The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-06

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Laks Share It.e Exfension-
Assistant Superintendent Eadeau yester.
day received the figures fog the new time
card Of tbs Northern Pacific. which Vii
probably 50 into effect Nay Is. No. S
train from the East viii leave here ~ 5 10
. m. instead Of .05: the seattle Tacoma
Train viii leave 1t 9.25 q m. instead al
Md. the train 70 connee1 with the uew
overland train for the East wiz leave q
p M, instead Of 2.f5, and theeveninx trsin
VIII leave here st Us, instead of 7 .. m.
Ihc first train from Portland and the East
wiH arrive here as $40 q m, instead OF
BIS; the ChehaIis-O Olympia train vii ar
r1ve af IL ;45 .. m. instead Of HIS. the
sraan snaf VIII bring in passengers from the
Eastern overland train viii arrive at Ais
p Ms and the night train win arrive az
IL 20. instead Of 0s55 p. m
Train Dispatcher ]. Schultz. Of the North
day.
Engineer Taicott. Of the Seattle. Lake
SHORE q Eastern railway. returned last
Friday from . trip over the northern ex-
tension Of the line. He reports the work
- progressing very favorabiy in Ill
branches, clearing. grading. piis-driung
ana frack-iayIng- The only troubls y the
scarcity Of men. The track Il now laid
70 point eighteen miles north OF Sno-
nomish and the two trestles in that sec
ton VIII Be completed In . few days. The
clearing y done nearly 70 The Sfillaxuam-
isn rlver. The grading II going on - fast
rs can be and II more men could be had
TIE contractors would be better satisfied.
Chat Ensinssr Taicott win issve here
Thursday or Friday for StiBag namish,
McAurray lake and Pillchuck and will be
absent two or three days.
GENERAL Passenger Agent f. ". Ruff, Of
the Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern. re-
turned last night from snoqualmie falls,
which be says are very grand ct this sea-
son. The excursion 70 the new town OF
Adrian Sunday Was well patronized, and
several more win be arranged over the line
this month.
The Brotherhood of Trainmen intend
having grand picnic at Kent next sun
day. The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
line viii provide for the passengers coming
on the regular trains connecting with the
Northern Pacific trains. so that they can
return by SPECIAL train ~ far as Yesler,
leaving here Sunday night ~ 10 O'Clock.
The new Seattle. Lake Shore q Eastern
time card viii b issued next Sunday.
IL. X. Jones has been appointed train
master on the Seattle. Lake Shore 4 East
ern, in the place OF w. b. Blanton re-
signed.
The Seattle. Lake Shore q Eastern depot,
at the foot Of Columbia street. Is to be en-
iarged and improved and . diningroom
will be fitted up in one end Of the build
ing.
Travelling Passenger Agent Robert KEEP
pier. OF Portland, representing the Rock
Island and Albert Lea routes. was in the
city yesterday.
General Agent Ben Campbell, of the
Union Pacific. was In town yesterday on
his return to Portland from . trip TO Port
Townsend. Vancouver and Victoria, B. G.,
and other points.
Resident Engineer Watson, of the Seattle
a Montana railway, went ont again yester-
day to see how the surveys on the line were
getting along. He reported that the
''bench" had been tapped without exceed
ing per cent grade. Three or four par
ties are surveying north. Engineer Wat
son viii b absent three or four days.