Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-29
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NORTHERN PACIFIC POLICY.
Interview With the Traffic
6uperintendent.
Astoria. Seattle. Sew Tacoma asa
Portland . be - . Common
esesisg-Whas he Con-
oany expees - q In
Toaflst navel.


fOreoooisn, June 18th.
Al thu date approaches for the con-
rastion of the Northern Paotdc
6silroad and the introduction OF
khrouah freight and passenger AZ
rsnCemsnts. considerable tntSree -
In the probable policy 70 Be
adoueed by the company 10 connection
0fth it, throuQh tra@c. with s1e~ OF |
snsverinQ como Of these inquiries An |
Ort0oniaM reporter sought Mr.. John |
Muir. Superintendsnt Of tfamc OF the
liuee involved, whom be found IN MS
ofioe, and asked:
.When do you expect your Northern
Pacific line will b completed and IN
operatiouT'
uaaeenQer trains between this Coast ana
81. Paul by september LIST. and VIII
rrobably be folly equipped for freight
trafI3o within three OF -four weeks after
that date. Work has progressed mocn
moro rapidly than ve anticipated. ana
the inaugural ceremonies will doubtless
take place during the last week Ia Al
"Wbat vill be the actual distance
from Portland To Sc. PaulT'
"One thousand nine hundred and ak
teen miles" $50
evil you run through carsa
Certainly. Passengers Will % en-
Abled 70 take through Pullman palace
sieepors at Portland and 90 through 70
the great lakes without change. Inc
dining cara, which are beooming 20
oouulsr In the cast, vail also b added
Il tha t,sina nj uroU9r places, together
With reclining chair cars between al
important points."
"What do you expect TO do In the way
Of tourist busiueaa7"
II do NOT hesitate TO say that ! believe
The Northern Pacific. In oonneCtion With
Che Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company, will shortly be the grestess
tOurist line in tbs country. Aside from
The many pleasure resorts which are
already advertised and open TO the pub
Nc. Uuch e the Yellowstone and Pyra.
mid Parks. the Mammoth Hot 6prinRs
tire Pend d'Orsille region. C0Iumbis
river, Puget Sound. Alaska and tbs
newly explored glaciers OF Mount Ia
coma, there are hundreds Of beautiful
spots ali along the limo. Mineral spring.
have BEEN discovered In some localisies
and when the country 10 settled, many
Of these new places will rival the SUM
meY resorts OF the east"
"What arc 20 br the rates OF fare from
81. Paul 70 points on tho Pacinc oosctF
ITO Pacific coast points, hree olass
fare will be 500; emigrHnt. 20. Ia
Spokane Falls, Walis walls. etc., first
class, t97S0, emiernnt, $l2.6O."
"How do these rates compare With the
satsa made bv the Union and Central
Pacific lines?"
"That 10 best illustrated by taking
their emigrant r-tes from Omans 20
Winuemuoca, 1462 miles, which " xt6;
while our rate from 6t. Paul To WHlla
Walls, distance OF 40 miles further,
is bat e<2.60. This last rate We VIII ~.
% establish TO Wsllula. Dayton and
pendleton, the lowest rate via. the 9th
Or overland lines being 20. In 0sner
words. they make their charge 70 az m
tsrwedi.ts points the same e 70 their
terminal, IAN Francisco, while, ~
have said, our rate TO interior points will
b. less than the through rate"
'4One hundred pounds on each full
ticket, City on each half ticket"
'eSs ss>'.'~s~ - - - -
fordsd tmmtgran@r
we are now ouidin0 ~ Tue 49, =
number OF .ucst@ntiM immigFsns e,ecp
ing oars: wnicn VIII piosios dor s9eM
moss OF sho comforts OF nrss'ciAss
travel
"What basis OF through freight rates
do you propose 70 adoptr
we VIII adop: psscsioslly sne lame
classification and tarin on overland
business ~ that nov IN force upon the
OTHER sranscon inensM routes:
what - 70 % the policy OF inc com.
pany In regard y rates from the East
20 points east OF the Cascade noun
eainsl Are You going 20 MAKE up your
rates % inland points by adding 90 we
f0rtlane rates the io1ais from fcIsland
oaoks - thai q mefonant ~ waiiA w6IiA,
Tor instance, VIII DO compelled 20 pay
Tor srsnspostasion wnion % never en-
3oyed"
mo. cir; the rates 70 all points west
Of Lake Pend d'OretIle vii! not b
higher than thoee 70 Portland"
"WhAt other Paciac Coast points will
he placed ON the same roofing with
Portland"
astoria, New Tacoma and Seattle
VIII ~ UU&uuIUu pututN WIN OttAauOs
"Why mot Victorian
"viotoris 10 not upon our rail line.
All the other points ] named will be
rail points when the system ID conplet-
Cd. However. there viii 30 bot small
victnria for iiehtsraes."
"Will any points east Of the Cascades
DO made distributing points for the
"Undsr 10 plan which I have lust
eutlined-that Il, putting 6pokane
FAlla, Cheney. 6praCue, WAllA Walla,
DAYTON. Pendlesou. The Dallea, esc.,
upou The sAms footing with Portland
ssoh oe Ohoss places viii become = dis-
tyibutiug point for theolooality which 10
naturally tributary 20 Il. Tho idea 3 20
make The rates common and let the
business divide ITSELF esoQraphioally."
"ln What manner do you propose n
tseaA shippsrs Who nov have contracts
VIA the other overland linear
1--WE have not yet determined what
soarss 10 pursue in regard 70 the cou-
tyaes systsn,. All contracts nov In force
With Pacific coast oonaianess by the
other lines expire Dscsmbs9 81, and un-
I'll the end 1t the year Ne will take up
- and 6uplicass such cousrnct rstes