The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-09
HILLS LATEST MOVE.
He Takes Hunts Bonds and His
Portland Road.
HuNTiNcToN's ASTORIA ROAD.
Celnaa Enjsins the Lake shore Roaa-
The scarcity u Cars . Fistieu-
Notes of tie Road.

j y. Colman yesterday obtained . tenn
porary injunction restraining the Seattle,
Lake Shore 4 Eastern. and the Northern
Pacific 4 Puget Sound shore Railroad
companies from building track beyond
the limits Of Railroad svenue, between Co.
lumbia and Marion streets. The suit il
aimed ct the spur which the Lake Shore IL
building from It's main line across the
Union Pacific and Seattle & Montana rights
of-way to Yesler wharf and which crosses
property west Of Railroad avenue now oc-
cupied BY Mr.. Colman, but claimed for
many years BY II. L. Yesler. The purchase
Of the Yesler wharf by President Durham.
OF the Lake Shore road, made him. or his
company. the heir to Mr.. Yssler's claim to
this property. As the disputed ground Is
tide land, the owner Of valuable improve
ments at the time of appraisement will
have the 6rst right Of purchase. Mr.. Col
man b striving by these proceedings to
maintain his position q the improver q
well - the riparian owner TO the exclusion
Of the Lake Shore road. Mr.. Durham dis
cussed the subject with Mr.. Colman yester-
day afternoon and expects an amicable ad-
justment Of the dispute in day or two.
Railroad officials in this city question the
existence Of q car famine, as there has
been no difficulty in securing Ill the cars
needed for traffic from this city. The re.
ports Of scarcity Of cars, which come
from Tacoma. are attributed rather to q
failure of the Northern Pacific Elevator
Company to secure wheat for shipment
than TO . scarcity Of cars to load it in. The
demand for cars 70 pronounced to b only
what ordinarily occurs ct this time Of the
year, when eli the crops are being mar
keted. and it il not likely to continue be-
yond November. The complaint that the
railroads do not furnish enough cars il de-
clared to be unreasonable by General Agent
Nadeau, of the Northern Pacific, who says
that there would be no more sense in re-
curing railroad to keep 10000 extra cars
simply to accommodate the harvest rush
of business than there would be in store
keeper employing an extra force all the
year round in readiness for the Christmas
season.
The Shelton correspondent OF the Posr-
lHTELLI0EScER telegraphs:
The satsop company has about ten miles Of
new road laid ont and partly graded, and 10
awaiting the arrival of the sailing vessel Willard
with the rails, from England. The Willard put
Into Valparaiso some time ago for repairs, bat ID
expected to arrive soon.
Colonel Hsustia Of the nrm Of railroad con-
tractors, was In town today and gave the Mason
County NH 5000 order for lumber and beideo
timbe1 for use at Olympia on railroad con-
stIuctton. They also promised = larger order.
The Mason Comfy Central win put In four
miles Of new road at once. having contracted to
buy 5000. 900 feet Of timber from Port Blakeley
land for that company.
The Hamilton Heraid says: On Monday
last . party Of Great Northern engineers
went into camp Just west of Lyman. and
about Ave miles west OF Hamilton. They
state that their mission is to straighten
outN the survey made by the Fairhaven 4
Southern company, and passing into the
hands Of the Great Northern at the time OF
the transfer, last June. Closely following the
surveyors il another camp of forty men.
They have gone into camp just about half
way between Hamilton and Sedro, at the
end of the grade made BY the Fairhaven Il
Southern, and are now busily engaged in
clearing right-of-way parallel with the Seat
tie 4 Northern, toward Hamilton.
1t IL current talk in railroad circles that
an agreement has been reached between
G. w. Hunt and President Hill, Of the
Great Northern railroad. by which the lat
ter is to take the $1,000, 900 subsidy from
the citizens of Portland and take the bonds
to be issued for the construction of road
from Hunts Junction 70 Portland. Mr..
Hill agrees to build the road 40 q part OF
the Great Northern system, but will fol-
low the north bank of the Columbia river
closely until he reaches the neighborhood
of Portland. He will thus change the
route so as to leave Goldendale to one
side.
The Tacoma correspondent Of the Posr-
INTELLIeENcER telegraphs: Principal As
sistant Engineer Huson, of the Northern
Pacific, estimates that the September pay
roll for the construction department Of the
road between Hope. Idaho, and the Pacific
coast will aggregate over 500. goo.
G. ]. Smith, of Portland, who is, it is
said, to be the general manager of the Ore
gon Improvement Company, is in the city.
The bonds for the Astoria & South Coast
railroad have all been placed and the con-
struction of the road will follow in the
spring. The road is said to be under the
control OF the Southern Pacific. as the
bonds were foated by the aid of g. P.
Huntington. The route is along the south
bank of the Columbia river from Astoria
to Portland.
The steamer Lucy Lowe left for Ana
cortes yesterday with cargo of rails for
the Seattle & Northern railroad. The
whole quantity to be shipped Is 800 tons,
and will make two cargoes. It il to be
used in the completion of the road to Ham,
ilton.
w. p. Watson, assistant engineer OF the
Great Northern railroad, and II. c. Henry,
OF Shepard. Henry & Co., contractors. went
to Edmunds yesterday to attend to tho re-
pairing OF the damage done by the storm to
the cribbing there.
]. L. Cramer. auditor of the Seattle Il
Montana railroad, leaves today for Fair
haven to examine into the affairs of the
Fairhaven & Southern railroad.
c. L. Hamilton. Pacific coast agent of
the American Construction Company, re-
turned yesterday from Portland and goes
today to Victoria.
A special train of sixteen cars of hons
leaves Puyaliup for Baltimore on Friday,
consigned to E. Meeker & Co.. London.
Two carloads of wheat arrived for the
grain warehouse yesterday.
Jay W. Adams. travelling passenger agent
for the Chicago & Alton railroad, 10 in the
city.
Democratic Committee Orranixation.
The Democratic county central commit.
tee met last night and elected John Collins
chairman and ]. T. Blackstone secretary.