Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-22

The ea11reod Company Ash Ter ser'
shes T10e IN wh1eA - Cs0oseee ne
Cedar Riveg Ex1eass00.
Il will be remembered that last spring
the people of Seattle entered into CON-
tract with Mr.. Willard, ~ president OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and Oregon Transoontinentai Company,
by which that gentleman bound him
sslf. through one Of the companies rep
resented by him, TO build a standard
gage railroad from Seattle, via Renton
and Cedar River Valley, 70 ths Green
River coal fields, distance q 20 miles
bsyead Rsnson. 70 be completed BY the
LIST day Of May, 1884, and that BY this
road seattle should have connection
With the Cascade Branch of the North
ern Pacific Railroad at what 10 known
a. the common point in the Green River
Valley, whenever said Cascade Branch
shouId be built. In consideration of
this the people of seattle subscribed
and agreed 20 Gay 70 Mr.. Willard, or his
authorized agents, tl5O,0O on the 1st
day Of Nay, LISA. Mr.. Willard chose
from the various oosporations under his
eoutrsl the Columbss 4 Puget sound
Railroad Company 70 do ths work.
Afssv 3 ssriss OF uafogtupats de-
leys that company finally sst 70
work 70 build The rad, and for
the psst i've or six m0nths have
pushed II With the utmost vieor, en-
ploying q least 200 msu on the works,
and made good progress. Owing TO the
finaneial en,baIraasment Of the eom-
pany and bad weather they found that
il v0old b impossible for them 70 COM
pIses The work By the LIST sf Nay. -
agreed, and M. Howard was instructed
by the managers in New York 70 come
20 seattle and lay the matter before
the sabeoribers and ask for IN Sxteo-
sion Of time till the Let Of August, n
which 10 eompjste the work. Mr.. How
ard laid the matter before 4sssrA Cat
|sost ard Denny, Trustees appointoa %
~ on the paSt Of tho people, and they
ealIed IN sdvisssy mestina Of The sab
sssibesu for la1e esening 70 talk Ovsr
IL enn11og. Tho moseinR w. he1d q
t. elRos q W. 81. Taylog + Co.. thsrs
boino about thixty.h I've - The sub
eoEjSus pesssnt. uS. Dsany vas chol
- ehairnan and Mr.. Aneu1 0aokin-
tooh secretary. The chairman seated
- objeoe 20 BE- about q - have out
lined Is shove. He aaid that Il Was
masssr for serious eonaidsraaion, and
hat for BIZ part he Was In favor Of
power 70 bind any others Of the sub
what your minds are. Il u not for
u IA n A. -
g dsiv'' bat 70 ass IN combustion With
Mr.. Reward, being called spon for .
statemsot, spoke Substantially - fol-
lows: "As y0u 40 aware, the construct
ion Of the Cedar river extension was
begun late In ~ SEASON By ths Oregon
Transc0utinental. ~ financial organi-
zatiOn for the vari0oD companies under
the Willard mana9ement, ID which or
ganizati0n there vas recently . col
lapse, followed by orders 70 stop Work
on the Cedar river extena3on 1oGethog
with other work in and about Heattlo.
Il vas understood that those eompaniea
should reoeive el25, 600 from the people
Of Seattle IL they completed the road -
point twenty miles beyond Renton b
The Let Of May next. They find that
they cannot finish the work in the time
specified, and, owing ~ tbs ,eompllca-
tions before mentioned, and u impossi-
bic to continue shat road Ut present. In
New York Il vas thought VI could get
an extension Of time and also portion
Of the money promised by the LIST Of
May. The Oregon improvement Com
Ipany, will STATE, 10 NOT financially en-
bayraased, hut, a. We understand IL on
| thie coast, IT. affairs are very much com
plieetsd With the other Willard CON-
paAies; hence, work will b. stopped un-
Ill these sntanQlements can be ARRANGED.
The work on the road from Black river
70 Seattle and the road along the city
front viii b pushed ahead ~ rapidly %
possible. ! have tslsQraphic instruct.
ions from Nsw York 70 lay the
rails from Black river 70 Seattle
on the prepared roadbsd, and nnish TIE
road along the city front; aud there will
be no further delay, nor cause for COM
plant In regard 10 those matters, but
my mission here at this time 10 70 see
about getting an extension Of time on
The Cedar River rad, and IL possible ar.
range partial pay ments Of the sum sub.
scyibed by the people Of Seattle"
Judge Jacobs then expressed his views,
He aid that time Was not made an ca.
senoe Of the contract, and that he fear.
cd that any aotion taken by the meeting
might result IN harm rather than good,
. ell the subscribers we're not pressnt.
That IL the company vent on and oom-
plsted the road 8 the earliest possible
dime. there would b no danger bot
that the money would b paid. That AZ
time vas NOT the essence OF The contract
the company would loos none Of its
yiahts By not hAvinR The road completed
b ths date specified, provided thew
ooeod IN good faith. 30 far a. be vas
concerned b. Vas perfectly willing 20
yoeo toy N sxteuaion Of time. but that
u voala require the consent of every
eQoog1bef 10 make the asked for ex.
ten11on legally binding, and hs thought
~ oeot thing - do vas 70 do nothina.
~. HovAFd-"4 vas instructed to
co., here and leok after The natter in
% faf - u eoneeSns our oompanies. I
believed % made 70 difference With the
people Of Seattle whether the road vac
eompleted By the Afst Of May or the
nrst ef July next. l talked with YOUR
tsnaeee4 Aesars. 0atosyt and Denny.
And u vas concluded % call this meet.
IN and ~ an sxpeeesion Of opinion.
but noehinQ In the sAApe Of changing or
modilytnR tAs contract vas coutcm-
plated, bus simply 70 lsarn the feeling
Of tAe people. II thefU ooome 20 b 4
gy0esal t. ling h favor Of An extsnsion
at time, the work mese al b done ovpr
again. or, in other voedA The aassut for
ne s.tersion procarsa from every indi-
0r. Denny-" The nrot prouositio>
Ter N e11seai6o came . meath or two
ECO from Mr.. Thislaeo, and his peuuosi.
ton Was oomDentod fAv0eahly upoa bv
the CITY pesa. Mr.. 0atssrt and mvseif
we're utssrlv poverlso 70 make anv
ohanes d that eontSaoa which -, 8
trustees for the citiasus Of Seattle, en-
eesod into. henes - rsgaried anything
In Ne shape Of an extension os time 8
nev question. aid q The time that
sneA . move voald require ~ 10 ploaeh
The whole 0eld over again, . 70 mud
have authority from svssy snhoaribee
oefors ve can make any change. Our
idsa vaa toRst an sxpreasiou, sSnposin1
OF cuerss tAat tiue voa a imnpe1arS
cenkjAeraeSon In tho ooatsoe& ana ..
vish 70 Get the views and sentiments Of
u peuple in regard b that matter"
JudRs jacobs" How much TINA Do
yoa want 10 complete Ne road r.
NJ. Howard" We can oOmplsao II
by the In ~ AuOuoA A fnr4h>nA ana a.