The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-22
TO MANAGE THEUNION
Barr for superintendent Of the
Pacific Division.
BURLINGTON EXTENSION DENIED
New Engineer FOR the o. !. Oonpasy-
Cars for NE Janss Street Lias--
Elsctrie Cars 70 Ballard.

me Omaha eorrsspondent Of he posr.rxrrrr
1e1Ncx1 teleg4aphs: Il - stated ON good
aasnoEity that ] u Barr. late superintendent
q me Nehroska division Of the Union Pacific. Il
g % made superintendent Of the Pacific tivi.
non Of the road, inclnding the Oregon Railway
Aavissuon company's water line
The Chicago correspondent Of Tie Posr.Yrrxrr
Lie xncER telesraphs: A local paper says: Inc
ar = nlled with rumors as present OF proposed
nuxungeou exeeusiou toward the Pacific coast
One OF the most interesting Of these comes from
seattle. to the eject that the Chicago, Burline-
ton Quincy road has joined hands with the
Hunt system Of railroads for the purpose OF
forming great transcontinental line from the
facinc coast The report 10 that the contracts
have already been let for the construction OF =
road from Cheyenne 70 Butte. distance OF 800
milee
These contracts ere nomiually with the Hunt
system and involve an expenditure of $40. Co.,
~ ana II !. alleged that bonds to this amount
nave been placed In London. The floating Of
these bonds was opposed b. Union Pacific and
Noftnern Pacific interests, and the attempt to
sell them teemed likely to prove unsuccessful
until The Chicago Burlington 4 Quincy road
came 70 the rescue and By its aid purchaser
were found for them After this line to Butte
y completed the further extension Of the route
=
when the PosT.INTELLIGHNcxR correspondent
Drought this report to the attention Of vics-
President Peasley. Of the Burlington, he said
there was no truth in the ramon
The track Of the West street 4 North End ratl.
road II completed 70 Ballard, with the excep
ton OF the part on Banner street. and there the
uacklayen are following up the graders e fast
a. possible. The track viii be finished By
November 1st Two Of the cars. the engines and
the boilers win arrive about November ], and Z
half hour service wii then BE- started. Ten mere
cars have been ordered. and whom they STRIVE
ten minute service will then be established. and
- soon - the line ID In 60 ID running order and
the business warrants, cars win run every Eve
minut.a
The Tacoma Ledger says: gang Of workmen
started to work Monday morning on the line Of
the Onion Pacific railroad in the vicinity OF
Lake View and Fern Hill The road has been
almost entirely cleared in that vicinity. and she
work Of grading and laying the track IL now
well under way. The righf-of-way has beeu
secured nearly the entire distance. and tomor-
row two additional gangs Of men win be placed
q work. The majority of the workmen are
from Nebraska. and arrived here on Sunday
with their tools and teams
r +. Bush was yesterday appointed chief
engineer and superintendent Of construction OF
the Oregon Improvement Company tosucceed F.
A. Hill, the appointment to take effect immedi-
ately. Mr. Bush il man who has won the good
opinion OF railroad men q resident engineer on
the Union Pacific railroad 1t Wallace, Idaho.
The James Street 4 Trunk Line Company has
awarded the contract TO the stockton car works
for the construction Of four cars and four dunn
mics for the Jamest street cable line. The dunn.
mies are TO BE- delivered about December Is and
the carr about December q. by which time the
| ed I'll 49, 4vn~s A. Sr~S
The well at the power-house Of the James
Street 4 Trunk Line railway will give an abund.
ant supply Of water for the boilera The water
has risen about thirty feet shove the point
where boring began aud the stream Il 90 steady
that IL has been found impossible with hand
pumps to empty the well for the purpose Of
digging further down Steam pumps win be
used TO empty the we'll while digging - con-
tinued to the source Of supply.
President Durham, Chief Engineer Talcott AZ.
sistant Engineer warner and Superintendent
Dunn. Of the Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern rail-
road, left on > special train yesterday morning.
MessrR Durham and Dunn went to Arlington
and returned last evening. and Mesra Tai
colt and Warner went on 70 the end Of the
track near Big lake
The Northern Pacific railroad win ask the
county commissioners to vacate the part Of .
street In Slaughter which II occupied BY the hop
warehouse now in course of construction. Work
on the building has been stopped BY m fnjunc-
ton obtained by Henry and Theresa Nicely, who
are owners of adjoining property.
Grading for the Belt Line railroad has been
completed to Within . few feet on both sides OF
the Columbia 4 Puget Sound track ct Reuton,
where work has been stopped by injunction.
Track has been laid from Black River junction
TO Black river; where the Injunction stops it
The contract for pile-driving on the new
track Of the Northern Pacific railroad to the
head OF the bay. has been relet 70 Captain d. K
Howard, J. NJ. Reynolds having been unable TO
complete his contract.
The Union Pacific railroad IL bringing freight
through by rail from the East, having a tradic
arrangement with the Northern Pacific 70 haul
carload lots from Portland to Seattle in original
can
Jesse w. George, rightof-way sgent of the
Great Northern railroad. went 70 Wnatcom yes.
terday TO arrange for the condemnation OF tide
lands.
C. B. Sims. soliciting freight agent of the
Union Pacific railroad, went to Portland yester-
day.
R N. Smith, secretary Of the Union Depot
Company Of Spokane, returned home yesterday.