The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-20

One Of Its r sens@tsrs Tells ~ Iss freG-
ress saA 1ts Ptsss-
sAx FxAxcrsco. April IA B. 6aTref-
son. oi sioux Cify, one Of the promoters OF
the Pacific Short Line railroad enterprise.
which has occass0nsd good dsal Of pubic
interest for . year or too. 10 In this csfy
nov ard has given some interesting IN
formation about the rosd.
The project OF building the road. Mr..
Garsesscn said, was conceived about two
years ago by the men who are now push
ing ID. Prominent among these are Y. 0.
French. president OF the Manhattan Trust
Company. Of Sew York. who is president
Of the company. and Wendell GOODWIN,
who is president OF the Kings County
Elevated ra;lrosd in Brooklyn, who -
president OF the construction company
Other rnen Of wealth, including some Wal
street brokers. are connected with the en-
terprise.
The work Of building the road from
Sioux City. Iova. west 70 Ogden was be-
gun about year ago and By last fall the
line vas graded 70 OneilI. seb. 30 miles
west Of SIOUX City. This portion h now
being ircned -
At = meeting OF the company in New
York yesterday contracts we're TO have
been let for the construction o. the road TO
the Wyoming line. Mr.. Garrcfson says
that be expects 70 see the line completed to
Wyoming by January next and TO Ogden
In two years. No discrimination TO run
branch south 10 Denver has been reached
For about 200 miles east OF Ogden. Through
Weber canyon and South Pass, the survey
almost exactly follows the line OF the pre-
urinary survey made in the sixties By the
Central Pacific company. and for the rest
OF the distance IL bat little south OF It, The
operating department OF the road has been
organized with Mr.. Mckenzie. formerly of
the Mexican Central. as general manager,
and the completed portion of the road viii
be In operation by uiy Of this year.
Mr.. Garretson intimates that the conn
pany is an entirely independent one and
will remain SO, bat does not positively deny
that some other railway corporation Is
financially interested in the new road. II
give it a. my opinion, said Mr.. Gsrretson.
that the owners and promoters OF the
road viii keep clear OF all other corpor-
atoms an maintain an independent posi-
ton. as thereby they can get better price
for business originating on their line, or.
In other words. can secure larger share OF
the profits OF through business by selling it
TO the highest bidder. Sioux City is the
present terminus OF the Illinois Central
aud the ST. Paul. and IL also the western
terminus OF the Great Northern. The Pa
cifc Short line has the good will Of
the Erst three roads mentioned,
bat as TO the possible financial
interest any one of them may have in the
road. | can say nothing The road will
pass through = country which will afford q
large local business. and will be in very
advantageous position with reference to
through business. IL will be ninety miles the
shortest route from Ogden to Sioux City,
and with the exception Of sixteen miles the
maximum grade will Ne | per cent. or
ffty-,wo feet to the mile, ss against lie
feet on the Union Pacific. One locomotive
will be able TO haul thirty loaded cars, as
against eighteen on the Union Pacific.