, 1889-06-27
IN THE CITY.
officials of the Union Pacific
Visit Spokane Falls.
Their Opinion Of the Place and
Its Future Prospects.
The Trial Of Frank Msrtin-Death Of Gar
nsli's yio i'm shooting Contest
Electric Road Construction.

Aspecial Union Pacific train arrived In
the city yesterday with a party OF officials
OF the road on board. The party included
General G. NJ. Dodge, president of the
Denver, Texas 4 Fort Worth and one of
the directors OF che Union Pacific; Mr.. W.
n. Holcomb. viGs president of the Union
Pacific; Mr.. j. s. Cameron, assistant to
PRECEDENT Dodge; General Gibbon, com.
mander of this military department; Mrs.
HoIcouib and Miss Curry. secretary to
General Dodge. The distinguished visit.
ora were met by prominent business men
and shown over the city. They expressed
Themselves as highly pleased with the out.
look, but mad little to say as to tie pur'
pose OF their trip A REVIEW represen.
tative Called upon theui Ia their car and
WAS accorded u corteOus greeting. The
gentlemen stated that the Rockford ex-
tension to Spokane Fails is to be- pushed
forward as fast as men and money can
build it, and trains will be running into
tina city insiae OF two months, on regular
schedule time.
Tue reporter asked Mr.. Holcou,b IL they
had decided upon the 10 ;ation tor depot.
No" he replied, I'VE have not. You
reopIe hold your real estate at such high
dRures. we will probably be compelled to
locate the depot out in the suburbs"
Have not the business men you met
manifested a disposition to assist you"
81 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"
IL is known that the gentlemen made
an inspection OF several sites. and we're
especially Interested in property on the
Norts side, but tho details of the negotia-
tions were not given out.
"You have a good city," said General
Dodge. land we certainly expect large
business from the beginning, besides
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 in
order to get even with your real estate
'ln regard TO the trscksge arrsn. ement
with the D. 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 pro positions and do not particu-
larly interest the people. About the only
thing We can talk about is the magnitude
and the rapid development OF the country.
So much of it as we have passed through
looks exceedingly prosperous and promls-
ing"
The party had intended going east from
this point, but owing TO break in the
Northern Pacific tney went to Umatills.
where they will run over the Oregon Short
Line and east over the main line of the
Union Pacific.
1t WAS evident that their princ,pa busi-
ness 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 North
side for the use of the Union Pacific
Washington & ldaho). the Spokane Falls
Il Northern and the Seattle. Lake Shore *
Eastern, with the probability of ultimate
ly inducing the Northern Pacific to unite
with tue others snd change its route
through the city along the river front, but
nothing 10 definitely known as to whether
this Is seriously contemplated or not.
Among those who called upon the offic-
ials yesterday were Messrs. A. Nj. Cannon,
j. J. Browne, H, Bolster. General Curry,
w. n. Taylor, A. A. New5ery, Warren
w. Hussey, j. 4. Ross and others.