The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-19
re TERMINAL BUILDINGS


4ate HDf0 ScfGk3a GHs1f38faf-
tory Csnferenees.
DurIng the past swe days interviews
have ssken place Between EsiiAh saassts,
seesideaf OF tie Columbia & Puget ssaxss
rsslrnad, and r n. TyndAEs. president Of
ne Pa9es eeuE5 Shore locking toward the
naIustmenf % the difficulty By which tie
construction Of fsse terminal fAssslfsex Of
tbe Pages sound sz.are II prevented
Both Of TIE railroad dGraEszfses protested
ffeuseIsps a. snxInsss that TIE frgabIe fe,
seftIed : definite proposition Hsx sub.
mIsted b Mr. Tsnkfaie 10 Nj. SAITH. sss6
US by him rg5ectad. As. Saith then rre-
paeed terms 30 Mr. Tya1ase. vito declined
70 accept them. Il was stated yexserasy
morning thai 81 negotiations between the
compxaEes were on, bus fhis WAS aeaiesss,
and # wzs said upon sasslspnssssle aashor-
It's that artssler conferences woslla be held.
and further efforts made 20 allow the can
ffnuanee 81 the construction OF the ware
house,
ssTxRKsY or THa Ysfsf.fc.
Taas the psople 81 seattle are profound
II interested In the Outcome 81 these meet.
fnes OF the representatives 81 sAe two raif-
usys. nay be seen from the fxo following
letters
SEATTLE. Jza IL, 1889
+. n. Typdaie. Esa, Fres3.Leuf Il fAes
Pnget sound shore Eaisrosai Dear SIR.
A. president ~ the BOARD Of Trade 81 fias
city OF reasfis. ara constrained, ~ reason
Of the controversy that has taken psare re
tween your respective companies. 10 20
dress yea upeH matter which a enle41sed
By All fe be of urgent public Importance.
kexIdes being Of important Interest 70 rozr
sos6s. desire g rail atssasion to the fact
that the Seattle Transfer Company fxhIeh
fact Il ~ pubic nosersefy3 made 4 cor.
tract with the fHset Sound HAora Railroad
company 10 erect large warehouses aud
other structures IS terminal sceum5assar
lions for freight. whifi, are today urgent
pnbfic ueressifies "a the fisy 81 SEATTLE.
and ibas these improvements Inyoive 81,
expenGssnrs sf about xzH.pae, a. confesn1
plated By the contract entered utx bel sefsff
the Puget sound shore Railroad CoEnf,ns,v
and the seattle Transfer Company The
confrosersy, e an informed. r ossf the
possessory righfs OF The railroads 70 what
h knopu as the :. broad gauge STRIP ard
the use OF the broad gauge line b. fhe Go
lumbia Il Puget Sound ruad
do not Ia any mariner desire 10 interiors
@ even . = supposed 70 BE interfering
president OF the Beard OF Trade Of the
city Of Seattle desire 20 call your rsspeef-
i've attentions 70 the detrimental elalirasgser
Of your coHtrsrsrsy 20 the public iEteftss
Yournfths III the freight business trans
mad Companyts line in seattle Is con.
Quoted in tho open air, theirs being 40
adequate facilities fer receiving or property
handling freight hauled or received by the
Puget sound Shore Railroad Company
merchants Of this aify, which should be
corrected at the earliest possible f10zneat
have the homo on the part 81 the Board
OF Trade and the commercial interests of
the city 10 request, II eosa pafibse with the
interests OF your roads, that you permit the
improvements contemplated BY the Goa
tract heretofore made between the Traizs-
fer Company and The Puget Sound shore
Railroad Company 20 be erected under
such compact as shall be agreeable 20 your
roads: ia other words, 20 allow ths inn
prosements 10 b. made Tor the benefit of
The public under sueh arrangements as
shall be IN sb respects Just and fair 70
your companies
With much respect have the houur 10
- your obediclIt servant.
GEORGE b. ADAIR,
President OF the Board OF Trade.
e. III. kiITtSskR, Secretary.
rETITrox OF sustsrss MES.
This letter was supplemented By another
from several OF the representative msr
chants Of the city.
r. II. Tyndale. Ksq'. PTesisIent Il he
Puget 4ouad shore Railroad Dear SIR.
referring 10 the letter Of Mr.. George Is.
Adaif, president Of the Board OF Trade OF
the city OF seattle, We have the honor alxo
10 request that the suggestions made In
the interests of the folumhsa a Puget
bonad Railroad Company and the Puget
sound shoEe Railroad Company viii per
NIT a. merchants and property holders
IN The CITY Of Seattle, We think Il Is inean-
easfens With the interests of the public -
longer delay tia erection OF tae improve
utcnts referred 10 in Mr.. Aasirss letter aud
therefore earnestly feQsH g thai such agree
mcut fasy be entered into between the
co,np.ntes - 80 early dats. that VIII per
init the immediate efecston 81 tie i'm
proyements contemplated by the contract
between the Transfer CuMpany aud the
Puget sound shore Railroad Company.
Hoping this request will meet with fa-
yorahis reply. we remain. Jour okedleat
servants.
scHwanaeHKa BROS. s Co,
ADAM uRfM.
STEWART HOasrs Dnrs Co,
w. r. Eurn q ca.
SaATTtE HARDWARE Co.,
GORDON HARDWARE Co,
MxRfHANrss NATIONAL BANK,
ToKLAs. hIsskRxkS a CO.,
4. lsonK n Co.
4 HAxTEE Il Co.
GEO. w. HAnEfs.
Pres First National Bank.
r. FERnY
Vice Pres. puget sound MI BIZ.
HARRINGTON 4 SMITH.
ANXIOUS ron SETTLEMENT.
These letters were not sent To Mr.. Tyn.
dale alone. but duplicates were forwarded
1T the same time 20 Mr.. smith. Referring
TO the letters and The evident anxiety Of
the business men nf Seattle for m ami
cable settlement OF the controversy. Mr..
Tyndaie yrsfsr ay sAfd that it Was bis
earnest wish that an understanding might
be- reached, and that be should do all In
his power compatible with the interests
and Integrity Of bis company 10 secure for
the peaple OF seattle the terminal ware
houses they 80 much need. Mr. smlth has
expressed himself in exactly the sanae
vein, and II can hardly be understood ahy
the tive pressaents eannet come 10 salts
factory eoaelaslan.
TO rnE COMMON roTSr.
Several OF the prominent business nea
Of Seattle have had interviews with Mr..
Smith during his stay here. aud though
the exact nature OF the topics discussed
has not beria glsea TO the public, IL Is
known thai Mr., smith stated positively
that 1t Is Intended 60 begin imHaesii sicily !
upoa thu construction OF she tsnilsfsssssA Il
Puget Sound 60 the Common Point and I
the transformation ~ the narrow gauge
tafo q standard gauge Detnste arrange
menss for flnlsAsnx tue line have /
been inaagafated and tue work Of /
conssrust'en viii begin hesoFe the ex
pestea arrival af the rails from New York. i
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