, 1888-05-17
A RAILROAD CENTER.

LOCATION or THE SEATTLE, LAKE SHORE
EASTERN RAILWAY THROUGH spoKANE To
THE DEPOT eRouNDs-.rHE WARRINGTON 4
IDAHO coMrANY's LINE-THE sPoKANE& &
yoRrHEaS-THEsE COMPANIES CoNTEM-
PLATE A GRAND UNION DEPOT.
Considerable continent las been made as
to the location oftbo Seattle Il Lake shore
through our city, For the last ten days
speculators and real estate men have been
pointing out the exact line Of route at vari-
Gus places through the city, all claiming to
have their information from headquarters.
As all could not be right, sor,e will be dis
appointed when they learn the exact loca-
ton. While our reporter was looking for
items OF interest he happened to call at the'
Land Office, where he found two maps
which have Just been received from the
Hon. Secretary Of the Interior, one being a
copy Of the map Of location filed by the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
company in the Interior Department, and
the other by the Washington & Idaho COM
pany. The line Of route indicated on the
map Of the Seattle & Lake Shore comes into
the city east and parallel with Hangman
creek, and runs thence north through Sec
tions fourteen and eleven, and across the
Spokane river to the northeast corner OF
section eleven; thence southeast through
sections twelve and thirteen to Broadway
street thence east along Broadway street
to lands owned by j. J. Browne, on Divis.
ion street. Within thirty days one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars has been
raised to build this road by our citizens,
and the work has been commenced along
the line, as will be seen by the following
letter
SPOKANE FALLS, w. T., May 3, 'SS.
PAUL Il. MoHR, Chief Engineer 5. L.. ).
DEAR Sin: We hereby notify you that
we have this day began construction ON
the Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern ailway
in accordance with contract dated April
25th, 1888, with aforesaid railway company.
ls'sned'l B1ssI Rsspes'lqiiy: e cnisals.
The Washington and Idaho conipany's
line comes in along the southern line of
sections thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen
thepce diagonally u little north Of east in a
straight line which crosses the river, TO
point of intersection with the Seattle Il
Lake Shore on Brownies land. Late yester
day afternoon MIR. Browne filed with the
county recorder map desig-
mated as Brownies addition in
section eighteen in which is indicated
lands reserved for depot purposes lying
alaC9nt TO the river. Inc Btncral SuppOsl'
tion is that this reservation is Tor the com
panies named above. 1t is also stated that
the Spokane & Northern have made ar
rangemeHts to start their line from this
proposed depot sight, making grand
union depot by the three companies. In
glancing over the above state Of facts IL will
be seen that out of all the railroad building
mapped out for Spokane in the near future,
none is more important than that of the
Washington & Idaho line, which is really
branch of the Union Pacific system. This
will bring u second trunk line to our city.
The same can be said of the Spokane &
Northern. When completed, this road will
bring direct transportation to our doors on
third transcontinental line. 1t will oc-
cupy about the same position as the Utah
Northern has for many years past in con-
nection with the Union Pacific system. If
the Manitoba company should finally con-
clude to adopt its only practical route,
which is through the Cnur Alepe couptry,
and thence to this city. Spokane Falls wonld
be the greatest railroad center Of continent
al lines in the United States. Its future is
certainly encouraging.