Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1890-11-27
RAILROAD RACKET.
A Few Interesting Point
ers on the Present Con-
dition of the Work.
The Northern Very Near Us-Hunt
Still In It." Notwithstanding
Reports to the Contrary.

HERALD representative had a CONVEX
sation few evenings since with gen.
tleman prominently connected with con-
struct;on work on the Northern Pacific
and cleaned some facts that will prove
OF much interest to its many readers
Among other things the gentleman
said: 1.-The grade Of the Northern Pa
cifc is almost entirely completed to Elma.
1 should judge that weeks work on
the line would make it ready for the rails
all along the route from Elma east. The
piling for the bridges is all driven and
most of it is capped. thus rendering the
work of bridge construction on this part
of the line comparatively small.
The depot at Harlow junction is now
ready for the plasterers, and is very
neat structure. The smaller depots will
be constructed as rapidly as men can do
the work. The timbers and other ium-
Der for the South Aberdeen depot is
nearly all ready, and will be brought
down here as soon as a means OF trans
portation is afforded. The Northern
means to push the work through as rap
idly as possible, and before long the
whistle Of the iron horse will waken the
echoes on Mount Aberdeen"
The Northern now has about sixteen
miles of track laid from Centralia west,
and we are informed that track laying
will be again begun in the near future.
A great portion of the construction force
are at work on the Olympia division, and
Aberdeen will probably be connected
with the capital city Of our state at the
same time that the iron bands connect us
with the outside world.
The Grays Harbor Times is authority
for the following news concerning the
Hunt system.
"Chief Engineer Rifle, of the Oregon
& Washington Territory railway, better
known as Hunts road, was in Grays Han
Dor yesterday and spent several hours in
looking over the terminal grounds of the
road.
Mr.. Rifle spoke very encouragingly
about the railway situation for Grays
Harbor. He said:
There is no doubt at all about Hunts
building the road before his contract ex-
pires, which is next July. Even if he
don't get the bonds placed, the road will
be built very shortly. Mr.. Hunt will re-
turn from New York in about three
weeks and will then come down here
and himself look over the situation.
I'VE have about twenty-five miles Of
the roadbed finished between Centralis
and Elma, all ready for the ties and rails.
Two mills, employing $50 men, are busy
getting out ties and that part of the road
will probably be laid next month.
s'The reason we reduced the force was
that we could not work SO many men to
advantage with the weather and ground
as it was. As soon as the weather is
settled again, however, there will be a
larger force than ever put on.
"The heaviest part Of the grading
work" continued Mr.. Rifle, sis now fin
ished, and by the arrangement with the
Northern Pacific whereby we use the
difficult passes near Porter's creek
jointly, we can consider our road far an
vanced."
Mr.. Rifle said that when Mr. Hunt ar
rived he would no doubt put on a force Of
men at this end of the line if he saw that
he could work them to advantage.