The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03
ALL HAD THEIR SAY.
Council and Railroad Men Con-
ferred Last Night.
un'or PACIFIC NOT PRESENT.


The c01nrA INST IN Eom9nfASe< % sNfe
whose last eysning - the easT hall Tor sae
parrnae o. considering the applications Ior
railroad fsanehsses ovsy Railroad avenue,
ard hearing arguments by Representatives
Of interested reads. There Vas . fad az
tendancs Of the council and Representatives
os the Eesstie A Aonsans. the Great North
err, the Northern Pacific and Oregon In
prcsement Companies we're present 70
push their esasns The Tnson Pacls3c Was
not represented In any say.
Among those present were D. IL Gil
man. president. and Judge Thomas Burke.
counsel Of the 6eattle q Montana Railway
Henry Craig, auditor. and Commodore
smith, financial sgsnt OF the Seattle. Lake
fhore A Eastern; James Mcknight.
counsel, and John III. Mitchell. H.. assis-
tsns counsel. Mr.. kendrirk. engineer, /. A.
Nsiexu. superintendent Of the Pacsnc
division II the Northern Pacific Railway
General J. D. Metcalfe and A. n. Burieigh.
counsel tor the Puget sound shore Rail-
way; II. w. Mcneil. manager. and
Colonel T. G. Haines, counsel for the
Oregon improvement Company and
Columbia A Puget Sound Railway Conn
psny. colsnea Thomas Ewing, president Of
the Seattle & Southern. I. j. Miner and
many prominent citizens.
After calling the committee 10 order and
stating the objects of tie meeting. Mayor
Moran called upon Judge Burke 10 state
the position OF the companies he repre-
scented.
Judge Burke said he could not add any
tting 10 what be had said at two former
neesings. at which be had explained what
be conslfercd The best solution Of the situ-
ion. land that until hs heard What the
Northern Pacific had 10 offer he would hare
nothing 70 sag.
Mr.. Mcknight being called upon said he
bad not had the pleasure of hearing either
Of the speeches OF Judge Burke. and knew
nothing OF his ysews further than what he
had read In interviews. neither had he
heard the position OF the Oregon Improve
isent or other isserested companies. His
view, he said, Was ~ he had before stated
10 the council. that the only solution OF the
difficulty Vas the organization Of q termi-
nal company formed of ali the companies
now here In such manner that any
railroad coming here Ia the future could
be admitted upon the same terms and add
vanlases that organizing companies en-
.oyed. These terminal companies, he
said, were very common all over the coun-
try, and he believed that the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific we're now joint
members Of three terminal companies.
The terminal company organized at st.
Paul. known Is the 81. Paul Union Depot
Company. has al roads terminating there,
save one. for It's members.
The plan OF organization which seems
10 meet approval with most railway COM
ranies. said Mr.. Mcknight. is about as
follows: Let the companies now here. the
Seattle. Lake Shore d Eastern. the Coium-
ina a Puget Sound. the Seattle & Montana,
the Union Pacific and the Northern Pacific,
through q representative selected By each
company incorporate under the laws OF
the state. and that corporation apply 10 the
city for . right-of-way through Railroad
avenue That company shall be so organ
Ted that when any company shall apply
hereafter that the stock divided into fiiths
shall be divided into sixths. and so on,
that each company would have equal say.
A company 40 formed Is not q money
making company. as IL is operated on
sheelase basis, each paying for trains or
wheels running over the tracks into the
Union depot. so that II the Grea, Northern
than Columbia & Puget Sound. or the seat.
tie, Lake shore & Eastern, 1t pays agrcater
share OF the expenses. IL is usual To ouly
charge enough wheelage to pay the ope-
rating expenses and 70 provide = sinking
fund TO pay the bonds OF the terminal
company. This Is the way in which ter
uainai facilities and Union depot ian easily
be arranged.
The Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific are members OF the 81 Paul Ter
msnal Company, which has eight tracks.
On these tracks the company handles daily
70 passenger trains. an average Of ase cars,
and also an average OF f37 freight cars
daily. terminal company here, with the
same traekase. can handle all business
Seattle viii have 20 handle for many years.
Judge Burke has said that Il IL not safe
for small apany like the Seattle. Lake
Shore 4 Eastern 20 Join a terminal com.
pany for the reason that great oorpors-
ton like The Northern Pacific wouid refuse
20 share It's charges and leave the burden
se he borne by the smaller companies. This
Is iallaci0as The franchise could be 80
Fixed that any company refusing 10 pay lis
share OF the charges coald he barred Ger.
tain IL IL these great tfanseontinental road.
will pay their share af the liked charges in
order 10 get into the city.
u has also been urged that the Northern
Pacific i an oastructioaEl. and that il doe.
not intend, If u goes into terminal com
Haay. 10 carry out in good faith ii,
promises. | am authorized 60 say
that the Northern EaGsl4e will civ,
any amount oG bonds thai
the city or The ether roads may require
that u wiz keep sill Of IFS obi cations ia re
gsrd Ia this matter. zach OF the com
panies leinsng iAss terminal company vii
select an otiicer who wiN represent ID in
the terminal eoeapAny and wIa represent
u IN the heassi. Such is the Plan adopted
by nearly al OF the terminal COMPANIES
and each road has equal powsr.
Another ohlectloa has hsen made TIA
The seattle & MoasAga has ACQUIRED a "a
aShic right Ia Railroad avenue which IA.
city eaEht not to take away from 81. and 1
y ceRtsnded hy some that the city has ps
right IN take il away from Them SexerA
seAss sro the city granted similar rich
70 ,he Columbia a Passs Sound ans
the oEeSun Tra1ssonsinensAi Corn
panies. TAss right was assigned 20 "a,
InEet Sound Shore. ata tracks were con
styustsd Ia accordance wfth the franchise
These tracks were Operated unsi they wer,
destroyed by Are. when they tried 90 re.
easld they were eEiosnsa ~ the city. I
VAS said when ta~ injunction wAs apps.es
tor ey She eafy authorities. thai corapAalel
bad Agreed IN Felsnqaash claims 10 the oil
rlght-ef-way ard 30 move into Railroad az
ennas u sas further SAID that the city va
ready saa s4sisn~ 81 grsnt 80 these com
pasiss = rssAs-os-way in Railroad avene'