Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-18

If President Harris
md Party to the
Queen City.
:. n. said, what He DID Not
say. and what o'h'r'
said TO Him.

,,.s;asu. Harris and party arrived IL
:, an early hour yesterday msrn
nss ling GONE from Tacoma hy tbs
~, pss.s sound Shore line i" about on'
~, and thirty minutes The party
DOW. o.cupied the Pullman car Pc
sa = Unlisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
We ss., of New York, H. f. Wadsworth
n p Ssv York, Gen. A. Anderson of ST.
~,.l, A. @. Duncan Of Rochester, n T.
s,oopb of Chic AGO, James AeCrea
-, Manager of the PittsburP, Gin
-; and St. Louis Railroad, Super
a '...oaeut Lodge of the middle division
4. Pennsylvania Railroad, j. NJ.
.,nv of Tacoma, Paul Schulze OF
Boena John l.. Howard of San Fran
'.s Mrs. Jas. ii. Duncan of Haverhlli
- and Mrs. Samuel w. Duncan OF
Poebsster, N. Y.
-. nv committee consisting of
n'.Sss Iobn Lsary and NJ. V. b. Stacy,
ia morning was spent IN viewing
81 ~ At 1870 q luRch WAS gwen AT
occidental Hotel. at which nun.
a invited guests were present, she
80 narty consisting of about thirty.
PRESIDENT Harris had EXPRESSED = de-
-. "a meet the Chamber of Commerce
"a 70 have IN interchange of views
"a ~ ,be gentlemen composing it. The
..s,,no lad been set for 100, but Pres
-. Harris was not able to be present
vi, an hoar later. When he finally
ss- ~, President Gatzert Of the
Shsmher of Commerce said: We have
~. here for the purpose Of meeting Mr..
g.ris President of the Northern Pacific
ps,I,oad Company, whom We have CDR.
a,aII, invited to address US and to an
sgsr such questions as we may feel dis
nosed 70 pr0pJund to him.
M I,eary said Mr.. President In
o,asr 10 expedite matters Mr.. MoNauRht
and myself drew mp certain questions on
oor vay down, which We propose 70 ask
M. Harris.
M Catzert then introduced Mr.. Ha--
,;s uresidept of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, who expressed his
neasure at meeting the members of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. Leary then propOunded the fol-
loving questions:
Pirst-Is the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company willing to arrange with
,hs Puget Sound Shore Line. or the Or
seou Improvement Company, 80 that
ihrouoh trains will be run from Port
land 10 Seattle the same az to Taooma I
Second-Will the Northern Pacific
Railroad arrange with corporations.
companies or persons owning even sec
tisns on the Green River coal fields for
The sale or lease of the odd sections,
and II 90 what arrangements is 1t will
ina 10 make ?
fhird-Will the Northern Pacific be
s1tsnded this year to Green River
Foartb-About what time will the
Cascade division be completed 7
hfth-And when the Northern Pa
sic Ia completed 10 Green River, will II
make running connection with tha Ore
son Improvement Company from the
common point to Scatter
Mr.. Harris said: Perhaps in ex-
claiming my position | may be- a little
discursive in order that the citizens OF
SEATTLE may understand the position
which occupy. 1t should be borne in
mind that represent only the N. Z. X
B. Co., under what WAS known AZ the
Wizard administration Mr.. Willard
wa at the head of several other enter
priss-the o. X. * N. CO., the .. L
Co., the q. l. Co. being the principal
enc By reason of his headship of them
all there became confusion in the mind
Of the community in regard to where
tho ebligat,ons he expressed or intend.
ed should bear. In reference To the
first question, it is not improper for me
10 SAY that the q. |. Co. has certain
claims against the N. p. X. r.; they are
separate concerns entirely; separate
companies altogether. Their treasury
is their treasury. and their receipts
which they have from their business OF
their capital, pay their debts, and it Is
equally that which the N. p. gets FROM
ID capital and its treasury that pays its
debts. am in correspondence and
communication with MIR. Elijah Smith,
the President of the u. |. Co.. land
Mr.. Howard will recall single inter.
view that we had together in New York J
In which expected 10 adjust all the
matters between the N. +. and these
other two companies. There is noihiug
that ought not TO be adjusted. am
struck with an expression used this
morning with reference to a piece OF
road seven miles this side Of Puyallup
Junction, 10 hear it termed The Or
phan Road II IL a property which be-
loaRs, II ! am not mistaken, to the %,
!. Co. II is stopped. All the money
hat has been expended on it has been
BY the .. I. Co. Its stock Is owned by
the o. T. Co. IL do not misappre-
bend, We arc in communication with
NJ. Smith of the .. L. Co. In ref.
s'ence 10 all the questions be.
tween our companies brought about
ey The same hesdship TO each. without
particularly regarding the interest OF
each. The confusion that has got into
our relations would MOI have happened
Y each company had had separate
bead looking out for its own interests
hwas emily that the interests were man
Med by the same head, by Mr.. Willard
mat this difficulty has occurred. A,
swell understood, Mr.. Willard is one Vi
nv best friends. My regard for him IL
iefy great. The confusion in regard Il
mat would naturally come out OF con
ation OF that kind. While these neRo
uasions are Roisg on, | think IL parti
quarry imprudent and unvise for tne q
NV down any platform, which, an
noaneed publicly, would be a basis upoI
which the party with whom I am I,
neeosiaie would predicate his action.
sApest mat every question between Oh,
iaprovement Company and the North
tn faciho Company will be satisfac
ssiiy adjusted. | shall have TO ask e
excused entirely from making plat
a1m from which | cannot depart be
vase may have publicly announced !
seattle. That would not be goo,
llosd war or good railroad business
s saas question. therefore. / think
ssa. With proper regard to tie inter
~. ~ shst ] have in hand, to pass will
~ ssnrance, that there is a wish an,
p.ss u.lcn on the part Of the Northern
ss.ns Railroad Company to deal will
Nv vteeon Improvement Company an,
=. ADJUST their accounts upon the broad
noeraiity that is practicable.
regard to the second question.
- ps,a sss Mr.. Schultze IL he has a ma
" We county.
~; Sehnltxe produces the map.I
harris continues | think MI
msso Will agree with me, that hav
!, vithin the lass Two months an,
Various times, suggestions to Nj
AL s,'a as 70 basis in regard to thei
M Mnds out here, which he has nc
- s'ood. II he should come 90
80 10 August, as he intends, or pei