The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06
WORDS OF PROMISE.
Judge Burke on the Purposes Of
Great Northern.
BIG LAKE SHORE ROAD TRAFFIC
Contractors Ready to Begin Construc-
ton of the Belt Line This Week
Railroad News.

Judge Burke telegraphs from Chicago
that he has had several conferences with
President Hill, OF the Great Northern, and
that the definite and settled plans of the
company involve greater advantages
70 Seattle than have yet been
suggested 10 the public. Barring
Bros, the great London bankers. have
Issued circulars in Europe. in which Seat
tie is named as the important city selected
Tor the Pacific coast terminus of the Great
Northern railway. Hill told Bailey and
myself" says Judge Burke. .'that within
TWO years steamships equal to the best on
the Atlantic would sail from Seattle to
China and Japan. This means 3 great for
eign commerce for Seattle. The Great
Northern has already succeeded in stamp
ing Seattle as great commercial city,"
President Elijah Smith, of the Oregon
Improvement Company, expects Saperin-
tendent ]. l.. Howard from Portland to-
morrow. He said yesterday that the state
ment in the Railmoy Age 20 the effect that
the Oregon Improvement Company has
made surveys for a line from Empire City,
Or, to the Coquille river, distance OF ten
miles, and will ultimately continue it to
Roseburg, is incorrect That line, Mr.. Smith
said, is probably proposed by the Southern
Pacific or Oregon & California railroad.
General Manager I. ]. Miner. of the
Seattle 81 Montana, returned last night
from down Sound 10 see about the con-
tracts to grade the line from Seattle to q
point beyond the Skagit river. The bids
for grading, timber and ties will be re-
ceived until next Saturday night Resi-
dent Engineer Watson left yesterday with
a party 10 inspect the line north.
Chief Engineer Talcott, of the Seattle,
Lake Shore e. Eastern, will go out Monday
or Tuesday to inspect the work of con-
s,ruction north. He says the lack of mate
rial and high water in the Skagit river will
delay the completion of the bridge at Sedro
until September /.
Vice-President w. P. C.ough, of the
Great Northern, returned Friday night
from trip down the Sound. Mr.. Clough
will remain here until the work of construc-
ton on the Seattle & Montana to connec-
ton with the Fairhaven e. Southern is well
under way.
Manager HI. w. McNeill, of the Oregon
improvement Company, has appointed II.
+. Nichols assistant superintendent of the
Seattle & Northern railroad. Mr.. Nichols
was formerly Northern Pacific agent at
Chehalis.
The Centralia correspondent of the Posi-
INTELL1GENCER writes: A corps of Union
Pacific surveyors arrived Tuesday night,
and will at once survey the line to Olym-
pia, on which work will commence at once
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern trains
on the Fourth carried $50 passengers from
Seattle to Snoquoimie Falls, $50 from
suburban points and 200 from Snohomish
and other points to the falls.
Chief Engineer J. w. Kendrick, of the
Northern Pacific, came here from Tacoma
and returned yesterday. Attorney j. H.
Mitchell is expected from Tacoma to-day
Contractor C. G. Henry arrived yes,er-
day from Tacoma and will begin work this
week on the Lake Washington Belt Line of