The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-06
ON THE SOUND SHORE.
Route for the Union Pacific
Finally Adopted.
A TERMINAL COMPANY IN VIEW.
Engineer Bogue Says Construction Will
Go Ahead-PayiDg for the Lake
Shore-Railroad News.

Chief Engineer V. @ Bogue. of the Union Pa
cife railroad, arrived in the city yesterday spa
viii leave again today for Tacoma In an inter
yi-w at the Rainier he confirmed the state
meDt OF Mr.. Gates. that the shore line route
from Seattle TO Tacoma had been selected. He
continued:
The right-of-way has mostly all been freely
given, AID condemnation suits for ell not Sc
cured are being ms .itnred. fitzpatrick Bros. &
Collins, OF Port and, have been awarded the
contract for tn. construction of the whole road
ana VIII soon open an Office in Seat lie. Work
Will begin al this end of the road right away
and some work will be done on 1t this year. But
II 10 no use to do much between Seattle and Ts-
coma anti we can get our rails through. Il We
were 10 grade this section now we should
My have to wait until next summer
before we could iron and should
be paying interest on the cost of
the work without any object It is nearly all
hight work. a. the grade is easy, and that part of
the road can be built in three our four months
We shall have considerable bridging TO do on the
tide hats, but otherwise the work at this end is
easy We want 70 get the heaviest grading
done first, and with that obi ct have 900 men
al work at Olympia, Centralis and along he
Columbia river. We must get the grading
along the Columbia river done now because
hign water in the winter and spring would in
teFfere with the work. We are work on the
Columbia river bridge and shall have it finished
by the time the road is builf to the river. Stu
ated as you people are here, al the end OF the
line, you cannot see the vast smoun OF work we
are now engaged in. Active construction to-
ward Puget sound only began last March, and
you can See that we are making excellent head
way. some time may be lost in surveying the
rignt-oi-way through the Payaliup reserv ton,
for that depends on the action of congress"
w nat prospect g there of securing a union
depoi and terminal company here?''
There is more prospect of it than when was
hero last. We are still willing to go into term
inal company, and the consideration OF the sub
ject has been re-opeled. The Union Pacific
stands Ready any time to cooperate with the
NOrtne n Pacific and other roa s here in the
formation OF q company for terminal business,
and viii bear lis part OF ali the bur len OF cost
inciu1ing union depot. II the Great Northern
does not wish TO go Into such company the
other roads may orm one without il. AS TO the
buildings for our terminal here, we have not
our plans fully mpeted yet. II we do not
combine in union depot and terminal COM
psny we shall construct our own, which will be
creditaoie, We hope, to ourselves and TO the
CITY,"
You NAV say to tue people of Seattle who
have so gener usly donated our terminals and
expressed so much liberality that we are going
right ahead with the firm purpose OF com plet-
ing he line at the earliest moment, ond will
have our first train in Seattle by January /,
1892"
There has been some talk of the Union Paci-
fc and Great Northern joining in the construc-
ton OF line from Seattle 10 Portland. Has any
thing been done to that end?"
81 have heard of that proposal, but don't
know that anything of the kind is likely. We
are building our own road for the whole dis
lance"
A. F. Briggs. general passenger agent of the
OREGON improvement Company's lines returned
yesterday from Port Townsend. where he ar
ranged Tor the union Sunday school excursion to
Hooker's lake. to take place today The schools
of the MethodisIs, Congre gational and Presby-
terrain churches, comprising about 500 persons,
will comprise the party. He states that Mr..
Woodman is about TO run a steam launch as a
ferry-boat from Port Discovery across the bay,
a distance OF a mile and quarter,to Woodma
where it viii coSnect with both the morning and
evening trains on the Port Townsend Southern
railroad. In a week or ten days hack or stage
line will be established from the end OF the
track 10 Quilcene, distance of seven miles, to
connect with all trains.
Colonel Briggs says that fine hunting and
fishing are to be had on the east side of Dis
covery bay, which is traversed by the railroad,
grouse, pheasants and mountain trout abound
Ing and during his visit hunter brought in an
elk from that locality.
Hook and Ladder Company Surprise, No 4,
OF Port Townsend, is arranging for a hunting
SASoioAcA W hObhSt luxe dI dIfehTfy
The directors OF the road, with their friends
and the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce
will make d trip over the road on Friday, Sep
TEN Der II
The town council at Ballard met on Thursday
evening Tor the purpose of passing the ordi-
nance granting franchises TO the Seattle & Mon
tans railway and the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern aaliwsy. superintendent 2. W. Dunn
and attorney were present on behalf of the Se-
q & East Ia.
resented the interest of the Great Northern. Tne
franchise gives fifteen feet 10 each ROAD, re-
serving the right for other railways to pass
over their tracks, and allows the Great Northera
the line LeXt to the water front along Shil ole
avenue. This part of the FRANCHISE did not suit
Mr.. Dunn, who considers the line along the
water front the most valuable. He therefore
vigorously objected TO il, and implored the
council not TO pass the franchise until both
companies could together meet the council.
when they might enter into an amicahe ar
ranRement. The council thereupon ordered
! that both roads be invited to meet at their
! rooms on Saturday night, September l3 The
/ franchise on Railroad avenue was not men
/ toned in the ordinance, nor did MI. Dunn
! speak of that part OF bis line.
/ The West Street & North End electric road
sent in its acceptance OF the franchise granted
/ 10 1t some six weeks ago.
James b. Williams, vice-president of the
| Northern Pacific railroad, with his son and
! daughter. aud Frank Heeker, of Detroit, pres
! ideut of the Peninsular Car COMPANY, with his
two daughters and Miss Jane T. Carson arrival
| in the city Yesterday in the private car Mime
| waska. They were joined by Harry Russell
/ counsel and acting president OF the MICHIGAN
Central railroad, and several citizens of Seattle
! aud spent the day driving around toe CITY They
lett on The 5;i5 train Tor Portland. and GO thence
| to san Francisco. They will then return N
! Portland and go home by way OF the Northern
! Pacific railroad. On the way they stopped a,
/ Yellowstone Park and Butte, and have made a
! flying trip 70 Victoria from Tacoma
/ In conversation with PosTINTEII1Grxcrp
/ reporter Mr. Williams said II was here e Oh,
years sgo, and again five years ago, but hardly
recognize the city, II is 50 wonderfully improved.
/ The fire seems to have been ii blessing IN dis
/ gulse 10 you. cannot tell you anything abont
the affairs OF the road, for / LETT New York a
! month ago and have not received business lat
/ 5er or tel, gram, or even read New York news
/ paper, since. ] all out here purely for pleas
urc."
The Whstcom correspondent of the Posr.
/ lSTELIIGENCER te.eg abs: NJ. Anderson.
! OF Park, on Lake Whatcom, vii. soon
/ begin the construction OF a propeller topy
on The lake II VIII Dc 20 feet long aud aboui 20
! feet beam. He expects travel from the Seattle
/ Like Shore & Eastern, which runs within fonr
/ mics u! PARK, 20 pass over Whatcom lake en-
4 route Ia Bellingham bay, and Will build us new
/ steamer 10 accommodate railroad business
Unless The graders push work along more rapidly
than ~ presen- near tn" head Il III lake trains
THE GOOD OFFICE OF:
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