The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-08
A BACK-AC1I0S LAW.
Postal Telegraph Company III a
Queer Predieament.
wesYess umo. PLAYS 4 TgUmP
The Proposed Itns 80 N"si'sy Ell
barrasses BETH sides = The Big
stevens Pass TanssI.

A0osseY ~ tire - ebtsTU TkHS's SF'e sf
company. whieh il slkesg 70 see1p 81 ? LAY
Ut tmo. wsI rare 50 interesting lf.es1}a
With is rival. tie Paeffc P1ssa- ) sesszs.
psos,alsge that tie later corf9Tai1''i siii
have 70 choose Eefwsea lifting Is Fsfa- ~
yass IT. seFrstory aH8 g1sstioning iise VS.
gsity 81 law whiek sas gzsAssz iE}Ill7-
yssy fgr ifs omn le8ebf
ghe Pacific Postal 0gerates Ifoe &@DfAg
fhe fos.hera br4uef q tie LAKE 5ls9fp
ROAD. beginning 81 Wooiinri3se, En9@r 90
exetbssye ffaael4.s e aiyfasnsl ff9la tie = e.
Eoast Improvement IofsFsny, . Hiticis
the Teatsie. Lake Shore 4 BastsFT asz3s-
road ContaBy j. tie sgoosssos. Es1e = go
ern Inion n0g proposes 70 ignore F4s.a s1-
elusive franchise ard pasasiei TIE PosEal
iisse. relying upon las Ehs6B fsAe fss-al
company Vas chiefly irssfTgassaiz4 - aaT-
lng pzssed
u her tie Postal c0snpaay began ~ .
sax is slBe froa fBsis City - Po~t zff2 :
had { bard rsw 70 3Ge. The 0ssiy Fa4s road
HE along sbleh Il eeeia baia was TIE
Northern Pacific. and tise-s fsag Western
Union basI sn exeissive fra1c2s5se. y
rreceede9 - lsHisa a.tis0rs > ffsFe'.lse.
bot fouTsd every rossissle 9lsst@ese 7lsrgEn
10 its say. IL wsaia ~ po-ss ARD string
wsres one daF. Vaiy to end fsezt ssorasng
that during tie nsgbs the poses ted been
sasn osI aff8 the wlees iefs ~ tangse 80
flse srees. fwas ssseust matter - get
ssaassrsal On tie groaaa. inDugb tie rates
were eaorm0as. Finally. 81 = rapid
sarssegie faoye tire whole line use f8sii ia
oae night 5ssst 0Efs5sIe tie saslrosa night
os-say. and ssaee then the tire lsas stood
IN spite % opfosssiga. Dificulfles have
IseB fbr0gn ia tie sag 81 refialrgaflgs-
bus tie issse continued - e1sst.
Tiar0agsi tie e8sgF;s y siae PDstas people
-lss aFsi-nigagppgfs scared fi5f Insertion
IN She state constitution % tise fs.lg's e. z
pFvfisssga. = hleta s. seetson - - article =.
FA3srezd eggssfatssss. oszsN5za9 ~ ealag
ttssstess ~ se4s sta1s abs.I ass0s teseg ash ard
fsisyso1s eofggssseas ezs teslapies - eoa-
8 STRIFE. ssse fEsiatssa fiEes or sBs ao8< 'as
s5gkts of-wsg 81 saes ssilfos.2a aud Fs3lf0a9
eDsa t@Bses. sEd $40 FEslrs25 ccfpsgfstsesg o.gau-
ssed o. dsiHz ta8ssess - fas state sbsG allgw
eng se5ezfst ssTszss A.l,ss ~ eoa sa1T any 4ssl-
tssae, S~sslsgzes eF rats sps transportation VI
rsrs - sssssf8sl - - falf3as tlssiF l5ass s0i
aasowe1 81 ~ s8isTsss9a ssgaDaases. The g3Z 6
ct sgsiasaf aeEsnia il 1eFegr ezteae Il - all
fsstxyafa Ens tsleg3ass s9zapsnles- Tbs iegss
iazsfg AZ. - bsfai ssN 81 auliorga y, ~
ssss,a. Fsf9aisse reasvaaB,e regulations - zITs
eff = T. fsss teesspn
10 response 70 ihe appeals ~ Tie Postal
company sus tiss sfii-nonopolists ti4e
legislature ia ls.sg pass-sl q ia9 H. accord
afsee Wits tie requirements 81 tlie section.
TIE first fonf sections are ia wording prse-
tseasiy the same - shose ~ the coasiiigi-
fsvnai provision seetion ; feisis
AM ieiezfsps - teaeptoae eosppralica 81
c<safaEfs fils sesssss fbefe8{. aOsas Iasl.
mess Is fbis state. siaali hage tse night - ega-
stsact ana Hsasussla 81 Dseessary 1lGaes Of laae
gfsfsa ~ seisp1eas fsr public itaf4e along sHd
nssp1 asaY pfsaIe resss tifesi ~ zsghHay, along
ct aefSes tae ff9bss9sNsy u sny rslig gad cgrp9
ration, Afsa i4y erect p9ies, posts. psess aist
sasnfs TOR supporting tie ias ais.0fs wires Aifi
asy ofiseF nEeessaFY astBres ~ their liBss. ia
ssieh snsHfsr rad e saea points a. az, - Ifl-
sgsssa8aa tie pnpiie Use 81 f.,a railroad o. hish
Soy. ~ igtaTnps tue navigation 81 TIE waters;
Trsssdg1 thsi, allea tas fsgh;8,-way u suel
corporation ass not been acquired -
~ thf9itzh a1Y gtaat Or oonGtloti
frefa tAe 4assa states ~ tAis state auy county
esis ~ toss lbsfsa. tlicn shs right T. construct
end m3sissfala such iiaes thHii Dc secured biis
b. ise sxsfesss u the riEAt II eminent GsusaiH
- Pf9sseed ~ iaw Drgside1, further taa
wasre ths fisbs - way q hsgria c3Bteupiatsd
is aiihlA ibe e0'tafata limits Of ang lucaf
ssafatea city, thE Nparent ~ the city eguuci
th*seaf ffA8 - first oofslaeg before such issIe
gfaEs - teisgA9aB iiaes eaa - cfected thereon
secsion . reads
In casn II the Eefnsal or neglect % ANY rail-
rasi company ~ corporation g. comply Wti
tlsa pgayissoas 81 section Aa 8 said cgulsuy 81
essf0fasioH sAail be llsa.e - datasees ia IA
fugl OF n0t less shan q .59 nor mors thau sses
fes eaeh DdenSs ard sgj PEI day during u,
c0nssnuanee thereof
II appears nog that this iaW is likely q
&c turned against those wh0 procured il.
passage. Under Il tie Western n.o, car
e. Ola the northern branch % the LAX,
Shore road, aud, either ~ amlcuble ar
rangeInent Nllb ihe railroad company ~
by exercising tie figat ~ eminent domain
construct line without regard IL tAl
rosihtfs exclusive franchise On order I.
keep il 81 the Postal $ II have "a question
ssse validity Of a constitutional provision
and Of law passed at Us instigation 50
lis benef.t, shile the Western tuiou 40
have la defend these very laRs. which mp.
adirccl attack Oh ifs exclusive franchise
On other rosds.
fhe Rocky Mountain telegraph lue
which i part 81 the Postal system. IS NOS
hullt westward as FAR - Mlssou.a aud th
Postal people aru auEious 20 extend IL +.
AftFt hAtaAaEa stt NIT ffftHfa fta#H Nfs
existing is along the Northern parfa
road. where tic Western Union now ha
an exclusive franchise. /. tuttasks "a,
as IN question, il is attacking that ,shlri
gives Il the right 20 follow ihis route
The Great Northern woald not help ID aut
Tor II we'll understood thas Jana Iis
Intends go have his owu Telegram.
line along h!s oRn road, just 81
he has hs Own express an.
sleepine-car service fhe fast tAa
ne Telegraph line along tbc Co1st hues +
being operated independently by tbe rail
toad company Is evidence thai he a.il t8l
los This policy Thus If the Postal s8r
ports the exclusive franchise svst.m. !
sannot get Ina on either the Northern pa
rite of Great Northern. and 10 NIt g.
ieiending .t, interests in tbe short -jrct5i
Of county, from NoodluYi.le 10 ta
BOUNDARY "a. lhc expense OF lts interest
ser4ssthe who.e breadth cot Washington
Tie Western Union wal tee lu "a ilAe pr,
iicameni Ia order 10 get into usc 20
niles oi territory between Wooduviiie au,
he honntaryfit must support "a iaw admit
ing rs swat T. the iar greater terrier.
ahich ii CONTROLS hg Us franchise oH ga
Northern pDclUc
The sangc IS likely "a bring some inter
ssting Developments in Neek or Tao,
EaECTIhC IlNE ron oLNMrIA.
Projectors Cet,iue hiot. from, seattle
III" Probable Route.
George 4. shannon. t. l. loung, \
sauaahar. a. 81 Caanbers ana a. MrCie5
aud. Of The olympia Light aad reVe
enptny are az thc Arlington. havlu,
'ome 10 the e'ty 10 see the electric tali
Ways. ia order Go collect information 1,
guide them ~ constructing llnc "a
olympia They weye accompanied hs
AftBtarft 7 ftrnFFlf4 .t and II