The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20

nlen q present amounts 10 about sam o0o
: : month, Is being scattered over the whole
rngef sound section OF the STATE.
instead OF being spent In . single
epot 10 IL not the policy of Man
sser Mcneil or President Elijah
smith to try and attract attention 10 The
Work they are doing in one part OF the
state oy making . fight on other parts.
paFucuiariy when they think enough of
me places they are reported to have abus Cd
70 invest thousands OF dollars there from
amc TO time and build permanent improve
menfs there. The Oregon improvement
expended about 500. 600 in Seattle imme-
oiaieiy after the great ire there . year ago.
ana u was one of the first great corpora
IONS to invest its money there and testify
20 It's faith in the future of the CITY in a
practical way. This company Is now
DONG the same thing regarding Port
townsend and it's railroad. but not be-
csuse It has suddenly become an enemy TO
Seattle
work will Be begun this week on the
iAiroad between Chehalis and willapa bar
Dor. Dir. E. E. Webster. of Portland, has
= sun-contract for the entire work, The
south Bend Enterprise says: Mr.. Webster
mas all the material and teams necessary
LOT construction-everyt thing but the men
and has made arrangements IN Chicago
70 nave laborers shipped hence from that
point His FIRST work viii be on the wagon
road across the divide. which be has under
taken to open within ten days. The teams,
etc, viii be used for this work at once. and
naif OF the force will come over to this end
as soon ~ the road Is through. The wagon
road viii be constructed along the railroad
route, and the main construction camp at
this end win be upon Mr.. Laudrrback's
ranch. near Willapa. Mr.. Webster has en-
gagged all the supplies he could possibly get
In the vicinity. Between South Bend and
Whiapa. all the work, except one or two
cuts. will be done by hand. A steamer will
be engaged at Portland at once to convey
the force of men and implements for this
work TO South Bend. Mr.. Webster trusts
to be able to get 500 men. and the outfit
will arrive not later than Thursday next
He viii endeavor to start on the work of
construction with 1000 men-5O0 on the
wagon road and 500 at this point-but will
employ as many more as he can get
The Spokane Falls Reriesc says: Engineer
Preston. OF the Great Northern. Is at pres
northeastern direction, and viii strike the
kootenai river at Boulder creek, about
twelve miles above Bonner's ferry. A
large party OF Northern Pacific engineers
are at present engaged in running line
from point about eight miles below Bon
ner's ferry. on the Kootenai river, in
southwesterly direction, intending to strike
the main line at or near Kootenai station.
It is stated on unouestionabie authority
that the Northern Pacific Will build this
branch, about thirty-two miles. during the
present summer. and that trains will be
running over the road within five months.
4 line OF boats will be pus on the Kootenai
river and lake, when 1t will be possible to
make the trip from Spokane Falls 10 Warm
Springs ard other points in the midst of
the great Kootenai mining region in twelve
hours.
Resident Engineer W. T. Chalk. of the
Union Pacific. said yesterday that the men
were making good Roadway driving piles
on the righ of way south of Charles street.
Three pile-dr;yers are at work and the piles
are capped as soon as driven. Two con-
tracts are TO be let at ence for building the
iine from Seattle to Tacoma and Tacoma
to Portland. Chief Engineer V. g. Bogue
was expected 10 arrive in New York yester-
day to lay the plans of the road between
Seattle and Tacoma before Especial meet
ing Of the directors.
Two carloads of machinery arrived yes
terday for the West Seattle Cable railway
from the California Engineering Company.
In one car was The power-house engine,
which is very ine one. being nickelpiat-
ed throughout. The engine is also pro-
yided with q novel arrangement by which
the speed can be increased without stop
ping the engine. The machinery will be
set in place this week by A. II. Hoadley,
one Of the firm manufacturing the engine.
Contractor P. Smith, who has Q force Of
men at work north OF the Skagit river, on
the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern, was in The
city yesterday. He said people were flock
ing into Sedro beyond the accommodations
of the town. The work on the line is pro-
crossing finely and will be ready for track
LAYING through to the north very soon.
yice-President w. p. Ciough and Chief
Engineer E. II. Becker. OF the Great
Northern, returned yesterday from Fair
haven. Several additional bids were re-
ceiyed Yesterday for the construction of
the first seventy-five miles of the Seattle
a Montana, and the contracts will not be
let until tomorrow.
The line of the Seattle & Montana is pied
a considerable distance north of Pine
street. and large amount OF work has
been done near Ballard. 1t is expected
that large force will be put to work this
week after the contracts are let
The pay car Of the Columbia & Puget
Sound railroad went to Franklin and New
castle Yesterday, with Chief Clerk B. T.
Carr. of the Oregon improvement Com
psny. who went to pay the men at the
mines.
A number Of soliciting agents for several
railroad lines are in the city for the purpose
of figuring on the SOD carloads OF pipe to be
delivered in Seattle for the city water
works.
Attorney j. Fl. Mitchell. jr., of the North
ern Pacific, was in the city yesterday and
returned TO Tacoma. He will be in Seattle
again Monday.
Counsel James Mcknight, of the North
eru Pacific, goes to Fairhaven tonight, TO
be absent two or three days.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Welsh Presbyterian church-seyenth and
Olive sire tS-Preacaing al 1880 a. n. and p
n, he Rev. J. NJ Hughes; Sunday school At ?
nm Tue society meets ev ~ Thursday even
,ng a,7.so D m Tue CT OR, recent organ
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