The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-24

<sorupany's land grant IN Washington.
zsas reverted IN ttse tinted States, from
chs fact AMONG cFhers saat fas North
seu Pacific ..atsrssG Company nas
failed zsfsee ssgsasrTsasr /. Isss, 10 asssT-
ats any railroad or 70 sssS5urrr tfe ether
functions and duties required sf II Istr-
sgas1s 10 It's csayfar fsise s&sEss ssssrty trse
fonsrAeg between X aAf EhA ESssegzl
1aysrY.rn.sysf) ard saq sees asz5 rss4ssss-
ttoESs aFnessd45Ogg ts1ese1z AID a<szs-
tspfsai k5ssrstft.
Tness larsds besonw 70 the people 6
sae United States bela1sAss the sssE2lEss-
tor Of fne Northern Pacific K2ass90ad
Company. or rs eaaa.rlg 20 sTeEsass- ~
fsigeslcf1a cat.saa g2sans 80 e@vSTs "a tlss
source from wl!eia they sssise3.
Mortgage. based ON Fra.s~
TIE seznnastss@ reg 10 ressgrs faas 'stis
To properly eaaagss nse acquired 90 seEs~
ciosuse ~ iiseEsa ard inv4lsd rasss Z
gage. Il Matters rs9i the coaEE ~
which they have been sgsveI05ea. SID
stat AS especially aa&Sfsc An9 4 4siIesl
States. .aslscsa WAS a9G 3 parry 70 ts1s
f@ree.faasifs pFssees~slssss. Zoe So fafs
ciesare L. void and ~ 70 esI6es. 81
every mortgage ssaE ss@ ssee> asrsief. ~
abs Northern Pacific Railroad company
since the original taaFRSAss wbssn ~aa
fsreeI0ssas sg IasE Haa 8As@sz en- fEatS5.
deceit ard ftls ors@saEfsy u ts3s i1sFszfli3y
rslss!e ard not 90 esTaps. ~ ~8tcfs II ktasi
q rlEat % tsacggsb@< as security g0T
binds.
elssaare az aElea tie " s4xessslE corpora
ton clasHss 50 G8v@ acquired ts8& prop
erty ~ tsgs Northern Paesfls ita'sfpsd
& Company rspr.assEssoss nothing s4ge sas
art ~ g5s@ Hta1ETApEtsr AMI the asassa~
s.sasls dishonesty of ste mara eeEasn.
ami q Tins AsIanaiA! AsseEsEa Ut sIas ae-
Tssnes ecnpany.
10Th class Of tbs stock q tne %sr~
fhnTn Pacific Railway Company Save
Dean deposited wltR ] r. M7TNa4t -
Co. Of &e.E ios3s nfaI fsts fo{1ossissss
voting trustees. j. IaegsSoWs MerN@n.
gs9F9e 5.ssHelas, Aagsssf k.s8saoat. d4aa-
saH fAxingsssszs aGsf Charles Ix T.e;s
Tile sleek Is u iss aegA hg saa8a FIs-tsk
Trustees and tnssr s1ices9A1f9 jaiwtly.
q majority OF fsse trustees voting ts&
st9ek. yHtA November J, leG ESteae
nnen vlli practically e9rstrysi tHe G4sp1-
sat.on 10 BE H8asis IF s,Efa.asS ssTas "
land ~ Washington IL t8s FtoTEsaszs~
ton o. tiss Northern Pacific isS-lFzsa
G1Hatsaay y sFl9 sSss BY eHs.1ses7 lAe
created for tbs purpose ss s4ss}IiS slie
stoak a. tie aLntat. meetings e Inc
stockholders o. ihs &eFtaArn Eaelte
hallway Company. whlss Claims ia -
eurstraAy. ~ saass elections directors
afa chosen VIM aa6er ti5e provision %
s@stI8Fs y % f]1e charter Ef1iaisa ~ gas
AersbsTn Pacific EAigraa1 Company.
ard which this cef1ms,ssss es&5rriA IL In
fail force having Ei1&sT 70 tx de-
serfgsTs and fsssaItte ti}s fares TOTS.
and charges ~ D9 received and paid
for Transportation % persons and prop
erfy on slid road. ar ailg part thereof"
Voting Trust IL Illegal.
We and that tuis voting trust II con.
frAFy q, tbs. gsy1sts5 atE8fs - tie state OF
Va sslslngto1, ard that 10 corporation
can legally transact business in th.s
state whose stock r. aa "a tFssst which
was crsatni 70 control the py3ae OF
Transporting this products og tho In
daatry es the people og Washington
frtfsi the primary tlel3a IL product ion
10 tte poltia Ut consumption. or 20 tlle
industrial manipulating points. or 10
tie export ports. aaid voting trust
exista IN Ysai Ats0n 81 section - 81 the
constitution If Washington.
We further find that Lie Wisconsin
ssasgssF afior has Increased che capital
stock 81 the fsofganixai cpsnpaHs as
z9li@Tss
Capital stock Of the Northern Pa
eliic Haiiroad Company june % isi's-~
Common s..-..- -.-,.....,, .kia. 1s9.esp %
PrafeFroa =. Ssi.mo.0s9 %
Less eaneeied
by land sales t6.7i9. SD H. 81 .s5a.iis IS
Total stock Northern
Pacific Railway Ct 81 zks AZ -
ttapltsi stock Northern Pacific Rali-
w4s CO.
Preferred stock .......,.......s e. usa go
Common STOCK ...s............ sa.ts8Asl
fetal ........4.. .s......+... siaE So 60
inssreesa OF stock ufi3er reoFganiaa~
tson, So. gis. sSSfi
Ne nishf so risasiev the Pvepie.
We rep9sf that there 1t Invested IN no