The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
THE {. & P. S. Il. r.
LITTLE ROAM THAT BRINGS WEALTH TO (
SEATTLE.

A LITTLE R3Ap THAT BRINGS WEALTH TO
SEATTLE.
The Seattle and Walla Walla Com
pany built road Fl miles long, from
Seattle 10 Renton and Newcastle. II
secured an immense coal-earrying
traffic, and became so desirable that.
nine years ago, when Henry Willard
was buying everything that looked
that looked like q steamboat or rail-
road in these parts. it was taken in
with other properties. II was then
changed In name 10 Columbia &
( Puget Sound. In 1854 and 1855 il was
extended up the Cedar river valley
and pushed over to Green river. New
mines were opened at Cedar Noun
tain, Black Diamond and Franklin,
and the coal trade corTespondingly
extended During the past year this
little rOng OF 50 miles carried 800, 600
tons ol coal, besides great
number OF passengers and vast
quantity of other freight 1t
was by loo per cent. more profitable
than any other piece OF road in the ter
ritory. Its usefulness Is now about 10
be further increased, An extension
! is 10 be made up Green river to point
OF connection with the Cascade diyi-
sion of the Northern Pacific. L. will
be made OF standard gauge, AMI il vii!
be equipped and managed as a first
class railroad should he lsy this act
the distance 70 Seattle from Eastern
Washington viii be reduced IS miles,
and Seattle viii be IL miles nearer that
country than TaCams by the Northern
+ Pacific route. This means great deal
for seattle. The rails for this extern
sion are nov on the ship Henry Viz
lard coming from New York. and il Is
>uppo-ed they viii be laid by the tst
OF next July.
PUGET SOUND SHORE Line
This road j. q miles long. and ex-
tends from Seattle 10 Stuck Junction.
here 1t connects with the Northern
Pacific. IL was built by the Oregon
+ TranScOntlueutal in 1881 for the
Northern paCi6c. bal was not taken by
the latter. since then il has been con
tfoiie,i and Operated by the men who
control AMI operate the Columbia
E & Puget Sound. the two roads being
worked together as one. An enor-
nous trade has been 3evelope,i
during the past three years. The
Z country along its route has
( been thickly settled. until il
T Is almost continuous but
{ struggling town. No other road mas
so ,lense population in it's immedi-
ale vicinity. The sly business Is very
heavy. The through business requires
three Long trains each day morning
and night pas eneer trains. with Pull-
mans for Portland and the East. and
a freight train. As many as 40 loaded
csr> have come in single freight
train. ;hree-iourths OF which were
from the Eastern states.
There has been much PAST talk Of ex-
tending tul~ road - Portland II such
q move Is NOT made hy its managers
very speedily another ROAD vii Ger
tsiuly be- auiit Alansside Of il that
vii reach Portland.
An Indication OF the business done
over the g. miles of road included
~ this little system i found in
the passenger and freight receipts.
which aggregate SIS 600 per month.
THE BELLINGHAM BAY ROADS.
These are set somewhat indefinite.
but they are gradually taking sub
stanual shape. The first to actually
get % work was the
BELIISGHAa BAY BRITISH CoLUssHA.
Otherwise knoWu as the Cornwall
road This extends back from the
hay towards the Nooksack river " here
the compAny has zeal mines. Ii Is
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