, 1889-05-09
THE CABLE ROAD.
The Mammoth Enterprise Near
ing Completion.
Only one Mile Remains to be
Constructed.
Fifty Men now Engaged on tls Work
A substsntiai Bridge and New
Wagon Road.


are not aware of the extensive operations
in progress in the construction Of the cable
railway. A REVIEW representative went
out over the line yesterday and was sur.
prissd at the headwsy attained during the
past few weeks. At the terminus Mr.
Howard G. Holmes, chief engineer and
superintendent of the construction, was
found in the midst of a crew of fifty men,
and from him valuable information was
obtained that will be Of interest to many
readers of the REVIEW.
THE COMPANY
was formed last year, consisting of Messrs.
Frank II. Moore, Horace l.. Cutter, j.
d. Sherwood, n. Bolster, w. o. Nette-
ton, all Of Spokane Falls; Howard G.
San Francisco; Albert L. Mills of the firm
of Perkins & Mills, bankers of Colfax, and
Herbert Moore of Wisconsin. All these
gentlemen were In the city yesterday with
the exception of Mr.. Alfred s. Moore,
who was expected to arrive last night
from San Francisco, and a conference Is to
be held tomorrow with reference to the
selection of routes through the business
Center of the city. The work at this
end of the line has been delayed on ac-
count OF the high water in the Spokane
river at the foot of the falls, which has
rendered 1t unsafe to proceed with the
construction of the Monroe street bridge.
As soon as the high water subsidies the
middle span of that structure will be
thrown up, as everything is in readiness
for that purpose. Boone street has been
Strengthened from Chamberlain 3 ambition
through Jenkins addition to Monroe street,
and as soon as authority to grade that thor
oughfare goes into effect the road will be
pushed through to Monroe street,
thence over the new bridge into
the heart of the city. The council
has already ordered the establish.
ment of the grade on Boone street, and
there will be no further delay on that &C.
count. The capital stock of the company
il 5000 900, and every dollar of it will be
expended in the work of construction. The
road is driven through the center of the
most magnificent portion of the city. on
the North side, skirted by the boulevard,
which is three miles in length. and at
distance of three miles from the business
center it again crosses the Spokane river
over
A sPLENDIR BRIDGE,
erected by the company. at q cost of $685..
wv, WhtCb 10 INV SouiPiCtCus hlo 10
structure, the cable road
above and wagon, bridge below. II IL
1900 feet in length, the longest cable road
bridge in existence. The approaches to
the wagon road are now being graded and
when the work is completed nearly all the
wagon traffic from the Big Bend country
in the west, aud the Colville country in
the north, will come into the city by this
route, as the road is established on per
cent grade. and the distance is shortened
from one to two miles, as against the pres
ent route. The construction of the wagon
road, which was done entirely at the ex-
run the cost of the work at that point up
to $50. 900. In addition thereto the COM
pany contribu ted $l2,500 toward the con.
struction of the Monroe street bridge.
THE CABLE ROAD
is one of the most substantial ever built
Ii has solid concrete ryadbed, and ia
supported by heavy iron yokes three feet
apart. The work has been done under the
supervision of Mr.. Holmes. who is one of
the most successful cable road builders in
the United States. and who also is chief
engineer of the new cable road In course
of construction at Portland, and built the
whole of the Powell street railway system
ip San Francisco. He estimates that in
GLIDING the two bridges, the road is now
practically completed distance of two
and.a.half miles. leaving only one mile
yet to be built into the business center Of
the city. Everything necessary for
tns sss SSsap"'ps Sesn parebassa ss 'ss asa rssa S
arrive by the time the road ia finish.
ed. The equipment will be in harmony
with the substantial character of the road
itself. 1t is the intention of the company
to run trains every ten minutes, and II is
expected that hundreds of fine residences
will be erected in that beautiful portion of
the city through which it passes. The
company intends to construct an elegant
SUMMER HOTEL
near the terminus of the road, which is
half mile northwest of the bridge, and
in the center Of Twickenham's addition,
one of the loveliest spots for homes that
could possibly be imagined. The company
has also set apart beautiful tract of
twenty-five acres for q park. in the
bend of the river, near the bridge,
surrounded by picturesque scenery
and shaded with magnificent pines and
frs. Messrs. Moore, Cutter and Sher-
wood own a beautiful tract on the hillside
west Of Twicksnham's addition. There
are numerous fine springs on the elevation,
anu theso VIII DC Improved, RESERVOIRS
constructed, and a system Of water works
constructed to supply that portion of the
city with pure spring water.
Mr.. Holmes informed the reporter
that this Ia the most favorable
location for cable road building that he
had ever seen. The gravel and sand taken
from the trench are efficient to make the
concrete for the foundation, without the
expense of hauling. The road can be
operated by water power at ono tenth the
cost of coal, or equivalent to the difference
between S3 and $50 day for power.
The completion of the road will be one