Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-03

RAILROAD MISCElLASf.
October 18th o transportation bono
was approved by the Secretary OF the
Treasury for the transportation OF ap-
nraised merchandise in bond over tine
entire Northern Pacific road. That
company is now ready TO transport
bonded goods from all points In Gan
ada to ali points in British Columbia.
An agreement il said TO exist between
the Northern Pacific and the Nor,n-
Western and Milwaukee roads, whereby
the Northern Pacific Ii TO have the yer
ritory north of the forty-sixfn paraiel,
and the two latter roads are 70 nah. "
between themselves south OF tnat nne
The Northern Pacific. in consideration
of the above concession, has agrees no'
TO build east of st. Paul.
The Northern Pacific Railroad aver
aces IS car loads of beef cattle day on
the divisions east Of the Rocky noun
tains.
Vice President Croker, Of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, states that the
railroad would be completed TO STRAW
berry Valley by this time next year.
The company intend TO raise the wages
and put on an immense army OF WORK
ers next spring, as early as possible.
The Central Pacific will be ready 10
connect at the Oregon line when the
Oregon line is finished to that point,
and probably before, as the tunnel Work
on the California end, including cui-
yerts, etc, will be pushed with energy
ali winter. When done Pacific Coast
rail communication will be uneroken
frsm San Diego 70 Seattle, distance OF
over 100 miles.
The most extended railroad line In
thu United States il the Missouri Pa
cific, which comprises 6O29 miles OF
road, owned, leased and operated py
the one company. Next comes the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul, with
1888 miles, owned and operated ID feo-
ruary, 1883 ; the company mas since
made extensions. The Union Pacinc
Railroad has Ass miles, and the ten
trail Pacific 1858 miles OF road. Among
the greatest railroad lines OF the United
States ia the Chicago d Northwestern.
with 377f miles of road. The wabash,
St. Louis q Pacific approaches IT closely
With 3606. The Northern Pscinc mas
224O miles in operation. The Chicago,
Burlington d Qoiney, also a growing
company, has 1870 miles OF railroad In
operation.
Soaking of a recent decline in .. X.
a. N. stocks, the New York Sun said !:
The business relied upon TO esrn inter
eat and dividends upon this W., OOOOoO
is that of transporting merchandise and
passengers between Oregon and the ad-
Joining Territories at one end OF the
line and California at the other. Con-
siderinQ that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, which does similar
business between the whole north At
lantic coast ON this side, and the whole
Mexican and South American coast on
the other side of the continent, cannot
earn dividends on $20,000,000 Of CAPT
tai. the prospects of the Oregon Railway
d Navigation Company, especially now
that the Northern Pacific Railway IL
completed, look poor enough. Oregon
and the three adjacent Territories have
together population Of less than 5O0,-
600, while California has less than
100000. II Is simply impossible in
the nature of things that the trade be-
tween these two regions should DO able
20 furnish remunerative employment to
&3O.OOO,O00 worth of steamers and rail-
reads.
Toronto special, October 18th: The
powerful rivalry that the alliance of the
Northern Pacific Railway will offer to
certain railways in Canada Is becoming
apparent here. 1t is "a prominent Ca
madam Pacific Railway official informs
your correspondeat) forming an alli-
ance with the Grand Trunk, which road
has an independent line to Chicago, and
the official in question said he had no
doubt the rivalry would be carried
right ON TO Ontario, and to the utter
most mile of the Canadian Pacific. The
Canadian Pacific, having by its pecu-
liar charter managed to keep the Grand
Trunk out Of Northwest Canada, the
former have now made arrangements
with the Northern Pacific which will
hurt the interests of the Canadian Pa
clio. The Northern Pacific, in con-
junction with the Grand Trunk, is look
ING TO the New York Il West Shore for
q New York outlet, and 1t Is more than
possible that the Air Line division of
the old Great Western, now a COMPARE
lively useless section of the Grand
Trunk, will be utilized by the West
Shore, Delaware d Lackawanna to
reach Detroit, and make connection
with the Northern Pacific steamers for
Duluth. The Grand Trunk Is talking
of building line to Duluth TO facilitate
the dispatch of business with the North.
orn Pacific, and also with view of get
ting into the Canadian Northwest in
time by that route. They claim the
charter of the Canadian Pacific will
have to DO altered in time and the mo-
n0polv of the Northwest they now en-
Joy be broken, as with the increasing
settlement Of the country there will be
ample business for two lines there, and,
indeed, ~ many American and other
railway companies a. desire to locate
lines In the country.