, 1880-10-30
The Sal. of ties. Aw. W. Railroad.
A New Era In the Hi>ssry sf Seassle-0er
Future Assured.

A New Era 4. the Hs,s.ry Of seassie-se-
Future Assured.
Wkat the Recrnf TraRs5cr AeaRs..A Iau
asd Complete Erpiasefies.
From the Seattle Ppst, October Isl
No longer can it be claimed that We sre
cropping in the darkness Of an uncertain
future No longer can our fortunes a. .
city be said to hang upon the THREAT OF
possible future contingencies for already
the Rubicon has been passed in triumph.
the die of events cast, and the tables
turned completely in our favor In the
events recently the curtain of past mis-
givings was so effectually rung up as TO
forbode the future TO certainty.
THE FINAL TRANSFER
OF the Seattle and Walla Walla railroad
Wednesday from the original corporation
to H nry Willard, Esq, of New York city
means deal more so far as Seattle and
her future and present interests are con
oerned, than many Of our readers suppose
II renders our city beyond all possible
contruyersion the rresent nucleus OF the
grand railroad center and terminus Of the
great northwest. In fact it lays upon the
shell efiectually and for all time past mis-
giyincs and doubts and to where that ter
minus may be located. The impression
has been
EREONEoUsLY GIVEN
out that the road has been purchased and
become part of the property Of the o. r
& n. ca. and consequently it may mean
"tip up," than which nothing could lie
wider of the mark The road as We have
already stated has been purchased by
Henry Willard, ESQ.,, of New York, and
together with l49.0O0 acres Of valuable
agricultural land recently purchased by
the same party of the Northern Pacific
railroad company, north of Snake river IN
the eastern portion of this Territory, is To
consti' ute the integral of new company
to be formed in New York city in Janu-
ary next.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE CONNECTION
that the present status OF the road can be
said to have with the o. r. & n. Co. or
Oregon is that Henry Willard, Esq. IS the
president of that company and has bee NE
a largs owner in the S. Il ". W. r. r. by
recent purchase The purchase conteln-
plates the speedy construction of broad
ouare road from Seattle via the Snoquli-
mia Pass to Walla Walla, also the more
immediate and con- plete development Of
the coal and iron mines of this county.
The road will be operaret in connection
| with line of steam COLI ,rs running he
tween this city, San Francisco end the
Columbia river. The present transp"r'a-
ton of q, 900 tons of coal per month over
the road TO this city will b, increased to
80, 900 tons, and as soon as an extension
Of six miles can be complete to the Ce-
dar mountain mines to
5000 TONS PER DAY.
Fifty new coal cars are to be INN sdiately
constructed and side tracks put il so as /"
| switch of loaded cars in the absence of
shipping. Gen. Tannatt, who on We'd
nesu.y took Iormai possession Of the new
| pur, hase will go out over the road to-day
| 10 complete the estimate for immediate
| improvements in its cGndition,--st,aight-
ening out curves, rebuilding tres'les, lay
inc new iron. etc. on which altogether
SI25, 900 will be expended within the
next two or three months The prop"s-
ed narrow guageIi. E., a double track OF
| three rails will be laid
| BETWEEN HERE AND RENToN.
Ere long we shall see the golden wheat
harvested in Eastern Washington, pour
| ing into the lap of this our most queen
city of the Northwest. New life and new
blood are infused into the vans Of our
commonwealth, from this date her growth
to future eminence As an old and re-
spec,ed citizen remarked yesterday, Il
have been waiting here for JUS fifteen
wears to see this day the sunburst of which
pilds all the future with resplendaut bright
ness" Yes, We have all waited. but our
waiting.has not been in vain.
HAIL TO THE Ne PLUS ULTRA,
of the fruits of past labors and let our
course be straight enwa.d to the grand
| future now uncailed 10 view