The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-29
TIE ROUTE DECIDED.
orthern Pacific Engineers viii
Begin This Week.
>oImo TO THE CANADIANS LINE.


al
s lido arrived in this city yestrrdsy lore
ou from Tacoms. inspected the facilities
"a business Of the line here acquired BY
II transfer OF the Puget Sound shore
-. he'd conferences with II. w. McxeilI.
'nsnsfer Of the Oregon Improvement Com
Inv. and r. W. D. Hoibfook, manager Of
~ seattie, Lake shoss a. Eastern railway,
,neccuspanied by Assistant Superintendent
Nedeau. They returned last night to Ta-
ANA In their private esr.
The party was composed of the following
oaufiemcn. 81. G. Kimberly, general SUI
s1rintendent; q. W. Dickinson. assistant
.ssraersl superintendent Of The western div
fen: e. g. Chandler, general agent; s. q
1nlton, first assistant general freight agent;
b. 6. Huson. principal assistant engineer
n n. Warner, master mechanic. and A.
(DvbOfne. superintendent OF bridges and
huiidings.
Assistant Engineer Huson said, in an
seuer to the inquiries OF the reporter. that
rank Bartlett. chief engineer. who has
len 1t work at Durham for some time,
Nh In two or three days begin surveyin.
3rip It Black River Junction, and proceed
With his party on the proposed northern
extensIon line. The routs outlined will
probably pass ON both sides OF Lake WASH
ineton. There were three reasons for do
tx this: First. 70 escape the costly water
lYopf; second. because more direct route
% b secured: third, because joint agree
Int can be had with tns narrow gauge
lpom Black River Junction.
Proceeding northward from Seattle the
lne viii run north 20 Snohomish. then 10
- Ekagjt river, passing through aedro.
Hon which point II il probable that >
ranch will intimately be built TO ship
karbor. Tho line will then run west Of.
posallel and very close 10 that Of the Seat
q, Lake Shore & Eastern. until the boun-
6nfy Is reached I'm the vicinity Of Blaine.
Among the proposed feeders 10 secure
i5alnc are lines into New Westminster and
Faucouver. across the line. branches TO
Nbatcom and BelIingham bay, and II may
hereafter b decided to run branch near
Linden.
I'VE want more and better yard facili-
III here In Seattle" said Mr.. Huson,
Hbut don't know that Ne want terminal
lncflitieS or will want them. These are
matters 10 be determined BY other depart
merits. star ~ the present mo vement n
concerned In surveying line 10 the boun-
casy tho Northern Pacific has always ooked
70 that field as particularly their own. and
NJ propose to handle the business. As for
h teing the policy Of Mr.. Willard Icsnnot
~. but our orders TOR this survey were
yooeived after Mr.. Willard came in again. y
General Superintendent Kimberly said I:
The road viii now need additional track
A..4 lsx Al - r
cfssent say. We must first nnd out what
= needed and make our arrangements for
securing IL. As 10 the possibility Of the
Northern Pacific acquiring the Seattle,
ElAks shore a Eastern line. have not
leArd Of such . proposal, andjI understand
hat the line IL not going forward vsry
NApidly, and there II no reason Why -
shonld not build our line There may b
business enough for both roads should the
Seattle. Lake Shore a Eastern exist a .
separate line.
General Agent Tyndale said last evening
that the idea OF opening an up town Office
was not being considered, and the business
would continue for some time in the present
ofiees.
Tho proposed movement OF the Northern
Pacific 10 continue It's line through the
northern part Of Washington to the boun-
dairy, and there make connection with the
Canadian transcontinensal line. tapping
Vancouver and New Westminster, and
possibly to reach good harbor point on
The Pacific ocean. has renewed among rail-
road men the discussion as to the inten-
lions OF other transcontinental lines and
What action they may take that would
materially affect Seattle.
The we'll known desire of the Union
4uci6o 70 reach the coast and make Eastern
oonnections. and its recent movements. one
u which Is the establishing of q separate
passenger agency. noted yesterday, lead
many 10 believe that Il will he q matter of
only lew months until that line will have
eerminal facilities in Seattle, reaching out
RON Portland. The statement Of one OF
the officials when here December 5, 10 the
efIect that the Union Pacific intended To
qnietiy acquire property in Seattle for
terminal facilities this spring. from which
70 operate the railroad and also Puget
oound and ocean steamer lines. seems jas-
SIfied by the present movements.
Said railroad man yesterday. speaking
o. the general situation. and the nrohahiii-
ties 50 far as they would affect this city.
You may he sure that when the rail-
mad companies are quiet they are rrepsr-
ing some scheme 10 chcckmate their com.
pefitors and gain some vantage ground.
Even when they announce scheme as
possible policy. II may be Tor the purpose
81 accomplishing something altogether diff
srent from the feature most strongly
dweit uron. There are in this state sew
eras local lines that have done more to adj
vance its welfare than the bic roads
which never reach out until trade warrants
u and then there follows keen compeii.
uon. Depend upon Il. that while the local
lines may not he in the financial condition
The companies would wish, the tsanscon-
nnenial lines will prefer to seqnire and in
corporate them in their svstesns. rather
snan build what would be practically par
allei lines.
IL Is also natural TO expect, locking at
sne geography OF the country with an un-
pfeindioed eve. that none Of the trancon-
unensal lines will he content 81 stop short
o. an ocean terminus. while II il equally
mf Ia presume that the Importance of
o. Seattle a. center Of commerce will
dsaw them all here. and possibly hold them
sof a time Then. when they so on 20 Germ
Pa~te their systems. Seattle will likely re-
main prominent divisional point. The
present move OF the Northern Pacific,
.hssever the motive. viii tend 10 hasten
me plans a. the other great lines"
The third transoentinsntaI line At pres
nv looking for q Pacific coast terminal is
NE 81 Pant. Minneapolis and Manitoba
sAiiwsy. When A. G. Mohler. general
manager Of that road. visited this city he.
Umeer |, issa he came Tor the purpose Of
sseersainlne the volume of the Sound