Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-17
VICE PxEsIDEsT CAKES ON n. r.
AND .. =. d n. AFFAIRS.
opening OF the seattle Bsaneh In.
definitely Postponed.
fOrecouian.1

opening OF the seattle Branch I'm.
definitely Postponed.
tOregonian.
Mr.. i. r. Oakea, vice president and
general manager Of the Northern Paci-
fic Railroad, arrived here YESTERDAY by
the Pacific express, and 10 the guest OF
Mr.. q. IL. Prescott. A reporter of the
Oregonjas called 20 zee him in the eve
ming In search of railroad news. Rela.
tive to the annual election of the Ore
Ron Railway and Navigation Company
10 be hed tomorrow, Mr.. Cakes said he
believed that the company will maintain
its present independent position, that
the old board of directors will be re-
elected. with perhaps one or two unim
portant changes, and that the company
will act neutrally toward the Northern
Pacific asd the Union Pacific, when the
latter shall be completed to q connec.
tion with the Baker City branch. Az
has been stated before by this paper, Mr..
John q. Builitt of Phiiadelphia, di-
rector Of the Northern Pacific, will vote
the Oregon and fransoontinental hold
ings of u. X. q N. stock at tomorrov's
meeting. Mr.. Oakes has ne proxies.
"How about she Kalama branch r.
askeu tus reporter.
I'VE will ballast it with gravel" said
Mr.. Oakes, land will open il TO traffic
about the time the transfer boat is ready
for service. This viii be about two
M pnths."
"And the Seattle branchY''
Opening of that connection has been
indefinitely postponed. A former plan
was for the Northern Pacific TO operate
h. f. .s~
junction, and for the Oregon Improve
Iaent Company to operate from Stack
junction TO Seattle. We had expected
arrangement fell through, hence the
indefinite postponement."
And the Cascades division?"
"You may say that we expect TO build
twenty five miles east from South prai
rie. on the west slope of the Casca des
this summer and twenty five miles west
of the twenty-five miles already built
from Ainsworth into the Yakima coun-
try
"what else OF general interest,
please?"
IL don't know. unless 10 10 that we
are having very large tourist travel
into the Yellowstone Park. Our through
travel to the coast 10 increasing, and
July promises To be y heavy month. We
are fitting mp 1000 box oars with the
Westinghouse air brake. and will run
through freight frem Sc. Paul to Port
land in seven days. The same time
will be made from Portland TO st. Paul,
and the service will be established as
soon az the engineers are thoroughly
instructed In the use of the air brake
on freight trains. An expert engineer
il now going over the line for that pur-
pose. Oar daily average at St. Paul OF
freight to Portland 10 from twenty
seven to thirty cars"
"will high water in Clarke's fork IN
terfere with the voad?"
mo, the worst this season Is about
over, and we have not had any delay.
BY tho way we are preparing for next
winters snow. We have always been
prepared to Aaht IL, and suffered much
less last winter than did the Union and
the Central Pacific. We will build what
is known as half sheds at the worst
places, and ] do not look for a Angle
delay of tweaty four hours next win
ter"
Mr.. Oakes leaves Monday afternoon
for the sound, returns here Tuesday,
and starts for Sc. Paul Wednesday.