The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-10-12

The dangers 10 business Interests and
10 lie prosperity Of towns along the
Northern Pacific Inc which are 10 be
spptchended from The proposed eonsol
station with tile Ggea. Northern. nav
lie stt-klus!y illustrated by lie case Of
accina. Tacoma is city Of D., 90
people aud stands 3, the lead u Puget
sound, where tie Northern Pacific lr.,
iSdches Tide water 4 considerable
AinoaAi u is remarkable growth may
t'c attributed 10 tie fact that M i4siss 10
Europe nearly AL tie foreign exports d.
nhcai fIum Tie state u Washington
!. Also doc. lsrpt bushes. hi tie si.p.
i.as - hour "a China aud japan. Nov
&c. - sce "La' Nigh! Aalpen 10 Taco
tia 10 case Iii I'LL should Sc, posses
s'oa ~ tie Northern Pacific. Tie
biea' northern Las town q! lts oNu
Al'+u, s'liy t-l.ss dyuL tie sound f.oa!
Tacoma a4atAA, a4cA ucste. 20 Tie
sra- /, is c4..v4 ihtsei.. Ind las four
UF I've lao-A.-d Inhabitants Ii nas
Plated 'u' a. i,~s, Aa.. Il million. and
It's s.s!c.t. - sIttrl. au4 blocks covers.
Oh paic', !.c eni.le ,eli!usul. between
;Ae sHuAUU.ish lave. aad Gardne. BAY.
/; Las .,si EAiLyf on the sSl; water
slde q Tie peninsula and Tie advantage
81 The deep. 'tcsh water grcr. AZ Ills
point The nres. Northern KAl!.aAa FIR;
touches poge. Sound Everett Las ul:
becg a.e \ C.:r teCaasc there j. nu coca
SION H.. ;l..tl city au ;Ac SOUND Il
B. aol@'gl young ioau and Lss large
possibilities II future growth IL use
ihe pltS, and Cogf exports should I've
diverted f;ur5 TACOMA 20 Us wharf
T4e GrrA; NogtAcru l,sAuay COMPANY
has .s.sr iuieses,s iu iA.s town. Il h@t
% Interests ia Tacoma II Il cane ~.
20 pp~sesA on ~ Tic northern lacl4c
RAILROAD j; could tG.d wGr., ware
h.afcs al Everett AID uaIcs lower
fatc 90 MICA. AM aauT g. that pa.ui
tA4t TIC rates % Taco "a. on The plea
Tia, lie hau. il $ shorter ONO. The dis
t@aee ffuw The great Touring m.,is :;
>reksre sul fra.J The wheat as.as -
INC Is.un,r country and the his Bend
caau,;y. IL actually less l. Everett iaau
- Tacoma and WHEN =: Everett. ocean
sa.ag i;c.. "a alison; sixty mstcs near
r ;ac Fea II requires TO argument -
allow ihst this diversion 81 commerce
wosld hc su'atcly Practicable, Ter TO
show TIA. j; would he 4 very heavy
blow 10 ;hc interests 9! Tacoma il
wag,a rob Tacoma AZ once - one ~ the
ssrausc.; factor, iu i's commercial He,
Established tyst'ms 81 railways
.asall bc maintained Ia an independent
condition. Zach system las developed
IS own industries aud its own towns.
Zach has lal,aged IN its own way for tho
growth Of tho communities Il serves. A
consolidation Of tho two principal sys
tens 81 the northwest would he, In A
high degree, detrimental to the public
welfare. You can always depend up
on II thaia man will nc; Tor his own in
;eTcst,. A railroad company will do
the same thing. Place one company IN
temporary possession Of the lines and
business Of a rival company and II VIII
do all in its power to build up It's own
country. its own towns. and all the var
ious huaness interest which furnish II
with traffic. at tho expense Of those Of
the other line which are placed IN lis
power. The people OF the northwestern
states knew what they were about when
they insisted on their legislatures pass
ing laws to prohibit the consolidation
Of parallel and competing lines OF ran
vay Northwest Magazine.