The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-02
THE TERMINAL POINT.
Possibility ofa Third Transeon-
tinenfal Line.
SEATTLE 4 RAnROaD CENTER.
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rmal. Minneapolis & Manitoha raj waF, ar
rived ii sae city saturday. accompanied ~
ID. Il. Moon. = proaatuest wholesake Slef-
chant og - Paul Mr. MOfaler caa1e here
from Vancouver. 3. G. h4Fang come tseIn
Is panl 81 way Of the EanAdlan Pacific
railway.
Mr Mohier Eas SEEN ~ the Rainier
hotel last evening by pseT- IxrKI1ae ScEE
reporter. and asked II rs we're nos hess for
the parfsose ct securing inaorMstsnfs eoEl-
cern5ng shiseity rs railroad center. what
It's terminal facilities weYe, and pArsscn-
larry II there ass any truth IN the report
thai the ST. Paul. Minneapolis 4 Manitoba
RailNay Company desired TO gain lnioF-
nation about the extent route, directorate.
harbor frontage and terminal facilities Of
the seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern railway,
that The latter might be absorbed at an
early date by the company CT which ne
was general manager.
Mr. Mchler said be had little or nothing
70 say for publication other than that
his visit 20 fhe PaeiGEc coast was purely >
private ems. He had not received any IN
structs0ng before leaving 81. Paul 70 secare
any Information about the seatkle. Lake
shore a Eastern or any other railway.
Seattle or any other city as 70 terminal
facilities, OF Tor the purpose OF icok-
ing to the establishment of a terminal
point on the Pacific eoaAt. II the directors
ate OF the 81. Paul. Minneapolis q Mani
t0ba Railway company had any such
scheme in view be bad certainly not been
apprised Of Il so far he bad not received
any information about the Seattle. Lake
Shore q Eastern railway and might go
away without doing 30.
He spoke of the movements of the
Northern Pacific railroad and the Union
Pacific, and also the work being done on
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway
hooking TO two Eastern connections. and
inquired what the prospects we're for an
ether road coming int0 Seattle, other than
the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific,
should che latter make combination with
local lines. lie remarked that If be had
had any i3es he would have been found by
9 reporter. be should have used an So
sumed name. being DESTROYS OF making bis
VISIT to the coast 10 thoroughly unofficial
capacity and pot for the transaction OF any
business for bis company.
Mr.. Mohier and Mr.. Moon leave the city
today for run through CaiIfornia.
President Mcdonald OF the Seattle.
Lake Shore a. Eastern railway, was found
ii his private Office In the Boston block,
and in reply 10 the interrogation OF the re-
porter. said that he did not know OF Mr..
MohleF being in the city. While there
might be such thing as some one Of
the ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba rail-
way officials coming 70 Seattle TO gain in
formation respecting the Seattle, Lake
shore & Eastern railway for the purpose of
presenting IL to the executive rs data in ease
IL we're desirable to maze proposal 10
purchase, he did not know that there VAS
such . proposal contemplated. Neither
did he know whether or not II was or
would be probable Ia connection wsth the
Union Pacific arrangement So far ~ the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
movement was concerned he was
entirely In the dark. bat was
rot prepared to sag that snef q move was
improbable.
President Mcdonald SAID that the Off.
GERS OF the Seattle. Lake shore & Eastern
railway had not been elected by the trust
ees recently appointed az the stockholders
meeting, but presumed the officials would
be named very shortly. The quorum Of
trustees IL in New Ycrk city. where the
meeting will be held 10 appoint the officers
Of the road.