Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-27
DEFINITE INFORMATION
Some Facts Regarding Railway
Plans and Their Con-
struction
Railroad Buildings To Be
Erected at Once in Happy
Valley
: Cordelia Arrives at New
Westminster With Rail-
road Iron

rhat busiest of busy men, chief engi-
a. j. J. Donovan of the Fairhaven 4
Iuthern railroad, was observed by the
fRALp representative, to leave the
aeamship Premier when that vessel
landed at the wharf yesterday morning |
MMr. - fovan had evidently been to
80 Id Tacoma. and the reporter at
y. > ~ &ht him in his office. As usual,
N-|# Ian was completely immersed
{<< #&f No sooner had he arrived at
~ K 6 rarters than he commenced TO
r<ve fctions to subordnates and
attending to matters requiring attention.
Mr.. Donovan is a wonderfully energetic
and enterprisng gentleman. and the
reporter could not help but express his
astonishment at the immense amount of
business which the genial chief engineer
transacts and disposes of. Mr.. Donovan
is a veritable mine of information and is,
n in fact. the newspaper mans friend.
: When the reporter stated his mission. Mr..
Donovan seemed rather reluctant to i'm
tpart any information. but kindly volun-
,o..od 20 snh,nit IN tho follo,vinp inter-
Vecreu !" s"o'''' " NV '''''7
view:
Well, MIR. Donovan am informed Una.
you have Just returned from Tacoma and
Seattle. Is this a fact?
H. Yes sir.
A Have you received any Instructions
Nfrom either Mr. Clough' hrst Nice-presi
gent, or Mr. Becker, chiei engineer Oh the
roMeat Northern railway. relative 10 ran
hous Improvements the pullulhg Oh rouhu
at vs. engine houses' 'urn-'ao'es' e'0''
yA,clayen?
UaNvou ann
to the readers of oulee,ions " ,u'"isn'ns
of those instructione ,iN"Aip '"' p"'po'
No. am authorEs'
engine house. part ofted 10 construct an
for machine shop, when VIII De useu '
houses. water tanks an tnrn-taoe' section section
water supply for those %",D for ao9 grOpsr o1sa
for the erection of the Il Icos.ary buildings rp %
and Sedro. Also to preyad between mere
various sites that havipare P'ans 10 SUI,
for the depot at Fairht oeeh uenuu"eu
to take some. action iaVeh' aS II = ueN'ieu
once. Va' "''''' at
Has anything peeh uo"\
ceiyed any Instructions nv haNe s"u "
ing the grade between lne \uNe 10 'o"er-
Fairhaven and Happy NaAa"r i'o"' J."
That has been subject NY
of discussion between INV goou uea'
Nx.tf : "A
that IL is not Nei ueo'u," '.,..,".
dertake it prior 10 'nc o'" W u"-
the Canadian faet"o -, -" 80
There is some iear 'ha' y -" ~ l"o",'s
fore that consiruet,"" 81 ,ho
that IL might Interfere w" P''V'O
of the work. but IL WIN u"uS R,s''
undertaken before 'ne o'o' ~ 'oo
Meanwhile we have no sei'V". Hyear'
In operating the graue WIN nhcuIS
Have you hearu any '","ZaNI ""'iS,
indicate that any oi I/Whieh Wouiu
South thern owners ~ raIha'eh
over the road To - uecliheu =" '"i"
Nothing iqSbe'e "rea' Nor'ne'n'
some qgfH'rsher thah Una. 'n''' wa
twenty|~tion ABOUT trahSierrlhg th'
prior itiN miles between mere ana Nedro
line Nhe completion oil 'he Nor'ierh
trans M u has "e'h so'.,'" '"'' Wv
when oi the entire hhe WIN DC maui
aunef northern connection Is dohc ahu
y mattdfary papers ana contracts ~ th'
1t iNe been signed 10 lhat erect
that been ruhoreu' M ',ono' a."
Pacis Northern rae,nc anu onio'
-. sr-<v are po'il eo"i'nS '"' on "''r" :.