The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-14

iaw once last evening. discussing the Sit
uaiion with Mr.. d. RI. Gilman and NJ
joan hcary. stockholders Of the seattle
Lake Shore 4 r issern Railroad. All three
were IN happy frame Of mind and ev;-
Gently vel pleased tha. al discrimination.
AGAINST Seattle in tie matter OF freight tar
us had been removed
VIII this new sitnsticn hare au~ efsc.
upon the fortunes q The seattle. Lake
saore Eastern road =" aaeried the re-
porter.
II this aew schedule includes grain. as
! assume II does" replied Judge Burke.
n siy Judgment il will have 3 verr b~ue-
aeszi eject upon the Seattle, Lake shore &
Eastern. lou see IL is peculiarly a se-
asae railroad. With the upbGiIdinr
o. Seattle a. It's fret and central object. -
whatever builds up Seattle. heips 10 az
eosnpsish tee purpose Of tie road ard + 81
dlrset benefit 20 the road itself. Seattle
VIII presently have connection with the
aanaaian Pacific, and IL vii then he
Practically the terminus OF two great
iranscontineBtal line, the Sorthern Pacific
and Canadian Pacisc. The effect OF this
OF Seattle will be magical in pronotire
and affecting i.S growth. .
IA
listened approvingiy TO the words Of
Judge Burke. anything that helps to build
up Seattle and make 1t q commercial cen
ter, Is OF direct aid incalcalable benefit 70
seas;ie's own road
This new schedule continued Iudge
Burke, will directly tend 10 increase the
tfaiIlc OF the Seattle. I.ske Shore 4 Eastern.
atia u Eiil take but very short time 70
demonstrate 10 the Northern Pacific that
u = advantageous 10 the Seattle railroad a.
well.
Today or city front is lined with ware
houses capable Of handling any amount OF
Eastern Washington produce economically
anu with facility. These warehouses were,
or ct least many Of them were. built IN an
! ecapaiion OF just such move as this. oar
water 'front.' is nox in much better cor
diiion to handle grain than before the ire
and It's facilities can be increased 70 any re-
CURED extent
M John iseary here suggesfed that the
present warehouses would furnish storage
Tor go tons. giving facilities Tor loading
from ten to Fifteen grain ships AT one time.
In conclusion Judge Burke said that il
was not unlikely that this new schedule
would be followed by movement result
! ing IN line union depot for Seattle
AFTER 4 STRUGGLE or yg.Rs.
1t IS 4 fact that this Is joyful news after
re have been Disseminated against Tor
years and years, sail hon. A A. Denay
/ To Pssr-isTgfLTsEzcKg reporter who
| found hisa at his residence last evening.
FROM the tinie Of the location Of the ter
minus Of the Northern PaciGc there has
been persistent and determined discrin-
iraiion against this place and in favor Of
Tacoma In July, 1873. We we're notified
OF the location OF the terminus by dis
patch.
/ Dir. Denny here took down a hook from
shell and opening it produced the follow
ing original dispatch
kALAxA. JuIy ii. fs72
/ Zion. A. A. Denny. Seattle. ne have located
! terminus on Commencement hay.
u. RICE.
J. c. AIsswogrH,
coz s.oners
/ Prom the moment We received that dis
! patch continued Mr. Denny, I'VE knew
/ that we must make our own fate AGAINST
The determined opposition o. the
/ Northern Pacific. We knew it would be
lie and death struggle. aud We nervea our
/ selves Tor H. The FIRST means of projection
/ adopted was the organization Of the Seattle
u Haila Waiia Railroad Company. with a
VIC" 10 bNis1sAr a me from seattle tD
Nasls Walla. b. way Of Snoquaimie pass.
! This was strictly local enterprise. We
+ had raised quite large subscription 10 offer
tie Northern Pacific commissioners for the
location of the terminus here. and as II was
/ no longer needed for that purpose, we
turned ii, go far as possible iuto the new
! channel We sent 20 work. and by almost
surerhunian efforts. succeeded in building
upH ard Of twenty miles Of road.
going a. far s. Newcastle We
I failed 10 get she encouragement we
/ needed from east o. the mountains and
particularly from the WallA Waila section.
! and became embarrassed. A a result We
/ sold the road 10 Willard. The Seattle &
Walls Waisa railroad then went ont Of en-
tsience, and vas succeeded by the Column.
! hls & Puge: sound Company. There can
! be no doubt OF the fact that the organiza-
ton Of this little company and the amount
+ of energy and vim thrown into Ms efforts.
saved Us and kept orr heads above the
waves.
We bad the direct and energetic opro-
sitson % the Northern Pacific against US aII
the while down to tie time that Willard
gained control q tie organization. lie was
'fseaaly 20 as znd gave ~ iastice: but
from the tine that he sent down, the old
& f4f4A-4 ~ - fT%4fAsrss As44 IA been pursued
ever stree
Fasa czuse 90. second means u relief.
The sssttAe. Lass shore & Eastern. which
hAs been \ gsFy Important factor in our
.orsusss- Inc promoters e that enter
pFsse nfs wgsfag q al con fueuaatlon for
F wkss tAsT hsve done have 30 doubt
that ~ All n0s. almost Immediately,
hare TAR treatment fhz1 He city saved
!9ou rain ~ EsT osn sssrt50us s,.i Re
placed GO - ss4a&l togf.Gg stu Tacoma.
sd that eFrFs Thing So ts handled on a
F business basis. have insisted All along
+ that Sc ditn : sak snY spsoiAi IavoE We
d.aa / ask FOR Discrimination against Ia
coma ~ any ether fniat Al Sc a~ked
g {As bands 81 tne <uffhsru Pae}Ge Mas
/ .Alr trsatAeat and e thea Ns aeut deNa
the rurse wssssld - on our owu beasss We
oase fruaphed and built up a ei;y ia
sFHe ~ the po@eglal opposition
of the Northern Pacific 1ilsf national eater
( Prise that mss been hans .ed almost actlresv
! ~Iih v-eE tu provide sgecU.aiioa and iha
( sa1"-e's ai % Ensi-e speca.alor* Ths scat
+ &C. scea aas asHsys been 81 take rafe 4f hey
+ asr Interests. and sae has tleeessts. all
s4ltaiaF- NhHf wav not te expected u
her wher sAe }sroH.es 80 a. 4ut~s.s ssa
paEp ses tie terminus 80 tls Northern
Pacific ~ she I'll - u tha, read e9laes
uuder the tfssat-4aage and ba>iHess.}ske
manage meat gk45 ts,- LES scaeduie {ar,-