The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-12
PORT TOWNSEND.
Reliable Railroad Bamors- Terrible
Accident ANertrd Notes.

PoRr ToeNsENn, Aug. 1.-The main
topic uf eohvc. saiiou NJ The port of-eniry is
railroad. All eyes are ccnicrcd on the
movements ofihc Port Townst nj Southern
directors, aud all hearts beat i4yously a.
the assurances given b. these gentlemen
that tack laying Wilt be begun before
another moon rolls away. Que Of the
original sua most prominent projectors Of
the enterprise has been absent most of the
time for two weeks aad il Is an open secrsst
that be r making contracts for thc build
log OF the Nrst section south from Fort
Townsend. rlerc are some who feel that
work should be delayed sntil next spring
admitting the consumatlon nf arrange
munts already on fOof to make the road a
part OF some great transcoutuen'a system
but the bulk ~ public sentiment T. Ia favor
Of starting The roa1 ~ once and this senti
mrnt i quite sure Go be carried uut. It's
promoters argue that Port Townsend with
It's commanding situation ~ the gateway
Of the sound viii receive plenty Of Offers
nom the great lincs beaded this way. a.
soon n toe road j. started.
The entire Gloucester Nect that have de-
iefmiued ~ Mitigate 10 ihese shores. MAX
ing a city In themselves, will locate Al Port
Townsend ~ work Is cAmmenced Ou the
roGd. This means an addition 81 a. least
ana persons iu the port 81 euty'S pepnlS.
ton. All ships loading which viii take
Their caTrnes here instead Of Tacoma.
Thereby saving s-oo0 In tonnage nrd other
expenses II VIC have q railroad. In fact =
raslroad means an immense civ on
Quimrer Peninsula. vita its land Toe kssl
and Incompatible hsrls0r. Thus saith
those who wish The railroad begun az once,
and their Arguments appear uusnswefat.le,
The day ~ promise uf the peninsula city
appears L. he at hand.
MOTT HAyE BgsS rEERfniy.
Tae Po<TlNtEttiUENcER correspondent
called Hf the electric light works the ether
evening. and WAS startled hy the inf0Fma-
lion impaired by the good hooking man.
aser, Il seems That ilse engineer, instead
OF beins in blooming and rascatc health,
had he heCu Is iHcnes nearer sGfac Uas'
ceinc connected with the arr dynamo that
heat against ihr wall with terrific s0rce,
would have been 'nsuEicd nsnainS,
some ENHANCEMENT 81 the belts Was The
sause OF thc machine RAINING away from
" Propcr placv is such he's haste. kSeTy'
ming was rHnniUg all riehi again IN thrt
Minutes and thirty seconds. which means
very quick AND ccWnendahie work on ths
part OF the management.
NpTE~.
MAJ Van eockclin has taken the f,ssT
IstkLll6ENcsR since the hrst dag Ct was
stewart SNYDER. of seasttc. has been ap.
pointed dvpatv collector Of customs a. the
qualification 80 nj, hosts Of friends.
iae sfrr, is wide awake ihtSn lNoofaiQx
aeys and reading Wholesome lessons vita
cut fear cr faVor
ihe county GONNA issionsrS and cstx
council vie with each othcg on public i'm
proVcments
Friday and ss,ur, ~ : steamers hgcagh'
mass VI Scaiu0 nal estate men "a tbs
PeFt0feutrv.
Six uew stores have bceu opeard ia Pefi
fewaselsd Wltiiiu a month
AL
dsy
ihN Rev transportation sclnpsuy arr sc
cntins the Island trade fnr this city
Wes,loa MIN. @, is said. VIII s,-nu b
started here
=. Tbs question D, often asked whether q,
hart1e Mass CcmrAay Is dead ar sleeping