The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-12-19
THE RAILROAD COMING.
North Yakima 60 be Connected with
Portland BY = Direct LinessAns
ether TPanseOmtlnental
Road 60 b lsuIIt.

Hon. J. B. ReavIs, Geo. W. Jones and
Edward Whitson returned from Portland
Tuesday where they went as q committee
to confer with the representatives Of New
York and English capitalists who are
going to build railroad from Portland
across the Cascades 70 tap the wheat
fields, mining districts and gardens Of
Central and Eastern Washington. The
committee was well received and the
proposition and requirements Of the COM
pany, which in the incorporation papers
Is known as the Portland, Lower Column
bia and Eastern Washington Railroad
company, were plainly Get forth in writ
ing. and furnished to the committee. In
consideration Of Yakima subscribing q
bonus Of 800, 900 the company agrees to
build Q road from some point on the
Columbia river in Clarke county to North
Yakima, and have the same equipped
and In operation within two years. The
bonus Is not to be paid until the compile
ton Of the road, but 10 to draw interest
at the rate Of Eve Der cent. per annum.
North Yakima is TO be given depot facili-
ties within the corporate limits and for q
time, at least, IL to be made the terminus
Of the road, although the plans contem'
plate It's extension to the Canadian
Pacific and connection Herewith, thus
giving NeFth Yakima another transcon-
tinental line.
The representatives Of the company
with whom our committee conferred said
that Yakima would be the end Of the
division and that the shops would I'M
doubtedly be located here. The surveys
for the west side have been completed
and some work on the east side Of the
Cascades. but not enough to determine
the location Of the road through YakimS
county, although the company will en-
deavoV to have II traverse the Ahtanum
valley. Active building is to commence
from the west within one hundred and
twenty days and at this end inside Of six
months, and at least 100000 expended
in Yakima county during the first year
providing the bonus Is guaranteed.
Yakima can well afford to subscribe
this amount or even q much greater sum-
II Il was pecessary, to secure this valua'
bic line, and the committee will within
few days commence It's work Of canvass.
ing. Every property holder, business
and professional man 10 the county can
afford TO subscribe literally and should
endeavor to lessen the labors Of the com
mittee by coming forward AMI naming
the amount Of their subscriptions. The
Portland, Lower Columbia & Eastern
Washington Railroad will double the
wealth Of Yakima county within year
from its completion.
An enthusiastic public meeting was
held at the council chambers Wednesday
afternoon. The hall was not large enough
to accommodate all who desired to attend
and many were unable toobtain entrance.
Rousing speeches were made and the
opinion prevailed that there would be no
trouble in raising the necessary bonus.
The committee appointed on subscTip-
ton consisted Of G. w. Jones, Capt. J.
H. Thomas, VIM. Ker, J. G. MacCrim-
mon, John Bartholet, 8. J. Lowe and W.
A. Cox. Notes are to be taken which
will be turned over to q committee con-
sisting Of Hon. L. s. Hewlett, J. D.
Cornett, Of the Yakima National bank,
and W. L. steinweg, Of the First National
bank, who will hold the same in trust
until the conditions Of the agreement
made with the railroad company are
complied with.