, 1890-05-08
SPOA MES SHELTER
Tho Committee Have Beon Doing
Some Quiet but Very Eff
fective Work.
Negotiations With the Union Depot
Con pany for Building the
Branch Road.
The committee of citizens consist.

The committee of citizens consist
ing of Jay p. Graves, G.. II. Burns
and II. Bolster have concluded
their work with the smeltef, and
are ready with their report to the
board of trade at Its meeting ON
Tuesday night.
This committee was appointed to
negotiate with the Union Pacific
railway system for the building OF
the sidotrack and the location OF a
site. A report of the work they
have done. In brief, Is IA follows:
The committee secured M a site
800 acres of laud about four miles
and II half northwest of the city, and
includes land In section 33 and ad-
joining pieces, and all lying in town
ship 20, range az.
One Of the conditions upon which
this site was given was that the
smelter company should, in turn,
give n free site to any manufactory
That was In want of 1t. Another
condition was that the water power
was to be improved. The reason
this was done Is because there are
several enterprises now making
negotiations, one of which Is ~ large
implement mauufac turing concern.
During the preliminary negotia-
tions with the smelter people, one OF
their propositions was that the pco-
pie should put in the sidelracks.
The committee went TO the railroad
company and IL was by them
thought that the length of II would
bc but about two miles,
After their surveyors had run the
lines II was found to bo about four
aud one.half miles, and they con-
cluded that 1t would be too eXpen-
sive.
Ii was then suggested by Superin-
tendent Allen that the matter be- ne
gotiated with the Union Depot Com
puny. In accordance with this plan,
Mr.. Burns was sent to Portland to
attend II meeting of the directors
and discuss the matter.
The cost of building this road WAS
estimated To be about S72,OO0. The
depot company agreed to furnish
the material and lay the track II the
citizens would furnish the right-of-
way.
The grading was estimated to cost
about f35,hD, and the company
agreed to refund this amount In the
earnings oi the road obtained by the
freight receipts.
Another condition imposed upon
the citizens was that sufficient
freight earnings should he guaran-
teed the company for building the
road inside of two years.
The right of wny was easily OBJ
tanned, us II was generously donated
by the people along the line, with
the exception of Charles Webster,
who refused to allow II to cross his
property. His refusal Is the only
thing that stands In the way now of
the greatest en- terprise that has ever
been brought into this city.
Nearly every one II familiar with
this enterprlse-it II for the erection
of n smclter with u capacity of 100
tons day and to he enlarged If de-
manded. a company has been or
ganizcd with II capital stock of
81, ,OOO, 900, one-half 0f which IL al
ready paid In.
At the commencement OF negotla-
tions some Spokane Falls citizens
expressed a desire To- obtain some of
the stock and S50,0OO worth was set
aside for them. This has already
been mostly subscribed and among
the subscribers are a. Nj. Cannon,
w. III. Taylor, X. *. Cutter, &. II.
Burns, aud j y. Graves,
IL has been asserted that work
will be commenced OH the site about
NAV l5.