The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Trackage Arrangement Over
the Seattle & Northern.
THE PROPOSAL HANGS FIRE.
Manager Miner OF the Seattle . Nom
tana. Goes to Portland-Counsel Me-
Naught win Remain Few Days.

A PosT-IHTELLIGEscER reporter found
President Elijah Smith and Manager II.
w. Mcneil. Of the Oregon improvement
Company, in the private car Of Counsel
James Mcknight, of the Northern Pacific,
yesterday afternoon. continuing Q confer
ence looking to . trackage arrangement
with the Seattle & Northern running TO
Anacortes. The conference ended in dis
agreement, and it is believed the chances
OF making trackage arrangement between
the two companies are anything but good.
The Missoulian says: Parties who have
Tocsntly returned from the upper end of
the Bitter Root valley state that two gangs
OF surveyors are at work along the west
branch of the Bitter Root river. It could
not be learned by what company they are
employed, but it is sure they mean busi-
ness. 1t is supposed they are engineers of
the Western Montana & Idaho Rail-
road Company. which is presumed to
be ar auxiliary of the Union Pacific, and
which was organized few months ago for
the purpose of building line from Ana
conda to Missoula, via the Bitter Root val
ley, and thence to Idaho. 1t appears as if
this movement means the contamination
Of the plans of the great Union Pacific
Company to connect the Utah e. Northern
with the Washington d Idaho and the o.
X. u N. by building line from Silver Bow
junction to Missoula, and through the st.
Regis country into Idaho, thus gaining
continuous line from the Coast to Poca-
tella, Idaho. The extension of the Union
Pacific system in this manner will place it
in position to strongly compete with the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
for the patronage of the great northwest
ern country.
The New Westminster Columbian says:
Chief Engineer J. ]. Donovan. OF the Fair
haven e. Southern, is in the city to make
final arrangements for laying the track be-
tween Liverpool and Blaine. and to arrange
for certain terminal facilities at Liverpool.
He intends making trip the whole length
OF the boundary, on foot. to inspect the
work done and see that all is in readiness
for the rails. Before leaving the city Mr..
Donovan will have all arrangements COM
plete for track-laying, and he says the work
will be commenced in few days. The two
locomotives for the company are expected
to arrive at any moment, and one of them
will be taken over to Liverpool and will be
employed in hauling the rails to the end OF
the track. 1t is safe tc say that the shrek
of the locomotive will be heard on the
south side of the Fraser in less than ten
days. The company's railway scow ar
rived in port from Fairhaven yesterday,
bringing a number of handcars, push cars,
switches, frogs and other railway material
for use on the line. The scow will remain
until the locomotives arrive and ferry one
across the river and then carry the other
to Fairhaven.
The Chehalis correspondent OF the Posi-
INTELLIGENCER telegraphs: A party of
surveyors passed through Chehalis yes
terday down the Newakum, heading
for the Coast. They disclaim any con-
nection with either the Union Pacific.
Northern Pacific or Great Northern. They
are making very careful surveys. The cit
izens' committee, which was appointed to
make arrangements as to railway matters,
are bnsily engaged on the rightof-way
business for the Union Pacific. but it Is
not expected that they will complete their
transactions beforesome time next week,
Chief Engineer r. H. Talcott. of the Sc
attic, Lake Shore & Eastern, returned Fri
day from an inspection trip over the North
ern extension of the line. He reports that
the trestle at Deep Gulch was finished last
Tuesday. The grading will be done ON the
line all the way to Sedro by September Is.
The force of men is now large and the fine
weather admits of rapid work track laying.
Counsel Mcknight has reconsidered his
intention oil going East tonight, and will
remain here several days yet. He will
make another trip down Sound on railroad
business.
Manager T. ]. Miner. of the Seattle q
Northern, left here last night for Portland,
Or, to be absent three or four days looking
after the interests of his line.
The Colony of Icelanders will go out on
the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern today to
have picnic at Ravenna park.
General Freight Agent J. G. Woodwork.
of the Union Pacific, was in the city yes
terday from Portland, Or.
Agent Jay w. Adams, OF the Chicago &
Alton railroad, was in the city yesterday
from Los Angeles, Cal.
A TUNNEL UNDER THE DENNY.
Novel Proposition of the Electric Rail-