The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-07
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Track Laid Five Miles Beyond
the Stillaguamish.
TO sKAclT ~ SEPTEMBER 20.
Seattle Reminds General Passenger
Agent Fee OF Chicaso-seattle Road
Doing Good Business.

Contractor J. w. Mcleod, Of the Seattle,
Lake Shore q Eastern, returned yesterday
from the Etillaguamish and will go out
again today to inspect the work. Mr..
Mcleod reports that the track is already
laid to point about i've miles north of the
Stillaguamish river, that the big trestle at
Deep gnlch has just been completed, and
in few days they will begin work on .
long trestle mile beyond where the track
layers are now working 1t will take three
weeks to complete the trestle. 1t is now
thought that the track will be laid to the
Skagit by September 20. The forces Of
men are now being increased by all the
contractors and the work is going on very
satisfactorily.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Charles s. Fee. of the Northern Pacific, ar
rived here yesterday in his private car
from st. Paul. He was accompanied by
Assistant General Passenger Agent A. d.
Charlton, of Portland, Or. Their visit was
for the purpose of having conference with
the Chamber of Commerce respecting
transportation rates and Pullman car SER
vice to and from Seattle. To PosT-IN-
TELLIGEScER reporter Mr.. Fee said last
evening: Il must confess surprise at the
rapid growth Of your city. and while the
fire was no doubt severe matter to the
business men, it has resulted in vast
improvement to the city in the way of fine
buildings. and there seems to be no end of
capital seeking investment. Your harbor
is beautiful one, and visited Lake Wash
ington this afternoon and found it mag
nifcent sheet of water. around which there
will likely grow up residence district in
time, and the prososed canal, if carried out,
will do much to make the lake fine har-
Dor. 1t is wonderful what interest people
are taking in this state and its resources.
All of two-thirds of the letters
We receive from parties DESTROYS
of coming to the Northwest inquire about
the resources of Washington. and my OBJ
servation has been that it is the better class
of emigrants that come. OF course, there
are rough stragglers without means, and
not at all desirable people, but that class is
far less than the usual proportion of emil
grants. There has been marked increase
in the number of emigrants coming into
Washington and Oregon. For the year
ending June 30, 1889, we carried about
10000. For this year, ending June 80, the
number runs over 1900. The heaviest
months were October and April, which
footed up upwards of 10000. We have more
diversified interests and more country to
attract the people than California, and do
not apprehend there will be slack-up in
the flow of emigration into Washington
and Oregon as there has been in California
for the reasons / have stated. There will
of course, be slight fuctuation, as there
are in all parts of the country; as there has
been and will be in Chicago, of which Sc
attle's rapid growth and thrift remind me;
but I feel satisfied the wave will continue
to undulate in our favor and with light
waves of quiet A gratifying feature of
business, so far as the Northern Pacific is
concerned, is shown by the fact that where
we formerly depended on the return bus
mess given us by competing lines, the last
twelve months shows that we have given
them more than they have given us.
This morning Messrs. Feee and Charlton
will take trip to Snoqualmie falls, accom-
panied by Assistant Superintendent l. A.
Nadeau and General Agent E. f. Chandler.
who is expected over from Tacoma.
The Kalama correspondent of the Posi-
IErELLIeENcER telegraphs: The Union Pa
cific railway commenced grading near this
city today and will make the dirt fly. They
have q great lot of work to do here to level
the ten acres purchased for yards, depot.
warehouse and docks.
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