The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-17
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President D. b. Gilman. Of the Seattle Z Mon
TARA railroad. received the following telegram
from Judge Thomas Barke yesterday:
~. PAUL- xinn.. June I'D H. GStecn:
Cough ieaves for sexftle Monday or Tuesday.
bearing god news 1og our CRY. The Great
Northern win without donst do more than 10
ever promised From best information EN-
get here the Northern Pacific has eobbled up the
Laks shore TnoxAs BunKxs
Directors Jamo h. Benedict AMI 4 q. Nor
rtson, sccompanisi oy Manager II. VI. McNein.
OF the Oregon Improvement C0mpanS. returned
20 Seattle yesterday afternoon from Port Town
send On he steamer Yakima Mr.. Benedict Il
one Of the heaviest brokers on Wall street al
New York and visits the Pacific coss. for the
nfsf time. He expresses himself a. delighted
with the whole country and fully apprt ciaxes
The unlimited resources that underiie and make
poessble the marvellous growth OF Seattle and
other cities on Puget sound The directors
have inspscted the Olympia 4 Tenino line.
the rosd from Anacoftes TO the Skagif and the
Port Townsed Southern railroad. - well q the
Columbia 4 Puget Sound railroad. Newcastle
and franklin coal mines aud the car shops and
bankers Of the company in the city. and say
the lines and Improvement Of the properly gen-
orally. Nessra Benedict and Morrison leave
herr this morning at o'o.ock ON the steamer
Queen for Alsska and viii return here in about
two weeks
The Grsy's Harbor Tines says: A we'll
authenticated report reached Gray's Harbor
City Wednesday Afternoon oil serious trouble at
Oc0sta between the contractors Of the Taeoms,
OLYMPIA Pacific road and the few graders who
were working there throwing up dirt for the
grade Of the projected railroad to Tacoma. The
report T. that the men we're promised each - per
day and board; but that when pay day came the
contractors offered them f. per DAP and de-
Quoted So per week for board. whereas row
was raised and work ceased. 1t is declared that
the strike Is general and extends to every camp
on the foed. Many believe that IL Is part of &
pFeconcerted plan to abandon work along the
entire line. II will probably DO several days
before anything definite can be Il armed. The
slashefs who have been working at Soufharbor.
clearing site for town, have been laid on by
orders from headquarters and work has entirely
ceased IL 10 stated that operations are to be re.
sumed on June I5, but there seems little doubt
that the postponement will be for = longer time.
Manager II. W. McNeill. of the Oregon I'M
pfovemeni Company. said yesterday he was Ger
tAiniy In favor Of terminal railway company
when President Hill arrived Like the Northern
Pacific. however. he would only join in such
company on the basis of equal rights 10 al
ifneA This would be better for the city. and
public opinion ought not TO hack anything
else. Any company wishing more desires TO
gain the inside and this would be unfair He
thought terminal company could be formed
without mach trouble.
The Davenport Times says that force Of sur
veyOrs are now cAmped on the Methov. They
are working under instructions OF the Great
Northern and their mission IL to seek out the
most practical route from Spokane Falls TO tide
water. The surveys are merely preliminary.
Mr.. Stevens win take his party over the Csscsdee
IN July. or - soon - the snow disappears In the
mountains As II 10 generally understood that
the Great Northern has absorbed the Seattle.
Lake Shore 4 Esssern. this survey il for the Il.
tension Of the line from Davenport westward.
The telegraphic news TO this paTer from Gan
Francisco TO the effect that General Freight
Agent Ben Campbell. Of the Union Pacific, sta,
toned In Portland, was to succeed q w. Iccles
In the San frarcisco once. msy not prove q
signiheans Of once removal Is Is thought In San
Francisco. II IL probable that Mr. Campbell
Will 80 TO San Francisco to oct a. assistant GEN
eral traffic manager under C. s. Mellen. and that
Assistant General Freight Agent James q. Wood.
worth VIII succeed Mr.. Campbell as general
agent in Portland.
The Fairhsven Herald notes that work on the
northern division OF the Fairhaven Southern
railroad IL progrcssinx rapidly. Contractor
Kasx 10 nearing the completion OF his long cus
THROUGH solid rock Oh the Beil,ngham 'front.' aud
the pile drivers are rushing things on the WHAT
com 'front.' Elsewhere the graders are progress.
Ing rapidly. and ninety days more will bring
the handsome through trains Of the Canadian
Pacific.
The Davenport Times says that the Northern
Pacific viii lay iron on the Central Washington
branch to the top OF the grade on the west side
Of the coulee this summer. and there work win
rest until some rival road shows disposition to
eneroach upon the Sottherns territory, when
the line win be continued westward.
IL is oil guesswork. says the Mlssouiian. A N
what route the Great Northern will adopt for its
extension TO the Pacific coast This much il
known. The Great Northern has found thu
CABOT pass and M!ssoula route feasible. whi,e :
feasible route to the north has not 20 far hsen
discovered.
The arrival and departure OF Northern Pacific
mail trains 10 seatsleunder the new time card.
are - follows Outgoing mails on train No. Sat
$40 q M, and train No. 1T n m: iuconiny
mails viii arrive on train No L. ats.a5n
ahh tfsih No. IA NJ III no q N.
Colonel W. n. Efhnger, attorney Of the Union
Pacific ~ Tacoma. was In the city Yesterday
He said 20 reporter that Chief Engineer Y.
Bogue went 10 Spokane Sunday and would nroh
ably go east TO Omaha before returning here.
Two more RATS and . scow load OF t,ea ana
lumber were taken to Port Townsend hy the
tug Dispatch yesterday afternoon for the Port
Townsend Southern railroad
Chief Engineer Taicott of the seatsls I.aha
shore a Eastern railway, returned Sunday from
short trip OF inspection over the line as far =
Sedro
Travelling Passenger Agent Amos Burr. Of the
Vanderbilt lises. was in town yesterday. His
headquarters are in San Francisco
General Passenger Agent W II. snetaker. Of
the Rio Grande Western railway, was in the
city yesterday from San Francisco.
Counsel James Mcknight, of the Northern
Pacific. went cut on trip over the seattle. Iake
shore Eastern railway.
Travelling Passenger Agent Robert Hipn,es NJ
the Albert Lea line. was here yesterday from
Portland
Superintendent r. w Dunn. of the se.t,,n
Lake shore & Eastern. went to south Bend yes.
tertay.
MOUNT SHASTA coLLArsING.
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