The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13
NEWS OF RAIRLAODS.
Industries Promptly Follow the
Lake Shore Road.
EXTENDING FRONT STREET ROAD


The Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern i1nds that
oevelopment OF the country quickly follows the
construction of its northern extension. It has
already received requests for three eidetracks to
logging camps between Sprinrfield and Airing
ton. and three others to sswmills which are TO
Be erected ct Springfield.
The Hamilton Logger says: The Seattle &
northern railroad track was laid to within seven
miles Of Hamilton last weak. when the supply
OF rails was exhausted. and the steam track
laying machine has been idle this week Mean
tame the grading continues. The road II now
graded almost its entire length, bus few sta
lions on the seven.mile strip between the pres
ent end of The track and Hamilton being ret In
complete. II is not likely that the scarcity Of
rails VIII mors than temporarily delay opera
lions. and We may confidently expect the com.
pleiion Of the line to Hamilton within the
present month. IL may not be longer than two
weeks
Work has begun on the extension Of the
FROM street cable railway a.ong Commercial TO
KIM street on Monday. The trench has been
dug, wooden rosd-bed win be laid, the cable
Tor the extension IL on hAn1 and will be
stretched In three dayx The new cab q, which
ID 500 feet long. viii be spliced to the old one
and thus win be laid the whole length of the
road TO Depot street. Az soon Is the extension
is completed the motor line on Commercial
street viii be put in operation in connection
with 1t and passengers can travel from Depot
street to the island for one fare.
The Tacoma correspondent Of the Posr- INTEL
LIGENcER teiegraphs: The petition in the con-
domination proceedings commenced in the SUI
perior court yesterdsy by the Union Pacific rail-
road to secure right-of-way along the water
front to deep water. states that the depotwili be
located on the tide fiat ne1rly opposite the Ia
coma hotel. and the yard viii be on the fats
just south Of the Northern Pacific track, across
the drawbsid.e aud on the east side OF the
channel.
An Arrangement hiss been male between the
Unioa Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads BY
which the latter mpany will hand a the
former conpauy's through business from Port
land to SOUND points and tn Union will dis
continue Its steamers bs tween Portlan and the
Sound. The steamers Mic igan . d Cosmopolis
will be returned 70 their owners and the Lakme
will run only from Port ard 10 b itish Columb,a
points, ouy coming to tn Sound for fuel and
special consignments Of freight.
The railway and grain elevator of the Ter
minal Railway 4 Elevator Company will be
opened today special train bearing 500 guests
of the company. among whom will &c the board
Of trustees of the Chamber Of Commerce and
Representatives OF the newspapers, will leave
the Northern Pacific depot for the elevator at
p m.
The Northern Pacific railroad has given ex-
curson rates. one fare for the round trip, for the
Young Mems Democrat Club TO 60 to Tacoma
on August g TO attend the convention OF Demo-
cratic clubs. Over 200 members will 60 on the
9:25 q. N. train on that day.
President Elijah Smith leaves today for Coos
bay to visit the OreRoi Improvement Com.
pany's mines there AMI push construction Of
the company's railroad there.
r A. Talcott, chief engineer of the Seat lie,
Lake Shore q Eastern railroad, went to the
front OF the northern extension yesterday and
win remain several days
The Seattle. Lake Shore a Easrsrn road has
just finished the construction Of ten coal ears
and forty logging trucks 1t In yards IL Boale-
ward.
Colonel J. C. Haines. attorney Of the Oregon
improvement Company, has gone to Olympia
on law business for the company.
Mr.. w. N. Mears. travelling passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific railroad, was in the city
yesterday.