The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-28
ALONG THE SHORE.
The Line Mapped Out by the
Seattle 4 Montana.
As FAR NORTH AS MARvsv,lLE.
yan Routes Latte Shere Salt - Ne Dts-
missed-Manager McSesa - the
Avens~-Raiiread Notes

vicePresident Cough and Chief Engin-
eer 3. h. Becker. OF the Great Northern.
and Resident Engineer w. p. Watson. Of
the Seattle & Montana. returned late
Thursday night in the tug vEiette. from =
trip along the shore IS far - Point Ed
nonds. which they say theS Seattle 4 Mon
tana VIII follow. President D. n. Gilman.
OF the latter lines. said yesterday that the
line would run ron Seattle. following the
shore to Marysville. thence to the Stillag~
namish a from there 10 the Skagit river,
crossing the two rivers west Of the Seattle.
Lake Shore q Eastern line He further
stated that contracts for the construction
OF the first seventy-two miles OF the road
viii b awarded net later than July 10,
from Seattle TO tho Skagit river. and the
proxies will be ready for the inspection Of
contractors 81 the engineers Office the first
OF next week, for the letting of contracts
for both grading and timber work. The
contractors win be confined to . limited
time for construction. An iron draw
bridge. 80 feet long with la5-foot arms. to
be swung across the Skagit. II expected
from the East within sixty days. when is Is
also expected the contractors will be ready
to lay rails frsm the Skagit river south.
President Gilman said further that it xas
the intention TO have that much of the line
completed to Seattle within 0 u montha.
Manager H. w. Mcneil. Of the Oregon
improvement Company, returned Thurs
day night from Port Townsend. n re-
ports that the Port Townsend Southern
viii be completed, according to contract
July l. To do this il has been necessary 10
add several hundred men to the work,
brought from different points on the
Sound. Respecting the Railroad avenue
situation he raid he was willing to join
with the representatives Of the other four
companies in forming . terminal company
whenever they were ready; that there was
no reason in the representation that the
business would be monopoiixed by any
n company. IS each corporation would
ave one director IN the terminal company.
Ii such a company could not be formed he
would not worry. ~ the Oregon Improve
ment Company was honest enough to say
that II would not need such service for at
least . year. In the meantime the COM
pany would fight to protect It's rights on
Railroad avenu from encroachments OF
other companies.
IL was reported yesterday hat since the
traffic arrangement between the Northern
Pacific and Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
railroads has been effected. the famous
Injunction suit. instituted some time ago
by Van Houten, . holder of Seattle. Lake
shore & Eastern stock. against the Seattle
& Eastern Construction Company. will be
dismissed in the court today.
Work was begun yesterday on the Seat
tie. Lake Shore & Eastern depot at Airing
ton. The depot Is TO cost 1850. The one
at South Bend is nearly finished. the one
at Machias is being painted and the n at
Snoqualmie Is being enclosed. One will
shortly be started ct Springfield.
NJ. v. B. Stacy left yesterday afternoon
for New York. where IL il reported he win
meet prominent railroad men and propose
railroad projects in the interest of Seattle
and other Sound cities.
Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent
Robert Keppier, Of the Rock Island and
Albert Lea route. was in the city yesterday
from Portland.
Travelling Passenger Agent J. w. Casey.
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul rail-
way, 10 in the city from Portland.
Pile driving for the Union Pacific Is going
on on its franchise south Of Charles street,
on Railroad avenue.
Counsel James Mcknight. of the North
ern Pacific. accompanied by Chief Engineer
j. w. Kendrick. OF ST. Paul. returned yes
terday evening from Tacoma in . special
Car.