The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-04

PTooab1e Route Of the Pacific, Chehalis
= Eastern Railway.
CnSHAIIs. Feb. 25.--Articles Of incorpor-
aiioa q the Pacific. Che halls & Eastern
1aIlsood Company have been filed with the
eonaty auditor, and also with the secretary
q staAA The capital stock Of the CONF
yany 4, 000. 600, and the principal place
4 bu1Iness Chehalis, Lewis county. Wash
iagtca Tho objects OF the company are
eeonstfuct. equip and operate q railroad
BIN some point on Willapa river. near
Aeniwater bay, via Chehalis, to . point on
~ Columbia river In Eastern Washington,
I'd 70 maintain telegraph and telephone
- along the road, and do such other
olnss - arc necessary for the proposed
1nflroad. The first directors Of the COM
my are Herman Trott. John A. Chandler
- Charles A. r. Morris. Of st. Paul.
Nhn., and Francis Donahoc, William
rNuhart, John Dobson and ID. G. Miliett.
r Chchaiis. Washington.
4 The plans Of the company are well ma
nfsd. and operations will be commenced
= soon as the weather settles. There
EMS TO b the best OF reasons for beiicv-
~ this road will be built. Mr.. Trott came
opt here last summer In the interest Of
aveFA prominent capitalists Of st. Paul
md personally made careful examination
\ the terminus and proposed route Of tao
Pacific, Chehalis 4 Eastern railroad. and
himself became convinced that the project
vas feasible. and with all the chances in
hSor Of the road being profitable when
built The parties interested with him In
- construction also have secured fine
tracts Of timber lands and number Of
81 locations which the road will deveIope
md make valuable.
From wiliapa hsrbor the proposed route.
which has been temporarily surveyed.
passes up the Willapa river. crossing .
divide only COO feet high to the Chehalis
valley ct the head OF Elk creek. then down
% Chehaiis river to the city Of Chehaiis.
Prom here the route Is up the Newaukum
valley some twenty miles, crossing to the
Cowlisa valley and over the Cascade noun
sains BY way OF the Cispus pass. II is IN
tnded to tap tho recently discovered
Anthracite coal fields on the Newaukum
and the Upper Cowlits valleys. This route
WI also pass through the richest and
eest agricultural region In western Wash
hgtcn. at the same time tapping some
9sndid bodies of timber. The upper
ecwhn valley contains an especially Tine
epdy Of agricultural land. which Is now
w little developed. on account Of the
nneence Of transportation facilities. and the
aiiding OF this road will render that region
easy access. and consequently OF in
aeAsed value for farming. West Of Che
aaiis the valley has been settled for about
Uifty years, and Is now we'll developed and
improved: but the farmers labor under the
disadvantage OF having to haul
me'r produce by wagon over the
miserable apologies for roads so CON-
non IN this state, Traversing. as il win.
NE center of the valley. the +. c. 4 T.
sNircad viii be OF immense benefit 10 the
rore In that region, and render the
Fedacts OF their farms of increased value.
ine Chehaiis directors Of the company
~ among the wealthy men of southwest
an Washington. Mr.. Charles III. +. Nor
o. s. Paul. is well known railroad
Fa''der. and the other 81 Paul men repre-
mt q syndicate ~