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

Details OF Hunrs Sensational Charges
Against the Northern Pacific.

The complaint In the suit of G. w. Hunt
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company and its receivers, of which an
outline was published in the PosT-fsTELLI-
GKscER yesterday, was filed in the Federal
court yesterday. and its specifications
contain serious charges against the off,
Gals of the road as the basis for the claim
of 5000, 900 damages made by Hunt
Mr.. Hunt states that at the time when
his property was attached, February q,
1891. he had issued bonds for 81, i42 900 on
the pendleton division. and for 81, 500. 0o0
of the Oregon It Washington Territory
railroad, of which he owned over 50 per
cent. OF the stock and all the bonds. except
few which he had sold, and that con-
soiidated mortgage was to be issued on the
whole property to secure bonds for Salts
600. 10 be dated January /. 1890, the old
bonds to be exchanged for these He says
that part Of the first division bonds were
aetralls surrendered and exchanged for
the new ones.
Mr.. Hunt then gives q review of all the
property he held at that time and of the
projects he was carrying out. On Fehru-
AIRY 25. 1891. he had begun the construo-
ton of sixty miles of standard gauge
railroad from Centralia 10 Gray's Harbor
city. and had built twenty miles of grade.
worth sos, 900. spent $3.50 600 on plant aud
held subsidies conditioned on the compile
ton of the road. worth $4,000. lie
owned two lumber mills along the grade
near Rochester. which he says were worth
sIe0. 0o0. bat only realized 81. 600 under the
attachment He had also begun prepara-
tions for extensions Of his line in Eastern
Washington TO Riparia, on Snake river,
WheBssone Hollow, near Corvalio, Wash.
and Milton aud Union, Or. and had built
the grade for eighteen miles from Union
town TO near SummerviIle, Union county,
Or, It's value being S5o,0n. For the COM
pletion Of this Grande Ronde extension
he was 10 receive subsidies worth $50 900.
lie was also surveying line from Hunts
junction down the Columbia river 10 Port
land. thence 10 connect With his G-av's
harbor line, and he spent 5000
on the survcys He was then, ne says, a
railroad contractor and besides nearly all
the stock and bonds OF the Oregon &
Washington Territory railroad. be owned
steel rails, ties, bridge tmhers, rolling
stock and a construction plant worth in
all ssso, 600. and was well known in both
the United States and Europe "a a railroad
contractor and president and owner of the
Oregon & Washington Territory railroad.
At the time 20 which the suit relates,
February Is. 1891. Mr.. Hunt says ,ha, lie
was Offering his bonds for sac aud vent TO
New York and engaged in negotiations
for the sale Of them. leaving his family at
his home az Walla WalIs and continuing
construction work. all of which, he saws
the defendants knew. He adds tha, his
credit was then good. He goes on 20 say
that the Orsroa & Washington Territory
road wss . vsluabls property and vas
practically q branch OF the Northern Pa
cisic. bat also connected with the union
PaciEc az Penileson. In the spring and
summer of isy1, he says. the Northern Pa
cisc people approached him wish view
TO bayiag she Oregon a Warrington Ter
rltory road, bat he refused 20 sell. saying
tia. he intended 10 have an independent
i.ne TO thu ssA nj Portland or elsewhere.
Mr. Hunt then goes on 20 state that on
February -. fs9l. the SoFthexn Pacific.
desiring 10 prevent The sale Of his bonds
ard ruin his ersdiE IN Order TO obtain pos
session Of his properties. especially the
Orrgoa & Washington Territory road. a.
tAcasd al. Of bis railroad and other prop
srsy and caused the publication Of sae fact
throughout the United states and Europa
he also SAYS that tie Northern Pacific
caused C. w. Dickinson 10 make san sss7-
aawi; that Hunt had ahssntei himself from
his asia. abode IN Washington - that the