The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-23

change Was announced yesterday ID the
following telegram from Assistant General
Passenger Agent A. d. Charlton TO John
Leary. president OF the Chamber OF Conn
merce.
john Leary. President Cham6er Of Commerce:
beginning with tomorrow we will run the local
Pullman sleepers on The ii IS trsin out OF Port
land through to Seatsle-this arrangement 70
co1tinne definitely. Tits now completes the
arrangement, and gives TO our patrons In the
city OF Seattle al or more than they have asked
OF Us.
The trains on which these cars will run
are those arriving At IL As .. m. from Chi
cago and St Paul. and 9:45 p. m from
Portland. and those leaving at 6:l0 q m
Tor Portland, and at 2 p. m. for Chicago
and st. Paul.
Mr.. VIM. p. Watson. principal assistant
engineer of the Great Northern, sends the
following information concerning his road
to the Engineering Neus, which is interest
ing as being an Official statement:
This road is 10 run frsm Seattle. north along
the coast to Marysville. and thence via Stan
wood and Mount Vernon TO Fairhaven. where
connection Is made with the Fairhaver South
ern. which has been purchased BIZ this COM
pany. running to New Westminster, B. C. The
line - projected also to extend south from Seat
tie to Portland Or. 40 miles. Maximum grades
from Seattle north TO Skagit are DC per cent.
From Seattle to Portland they are 0S Der cent.
About zoo miles have been located, and the con-
tract for the entire work has been let to D. c.
Shepard 4 Co., OF 81. Paul. The road Is to be
frst-clsss in every respect, and is to be pushed
to completion by January l, 1891 Trsck-iaying
viii probably begin about November L ID. II.
Gilman, OF Seattle, is president OF the company.
The road Is icing built by the Great Northern
Railway Company.
The Centralia correspondent of the PosT-
IETELLIGEscER telegraphs:
The Northern Pacific pay car arrived here
yesterday morning. and distributed q large
amount Of currency among its numerous
employees.
The tramways to the coal mines have
been completed, and the sidetrack to the
bunkers is now being put in. Everything
will soon be ready to commence operations.
The Union Pacific contractor has ninety
teams at work within mile of the south
line Of town. and is advertising for seventy
i've more teams. He has contract for
twenty miles of road.
The Hunt people are getting their pile
drivers in position, and will soon be al
work on the bridge across the Skookum-
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ture.
The first party of Indian hop-pickers
went out to Slaughter yesterday on the
Northern Pacific railroad to work for
William Simpson and John Wooding.
There were twenty-five in the party, and
they were carried in a box car, with their
baggage. From this time every train will
carry loads of Indian hop-pickers.
The Oregon Improvement Company last
evening shipped on the steamer Point
Arena four fiat cars for the Port Townsend
Southern railroad. and five box cars for
the Seattle & Northern. They were loaded
at Smiths cove.
Judge Thomas Burke was out along the
line of the Seattle Il Montana railroad as
far as Redmond beach yesterday, and says
work is progressing well all along the road
to that point.
]. w. Forbes, of Montreal, who is con-
nected with the Grand Trunk road, is at
the Rainier. He has been making tour
of the whole Pacific coast.