Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19
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Has 10 sAY - r. uMnunKAgUa
II sigi b rsmsUbesed shsa ssaue II
Assscbss I'D, On the spplssstios q
schn Lssfy. kss. AMI otAers, . fran
elise vas srssssd By she sisy for ~
bending and eqaspoers Of . ssx a
esbls railway fsoa sozfk sescnd sesss6.
- ssy e Nh street, 70 Tie banks oe
| LABS WAaetrRfo0, tteooe scsta 20
Sssksna ststes sn1 sesssu b. the Iasees
sosrouanssss TO fnssfssoe he point Of
esnoesoeUsrf Ga sosth 6eeoud stsses,
ArfInles 81 t'ssosps rstioo wsee dsavu on
snd atsds tbs csCstaI ssoek II tue eom-
psns bes1R p4scsd - e0o0M, With ses
oo5ees OF ba1tdina and sqasppina ths
-Ihe snAnassusus," sssd Mr. Le.rv
yesttr1ss. ~nAs nov socceeded IN a.
rsnsics 9th the Pacific oAbse q .upAry
OF San Francisco fss Tue bnijdiaa and
eQaipnena Of toe rad. he vorf = %
Be commenced imwe6iatoty. ana "A
isesd BY September. i6e6s fhas IL next
September. and net Ia 80 az In -
l 30S s>-ssks - sbR<sfzAe4y X%4<4k4XHU0-
AFTER ste feAochi8 - neoufed ffam
tue city. tie incorporation soaicseed from
the property hoidess aicce aud coceiau
cas- 70 the contemplated line q .sud
subsidy. 10 psopostion 10 10 the amocu,
Of land they oWned 10 aseiss tbs com
paoy 10 procuring tbs large capisai ve
psedsd for 20 Important az undestsh-
Ing. 4 sohe66y. amooptio9 In value to
Q vbsie lot Of money vas procured.
thus piaeieR tie company 10 good shape
10 talk noatness.
sUndes shs contrast sntessd into on
the i6sh inss., the Paci1c Cable Coo
ssrnctieu Oonpsny Of san Francisco, Q
corporation baeksd BY millions Of dol
lars, binds itssif 70 bald and equip
dsst class road 90 the route which /
have marked oos fsr yoa."
4 reporter vss then Delegated to insss-
viAv Mr.. ]. y. Thomrson. repseseusa-
tive Of the Pacific Cable Oonstsuctiou
Dompany. ~ to the character Of the
road biz Company would bald. 1T viii
b road, ssid he. consisting Of What
10 knovn - the O d iron yoke, placed
At certain intervals along the route With
sheesiron water GAY, and SIS inch tim
hers used a. ran and sios ssfineers
The entire road viii be ptanke& With
tso-inoh ptank:Bg. The rope 60 be
used viii be full o1e-ipch Ia diameter,
aud 10 tbe reiGt borheod of 1900 feet
Ia length, made Of the beos cSucihie
steel. With tested tensile ssRenath of
10000 p0anda TO tie square inch. The
fope viii be supported in the tube at
intervals Of ~ feet"
where viii tee motive power be To-
Gated r
Tine engine house. machinery and
car hoaAe will be situated ss the Lake
Wsshis Gtop end OF the rcnte. The mo
tive power viii consist Of the latest im-
eroved asashineTy. There gill be one
i8a36 Cossiss engine, q battery OF tso
boilers. each Of whicn u 81 inches in
diameter BY 10 fee! in length. With all
necessary heaters, pnfnps. take up asd
driving gear. etc. The engine house
will be quite q handsome structure. Il
viii be built on the Q1een Anne style of
architecture aud contain. IN addition 10
The necessary machinery. waiting
rooms. supersnsendeng's oftics, receiv-
err. office. ete."
The ears ss eansns9cemsnt will b
feur Ia asabsf, together With four
dammies, or grip cafs. making eight
ears altogether. These, Of course, will
be increased a. repaired"
"How fast Gill the cars travel p
"Ihe Fope will travel at the rate of
bsS feet per inmate. and OF cousse tie
cars will go 81 TIL same rate"
When Gill xork beRin r.
II have teiegraphed for cur superin
teucsnt Of construction and be IL on
ths way to Seattle nos On his arrival
be " u organixs for the work. We viii
commence some time Hext week as this
end Of jackson ssrs-t, aud the work
sili be pushed iakewafd "a fast as the
material can be procured"
Al this janssnFe Mr., Lessy came IN,
scd when Mr.. Thompson stopped to
take breath. be said: ut Is the inten
,seB of the Company to clear Cd and
prepare recreation aroaEds at suitable
psssnt on tue line Of the road for the use
Of the bsseballisss- Grounds vii also
be prepared for the seattse Res and
Gan Cab and for the military oota-
panies' rinssclabs, together with pleas
ore resorts a, the lake. The company
- also arranging for two steamboat
~ - % 'Ht~. each Of whish mus. have 20
aso.a.- 1865. CT not iess than fiftes8
miies an boar. Tbtss steamers viii
run ia connection ~Ith the road. One
~,li leave Mill street svefs four hours
aud ran south by say of Rsnton, Coal
Greek. Msrcer's islsnd and back SO
Mill rect, ard the otter Will e. north.
touching ~ Laurel Shade. union Buy
sand PUNT. jaansta. Houghion. Mef
GERS Island and home. Tue stssmeis
w,ll b. asted up Gee. aad wiil carry
passengers aud freight"
In O injection With tie Seattle Gable
Road corporation, the same persons
assa formed company ana aled eE:i
cles Incorporating ise Seattle taad Il
imgrovsment Company. the object OF
which is 10 handle the real estate &c
qasrs5 by tins cable company, snd 10 5a
any aud IL other needfui things TO tse
successful casryiug out Of those objects
fne trustees of the Seattle Construction
q upasy are j. N. Thompson, John
LesFy and ]. h. Metcalfe. with Mr..
Leary ss presiasnt.
Before 'ipg." brose in Mr.. Thonp-
son. Il desire to state that the Sesttle
road will be snperioF &c gny sable lines
tn San Fsslcssco. barring only the Cen
crese roads"
40 pairs ehildren's lace and baton