The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-16
THE BONDS OF STEEL.
Union Pacific Surveyors Near
ing Chehalis.
CONSTRUCTION At MLLAPA
superintendent Horner's successor-Bis
Railroad Case Decided-Order for
Rolling stock-Raflroad Notes.

The chehalis correspondent OF the Posr-IN-
TELL KNcER telegraphs: The Union Pacific
surveyors. who are working towards Chehalis
from the south. have rented large room in
WfnIock and ehtpped to that point consider
able quantity Of stationery, dTaukhting boards
and surveying Instruments It is understood
tnat they Will shortly move on to Chehalis,
wnere they will establish their headquarters.
Mr. H. =. Irwin. attorney for the company, il
In town examining ATTRACTS for the purpose of
completing arrangements relative to rightof-
way. The construction gang is actively at work
On the line between willaps and Chehalis, and
several teamsters are busy hauling out supplies.
The Port Townsend Lender of last Sunday
gives lengthy account Of the visit of President
Eljah Smith AID Manager McEeill. OF the Ore
pon Improvement Company, aud other gentle
men from Seattle, and their trip over thirteen
miles of the Port Townsend Southern railroad,
which was found to be in splendid condition.
In an interview with Manager McNeill that
gentleman Is quoted as saying:
'The0regon Improvement Company is spend
Ing ABOUT $300, 900 a month in railroad building.
This line we mean to push through as rapidly
as Is consistent with good work, and we will be
into Portland from four to six mouths earlier
Than W. agreed to- and the 100 miles of road to
Ienino viii be finished nearly eight months
carrier than most people have any idea
Of Mr.. Smith, who 10 here looking
over the property owned by the Oregon
improvement Company, says that he is
viii ing to expend between 1000, 600 and 10000
600 in completing this road. This sum will be
sufficient. not only to buiId the road. but to
ful equip it with rolling stock and first-class
appliances at that We have q large force Of
men at work on the line from Crockett's lake to
Quilcene, and this section, which is some
thing over seven miles in length, will
be ished in abaus thirty days. Then
there Is surveying and locating
party working along Hoods canal, from Quill
Gene to Union City. The line from Union City
to Olympia has b. en- located. and the contract
let for the construction of the line. We are
anxious to have the contractors finish by No
vemb-r. and have offered them a bonus to do
So If the section is doHe by that time we will
put on ferry between Uaion City and Quill
Gene. and during the winter will push to COM
pletion the line around the head of.
Ha DIS canal This work will not be interfered
with by the winter season, and we will gain
time by having 1t done. At Olympia, where the
headquarters of the construction force at work
on the southern sections are, big force of men
are centered, aud dirt is flying N good shape.
The San Francisco Bridge Company is putting
in $4,000 piles in bridging the swamps at and
beyond Olympia"
The Leader says Mr.. Mcneil became heated
and added: I'm face of all this work some Seattle
papers, notably the Press, had the effrontery to
say that work on the Port Townsend Southern
IA lroad is suspended. 1t is a malicious fa'se-
hood, and the writer wrote it wi h malice. in
tending to do all the evil he could to Port
Townsend" The Leader then adds: '.Mr.
McNeill then proceeded TO score in cod strong
language attic and h Ter papers and her people,
whom he showed to be guilty of doing every
thing pc ty and mean they could to injure Port
Towndsend. II there were fire there tomor-
row. he said, the OREGON Improvement
reb
terminal pro erty, but would move its
headquarters to Port Townsend Even now, if
certain Of our business interests did not bind MS
to that place. we would move from there with
out delay Speakin, of the rumor that the
Union Pacific would control fhe Port
1T is all bosh, downright foolishness. The
Oregon improvement Co apany could buy and
sell the Union Pacific Company over aud over
again. Our company is not only able to build
its own lines, but 10 coutroi and operate them
The Olympia Tribune says: s'The Port Town
81 ID Southern 10 pushing ahead on the west
side. The work Of pile driving is under the
supervision of Captain Hill c. C. Gilman has
secur the contract for building the road and
n. II. Waite, his representative, will renis here
to personally direct the work. He expects to
Q arr in on Monday and will employ from 800 to
400 men, Camps along the line are now being
narrow gauge at Percival's creek; at station
sixty. near Snyder's place. piles are being driven
and from there on to station LA, mile and one
third north, Is earthwork, criDbing and bulk
work. This portion OF the line will be COM
pleted first. The roadbed viii be 100 feet wide
The Union Pacific force, in charge Z. T. Dwyer
working at Chaplin's brick yard, will probably
be increased This morning six wagon loads of
provisions arrived from Port townsend The
line from Port Townsend to Qullcene is almost
completed and the men wao have finished work
there, will be transferred to Olympia and added
to the Union Pacific forces. There is but short
distance until the intersection with the North
ern Pacific at Nozzle cre,k will be reached.
Dryers men are also working southwark, In or
der to meet those on the tunnel"
Counsel James McNaught Yesterday received
word that Justice Miller, of Duluth, had just
decided case in favor of the Northern Pacific.
The suit was brought several years ago to re-
cover property worth $4,t0).0OO and claims by
Indian Chic Buffalo. ami the suit was prose.
Gu ell by Judge Dillon, general counsel of the
Southern Pacific. The case is very similar to
that OF Indian Enoch, who claims property near
the city of spokane Falls said to be worth over
si,ooooo0.
Assistant General superintendent G. W. Dick
inson of the Northern Pacific, Is expected to ar
rive here next Monday from Helena. As he
has charge OF the westrn division OF the line, it
lis be ieyed he will have something to do with
the filling the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton OF superintendent A. L. Horner, which po-
sition report says viii be flied by Mr.. Nadeau.
Counsel James Mcknight left here yesterday
afternoon in his private car for Tacoma, 10 meet
President Charles l. by, OF the Wisconsin
Central, and party of railroad men from New
York city. The party are expected TO arrive here
in their special cars today, and next Thursday
will take trip ON the steamer Queen TO Alaska,
along wiki several other railroad men.
Assistant Superintendent c. oShaughnessy,
having charge OF the southern lines OF the Illi-
nois Central railroad, arrived yesterday from
New Orleans and will spend a few days in the
city. He cal ed yesterday on his old friend Sec
r<fary Dodge, of the Chamber OF Commerce
<NIr. O'Shaughnessy is q guest at the Rainier ho-
tel.
The Centrslia correspondent OF the PosT-IN-
rELLIGENcER ielegrsphs: The dirt is flying on
the Ellssury coal road through this city. Some
very fine timber is tapped. and 1t is intended to
complete the line soon as possible. Iron Is
being laid on the completed grade east of the
junction with the Northern Pacific.
Presiden. A. 8. Durham aud Acting superin.
tendent +. W. Dunn, of the Seattle. Lake Shore
& Eastern, accompani d by Mrs. Durham,
Colonel anu Mrs. Lyman Elmore, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Rslston, Mrs 6. w. Grayson and Mrs. ALERT
Kelly, went ont yesterday morning in special
car for trip over the line.
The Oregon improvement Company car shops
Yesterday received an order To build twenty fiat
cars and twenty logging trucks for the Port
Townsend Southern railroad. The shops are
kept very busy IN putting mp fat box caboose
cars and logging trucks for local lines.
Assistant Superintendent L A. Nsdeau, of the