, 1889-08-15
THE RAILROADS.
The Ofiioes Established in New Quar-
ters--Some on Wheels.

The Spokane d Northern railroad
management occupied five office rooms
in tho Eagle block previous to the fire.
President Corbin became warned In time
and saved all the books, vouchers and
other papers and articles of value be,
longing TO the company Mr.. Roberts,
chief engineer, saved all of his maps,
field notes and data belonging 20 him,
the loss of which would have seriously
embarrassed both himself and the road.
Mr. Buckley, general superintendent,
lost all the maps, plans, etc, that he
had been accommodating for years. All
the furniture and appurtenanccs be-
longing to the five rooms were de
stroyed, but President Corbin regards
value of the articles saved.
The offices of the company are now In
two combination cars on the track be-
tween the Division street bridge and
the railroad bridge. Here the business
is conducted with considerable facility.
In about two months the handsome new
station near the Division street bridge
offices will be located In the upper story.
Work on the construction of the yards
above the depot is in rapid progress.
This involves vabt amount OF rock
blasting and leveling, which when COM
pleted, will give the company about four
teen acres of finely located yard room.
Upon this will be erected a large freight
house, round-house, water tank and ma
chine shops. The track is now laid four
or five miles beyond Loon lake, length
of about forty-hve miles, and is being
rapidly extended.
THE SEATTLE, LAKE SHORE EASTERN
railroad was represented in the business
Rafl the OF oee ahs e PFeS0Ss WHAT t. tse rs Sns
engineer. His Office was ON Riverside
avenue, opposite the Bank of Spokane
Falls. AN of it's contents. including
maps, plans, surveyors instruments, etc.,
were lost. Mr.. Willard's office is now
safely established in a caboose.
THE NORTHERN PAcIFID
railroad is now handling freight with
almost its former energy and prompt
ness Trains held back in the early
part of the week are now arriving with
unwonted frequency. and the houses
now re-openiig business are hauling
them away as rapidly as their facilitates
will permit. Work on the old freight
platform 10 being prosecuted with en-
platform Will be completed and cap
able of storing several train loads of
freight A TEMPORARY cover will be
erected over portion of the platform,
which will serve until the completion OF
the proposed permanent freight derot.
Singular as 1t may seem, conside rabll
freight IL being shipped from here svefy
day. The shipments include pr, ducts
of the mills and factories, of various
kinds, and In such quantities as TO in.
dioate that Notwithstanding her calamj
ty Spokane Falls has not lost her trad a
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ExpREfs
Is now In fair shape for business al, IL,
new quarters on Post street, few d cor,
south of the railroad track. Du' .inp tn,
past two days consignments thaf hac
been held east and west of tho, citv
have bean pouring In with g. eat rapid
ity, and arc being delivered. as rslpidly
as consignors are ready TO re ceiye them
Business of all kinds, heretofore at
tended to by the company. has b,sen no
sunled, and shipments out are m asie a,
promptly ms ever. The agent expects x
be able TO return To permanent qu arters
probably ON the site Of the old building
within thirty days. ~ ~ -