The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-21

sFTTEG. fa2t the Ns4<oo - WzSk11gtco
Territory company was about 20 coarers
It's property in this state into money in
order 20 plsce Il beyond the reach Of the
creditors and especially Of the Norrhern
Pacsfie: that HEns vas about TO remove
his and the railroad ecmpany's property
from the state in order 20 delay bis credit
oys, and Vas about to assign. seersse or
dispose Of his property in order 10 prevent
the payment of his deh.a, To- the Norshera
Pacific in particular.
Mr.. Hunt says that tbs facts were that
be owed the Northern Pacific ~ that time
sfs0nO. which wss amply secured, and
that no demand was made for additional
security. He says that ali the allegations
in NJ. Dsckinson's affidavit are false and
were known By him 10 be 20. and that
they we're made 20 prevent the sale OF the
bonds. to ruin Hunts credit and destroy
his business He claims that, By reason Of
this attachment. he could not sell the
bonds, the surveyors ard iaeogers Quit
work and his other creditors began to press
for payment As Q result. his credit in
Washington, oregon. Illinois, New York
and elsewhere was utterly destroyed, he
Was unable TO prosecute work or preserve
his property, was compelled 10 abandon
all work and was unable to earn the sub
sldies- He claims that thus, By the at
tachment, the loss of sale for the bonds.
loss of credit, reputation and ability to
prosecute his profession. he suffered dam
age to the amount Of 5000 600.
While IL Is not specified IN the CON-
plant. ii Is understood that Mr.. Hunt viii
undertake to prove that he Was nego,ia,-
ing with z. B. Wright. one Of the directors
of the Northern Pacific, for the sale OF the
bonds at the very time when that gentle
man caused the attachment TO be issued in
this state and thaLfhus the Northern Pa
cine people played double with him.
The Whateom- Ly nd sn- Blaine Railroad.
WHArcoM. Feb. e.-TSpecial. l-Consid-
ering the fact that considerable portion
of the trade Of this city comes from the
farmers Of the Nooksack valley the mer-
chants and property owners here seem
strangely indifferent to the project for the
construction of a railroad from some point
on the Seattle-Lake Shore & Eastern across
the richest section of the valley via Lyn-
den to Blaine. Already Seattle holds prac-
tically undisputed commercial sway over
what is known ~ the South Foark coun-
try, or the valley of the soath fork of the
Nocksack river east Of Lake Whateom.
which is traversed almost its entire length
by the Seattle. Sake Shore Il Eastern road,
and il the Biaine-Lynden road is built it
will enable the merchants of Seattle. de-
spite the difference in distance, to come
into direct competition with the merchants
Of the bay cities for the trade of one Of
the richest and most extensive agricultural
sections Of Western Washington. 1t will
even give Seattle decided advantage SO
long as there is no direct rail connection
between here and that portion of the valley
which the proposed road, If built, 10 to
traverse. Such q connection, however,
can easily be afforded by tho construction
OF a branch O; the b. b. & b. C. road west
ward from Everson, or, better still, by
building a branch Of the Great Northern
up the valley from Ferndaie, along the
route already located and for which the
right Of way was nearly all granted over
two years ago. President Hill, Of the
Great Northern, has been particularly in
formed of the present agitation Of the sub
ject. and a proposition has, il Is said, been
submitted 10 him for the early construc-
tion Of the Ferndale branch. There can
be no doubt that il would in time prove a
profitable feeder for The coast line. While
the Blaine-Lynden project is receiving lib
erai support from property owners in the
two towns and along the proposed route.
the project for the construction Of motor
line from here to Lynden along the Guide
meridian road seems to be quietly sleep
ing, with no prospect OF an early awaken
ing. In course of time the business men
and property owners may come to real
izing sense Of the practical value oil such
means of communication with the very
heart of the Nooksack valley and will then
be ready to give the project the aid neces-
sary to insure its success