The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-21
No Cessation Of Railroad Build
ing in This State.
But NEW ORDERS MAY CONE.
Omcials in the Dark as to Result o /.
Stock Manipulations.
Union Pacific will Certainly Reach se-
attle BY January, 1s82-Northern Pa
cinc Hurrying to Gray's Harbor-
sympathy With Hunt in His Fight.

ior the past three weeks fear has been en-
terialned lest the stringency of the money
market would hinder the floating of the
bonds issued for Northern Pacific exten.
SONS, there has thus far been no suspen-
SION OF work on the branches controlled BY
that company. There has. however, been
some slight cutting of expenses in the con-
struction department by the Northern Pa
enc, such as the abandonment of plans
looking TO the securing of q more perfect
telegraphic service, and other minor de-
tails. involving in the aggregate but an in
agnincant amount, as compared with the
cost OF going ahead with branch lines. Still
this trimming of sails in the financial de-
partment has been manifest for some time.
$50 far" said vice-President Prescott, OF the
Northern Pacific, this evening. mo orders
nave been received to suspend work on our
extension. earnestly hope no suspension of
operations in our construction department will
follow the furry In New York. 1t il too early to
tell just in Whist condition this harry has left
uA The smoke has not yet cleared away, bat
DO hope MI Willard has not been personally
crippled"
As for change in management, Mr..
Prescott. while he dnes not anticipate any
thing OF the kind. simply says that in the
Judgment of other men the extensions
planned by the present trustees might be
considered unwise. and might therefore be
abandoned. Still, the trustees elected last
October hold for three years. and while
Mr.. Willard might suffer reverses to the
extent of reducing his holdings to but one
share OF Northern Pacific stock, he could.
OF course, continue 70 vote at the meetings
until the expiration of his term as trustee,
unless he should voluntarily resign.
King 4 Dickinson 8 Green River Il North
ern force having been transferred to the
Tacoma, Olympia & Gray's Harbor line
has gwen rise to conjecture that work on
the extensions was being suspended. Such
. conjecture Is erroneous. There seems to
be concentration of forces by the North
ern Pacific on the Olympia q Gray's Har-
Dor line. with corresponding Stacking
OF activity on the Green River & Northern
and chehalis & South Bend roads.
4. B. Briggs, Of Denver. representing
fitzpatrick Bros & Collins, who have the
contract to construct the Union Pacific
from Portland to Seattle, passed through
the city this morning en- route TO Portland.
Have you received orders 70 suspend work
on the Warrington extensionr' Briggs was
asked.
None whasever," he replied. On the con-
txarys We are pushing shead and working more
men and hoFses. and working harder than ever
oefcre We have today q work nearly 400
man and Loo toama
While voiclne an opinion sanguine Of the
expected continuance Of construction
work, both Mr.. Prescott and Mr.. Briggs
seemingly imply that There's no telling
what tomorrow will bring forth"
Resident Engineer Gates and Consulting
Engineer Bhckensdufer came in this even
ing on horseback, having made trip
from Portland to Tacoma over the Union
Pacific route in four days. This will seem
quite remarkable when it Is known that
the latter IL ~ years old. Mr.. Gates cor.
roborated the statement made by Mr..
Briggs, and both say the road will be CON-
pleted on time, before January, 1892. Mr..
Gates estimates that one-ffth OF the dis
lance from Portland to Tacoma is now
graded, the distance being considered I55
miles.
As to the Union Pacific grade from Ta.
coma to Seattle, both Briggs and Gates say
ii il part of the original contract and will
be tackled ss soon IS II is reached. Gates
and Biickensdufer went TO Portland at mid
night.
Chief Engineer Rifle also arrived this
evening. He estimates that half of the
Hunt road from Centralia to Gray's hsr-
Dor is now completed. Only about 100 men
are working on the grade. the balance hsv-
ing gone into winter quarters east of the
mountains. Those ct work are finishing
up odd bits of work. Hunt, Rifle says, is
in Chicago. Under the stringent condition
OF the money market considerable sympa-
thy is expressed here for Hunt in his bold
fight with the Northern and Union Pacific
in attempting to carry out his scheme.