The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-25
THE FIRST TRAIN.
II viii Be Received With Pomp
at Anac0rtes.
THE LAKE SHORE At sEDRo.


Vno Unck Of ne lAko u00Eo vo90 0o0 D0eU
completed = far - ssdro. and the Arst train-s
work tratn-Tsn % that town On Sunday and was
quickly followed By = material train. At 10
O'Clock yesterday morning : speciaI train left
for Anacorrss. consisting Of . b gxago car and
two coaches Tor use on the Seattle and Northern
railroad and the private car Of W. Small. Of
b. Paul, superintendent of motive psweS and
machinery Of the NoEthe rusPa nc railroad. Mr..
Small was &c 'ompanie b. the following North
ern Pacific ofncsass: c. c. comisky. his assiss-
ant: II 81. Warner, master mechsnio 1t Tacoma:
O. n Osborne, superintendent Of Bird re- and
buildings: Joseph NcCabe, superintendent Of
the Pacific division. r \ Taicost chief engi-
neer Of the LAKE gnore, also went mp on the
tain - far - 6edFo. and went on thence 70
samish, to start tracklsying thence 70 the south
FORK Of the Nooksack, distance Of six miles.
This rack WIN Be laid this week.
The special train which will bear the invited
guests to the celebration Of the completion Of
The Lake Shore road to dro. and OF the rum
ming Of through Northern Pacific trains from
Portland 70 Anacorfes, viii leave the Lake
500 invitations have sent out, and the party Will
include most OF the oficials Of the Lake Shore
road the Northern PaeiAc and the Oregon Inn
provemeut Company. besides . number Of lead
Ing cit. Gems OF Seattle. Tacoma and Portland.
and many visitors from the East The train
viii consist Of four OF 6vs cars, and will arrive
ct Anac0rtes ct 2:35 p. m. The train will run to
Tenth street depot In the main town Of Ana
corte& There banquet Win b served 70 the
visitors. Parties viii then visit al parts Of the
town ahd 90 to other places on Fidalgo island.
The train viii start back ct Z p m and reach
Seattle between II and IL ct night The celebrar
ton viii be held u the expense Of the citisens
Of Anacortes. who have raised large subscfip-
frvf and hu
decorated
The reorganization Of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, which has been going on for
Carr, who recently gave place to b r. Bush .
general superinte. dent. and became assistant
superinte ndent Of the Columbia & Puget Sound
railroad. fnally retires from the service and IL
succeeded BY Ed Lyons. formerly superinsend-
ent Of the Washington = Idano division Of the
Union Pacific q. F. Nichols Il transferred
from the position Of superin tendent Of the Be-
attic 4 Northern road to that Of assistant super
intendept Of the Olympia branch Of the Port
Townsend Southern, with headquarters .
Olympia He IL succeeded ct Anacortes By g.
]. McCabes and takes the place Ct Olympia Of C.
G. Jacobs. who has resigned.
Following II the circular issuod yesterday By
Resident Manager NcNeili and Superintendent
Bush announcing the changes:
superintendent Of the Columbia 4 Puget Sound
railroad, with headquarters at Seattle, vice
B. 7. Carr. resigned. M g. J. NcCabe has been
appointed assistant superintendent Of the e.
attic + Northern railroad, with headouarterp st
Anacortes, vice b. J. Nichols, transferred Mr..
H F. Nichols has been appointed assistant
superintendent Of the Olympia branch Of the
Fort Townsend Southern railroad, with head.
quarters at Olympia. vice c. C. Jacobs, resigned.
Ali of the above appointments taking effect on
and after this data"
The Kettle Falls Pioneer says: We have IL
from reliable authority that there is
. scheme on foot whereby this city viii have
railroad connection with Davenport, the Big
Bend and s-attls. There he's been considerable
talk about the feasibility and possibility Of this
road for some time. but II u only lately that Il
has commenced to look practicable, and even
now It may fall throush. although the esntie-
men tnterested IN Il are pusheSs and generally
accomplish Whist they undertake The contem-
plated route, 90 near - could BE- ascsrtained-
but, like al otaes railroad men. are as close
mouthed - Pacific coast oysrsr-is to start
from this city. ran down the Columbia, cross
over TO Davenport and nom there through the
Big Bend to Seattle. Il 10 to b. known = the
Kette Falls. Davenport = Seattle railroad II
this road Is built il win be an immeuse thing for
this city and the country through which 1t
richest sections In Warrington, both In asri.
cultural and mining resources the extent of
which 10 scarcely Known outside Of the settlery
along the contemplated rou T..
The La Conner correspondent Of the Posr.IN.
TELLIGENcER telegraphs: I, 10 reported here on
excellent authority that the war department
has ~ last, in accordance with the rscommen-
dations Of Captain symonds' report, ordered
the railroad bridge tina 0ostructs the northern
entrance to Swincmish channel placei ct right
angles with the channel. and the draw widened
to I'D feet. to reduce the Obstruction TO the min
mum. description OF this obstruction An.
peared in the PosT-IsrELLIexNcER some ave
months ago.
The Northwestern Express Company has nov
opened ofices ~ oil important points ON tie
Sound, and George g. Lis. tbs Seattle manager.
starts today to open offlces ct points along the
Straits from Pert Angeles to Neah bay and on
the Esouimalt 4 Nanaimo railroad. He will
then 20 70 Alaska and open Offices At sitka, Ju.
neau, Douglas island. Loning and Port Toness,
Alaska 10 now without any express service.
Wells. Fargo Co hav ng abandoned the terri.
quarters at Gan francisc. This viii bring a
large amount OF Alaska business to the sound.
the tendency being in this direction already.
All prospect OF the erection OF . union depot
is at an end until the harbor line question h
settled. The rsilroa 10 have ceased to give tn
subject any attention. prefsrring TO lot it sleep
Two carloads Of wheat and three of barlev
arrived u the grain warehouse yesterday.
Kit Carson. contra ting agent for the Union
Pacific railroad at Tacoma, 10 In the city.
DUST To DUST.