The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
DENIES STATEMENT
MR. SNIVELY SAYS STRAHORN Is
STILL PRESIDENT.
Attorney Gives Interesting Inter.
view on Fake Story in
Sound Papers.

upon Henry j. Snively, attorney for
the North Coast, relative to the
statement made by North Yakima
correspondent of the Seattle Times
and Tacoma Ledger on Sunday to the
effect that Robert e. Strahorn was to
be deposed as president Of the North
Coast and that the capitalists behind
the road were dissatisfied with his
management. The interview is as
follows:
| "Mr. Snively, what is there to this
story about the Capitalists behind
the North Coast railroad being dis
satisfied with Mr.. Strahorn, publish
in the Times and Ledger of yester-
day?"
1.-THE story is composed entirely of
a big lie with little Northern Pa
cific niger hidden in the woodpile..
Is Mr.. Strahorn needlessly waging
litigation with the Northern Pacific?"
mo. If Mr.. Strahorn were to Of
fer to build his road through pipe
line, the Northern Pacific would in
sist upon his building it on balloon
pontoon in mid air."
"This report states that Mr.. Stra-
horn has not money to build the road
and is sparring for time. How is
this?"
eyes, and it also says that the men
who are going to furnish the money
to build the road are tired of Nj.
Strahorn because he don't yield to
the Northern Pacific's demands.
There are so many pearls, in fact, in
that article that it is blessing to
mankind that 1t is not designed to
be fed to swine. 1t is quite remark
able. also, that the Northern Pacific
is spending enough money to prevent
Mr.. Strahorn from showing to the
build to furnish a nice lot of new
freight cars for the long suffering
public in this vicinity. If the North
ern Pacific believes what it's attor-
Ieys have put into this article they
can show Mr.. Strahorn up in COOL
shape by ceasing all obstruction and
making him put his construction
gangs in the field at once, or for ever
hereafter hold his peace. Here IS
an opportunity for the Northern Pa
cific to aninhilate Mr.. Strahorn and
the North Coast road without going
to the trouble and expense involved
in its present extravagant mode Of
warfare"
| 1.-THE Northern Pacific attorneys
say, however, that they intend ap-
pealing these cases with the North
Coast to the supreme court of the
United States, and thereby they will
delay the construction of the North
Coast for three or four years to
come.
"If Mr.. Strahorn had not the
money to build don't see why the
Northern Pacific attorneys should
need fall back on an appeal to any
court to- stop him from building. As
i said before, all they need do is to
give him a clear field and make him
show up or shut up. But to tell you
the truth. these attorneys have said
so much and done so little that we
have all quit being scared Of them.
will tell you now. my boy. conf
4 IDENTIFY. there is no such thing as an
appeal from the decision Of the SUI
perior court in condemnation case.
and you will find the Northern Pa.
ciic attorneys will in time discover
this. They can delay us for about
sixty days should we be fortunate
enough to get decision In our ia
vor. by writ Of review. and that Is
ALL"
/ "what do you intend to do II the
Northern Pacific begins construction
l.. CT - - A.