The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-30
WASHINGTON NEWS
Progress Of the Port Town
send Railroad.
SEATTLE 8 so.rnsRy srRrrr.
Robbery In . Whaseom Dtve-Fssr.
haven Improvement AcrH
dent ~ Slaughter.

sHFHAtIs, June g.-Joseph Kuhn,
president of the Port Townsend South.
ern Railroad Company. and Messrs.
Morgan, Williams and Hastings OF
Fort Townsend visited ChehaIis re-
Gently for the purpose OF seeing what
the people wcuid do in the way of
assisting the construction Of railroad
70 this point At meeting held
Thursday evening Mr.. Kuhn stated
that De bad assurances oi ample capi-
tai now 10 buiid the read, hut that In
asmuch rs the traffic oi the road
would not probably for q few years
pay both running expenses and inter
est on cost of construction the espi-
taiists would require that land or casr.
subsidies be raised sufficient 10 pay
the interest on the company's bonds.
Nothing would be asked until comrle
ton OF the road, and the eompanv
guarantees TO build twenty-five miles
before July. 1899. and TWENTY-FIVE
miles each subsequent year. They
prefer land to cash, and at least must
have the right Of way and depot
grounds given them. Mr.. Kahn
stated that Chehaiis had always been
their objective point, and that II a de-
cent bonus or land subsidy was raised
the road would he completed 70 this
point within eighteen months. He
realized that 10 secure the traffic of
Lewis county IL was necessary Ia
come TO Chehalis, this being a natural
common point.
Alter Mr.. Kuhn finished numerous
questions were asked. all of which
were satisfactorily answered. it was
then decided to call a mass meeting
Oh the citizens on Saturday evening, al
which propositions will be submitted
IN iuIl. and necessary steps taken To
raise the bonus. Much interest L.
manifested in the scheme, and liberal
ali will lie gwen generally.
Railroad" Is ali the talk now. any,
way. The Seattle & Southern people
have passed Newaukufn prairie and
Will be on the Cogiitz river next week.
They claim 10 have found a pass
through the hills east OF here, with
not over one and a half per cent
grade. This pass is about on the
meridian line, sixteen miles east ot
here, tut from there turn Is made
to the westward until a point only
eight miles from Chehalis Is reached
Prom there they viii go as near direct
a. possible To the Cowiisz near or at
l-adew. Those who have watched the
turn OF things, however, believe that
this road will he built through Cheha-
lis Tor many reasons, and that the
pass through the hills is not nearly SO
easy a. reported. III fact that the
Seattle X southern is simply playing
for bonus. Well, they can have ii
Chehalis wants that road. as 90 all the
people of the county. Everywhere
there Is the best of feeling towards il.
and land owners are wiling To do ali
they can 10 help it. They expect
that the building OF the Seattle &
Southern Will give them many needed
facilities for transportation and accom-
modations which cannot be had at
any price. There is also party OF
surveyors now at work in the Cowlitz
pass, said TO he Union Pacific people.
Their objective point is not known.
The county Jail now has four prison
ers awaiting trial. They are Thomas
Smith, for assault committed a year
ago; a fellow for stealing a gun at
Winlock; and two who give .be names
OF L. r. Martin and John Murphy.
Tor larceny. The two las; have been
committing depredations i'm the coun-
" some time. About week ago they
robbed trunk at Newaukum of two
suits OF clothes, pistol, iocket and
other minor articles. Afterwards they
went through several houses in Che
halls, securing some money, clothing
and other stuff, Gaping their exploits
with stealing, Friday night last, a
sample case of hardware belonging 10
a drummer named Amos who Is trav-
cling for Foster & Robertson, of Port
land. The sheriff aud constable had
suspicioned the men Tor some time.
| and as they hung around kept close
watch on them. Saturday Constable
Burnett found they were trying 10
trade revolver TO young man here.
who was instructed to lead them on,
Monday the young man reported the
trade ready, when the officers APP
peared and took them in. 4 large
quantity of stolen stuff was found on
them, among which was the pistol
stolen at Newankum and q new re-
volver and some cutlery belonging 10
the drummer. Yesterday the con-
stable found the sample case, which
contained about a hundredweight OF
cutlery, and today he found another
cache in the woods of stolen plunder.
There Is no doubt of their guilt
At last the iiunie project has as
sumed definite shape and will no
doubt succeed. Subscriptions amount
ing 10 5000 of stock have been as
sured and Mr.. Joy saws he will build
the hame for s. 500. The flume will |
he seven miles long and be large
enough 10 carry the lumber from a
large mill on the Sewaukum river.
and any quantity of shingle bolts 10
Chehalis.
The ball for the benefit of the fire |
department nefted $3.50
Mrs Barrett has contracted for a
large wind mill and reservoir. 10 lie
Immediately built on her homestead
on the hill side for the purpose of |
supplying water To Main street. The
water viii be pumped from a we'll in
which are two living streams Of water.
aud the reservoir Will be I9D feet higher
than the town, which will give ample |
pressure.
Work on the foundations of the new
opera house has commenced
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