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

! Alaska. and al points 20 the west and
nsrth This vii count immensely IN
farur Of the read with local business,
while Is sid tel per eFsiszlv IN future
shipments OF wheat % Europe. - sfso
10 azy trade likely % arise zittl Asia
or the Islands Of the Pacific This
isrse VIII pass through the great cattle
caun1rv Of Eastern Washington and
tin the Big Bena) through . lard that
has no superior for wheat rziss1g. II
j. estimated thaf IN 1891 i will hare
90 GO tons Of wheat alone 20 bring TO
the seas.o4rd
THE s8ETaExS EE2ycH-
This Ike Is 70 connect the American
system OF railways on the Pacific coast
az1h the Canadian system in British
Columbia. and It val make Sesttle the
American terminus on the Pacific
coast Of the great C4rasssaa Pacific
railroad. This road, from Seattle 10
tie point Of eo3fec ton. viii be 10
miles long. Fifteen miles sill be II
British Columbia, ard vii be built by
the Canadian company FoTty-thEee
miles 81 this end have been rsliif, and
are nov IN daily operation The gap
between. = miles. will be filed by the
Seattle COMPANY during the coming
wear. The northern end Of this road
will he at via. IS called Mission, n
station on the Canadian Pacific u
miles east Of Vancouver, where the
Fraser river can be easily bridEed-
The original intention vas to build
direct 20 Vancouver. huG this has been
changed by solicitation of the Seattle
COMPANY, the new route being Z tritie
shorter. and saving 20 or 80 miles Of
the trip 20 the east This wiis not.
however, preclude close connection
between seattle and Vancouver
Though the distance viii be nearly
40 miles greater. the bridge, possessing
so many advantages over the ferry
boat contemplated Tor the lower Fraser,
viii enabie trains 10 make as good time
a. BY the other route. Ii is intended
later, however. 10 build a branch from
some poiat in Whatcom county TO
Vancouver. which Is too good a town
10 leave cut of the business calcula-
tons OF the S. l. s. & 4. Co.
In less than year, the eompany's
agents declare, passenger and freight
trains VIII be coming daily into
Seattle from New York. Chicago,
Montreal and Winnipeg over the
Seattle. Lake shore & Eastern road,
by way of the Canadian Pacific.
The northern branch viii parallel
the sound, about II miles to the east,
passing through the fertile valleys OF
the Snohomish, Steilaguanish, skagit
and Nooksack. 1t will tap the mineral
fields on the way, and viii engage in
every legitimate branch of railroad
traffic. There Is 10 better country
than that along its line, and that il
will have all il can do Is not oyerstat-
ing the truth.
FUTURE WORK.
Other branch lines at present con-
templated win aggregate probably %
miles.
The lines pariicularized will aggre-
gate about $40 miles in length when
complete. Deducting l37 miles already
finished. and 3s3 miles remain,
which represents the work the COM
psny has laid out for 1850 and 1880.
After that other lines will be attended
TO. but they are SO remote as not to
justify enumeration or speculation Ut
this time.
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
has tirst-Class equipment, consisting
at present OF II locomotives, eight pas
senger cars. three combination cars,
36 box-cars, 100 flats, 50 coal cars and
70 logging-trucks. This company has
recently contracted for 2o,o00 tons of
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