The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-20
WILL HARDLY MEET
n. P. OPPOSITION
INTERvALLEY TRACTION COMP ANY
Stands Better Show of Gaining Traf-
fic Arrangements Than Any
Outside Party Could Gain.

There is a great deal of conjecture
as to what effect the formation of the
Yakima Inter-Valley Traction Com
pany accomplished Friday morning
will have upon the application for
franchise of Mr.. Gould and his asso-
GATES In case these parties should
desire to press their claims, it is not
believed that any of the new organ
ization are unfriendly to a degree
that would result in the embarrass-
ment of the Fasteners. But, in
many quarters it is believed that Mr.
Gould is not half so keen for fran
chise as he is generally supposed to
be. Some go so far as to say that
If the council should seek to impose
further restrictions or require more
concessions from him, Mr.. Gould is
ready to leave the field to others.
In case he does, the field is open for
the newly formed local company, and
it would certainly seem that they are
in position to do more for the peo-
pie and for themselves than an out
side company could possibly do.
The chief obstacle in the way of
new railway enterprises in the past
seems to have been an inability to
make satisfactory traffic arrange
ments with the Northern Pacific
railroad, without which the attempt
to conduct profitable business could
but fail in the end. The Northern
Pacific has been Independent to the
point OF arrogance, as it could well
afford to be. This fact was so well
known that the bushes men of the
city saw there was no hope for a
change in conditions so long as there
was no reason why the Y. p. should
consider the personnel of the appli-
cants for franchises for lines that
would conflict with it's interests.
One of the first in the city to ar
rive at this conclusion was I. H. DilIs,
and to him as much as to any other
man, if not more, belongs the credit
of starting the movement for a local
company. He talked up an interest
among others in the city, and the re-
suit was the formation of the COM
pany to build and operate railroads
within the state of Washington, al
though it is understood that the
companys operations will be con-
fined to this county, The capital
stock was $500, 900, divided into TO-
600 shares of $50 each. The class
of men who are included among the
incorporators is sufficient guarantee
of the sincerity of their intentions,
and worthiness of the peoples conf
dence and cooperation.
The Northern Pacific mas here met
in its own field the greatest OPPOSE
ton that could be offered. Where it
might and doubtless would fight an
outside individual or corporation, it
would at least hesitate before jump
ing onto the men who are among it's
heaviest shippers in Central Wash
ington. It's desire to refuse reason
able traffic arrangements would not
be so manifest, and therefore the
local company could expect to get
concessions in this line which no out
side parties could obtain.
The matter will go before the city
council Monday evening, although it
has not been definitely determined in
just what form. There seems to be
but one quarter from which oppo-
sition could be expected to come, and
that is from the Northern Pacific
railroad or its local representatives