The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-17
UNION PACIFIC ROUTE.
Officials on the Sound to Finally
Locate It.
SIGNIFICANT MoRTHwARD TRIP.
Work ON the Lake shore-Engines for
Pors Townsend Southern
Scarcity or Cars

ZIG manner went on the Union Pac nc
steamer to Blaine. The party consists of
w. h. Holccmb. vice-president: his son,
d. w. Ho.comb; Captain ]. n. Troup.
superintendent of the Union Pacific water
lines; i. W. Lee. general passenger agent;
B. Campbell and J. Saier. They viii re-
main ~ B aine until Tuesday and then re-
turn to Seattle. where they will meet G. v.
bogue. the general enginee-. Mr.. Holcomb
Was very retieent when questioned by
Posr-isTELLIGEScER reporter as to the pur-
pose OF his visit. Being asked what was
the object of bis visit TO Blaine. be said:
The company has steamers running
there"
Has the company any idea of building
road northward from SeattIe?'' was
asked.
NO. we are building road from Port
land: that is ALL
IL Is understood that the principal object
OF Mr.. Holcomb's trip is to finally arrange
the route OF the road between Seattle and
Tacoma. Condemnation suits have been
entered for right-of-way along the shore of
the Sound from Tacoma to Seattle and
along Railroad avenue to the Y. Renewed
efforts are likely 10 be made to bring about
the organization OF q terminal company
and thus settle the Railroad avenue diff
Guilty.
The Cnehalis CORRESPONDENT of the Posr-
IsTELLreEScER teiegraphs: The Unicn
Pacific is making things lively to the south
OF us Six camps are at work between
here and Kalama. and By the end of next
week the whole ground win be covered.
About 500 men are at work now. All the
contractors are complaining OF the scarcely
oil men, which is not to be wondered az.
seeing that. starting from Lewis county
Alone. at the present time, there must be
5000 or LOCO men engaged in railway work
on the four lines: The Northern Pacific,
to South Bend: the Union Pacific, working
south, and the Northern Pacific and Hunts
road to Gray's harbor There is proba-
biiity that We viii get the iong-prornised
round honse at last. SUPERINTENDENT
Osborne. of the bridge and building depart
ment of the Northern Pacific, was in the
city this week and made the statement
that the company would commence build
ing in about q month. The delay was occa-
stoned by the company arranging for q
much finer building than they al first con-
templated. Mayor Ne~land has received q
communication from W. P. Clough, vice
president of the Great Northern, who is an
old acquaintance. stating that the Great
Northern viii undoubtedly ouild between
Seattle and Portland as soon as arrange
ments can possibly be made. Nearly three
miles of grade are completed on the North
ern Pacific TO South Bend. Every train
brings in number of men, and the con-
tractors are still crying for more.
The deiav in yuteino mr., tha .aSsf;on. Al
Pullman car service is due to scarcity of
cars. which is felt all along the Northern
Pacific railroad. The company has lust
about enough cars to handle its present
business. but it is not building them fast
enough to keep up with the continued in
crease, though the car shops at St Paul are
worked TO their capacity. The increased
demand for roi ing stock is shown by the
change between seattle and Tacoma within
two years. Formerly one train consisting
OF two coaches and q baggage car, ran on
this line. while now thirty-riehs coaches
are running on the road and General Agent
Nadeau has Just asked for six more.
The Csntraiia correspondent OF the Posi-
InrELLrGEscER telegraphs: Chic Engineer
Rifle, OF the Hunt road, was in the city to-
day. He has recently returned from
Gray's Harbor City. He says the iron for
the Hunt road is on the way here As
soon as Mr.. Hunt arrives, which is ex-
pected from day to day, the right-of-way
through the city will be determined on.
graded at once so as TO connect with the
grade west of the river. and the iron laid
at once. Mr.. r fde thinks that all differ
ences between the Northern PACING and
Hunt viii be amicably arranged.
r II. Talcott, chief engineer, and z. II.
Warner. assistant engineer, of the Seattle.
Lake Shore e. Eastern railroad. returned
yesterday from their trip 10 the front on
the northern extension. They report that
work is progressing rapidly and greater
speed can be made In the future, because
the heaviest grading has been done and
men can now be stretched along a great
space. Pile-driving is in progress on the
Skagit river bridge at Sedro and will begin
on the Nooksack bridge this week. The
road will be completed 70 Sedro between
September Is and October 1.
The St Paul correspondent of the Posr-
ISTELIIeEycER telegraphs: The Northern
Pacific announces several changes in its
division superintendent. A. L. Horner.
of the Pacific division. has resigned. and
has been succeeded by Joseph McCabe.
Mr.. McCabe has been succeeded as super
intendent of the ST. Paul division By A. E.
Law. at present assistant superintendent of
the same division. McCabe viii have bis
Office IN Tacoma Law viii be located in
Minneapolis.
The Mt. Vernon correspondent of the
Posr-ISrELLIsKscER telegraphs: Jesse w.
George i here and has secured the entire
for the Great Northern as far
as the Skagit river. Shepard Henry & Co.
are unloading horses. men and tools from
every boat, preparatory to the work of
grading the Great Northern road through
here.
The Oregon Improvement Company will
today ship locomotive 10 0lympis by rail
and another TO Port Townsend by steamer.
The former is to be used In construction
work and the latter in operating the road
20 the end of the track on Port Discovery
bay. One passenger train viii run each
way.
The connection OF the Fremont extern
sion OF the Seattle Electric railway with
the Green Lake line across the Lake Shore
& Eastern track at Fremont will be made
today. The Green Lake line is being moved
from Fiber street to Lake street, at the
Fremont end.
The grading outfit for the Seattle Il Mon-
tana railroad is arriving rapidly and within
o week 100 carloads viii be on the ground.
Six carloads of mmes for the Belt line
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