Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-11
FAIRHAVHN & SOUTHERN
A Full Corps of Engineers as
Detailed by the Chief of
the Department
Work Being Pushed on All
Branches and from West
minister to Seattle
An Intelligent Interview with
the Chief Engineer of
Fairhaven's Railway

announced: IL. 4. Estep, engineer Still
agnamish division. from Sedro To Seattle:
O. Wetten, locating engineer Stillagua-
miSh division, Sedro TO Seattle: G. W.
Root. locating engineer, Skagit division.
from sedro to Summt; George p. james.
engineer in charge Of NeN Westminster
southern railway (new work TO Blainel:
W. \. Jones. assistant engineer: W. G..
Warwick. assistant engineer; A. j. FRYE.
bridge engineer northern division: {. 4.
Nichols. assistant engineer. northern di-
vision: u. II. Wise. assistant engineer,
Skagit division. Each Of these engineers
is at the head of department
and has from five To fifteen en-
gineers at least at work under his
direction, aud those engineers who are
engaged In construction are working from
% to $50 men each. The division from
Fairhaven to New Westminster is being
pushed with great vigor, over 1000 men
now being engaged on that portion Of the
line. T.. W. Bradshaw has the contract
for constructing the new dock at West
minister. James Leamy has the contract
for grading trestle Jridging. and 10 sup
ply ties from New Westminster To the
boundary line. Messrs. Mccoy a o.
Brien are grading from Blaine to Fair
haven; Joe Zirngibl, all trestles same
limit; Hoffman 4 Bates have the con-
tracts for the NhatcOm drawbridgs; }; Fisk
4 Carpenter and Watson a. Mckinnon,
clearing on the Northern and Stlilagua-
mish divisions; Gus. Linden a Co.. clear
ing up the Skagit valley; Garvin x Shin
dan have the contract to build the Fair
haven ocean dock. All Of these contrac-
tors are employing large forces OF men,
but they have not sufficient number 10
enable them TO push the work as they de-
sire.
The Fairhaven g. Southern Railroad
company has go men al work on the
Coast division, between Fairhaven and
Sedro. ballasting the track, and by June
/ lst this portion Of the line will be second
/ to none In the state. Tenders have been
advertised for and are being received for
the second drawbridge at Whatcom. for
the iron drawbridge, which is to be 237
feet long, at Ferndale, over the NoOksack.
and for the drowbridge at Nicomekl,
British Columbia. The ships that are
laden with 5000 tons Of steel rails are ex-
pected to arrive within three weeks. and
the rails that will connect Falrhaven and
New Westminster will be laid early In
August. Location Is rapidly being com
pleted between Sedro and Seattle. The
fairhaVen a SoutheFn's locomotives will
Construction IS going on for fifty miles up
the Skagit valley from sedro. Lack OF
workmen has prevented the pushing OF
this work. and unless men are soon In
more plentiful supply the Skagit valley
work will be delayed till the work be-
tween Sedro and New Westminster is
completed. New Westminster southern
railway extends from New Westminster
TO Blaine. 23is miles. Northern division
Fairhaven q Southern railroad. Fair
haven To Blaine, 2iis miles; Coast diyl
sion. Fairhaven to SedrO, ~ miles; Skagii
division. ScdrO 10 summit, q miles (;
Stielaguamish division. Sedro 10 Seattle
60 miles.
The Sedro Press further says:
Chief Engineer j. j. Donovan, of the
Fairhaven a southern railroad, was IN
Sedro. Friday, remembering the employee
. of the company at this end Of the line
with their monthly salaries. The Press
sought an interview with Mr.. Donovan
In the hope OF learning something OF in
tdrest toits readers, and In this u was by
no means disappointed. Mr.. Donovan
said that 1t had been a matter OF deep re
gret to the company that they had beei
; unable 10 keep apace with the demands
of Sedro for building material, and tina
, prompt steps had been taken 10 50 equil
the road as to meet all demands. At tina
time he said. three freight cars were Oi
scows enrOute from Tacoma to Fairhavcn
and seventeen others were at TacOmi
|, awaiting sound transportation 20 Fair
4 haven. making in all twenty additiona
cars, which Il is intended shall run be
tween Fairhayen and ScdrO as soon a
they reach their destination. This viii
= double the freight capacity OF this line
= and the service will he increased as occa
!, sion demands.
!. Mr.. Donovan regretted that the cOache
@ ordered had not yet been heard from. bu
G stated that some time had elapsed sine
the order had been placed. aud the com
many was awaiting tidings from ther
with considerable impatience. He said
was the purpose to add a fully equippe
n daily passenger and mail train 20 the SCI
vice between Fairhaven and Sedro at IN
:. earliest possible day. lie said the wor
Y of construction Of the line connecting .
\ with the Canadian 'acilic was being VIC
: orously pushed. both ways. from fairha
, ven north and from New Nesiminist'
n south. and expressed confidence that !
the middle Of August Sedro would be
:, the enjoyment Of a thorough train servi'
y connecting Il with the great transcont
:, mental system Of the Canadian Pacific.
Mr. Donovan assures as that the brifl
= ing of the river at Sedro, building soul
a of Northern Pacific aud Union Pacll
: connections and east from Sedro throui
/, the mount aims 10 spokane Falls shall
:, have early attention. In fact, II Is the u
~ tention OF the company to not only ke
Il, apace with the country through VIII
=. ia prospective lines extend, but TO Ia
!, tbe'initiative In its development. Sed
~ Is recognized by the company as the ce
'' trail and distributing point OF It's gre
n system. That Sedro's interests will
m carefully guarded, then, follows as ma
N ter Of course.
IN lowing Interview will not be out OF pla
u as il shows concluslvely this company
"A doing all in their power to aid the ira
!, which has exceeded the expectations
VI every person on Bellingham bay. 10 :
1s nothing OF the opinions of every citii
. on Puget Sound. Following Is the int
" view:
~ HERALD reporter, as he stepped into Cf
ii Engineer Donovan's Office yesterday
II well, yes." answered that ofiic
an pushing back a pile OF estimates. M
'v and proiiles that he had been examini
of ave are very busy. but what can do
= III want 10 know something about yc
= traffic: the public a.e anxious TO kn
a what Is growing up along the line OF 70
u where, / believe. you have stated th'
= was not even horse trail year ago.
ii ave are hardly ready to talk traffic y
i though we have been preparing for
4 steadily"
"In what way? | hear much complal
/. from loggers and mill men for lack OF ca
n Are you able TO supply the demand?"
K NO: but we hope soon to remedy q
!. matter. No one can be more anxious
!. have traffic handled than the officers
# the company. and they could not fore
that cars ordered three months ago wol
q be so long in coming. We have s,
l. twenty messages hurryng the roll
r stock II we have one. and expect the G
N will soon be here"
= what cars are ordered?"
D 1.-TWO passenger coaches, two combil
ID tion coaches, six box cars, three caboos
\ one hundred and fifty pairs Of logg