The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-03
WASHINGTON NEWS


waxreex. Aay Reports eofzls
direct from Ms. Eugene cznfieId tbaf
he r,,oncT has been secured for taf
CONSTRUCTION 81 bis Iine Of railroad
from New Westminster 70 seattle via
Whatoosn, ard lively work VII begin
nIong ssse Line ~Ithis1 twenty dayss
Il hiss herr stated y Mr.. Gilman Of
the west sssaxs raIIreAa tsaat line
wsn Sc ran int, Whasessa within =
yesr The people n sse vicinity g
tie goeksack crossing are alfezay
xpecsIatiag IN tcEnsl1es o. sbf iifie o.
the railroad.
Two ship loads q iron for tEae Corn
vail raiIrD4a. running out 81 sehonser
are expected any day. Ihls eompany
have recently extended their WHAT
end fsaere than dOubfed - SIZE 70
ruse. baxines5 requirements.
Perhaps not ieSa than nsty aonsss
On Exssinghsra bay aye eos in course
al strssrsi0n. and ~ tasug more
have f,esrl cun sracse~S foe the next - xty
DAYS.
The Bennett rAsiFoad company are
f.sssEsiinr their line from k6srfaven -
tha skazst II q very rapid rate. aud
sr.,s.e LIMIT coal has been discovered
near saBish lake, along tie lssie.
There are 10 ts three large saw nsisis
busls en i.eilirghans BAY Within the
NEXT ssx m1nths ore af fzsrnaFsts,
osse at sxnouss By the CorHNaI corr.
pzny, and she third At SC licsfse creek
uext u Whatcera. ~ syndicate .s
British capitalists. Al q snezn Viii
Sc bsssif III over 10000 c8pAcsfy.
The logging camps and $50 nitiis
around Beiiinrhagn hay arc sil busy
and cannot supply the demand for
lurnber. raueh Of which Is being
slssprea from abroad. Hall street -
being Graded and wild connect Seaome
and Whatnoaa within ten days.
Every property owner has complied
with ts1e ordinances requiring the
brush and woods 20 he cleared from
the toMnsfts. The result il q wonder
fs,i change for the better In the appear
ance Of che city
TuE PRIMARIES.
Al the primaries held yesterday 10
elect delegates Ca the Crawford county
system 70 attene .he district CONVEX
ton ia Whatcom May Z. very little
Interest was taken In the country AMI
fhe frhooI-iand squattsrs. tsde-land
jumpers and the Bennett railroad cor
posaf;on practically won victory BY
voting their employees s0EsdEy for set
Of Delegates Ia she interest 81 said
coordination In the city Of What
Gem fGs votes were cast, of which j. j
Weisenbnrzer's ticket tsnti-corpora-
taon ruleb obtained ~. and +. Eldridge
(Bennest's eandiGatee received 60. At
Beilingham, where the Eennett com
pany voted a large number OF railroad
men. +. r. gongilI received lao
votes out OF lS7. The rate In
the county Is light, but the returns do
nos set Indicate what the result viii
be. The candidates for the eonstltu-
finnai convention arc Edward III
bridge. ] J.. Weisenburger and G. ~ !.
Kellogg for Whatcem county. II the
Bennett company. through the instrn-
mentality Of their railroad votes. re-
ceivcs g majority of the delegates and
endesvors TO dictate the nomination
Of delegates TO the convention, the
country people viii PAT up an irde-
pendent candidate. A lively three
cornersd fight in Whascom county
Is very probable.
II Is generally conceded that the
northern portion of skagit county viii
be permitted Ia name from that
county one Of the delegates, probably
Henry Mcbride or DR.. Calhoun.
Each coenty win probably ratity the
nominations made by the other.