Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-28


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nasr wtlh shn fanaalan
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Dan. Ruasns Canfeld, PFesidsnt Of
e.lllneham Bay Railroad 4 Nasi-
.ss csmpany. rs II esaiale yeeteI-
"a owing % NE fast shat stnes
eome.asiou 81 The canadian Paeiao
ewsr % tide WATER orr paopls hava
..IIg tarnad With q aFeaA deal 81 In
toward he BsIlinahann By 0onn-
~. repoEleg q Ne RosE-InEEL1z
rss ssllse "a Bennfos CanaoIa and
aesed &C interview relative 3 TIE
~ attitude u TIE eempAnF aaa -
rseoss looking % the speedy bald
~ aua epmplaiion q .ae fgea. ln
NOV 10 questions put 10 him. NJ. Gan
f1|a msids
zIfs BsIilneham hay Raiirsad 3
fer tha laws - Wnohinato1 14tTt-
- ieea TIE objeo. % ihe eempang
40 build & lice 81 otnndafd gags fatI
NN.Afa VIII ~ ~ NNI|INtA@II AA4+ze- AFAHN
tw6 iinta from tha latter puiHt @
AZ British IIne, one IN 4 ngFahWaalerly
Hlsasiun g "a nElllah llnB nthe aifeo-
as nf shs Terminus 81 fho CanedIan
fstlfs Railway, sad The otheF ilne - .
ahtasieeig direction toward Fort
HSrs. u lhe benndarg lino. Sc kaF ne
atI1 d gho company has besn oea1Bed
b uelsraiions and s1rgo1a along lhs
InA principally af0dnd HalIlhaham
tR After tue organisation o. lhn
nrany ID 1883, explorations were
maze Of the entire route. We foand
Ilsl iha only enaineerinG Obstacles we're
within 4 small dleiFiot between skaRit
5 YGf and h6ilIuQkam Bag. Colonel
danes IiIten Ehaata, she veteran e..
t|1fee Of the Northern Pacific, Nna en-.
oFed e. enaineeF Of tie ontnpany. He
t|s1pvofea 8 paea ID ne Ohnnkauut
Mountasua, which are from 900 %
n feet hiRh, near tha bead
n Lake Whnse0ua, nt an nl1it0Ge %
10 feet. acnFoaea able ~ Abaut afteen
HIIea ansh Mag from BAY and flref, and
surveys wsfs iuaneurnied from that
tase. After maksne due proofs nndeF
and aooaFdine "a tha regulations a. the
Interior Department 81 tie proper o.
SANITATION af The company. maps and
1r0nies Of fhe dFet seotien 81 the line
HON Belllnnham Bay toward Seattle 10
and throagh this pass, we're aled II thai
uaoaEimeuf and approved ~ tao 9ocfe.
nfy Of tbs thteTior. A bill authorizing
Ihs oompaay = cross she various water
eays between Seattle aud TIE neftheFn
t1npdary Of he Unisad States, Was IN
hodnoea 10 he senate b. Senator
Itnfman, of Hlinola, Ia Che winter Of
i41A and passed, but u { ilea 10 paan
~ House. Aftke lass eeeaion 81 Con
mela 4 waa r. introduced b senator
oebb, and PISSED she eenales and finally
PISSED ths House, aud became 9 law on
4oiy 29th, 1855. Tbs grant Is not onlg
81 railroad bsidees with proper draea.
lelhlRhwaY toll bridges. under proper
ngnlAllons. and Il IN pefpeiaity.
Are yoa iimited ~ she eEanl as 70
ha time Ia whioh tha road ahali BE-
1allf askaa The reporter.
NJ Garfield Hhera "A no limit Ia the
Ire ~ b tha gFaHl, either with regard
q ~ eopmeueemeut or ~ eonplelton.
Nsnofier-fl hes bean published N
~ Victoria papers ana slaswhsFs, that
DseoilafsoaB ara going on iookiun % She
eelohase Of The franchise Of your com.
Nny. Il suQh the caaaf
MNt ~" AMAH EM WAA - AMaNtN8He AAlAN
1Ationa hMvs been made b. representa-
aFgg Of different "a iway companies
|tal NE acquisition 81 that franchise
usuld b desifabta, bot there 4 10 dispo
MIN q The part the aenflamen Who
H0leae NE eompsny % part with Z.
Amona tkem ARE men Who rapIeal xery
nfEc landed Interests ainna tha line
a14 IN fact throughout Western Wash.
ieRlpa. Is well as large Steamboat and
MIl.Ina intsfaala alono the Sound. The
ee4tlepmene % Seattle and Whateem
- ~ their properties q. Of eoafee.
VIZ tbem = l8rRa consideration. Tue
fl4 passes through rich agricultural
hnd b TIE Saohomiah. 9tilaeuamish,
Mtall. Hamish and Nooksack sellay&
uess streams, except The HAmlah, are
4atlRable fer distances &C kFom ten 70
&ilY niles above their crossings aud vii
mas SAluabfa Feeders % the rAiifoad
~ Colonel meets u nov engaged IN
1e1lytY 81 the line from The head Of
1Ae aAaleom toward Seattle. and 4
elgsnplheF party vii ne pet ln ne
~ ahostiy = meet bis party - she
Elamiah Fiveg. The oompany hope
eaMplesa Surveys tnie fAla. and -
.aee ~ % oomrnencs aeaiva opefa'
Neeela ihe Npglng,
hspog,qx- what especial aavantage
a41 Of tire can BE- afforded ~ ihe
tta.dAn Pacide from the East b your
AE(l--AtFain fFom the Easl would a
q ne junction near Hope aud tee
h ~ SEATTLE woold reach that plaee
fa bears sooner than tbs pAst Tor
9lA Tbs distance wnald BE- aonae
~ q favor 81 the ftntoria Feuta hua
4een % aud 70 miles 81 that dist tnce
ND y aown Barnard lnlet and across
q Cali q Georgia, while % Seattle
nae vii Be az railway.
er9zleE,- " bat grades and engineer
0Mealliaa are thar On thia route.
~ theFe arr 40 LHnnels and -
eaa he4Ey Grades. kron Seattle 20
t&ad Of Lake Whatcom d IL uFae-
il level euunsfy. From shsre q
nneham Bay thsre = ona ans 9 half
a e moderately heavy wogk. 1here
net meRe than 10 miles exseealna .
Nteet grade. hat more tAan tWa AZ
sk.maiine leo feet, ana tkeas are -
N.8lnAi psinss,
- enmpany LIS been 10 exialanoe
2ls TIME, hat Until very Feeensiy nol
$50 has been said ahoas a, Z REMARKED
e reporter.
Yea thai 4 tFue," replied NJ. Can
~ ''ps have felt THAI 90 hetteF gas
- = quietly and esonomicalsg parsaa
-. oliRiBAl plan, - Faiae 40 faiss hapts
eaAso hs1tra 10 bad dleappoinlnaeaia
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sasi aFFivsd a. p. !. LAHn 4 Ca, .
sA na o. ladies', misses and child
vas tns kFeneh and cnraeaa Nd shoes