The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-17
County and City Official Press.
Thursday, August IL, 1875.
IT is BEING DONE.

man for the building and equipping
of the first fifteen-mile section Of the
Seattle and Walla Walla railroad,
upon the payment TO him OF $1,000
upon the arrival Of sufficient iron rails
to complete said road to Steele's
Landing, and 5000 more, and
stock in the road 10 the amount Of
$50, 900, upon the final completion OF
the work upon the whole section, is
being carried out by him with COM
mendable activity; and We are now
warranted in repeating what we said
when Mr.. Colman undertook the
work. for which his means and in-
domitable energy eminently qualify
him to successfully carry out-and
that is that the piling across the Bay,
the grading, the bridging and trestle-
work, the ironing Of the road, and its
equipment will all be done, and that
the ears will be running over the en-
tire section before the first of No
yember next.
As an assurance for all this we
have but 10 state in reference TO the
progress of the work thus far, that
Surber's contract for piling across
the Bay will be finished III three OF
four weeks, he having little less
than 1000 feet to complete; that
Eaton & Webster's contract for all
bridging and trestling over the
mainland will be done this week, and
that the grading will be all finished
bv the middle of next month and
to be done Eei6re the shrill whistle
Of the first locomotive on this road
is heard, VIC are now enabled to say
that the contract 10 build the incline
and shutes on the wharf at the end
of the track, and to lay the iron ovel
the whole route, has just been let to
Mr.. l.. + Compton, who is To per-
form the work within the next seven
weeks, and that NIL of the iron re-
qnisite for the entire line is not only
already purchased, but is now at
San Francisco, and will be here JUS,
as soon as the outer piling for the
wharf and depot is done. There arr
something over hundred long piles
to be used for that purpose which
could not until latel, be procured
with the bark firmly set upon them.
They are now, however all cut, and,
when driven, capped and hoored, the
iron will be here and the work OF
laying it down will he Immediately
begun and finished within four or
five weeks.
Three fiat froight-cars are now
being built here to be in readiness
for conveying the rails along the line
Of the road. The contract also for
the construction Of passenger and
freight cars, to he ready for use
within six weeks thereafter. will be-
let this week, while the first locomo-
tive and tender for use on the read
have just been constructed at San
Francisco, and will te here as soon
rs the dcpot-whart is in readiness
for il and the iron rails 10 be landed
upon.
These evidences of the progress Of
work upon the first section of the
road-which, when completed and
that much of it put into profitable
operation, as it will be inside Of two
months from this date. will guaran-
tee the construction If another Sec
ton, and eventually the whole road
across the mountains we fun niSh
for the benefit If certain class Of
ercakers who have disparaged the
efforts of the Directors Of this impor-
tant enterprise. aid have oven ques-
toned the good faith Of Mr. Colman
whilst he has been prosecuting the
undertaking vigorously aud having
the work done in most substantial
manner. And we also do So, for the
qualification of the great majority of
our citizens who will duly appreciate
the efforts made. and the Importance
of this successful beginning in the
accomplishment of project fraught
with SO many immediate advantages
not only 10 Seattle but 10 the whole
Territory.