The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-29
NEW BRANCH ROADS.
The Northern Pacific Pushing
Work With Energy.
The UNION IS GOING AHEAD,
New Lins - Cour dsAIens Finished
INNS Care for Rate cutting-
Oddities Of Adans.

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Il Huson. principal assistant engineer Of
sne Norshern Pacific railroad. Is Is the Rainier,
havi 9 come over from Tacoma to look AFTER the
WORK OF The local engineer corps. In an inter-
view with . Posr-INTRLxIoxxceR reporter he
fsad: I'VE are gJiug ahead with al our con-
srucuon work. except on the Raging river line
tnere We gHvs the contractors permission TO
suspend work for the winter on account Of bad
weather. because II IL very dsn6cut work
Work viii be- resumed about April. On the
osay's harbor line We are laying track from
Dotn O.ympia and ElIa, and expect TO have 1t
completed aoous January L Work Is going
sAong WeH on the Belt line, and We are laying
HACK from the 70 Renton- II viii be INFER
rnp % for the construction Of . truss bridge
over the Cedar nvsr. We expect % make an
emlcabie settlement Of the difhcuIty with the
Oregon improvement Company about the cross
Ing . = E'on We are about to connect the
rack Of the Northern Pacific and Montsna road
9 C00r d'Alene. This road viii run from COlr
Aiene 70 Assoula, and the 100 miles just
compieted viii give NJ m all-rail roure to the
Mines A. present We cross the lake By steamer.
We propose y buiii down along the Lake. and
may ALSO complete the line through 10 Mis-
Aouis. thus making considerable cutoff, and
penetrating into that whole mining district"
Colonial ". b. Emnser, Of Tacoma. counsel
Tor the Port and 4 Puget Sound railroad, Was Ct
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Posr-iNr1ILIaRNcER reporter he sid: ssThe
= hat tne Union Pacf6c extension between
fortiand aud Seattle viii De abandoned take
NO sto' I IN Whatever. OF course. there will be
change in tine personnel Of the officers Of the
road under the Gould m engagement, out that IL
va b oeemeA god policy to sivs up the ex-
tension ! have mentioned do not for Z
moment imagine. Indvei, am going ahead a.
Dusiiy - ever in ths work of procuring the
risHt-oi-wsy sd prosecuin nsht-oi-wAy con.
domination gutsa Tnero hao net been the
sngLt st intimauon that the work was 70 stop.
A. matter Of facs. my present visit 10 cattle
- ~ Connection with the auis for COM emLing
the property We desire on the bay. That prop
erty y worth nothing 10 us unless the read IL
built through 70 slatlle. The suits for con-
demuation come on on the 5th Of next month,
ana am making eyery preparation for them"
In an interview > lew lays ago James Hill,
presid mt OF the Great Northern raiir, "a. said:
Every road going cat OF Chicago u carrying IL
fun capacity. One OF the presldsnis told me
the otaer day that they were literally crushed
with business. yes they are not n aklng money.
tell Jon the sooner the stock holders Of the
companies tske hold of the matter the better
they will be OF. II they wou ray I've tfafic
age = 10 Chicago $lO0. 600 year apiece to get
ont Of town, 70 clear out altogether. keep away
from The roads entirely, they could max big
money. These fellows tram agents) seem 10
ihiuk that rsi roads are not Intended 10 be oper-
sled for the benefit Of the stock nod rs. bot lust
70 give them (the agenss) . chance 10 squa .
some petty grievances against come other tram !:
AGENT 90 the cut ing Of rates goes on. and they
draw their $4,000 year TO keep II going.
- brakeman even. I'd Ii MIN OF the prem-
isxA The situation Of the Western roads will
NOT improve until they get rid Of these fellowa"
An instances Of the cnanss In the character Of
3 att4e Il furnianed BY the difference in the
bulk Of freight brought here few years ago,
Ia order 70 get carload lot aud thus secure
carload rates, mercnauts used 70 club together
In ordering goo . from the East Now about
fifteen carload lots of through freight como to
this city, aud one sinxle shipment Of eight car
loads Of canned corn 10 on the way. One Seattle
arm has ordered from arm in Brookiyn . car
load Of u. 600 pounds Of cnewing-sum, enough
70 keep the jaws Of the whole population work
ing for montna
Itisexpecsed that the FAirhsvsn 4 Southern
roa1 viii BE- ompleted to New Westminster
about January L. After the track Is laid there
Win be conssdersbls balias,ins TO do. Is much
Il the road runs through low, marshy ground,
and this will delay the completion of tie road
until the date named. the rails wil then be
brought In over this road and tracklaying begin
on the Seattle 4 Montana road.
The cry for cars on the Northern Pacific rail-
road 10 not 20 loud now, for the rusn Of mer.
chandise business caused by the stocking up
OF stores for winter - about over and the ears
are being released for the wheat traffic. The
dropping Of one overland passenger train liber.
stes forty locomotives. - that there win be
more motive power 70 haul the cars aud more
service can BE- obtained from each car.
The Northern Pacific through train to Ana
eortes IL nov rum. ns on schedule time, al the
kinks in thSafrsngements having been put out
Of the way.
new j,ins passing track for the Northern
Pacific snd the Columbia 4 Puget sound rail-
roads has just been flushed II Van Assslrs sta
don.
President Dunham and Chief Engineer Tai
colt, OF the Lake Shore road, went 20 the snd of
the track yesterday.
Seven carloads Of wheat and three Of barley
arrived Yesterday.