The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-08

The Great Manitoba Road and Its Con-
Decsions.
Colonel w. p. Clough. vice president OF
the Great Northern railway system, was
seen last night ut the Rainier hotel shortly
after the passage OF the ordinance By the
council granting TO the newly organized
company, the seattle & Montana railway,
its franchise and asked II he was willing
10 explain the purposes Of the Great North
ern in connection with this new CON-
pany. lie said
The Great Northern Railroad Company
Is successor Of the St Paul. Minneapolis
& Manitoba Company and controls the
entire system OF railroad formerly con-
trolled by the Manitoba company. The
Great Northern company controls and
operates 3, 800 miles al railway in Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, North Dakota. South Da-
kota AMI Montana IL also. by ownership
OF stock OF the Northern Steamship Com
pany, controls a line OF six steel steamships
plying ON the great lakes between the
upper and lover lakes, connecting its
railroad system with the trunk lines,
running from Lake Erie 10 the
Atlantic seahoard. The Great Northern
Company main line nj railroad runs from
Duluth and West Superior aud from st.
Paul and Minneapolis westward TO Great
Falls. Helena and Butte. Montana. and
has length Of about 30 miles.
The system Is. therefore. already within
about 700 miles Of Puget sound The com
psny long since decided to make It's line
a transcontinsnsai one hy extension To the
Pacific coast by the most practicable
route that eoald be discovered.
ard 30 that eud has during the
past two years been engaged in
| making examinations OF the county 20 the
westward Of It's present terminus. These
examinations are not vet completed. They
are expected to occupy great part OF the
| coming spring and summer. Enough in
formation, however, has already been OBJ
tanned to warrant the expectation that
route viii I've found with as easy grades as
! any now existing. which will shorten the
| distance from Chicago and al other East
| srn points To the Sound over that OF any
/ other rail route by from ico 20 go miles
| probably nearer the latter than The former.
/ ia II desired 10 complete this line sS rap
idly ~ possible. and Tor that parpoSe il has
been decided To work from either end. and
| the company which has jast been formed
under the laws Of The s'ste u Washington
/ under The tlt.s OF ~. Seattle & Mountains
| Railway Company, has been organised for
the purpose % taking up The work al the
/ west end and pushing Il eastward.
I Our Immediate plans are 10 search for
the Most practical route from the Sound
/ To coaneeiion With the existing tlne ia
/ Montana, and 10 do 50 as rapsdly az pessi.
hse, and when such route hss been found
10 30 the work 81 covering IL as virer-
I DUSTY as sc know how. We expecs 20 pso-
I Eress with she location Tar enough 10 per.
nali Us to beRin The work II construction at
eaSa end within the asxs trS nsonthss
What. ASKED TIE reporter. are the re-
.as4eas 81 the Seattle & Montana with the
ssat1le. Lake shore & Eastern raigwAv e.
The neaasssns OF tae tive companies re
/ piled Colonel ClosSsi. ARE entirety isieailv
aud harmonious, and saea system viii
supplement- tAo osaer ss suca a cay Is 70
/ work % thesr snafssAl advantage.
What advantages. Il any, were claimed
/ toT Tia tirest Northern ever other fsans-
/ continental Zines wss asked "A shorter
distance. Smaller capitalization. lever
/ srs.3es and less cavsatsoa, aSE.sx terminals
- Eastern points. asa its prepSsesoTy line
1 - STEAMERS on tAs iSxsx. Fpsl sA Coaanel
J efeoSa. Il aog~ 81 Re a'sas n add also
! h~steF tesuafaAis uW she Sanna whseh vii
/ enas&s us - hsa&ts sras&e here more
i promptly. essessatsy and cAeApsy la&n can
I ss 2sas BY any Ssasr tsAnsooaunensaI
anx
The reporter ussie sesereace - the &c.
slea ~ sAs coanca, waerenpxn gosouas
I CSesFh SAL. TIE aessoH ~ tie coanesl
/ representing tAs people 81 seattle. tonight
Indicates tATsT arrsesl zsssa 81 tAe true IA /.
ssrNsss st ms essy an4 tAs.s YxxfsnsSs 10
/ take tle gwsUss ss steps ter prsaautsnr sAeTr
Interests. IL sAe essszesss "a seattle exnsr-
I ally she's themselves as Nls& gaa tss.Agi,
spirited AS tsxas efs.- 81 TX szsss a;ss1Yvs tA~v
Z sAA ssssoF,sy pessxss ysSw&y faStatses ars-
/ essiassea hv aay ae~ exlsssrv IN 80 pa
Sfne eSsass
sssaas. eioask - aeeesapsaseA Is M.