The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26
FENCED THEM OUT.
How the Z. r. Keeps the n. P
on the City Dock.
4 row BETWEEN The COMPANIES
The Northern Shut Out Because IL
wesIA Not Pay wharfage Charges
II Claims Are Not Due.

The City dock Is now q caxus ixlfs be-
tween the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany on one side and the Oregon Improve
rnent Company on the other, and the latter
corporation seems TO hold the winning card.
Eefore the fire the Puget Sound Shore
Railway Company s terminal grounds we're
on the south end of the City dock, while
the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany occupied the northern half Of IL The
railway company had a main track run
ming along the south end OF the wharf, but
just inside Of the southeriy line OF il had
several side tracks on the wharf. The fire
came. and the Oregon improvement was
slow III rebuilding the wharf. and the Puget
Sound shore road secured terminal faciii-
ties On the broad gauge strip. The wharf
was finally rebuilt. and in the meantime
the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany's business had increased largely.
and when ii Was ready that company
leased the entire wharf. In . contract
with the Puget Sound Shore Railroad Com
pany the Oregon Improvement Company
gave the frsi-naned line the right to re-
build the main track along the southeriy
end of the City dock, but gave IL no right 10
cross the City dock or TO in any way tres
pass upon it, About the time that the
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Company
passed into the hands Of the Union Pacific
Railway Company. the track mentioned
Was built
About q week ago . few carloads Of
freight were run out on 10 the track by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. which
in the meantime had absorbed the shore
Line. and the freight was unloaded onto the
City dock and hauled away. Colonel o. +.
Briggs. who represents the Union Pacific.
was on the alert and when the freight had
all been delivered sent Acting Local Mana
ger /. A. Nadeau. of the Northern Pacific,
= bin showing his road to be
debtor TO the Union Pacific for wharf
age on all the freight hauled across
the wharf ut the rate Of so cents per ton.
More freight was handled on the track and
more wharfage bills were presented. All
OF the latter we're promptly returned by
Mr.. Nadeau to Col. Briggs, marked dis
allowed. The latter laid the matter before
the local officers of the Oregon Improve
ment Company. and late Friday evening q
scheme was worked that has checkmated
the Northern Pacific for ut least short
time.
Just before dark that evening q gang of
carpenters and iaborers employed by the
Oregon Improvement Company assembled
on the City dock. and within an hour an
innocent looking fence made of solid scant-
ling and two-ineh plank had been extended
along the north side of the track the
whole distance. completely shutting it
of from the rest Of the wharf.
II stands upon the property held by .
lease by the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany. yet il is not two feet from the rails
of the track, and while il stands no freight
can be discharged from the track on to the
wharf Here the matter rests, although it
has been reported to the head Offices OF the
respective roads. The Union Pacific has
just land enough on the south side OF the
road to build another fence, should 1t de-
sire 10 do SO.
Mr.. |. A. Nadean was seen about the
matter by Poer-IErELLIsEscER reporter
last evening. When asked ii his company
would enjoin the Union Pacific Railway
and Oregon Improvement companies, he
laughingly replied: NO. my dear fellow
We are peaceabie, law-abiding citizens down
here