Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-01-30

vote of the stockholders 272 against %
the Trustees were authorized to transfer
all the assets of the Union, road-bed,
lands, bonds, and subscription, to any
responsible party that would complete
and operate the road, according to the
contract with the County Commission
ers. This action, foreseen and pro-
vided for in the articles of incorporation,
argues no want of confidence in the
road on the part of the stockholders.
The Union was not formed by railroad
men, seeking profit in the road, but it
is the spontaneous effort OF whole
community, desirious of restoring their
broken connections, and thus fostering
the property of their town, caring but
little who owns the road provided it be
successful in these respects. The best
proof of their confidence in the road is
what they have done for it, and the
present condition of the enterprise is the
best guarantee of its ultimate success.
The right of way for II miles, is extin-
9 $40 miles Of road.bed is graded 49,. 1900
Work done. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
$500 acres of land and so town lots. APP
Tools and equipments on hand ........ 500
Contract for $4,000 in county bonds,
worth, in coin, say .........,.......... 10000
Assets ...............................s 95 500
ESTIMATE TO COMPLETE ROAD.
Right of way OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50 900
Road-bed unfinished, per Engi-
ncers report
station 81 to 121. .,....., 4,95l Gu. yls.
- 152 to 100 .... .... 1851 -
Marshville Bridge to
Browns Wharf 80. 11G99 &c
1888
Which, at so cents per.cu. yd. is ....,. $1l ,96I
One mile trestleing, Marshvillo Bridge
to Warren'S Point .................... 5000
Big Gulch, Scatter Creek trestle4oo it. LOCO
300 feet slope-wall, at S2................ LOCO
s19967
Cross-ties, 21S3, per mile 1861 miles,
33,096 ties, at 10 cents each. ........... 1920
Williams, Blanchard & Co., of San
Francisco, give the following estimate
cost of iron:
AZ tons, go ID to the yard) q s5S PEI,
Nuts, bolts, fish plates, spikes, etc, "
estimated ............... 49,. $40 90
Commissions for purchasing 2I..... T6 90
s3,142 C5
Freight from New York to San Francisco
So to Slo per ton.
This amount is in currency. Reduc-
ing it to coin, and allowing So per ton
for frights from New York to Olympia,
gives:
S3,142 65 currency ...................S2,S 2S SO
90 TONS NJ SlZ ''''.''''''...'..'''..'. 900 90
Cost of one m mile 9O-lb rail, laid
down to Olympia ..,......... ...S342S So
Iron for 16.G1 miles. ........... S56,9l5 90
The following are Mr.. Norris csti-
mates for equipment:
"(NARRow GAUGE Equipment.
1 Locomotive, cylinder 9x16-drivers
10 tons on drivers -: ......... s 5000
4wheel Flat cars, 1G'a #; 6 #.
weight 1000 lbs, capacity 10000 lbs.
wheel box cars, i2is it. #. ''''
weight $500 lbs $500. ............. LOCO
8-wheel Flat car 23is It. X 6lz IT.
weight $3.50 BIS, capacity 1000 ibs.. 500
l 8-wheel box car, 23lR IT. Ga it.
weight $500 fbs., capacity 1,G00fbs. 500
4-wheel coal cars 2's #. X #. %
$1,000. ................... .......,.... 5000
2 Hand cars and push car. ............ $50
s $1,000
Maroon.
Engine House. .....................S 600
Turn Table. Observation-Disclosures. 750
Two Water Tanks. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Platforms and Stations. ................ 1900
Side Tracks, say i mile, grading. ...... 500
Superstructure. Northumberland. ...... 5000
Switches 5 Observation-Disclosures. 800
Track repairing tools ............... $50
So, GOO
Laying track, ballstinS, and wharf
ct Olympia. ......................$ 10000
Total cost. ............. .............S 119, 377
But. with q 25-fh rail instead of 30.