, 1889-06-27
IN THE CITY.
officials of the Union Pacific
Visit Spokane Falls.
Their Opinion Of the Place and
Its Future Prospects.
Tho Trial OF Frank hiarttn-Desth OF Oar
neii's VIC i'm -shO"tsnR CONTEST
Eisctrio Road Construction.

A special Union Pacific train arrived In
the city yesterday with a party OF othcials
OF the road on board. The party included
General G. NJ. Dodge, president OF the
Denver, Texas & Fort Worth and one OF
the directors OF the Union Pacific; Mr. w.
n. Holcomb. vice president OF the Union
Pacific; MIR. j. s. Cameron, assistant 70
President Dodge; General Gibbon, COM
mand.r of this military department.; Mrs.
Holconib and Miss Curry. secretary to
General Dodge. The distinguished visit
ora we're met by prominent ousineas men
and shown over the ctty. They Expressed
themseves as highly pleased with the out
look but mad little to say IA to tie pur-
pose of their trip A REVIEW represen.
tatiye called upon them IN their Car ana
was accor ied corteOus greeting. lhe
gentlemen stated that the Rockford ex-
tension to Spokane Falls is to be- pushed
tor ward as fast as men and money can
build it. and trains will be running into
this city insiGe OF two months, on regular
schedule time.
rne reporter asked Mr.. Holcomb il they
had decided upon the 10 ;ation tor depot.
NO" he replied, I'VE have not. You
teople hold your real estate at such hlgh
figures. we will probably be compelled to
locate the depot out In the suburbs,
bdNt NOL Tue oueiuVrb hich you thSs
manifesto a disposition to assist you.
he Union Pacific asks no assistance,
and there Is nothing that your business men
could do further than prevail upon real
estate holders to make reasonable prices for
the grounds required
1t is known that the gentlemen made
an inspection OF several sltes, and were
especially Interested in property on the
Norts side, but tho details of the negotia.
tions we're not given out.
"You have q good city," said General
Dodge. land We certainly expect u large
business from the beginning. besides u
rapid increase. The outlook is highly en-.
coursRinR.'
Are you prepared TO give any informa.
tion as to terminal rates for Spokane
Fsllsp" the reporter inquired of Mr.. Hol-
comb.
"No, not now" he replied. ''You may
say, however," he added. laughing, that
rates will have to be put up very high 10
order 10 get even with your real estate.
"ln regard TO the trsckaRe arrsn. ement
with the o. X. Il NJ the reporter began
but Mr. Holcomb broke in impatiently:
1--WE are not prepared to make any
statement on those points. Those are all
business propositions and do not particu-
larly interest the people. About the only
LQlnk We can Jdlk dUOul is tue
and the rapid DEVELOPMENT OF the country
So much OF IL as we have passed throu gh
looks exceedingly prosperous and promis-
ing"
The party had intended going east from
this point, but owing TO break 40 the
Northern Pacific they went to Umatilia,
where they will run over the Oregon Short
Line and east over the main line OF the
Union Pacific,
IL was evident that their principal busi-
meas here WAS to make q personal inspec
tion with the view Of selecting the most
feasible route into the city and determ
lining the location of the depot. There
is talk of union depot on the Nortt
side for the use of the Union Pacific
Washington & ldaho). the Spokane Fails
Il Northern and the Seattle, Lake Shore d
Eastern, with the probability of ultimate
ly Inducing the Northern Pacific to unite
with the others snd change it's route
through the city along the river front, bu
nothing is definitely known as to whether
this Is seriously contemplated or not.
Among chose who called upon the offic
ials yesterday we're Messrs. A. M. Can non
j. j. Browne, II. Bolster. General Curry
w. n. Taylor. A. A. New berry, Warrer
w. Hussey, J. Z. Ross and others.