, 1890-03-13
HOFOR GRAYS HARBOR
The Coast Terminus of the
Hunt System,
SUBSIDIES HAVE BEEN RAISED.
The Western Extension viii Be
Pushed to Meet the
New Road.

TACOMA, March 6.--Thc necessary sub
sidics having been granted, Hunt has
contracted with Gray's Harbor com.
pany to construct q STANDARD gauge rail-
road from Deep Water to o junction
with the Northern Pacific al Ccntralia
Hunt contracts to have the
road ready for operation within
eigl teen months. The contract was
filed late this afternoon In the audi tors
office at Mon,esano OF the subsidies
advanced Gray's Harbor people give
500, coo, Aberdeen, $4,000; Montesano,
$4,000, and Contralia, SGOo,OO0i making
a total of S755, coo.
By the successful consummation of his
desires in this particular regard IT would
seem that Hunt has more plainly shown
his hand with regard to his designs In
the way Of securing a sea coast terminal
for his, as vet, disjolntcd Eastern line of
road than has ever done before. With a
sea coast terminal already secured at
Gray's Harbor II is but natural TO pre-
sumo that lie will now push his Western
extension toward Gentralia and make a
connection with the road he has just
been subsidized to build. His line totho
sea, sea @i once IN operation, would prove nn.
to the Northern Pacific, and IT,
as he proposes, it reaches deep water by
way OF the Columbia river, and thence
yofgcd oil al Centralia and joined tue
GIay's Ilarbor line, IL would com pete
for business with the Union Pacific.
Vice President ii. Z. barbour, oi the
tray's Harbor company. who was
at Tacoma tonight, verified
the statement that Hunt had been grant
ed the subsidies he asked anu had con
traCted to build the road. lie refused to
talk when asked regarding any of his
future intentions. Mr.. Hunt had made
no promises, but ho admitted that
strong differences might be drawn now
that the gentleman had secured n sea-
coast terminal and virtually right of
way across Washington to the sea.
SEATTLE, March THE council to-
night granted to the Seattle n Montana
"A franchise over the entire length vt
Railroad avenue from the northern linz
its of the city around tile harbor line to
West Seattle. The company was organ
lied here to-day aud is positively known
to be the western division of the Great
Northern railway system, which has an
nounced It's intention of making this
city its western terminus.
W. T.. Clough first vice president and
Great Northern, have been in this city
for some weeks past and have been look
ing over the railroad situation thor
oughly, and all the approaches to tho
city hayo been critically examined By
them.
The Seattle & Northern company was
organized 10y d. Ii. Gilman, Thomas
Burke, Ed o. Graves, w, T.. Bailey and
W. Il. Thornell, all prominent capital
lists, the first two named being connected
with the Seattle, Lake Shore a Eastern.
Its capital stock is $1,000. 900,
and Immediately after the articles
of incorporation were filed this morning
the board of trustees met and elected the
following officers; President, u, IL.
Gilman; vice president and treasurer,
Edward y, Graves; secretary and audi
tor, W. II. Thornoll; general solicitor,
Thomas Burke. In the afternoon the
officers of the company met before the
council and presented franchise ordi-
nance, which was thoroughly discussed,
and its passage to-aight was the work OF
only few minutes.
The representations made to the city
by the officers OF the Great Northern are
VI utOoN htN
will Immediately begin the building of u
road from the present terminus OF the
Great Northern To Seattle via Spokane
Falls. The road will enter this
city by way of Smiths
Cove car shops. The switchlng
yards will be located in the vicinity OF
of Smiths Cove, while vast warehouses
for handling merchandise, and elevators
Tor wheat will be located on
strip GOO feet wide and mile
long. abutting Railroad avenue,
south of the Oregon Improvement COM
pany property, ON tide lands already Sc
cured for the purpose from its GLAZING nts.
Mammoth car shops are to DO erected in
this city, although the site has not yet
been selected. II Is thought they will
he on the Gilmore addition, be-
tween Salmon bay and Smiths cove.
The company will have four tracks
along Railroad avenue and will work In
onunctlon with the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern, with which II is in harmony
and which it will probably ultimately
absorb.