The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-05
Official Press of King County.
Wednesday, June 8, 1878
RAILROAD MEETING.

A special meeting of the railroad d.
rectors was held last night at Secretary
SCOTS office to consider the plan hith-
erto described in this journal for the
extension one hundred miles of the
Seattle and WalIa Walla Railroad, dur
ing the current Summer and Fall and
next year 4 committee consisting OF
Messrs. John Leary, Bailey Gatzert
and Angus Macintosh was appointed
to further perfect and mature the de-
tails of the plan and to report the same
for final adoption at a meeting of the
directors to be held for the purpose on
next Friday evening.
We can say with satisfaction that the
meeting was an enthusiastic and a con-
fiden, one. and the most perfect har-
mony oil views aud unanimity of
action prevailed.
Mr.. l.. b. Andrews starts for Wslls
Walla to-day, and Col. Larrabee is al
ready there. 1t is part of the adopted
programme for these gentleman to ar
range for a grand mass meeting there
and address the people on the live is
sue Of their destiny. The time is ripe
now for action. and our people one and
all are wide awake TO it.
The following is the preamble of the
subscription bond which is shortly to
be presented to the people for their sig
nature
WHEREAS, corporate company,
known as the Seattle and Walla Walls
Railroad Company. has been duly or
panized under and by virtue of the
laws of the Territory of Washington,
for the purpose of building, equipping
and running q railroad in said Terri
tory, from Seattle to Walla Walla, ria
the Snoqualmie Pass, and have now in
operation between the City of Seattle
and the Newca site Coal Mine in King
county, twenty miles of said railroad
Commanding coal freight of five hun
dred tons daily and,
WHEREAS, the pressing needs OF the
two portions or great geographical d.
visions of Washington Territory, are
lrated by the Cascades Range.
vital interests of the whole
require this natural barrier
overcome by an extension Of
Dad from Renton, in said King
"Thorpe's Supply Camp"
Residency, Yakima county /;
from Seattle, one hundred
upwards. That the imme-
pletion of saidi railroad is of
Importance to the property
holders OF King and Yakima counties /;
and
WHEREAS. the said Seattle u Walla
Walla Railroad Company have in con-
temptation tho extension of the line of
railroad from Renton To Thorpe's as
aforesaid providing sufficient induce.
uient is offered by tho property holders
Of said King and Yakima counties. TO
warrant the said company in under.
taking the building of said extension ;
and
w tue eutu CthttAo aHh w 8ho
Walla Railroad Company on their part
agree to grade the said extension to a
point at or near said Thorpc's Supply
Camp, distance not less than one
hundred miles from Seattle. and have
the same ready. on or before the first
day of October. A. ID. 1880. for super
structure and rolling stock provided
that not less than two hundred thous-
aud dollars, is secured by the property
- aers of King county. and not less
D fifty thousand dollars. by the
perty holders of Yakima county
ablo on or before tho said first day
October, A. ID. 1880 The said Seattle
Walla Walla Railroad Company
hing stock in shares of one hundred
llarsseach to the individual subscrib-
rs of said extension fund in amount
bal to their subscriptions