by Jesse spaldns Government
a,o,o ~ tho 1-,on Pacific Railway. is printed here
,his mornirc The report is the result OF personal
observations made during trip over the mon fdcnc
svstcm Mr.. Spaldlng pictures the raplu rise anu
glowing prospects Of cities ana 'o"hs VIM" "o say
owe their prosperity to the Union racine an" ,'S
branches Turning 10 the Pacific Northwest he tells
:, a., -o,,nw,,1 growth immense wealth and in
crooe,rc tr,do ~ Portland Seattle and other cities OF
,be now states Of Oregon and Washington Inc Union
pacific he savs now has terminal facilities III most
OF these cities and lie continues
The extensive business that emanateS rom o'c
pucer sound basin now will be quadrupled within
- Co-,oinlv n is in the interest Of the Union
p,e and ts stockholders and creditors that IT should
H.. frce "a pnsh IT. extensions forward 50 as 10 TAP
This fruitful field and II should be enabled 10 90 50
,o,or. somc connecting line has taken advantage Of
,be Inducements held out and has occupied the hed
,arbons IN the exclusion of this company. NV Oh
teaches that every mile of new ROAD con
.,rc,ed IA, ,hs Union Pacific management in the
o., Northwest has been clamored for by the people
rn,u their appeals could not be ignored. IL i Hn
norafively demanded of the management ol 'nV "
p,ciac that II shall push its Northwestern extensions
.u it bas afforded the Puget sound cities all the
facilities which they require. Having madc theSe
comedians II will be the greatest railway system Is
.n ,or,d and will be able to offer the Government
ouet,onabIe security for all it may owe. now or In
the future" ,. 81, .,o
p,.rrine 70 the question of the settlement ot the
deht 70 the Goveument. Mr. spalding says III part
The Union Pacific Company n an en'r'N so'' I VI,
debtor whose business Is constantly increasing anu
rhos. assets are more than sufficient to meet any
oh,icaton IL has Incurred, comes to inc 'W"u ''"c
Government and asks In business Ike way "'' i''
obligations be so adjusted as to give an opportunity
~ ,vininc them ont without at the same t"'c oo
structinc It's business impairing It's uSeiulhess or
a, crcdit and without compelling II 80 to avert i's
revenue as TO endaneer or to cripple II "s "'n,,
making and a publc-scrving corporation. ini>
,, ought 10 be settled 10y Congress az once ana oi
al ,,,c The company should be placed III 'ic
i,io, NJ debtor solely and be permitted 70 manage
,,s oun agaigs without cf hndrance from inc "o'
nr,nent National Interference in its management
has resulted only in embarrassing SITUATIONS ""0
tofore il is bound 10 result 50 hereafter
TO sum up the Union Pacific Railway system Is
~ mis- time not only wisely and prud"nily hn'
roe,shlv MANAGED The branchc, and cArhsios
lpb,"h have been constructed. and the new lmpioN'
mcn,s made during the last n'e Se,r "f th5I>nG,
~ neoplc IN the West aud Pacific Northwest aN wen a.
cy.v il is certainly for valuable 10 day th'n
was i'm 1850. Ii cannot pay the f'-VV. 49," , =. II
which il owes the Government. however al , ,o6 600
snt i is able 10 offer security equal TO t;'i'ou'opu
more than the Government holds no" lor ~ j,
dcb;edness II asks an extension % I'M ,.,, ",,u
,oDer rate of interest both oi which the roVcIHic
can afford 10 grant rather than see tic liog,ttE
imncrillcd for u impcril would threaten ,'e ia ' %
min Of thousands Of people who nave nv ,
,Hn~cv in the enterprise. and more ihil '.' w
mrobabe impoyershnIent Of the hundreds OF uloIs d
rho have settled upon lines during recent ysars anu
whose interests are so closely woven WIN lr pr
perty OF the road that they cannot nc scun W., a" I
~, question resolves itself down TO THIS Miat Is
hest not so much for the Union Pacific kalI"a
Company as a corporation bui ior le .oui' nt one
ansvrr n thiliet Congress deal as fairly with the
Union Pacific as business mar would WIN 81, Saco %
who vas willing and able 10 pay his ccois u ne Tcl.
"nIy pcrmittad TO attend 10 his business "i'no''
interference or embarrassment