Show FARMERS FORCE RAILWAY Spokane Feb a. a The Tho Tho Portland anti Seattle Seattie Hallway company it Is state Is 11 Ik likely ly to bo be compelled to pa pay pa a small mul fortune fortuno for CO I 1 Its ri way right of ht through se several 11 productive timothy ranches l n near neal al h II ii t h S r riCh Ig I V fi ati n el I rl I uJ the lie Jt yield of tf tC this staple stalle Is S remarkably 01 By Ry a n system o of dams thams tho the farmel'S farmers farm farm- ers us havo tito o ha been a able l tu to Hood 1001 th the me meS me'S meadows mend mead S 'S eVel every spring Insuring a good crop crOll of ha hay The Tho railway company proposes to tomake tomake make maleo a n cut which It It II stated will wi average av nine feet In depth through several ral c meadows This will wi make makl it Il Ilpo Impossible for foi the farmers to Hood tood meadows left on the portions of or the tho 01 both hoth sides hll S of oCth the lie railway Tho rhe wn of of way agent of th the company company com coin pany patty hu lion bus been heen met with the argument by thy 0 the tho farmers that thaI since their farms ains are valuable only uly because jf if f their large hUbl production of ot ot timothy rOll nay HI un and that Industry will wi bo he destroyed by hI tho lie construction of tho lie railway the tho company compon mu must t Ia pay an aim amount practically equal to the tho lie fui ulvalue uli ul value of the tho farms am It It Is stated s there are several eral farmers farm farm- ers cos rs with wih whom ihorn tie tho railroad company compan has not been able ablo to mal make e lerms terms that wllie Its Is admit that lint tho the railway will vill wi cause caus serious damage C to the meadow minis lands It I is not considered consider ed eil that th they 1101 will wil bo ho rendered 1 m et i ye The into truo value of the lands land may imia be bo bethe betho botho tho the real reul Issue I sue between tn the parties pmt s it ir condemnation pro proceeding proceeding- are re resorted resort ed d to since sinco the laud humid owners claim to 0 tobo bo able ahle to show how pu positively that the tho meadows would not be productive unless un un- less f Hooded oded every spring |