Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-07
OLYMPIA. SiTlE9AI apENj\a. lFE I. M.
THE OLYNpTA-TENIN0 RAILROAD.

THE OLYMPTA-TENIE0 RAILROAD.
At the meeting OF The directors o! the
Oiynoia Railroad Union held at tie
Companys Office. Wednesday evening,
the report Of Engineer Morris was sub
mi;;ed and read. The document i Al
able and exhaustive treatise On the sub
jcct discussed. Ii commences with are
view of the advantages OF the several rali-
road systems with reference totho width
of guase, and cites the results OF OK
p~erience upon which TO base Its conciu-
sions. We propose to publish the re-
port iii full in our next Issue. No syn
orosis will do it or the subject justice.
Our readers from il Will be enabled to
obtain a comprehensive understanding
of the subject in which all are so much
interested. The comparative cost of
broad and narrow gauges, On the pro-
posed route, is shown by TIE following
figures. as likewise tie cost of On
struction upon the lines of the several
surveys:
Tati,o Ia Nam s.. HTnf. o,Jopt'-Nor GangN.
Grading. incl. c~lrariug& grabbing S+.S39 %
bridging including t%r,stlc. -. 49,. 3l3i 60
Super>tructurc, iron, tics, laying &c, 5000 ~
Equipment. .......-.. ...-.....-.. Ib,tuo W
stations, turntables. platform, water
tanks. Nc..... ................ S.@N co
ct,,. on N
Enad Gange.
Grading. inclr clcaring& grabbing SCI $40 -
bridging. including rtstlp......... 1926 %
Surtr>trHcturc, mon, ties, laying &c, 1878 50
Equipment ......... 1900 90
stations, turntables, platform, water
tanks, lo'"o w
Total ....... s2iO,7 100 ~
Difference of cost in favor OF a mar
row gauge. ......... .......... SIS JOB 81
Distance. l4.s3 miles.
Average cost per mile, narrow gauge, 1o.937 60
broad !G,235 -
This shows The fir>t cost to he S1a2, 20j 81, or
SO per cent. in favor of the narrow gauge of
the cost of thc broad gauge.
7t"io 10 nrp Hatr', rta 0ly"pio.
Narrow gauge. 1861 miles, cost. .. .SlCf ,76G Of
Broad gauge, 1861 miles, cost ...., 3 9,lG3 IS
7aaino Ia u,st cmd # NujshriGr Lridge.
Marrow gauge. lill miles. cost. .Sl32 ,991 81
Broad gaug e, 1i.36 miles, cost -. 207 ,OG6 40
T1nioo to Deep Httcr, ria West Shore.
Narrow gauge. 1867 miles, cost .. .S1iS.033 II
Broad gauge, 1923 miles, cost...... 27s,e76 II
The above table shows cost of road exclu-
sive of equ ipmcnt, switches, stations, &c.
which are as follows:
Equipment, narrow gauge.~...... So GOO
The concluding portion Of the report
relating to the business prospects of the
road, We give entire:
BUSINESS.
Owing to the entire change in the course of
trade and the unsettled condition oftlt main
and smaller trade cantcrs on Puget Sound. il
is difficult TO estimate closely the amount of
business that will offer when Your road is
completed. In order to obtain as reliable
data as possible upon which to base an csti-
mate of the probable business, circulars were
addressed tothe business men of Olympia bv
your Secretary asking for the number of tons
of merchandise, produce, etc, received from
Portland during 1873. This was found to be
1,490 tons, say l. 800. II was also ascrrtaincd
that there had been landed at the wharf,
chiefly from San Francisco, 3 9OS tons of
freight. say 1000. There are many firms in
Portland importing direct, and MANY articles
can be laid down there as chcaply as in San
Francisco, and naturally, on account of the
saving in time, interest, insurance, freight
and rehandling, as we'll as convenience in
Keeping up stock, q portion of the goods
brought from Portland in1S73 will come from
Portland over your road whenit is completed,
say one-fourth. The two grist-mills at Turn
water have a capacity of 500 bushels per dav.
equal to "a tons, and this could be largely in
creased, as there is plenty of power, and the
machinery is all that is needed. Allow for
this 20 tons per day and 800 days give 6,OOO
tons. To recapitulate:
TONS.
To ! 800 tons from Portland in 1873 and
l,W0 tons from San Francisco, aggre-
eating $500 tons per wear, add 50 per
cent. Tor natural increase and better
connection ...:.... ................ $3.50
Erain Tor mills AT ........... 5000
Hoal for use in olympia and vicinity. 1000
alter pipes. flour and furniture, Siiip'd
south from ........... 900
Oysters, fish and merchandise shipped
from Olympia. 800
1,27O
Passenger Business.-The Northern Pacific
Railroad carried between Tenino and Kala-
ma, from Nov. l, 1872 to June 3Oth, 1873, s
months, about 900 passengers. As the tray
ell was more than twice as great during the
remaining months, multiply by two, giving
5000 passengers. With the improved con
nection with the Sound this will he doubled
and allowing one-fourth to go by way of
Olympia gives 1000 passengers.
Income.
1l.27O tons freight "a 81 rs per ton. $40. 10 50
1000 passengers u 81 25........... 5000 90
TAPItNS: 600 90