The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-04

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The sNor&hsrn Pacific demand for
traclrA9e rights orer ths orexon Rail-
road = Navigation 70 Portland y fur
thsF convincing evidence Of its policy
70 - for business wherever Il b to be
found President Meflen tenders 10 the
Orsepn Railroad q Navigation - part
compensation the reciprocal advantage
- tsackags rights over Tia Northern
PActnc from Portland to Puget sound.
u y obvious tAat ta,s Nsrthssn Pacific
NIL ~ thln strategic move accomplish
someeAing morn than . mere exchange
g accommodations and trackage faclli-
ties. u Mn hare e1EectnAliy defeated
any protect backed BY the Union Pa
ciAcsfor thu construction Of . competing
line from the Oregon metropolis to Ia
come and Seattle. inevitable sooner or
laser.
The Northern Pacific Il bslssved to en-
tertAin purpose TO build down The
north bank Of the Columbaa river In
CASE the Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation
srsfnsaH IT. request A tine could he
constructed from Portland 10 lewiston
for about tis.eoo. 90. and ii would prob
ably prove prufisAhie Investment.
The heavy grain tratIlc Of the Oregon
Railroad d Navigation would be d.
vbied. A rich and productive country
wnuld BE- opencd up, The railroad would
be able % compete successfully for the
traascontinental buslness Of Portland
and Oregon The Northern Parlao no&w.
does = part Of PortianGs through
fr~tGhs and pass<ngse traffic. hsss it's
undeniable that the hong haul via Puget
sosnd ard over the mountains ana the
incemmodious transfer over the colum-
bia are not economical. The Oregon
hasiness could be handled to advantage
aienx the watsrsRrsde haul down the
Columbia. and II the Lewiston aud
Aissousa cutoff Is completed. the dis
tance to Chicago WIN be much short
ened
No reason exists why Puget sound
should regard this new enterprise of the
Northern Pacific otherwise than with
unqualified favor. II reciprocity is cs-
tablished = competing transcontinensal
limo the unson Pacific, IL nj once gain
ed. II the branch down the Columbia
b ouiit. the rssponse a. the Union Pa.
cifsc and Oregon RailruAd q NAVIGATION
WIN undoubtedly be the construction az
road to Puget sound. II might seem
probable that the Northern Pacinc
would diver, IT. grain business II, con-
siderable part 10 Portland. but an ex-
animation inta the situation makes IL
evident thar Puget sound weuid still be
IN position 10 secure wheat carried down
the Columbia. II used 20 BE- that the
certain terminus II the sea-geing vea-
eel was the furthest print Inland on y
nsvssahis river. With the enormous
chsap<nsag 81 railway Transportation. u
has come TO he automatic that the rail-
way seeks the ultimate land. and The
shipment h u Be secured At a port on
the sssean highway or on waters that
offer no oAssrarsson h expeditions nav
igation. Under these conditions Puget
sound h q cheaper and morn desirable
shippsng port than Portland Is or ever
can be: ana the aecs, advantage In this
important particular via doubtless on
sss say superiority Of location from
railroad standpoint.
TIE construction os new road down
the Columbia means development for
Washington The growth ard prosper.
s,y II any part II the state. % ~ he
Northwest. Ia broad sense are he
prosperity and growth es Puget sound.
All SEATTLE Asks ~ ever has asked az
the NcstArvn Pacific. or AIRY either rau-
rad, h fair ars equitable treasrs snt.
Il has demanded ansy thai no sserfns-
insstea foe os against Il be .aswn. II
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