Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

The most enthusiastic railroad meet
ing ever held by our people, assembled
in Tacoma Hall, by call of the Board
Of Trade, last evening. Mr.. G. A.
Barnes, the President, took the chair
and Mr.. s. C. Woodruff was elected
Secretary.
The President stated the object of
the meeting to be to receive and con-
slider propositions from railroad COM
panies for connecting Olympia with
their respective systems.
Chief Engineer Bogue, of the Union
Pacific and Mr.. Maxwell its traffic
agent, were present and presented the
following proposition:
| The Union Pacific Ry. Co., submits the follow
| ing statement of the inducements 1t desires to
cause the extension Of its system In such way that
its trains from Portland to Seattle will run
through Olympia.
eineer, from point South Of the city limits, to
| point North Of the city limits, distance Of i've
and one-half (5X) miles.
| 2. Land for passenger and freight depots and
yards fifteen acres, to be selected with the ap-
prevail Of Its engineer, at some convenient point
within the city limits.
including the land or tide Oats that may lie be-
tween the railroad as q boundary on one side and
suca water front ON the other side.
Z. Fifty thousand (t500 00) dollars In money
The work Of construction 10 begin on or before
June l. $780, and be finished so that trains can be
operated between Portland and Tacoma by Dec
The deeds to be placed In escrow and the money
In the hands OF trustee, all to be delivered to the
| company when the first train runs over the road
| from Portland as above specified.
| The Railway Company is to notify the City Of
Olympia ON or before May 18th, Of It's 6nal dcci-
sion . to the extension Of its system as above
olympia April 10th, 1897:
For the Union Pac. Ry. Co.
(signed) Y: G. BoGuE.
On motion, the proposition was ac-
cepted, and Messrs. G. A. Barnes, A.
H. Chambers and ]. L. Henderson,
we're appointed committee to carry
into effect the will OF the people re-
garding the matter.
Mr.. Mcneil, President OF the Port
Townsend Southern, was then called
for, who submitted a proposition to
build a freight and passenger depot Of
their road within the city limits for a
subsidy of $1,000. right Of way on the
Westside to deep water and terminal
grounds to the extent of 800 by 1900
feet area. Mr.. NJ. said he would con-
tract Immediately to begin work with.
Fin a reasonable time and complete the
road to q connection ut Portland or
with some transcontinental system by
Jan. l, 1891.
This proposition was likewise &C.
cepted, and Messrs. Geo. d. Shannon,
s. C. Woodruff and T. M. Reed were
appointed o committee to make the
contract.
Speeches were then made by many
of our citizens and visitors from
abroad, all of whom saw in the propo-
sition made and the spirit evinced by
the people the dawn OF prosperous
era for Olympia. Col. Haines, of Sc
attic, made the speech OF the evening;
which although brief, placed facts in
their true order and relation, and drew
the logical inference from them by the
same process Of reasoning that Seattle
has applied to her affairs. He, and
the other speakers, were loudly ap-
plauded, and the meeting was one Of
unbounded enthusiasm.