The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-14
BIG LOCAL TRAFFIC.
Excellent Showing Made BY the
Lake Shore Road.
NEW SIDING At BLACK RIVER

NEW SIDING At BLACK RIVER.
Exseusssa ~ sAs slaughter WareAeuse-
Nsr4Assn PsefAe as Mssns yernsa-
Whasssa xsrninazs- Notes.
Neyor Moran SAID yesterday the council
would likely give the Railroad avenue
question full consideration next week,
after the arrival Of Colonel Clough. OF the
Great Northern. Neither the mayor nor
members Of the council express alarm over
The expressions Of Northern Pacific and
Oregon Improvement officials - TO the
rights OF railroads granted By the council.
Before Judge Burke Iefs for New York last
Wednesday be said 70 . reporter thar the
council would - able to meet the move
ments Of the Oregon Improvement Com
pany and Northern Pacific without trouble.
II The council had technically erred in lay
ing out Railroad avenue, be believed.
though he lad not looked into the matter
of fact about short notice and lack OF plat,
the city would not be stumped. The coun-
ell could proceed and condemn through the
property. let . jury assess the value Of
damages, and then file plat 1t might
occasion little delay. but the CITY would
not be shut out
The Mount Vernon correspondent Of the
Pos--ISTEkLiGExCER says: For the first
time in its existence this town il in . SER
ious state Of excitement over the prospects
Of the Northern Pacific railroad being built
here BY the LIST day Of next January, and
= syndicate of local capitalists have since
last saturday bonded over $50 900 worth Of
property. some OF which is two miles in
the country. There is enough now in
bonds to build city of 600 or 5000 in
hahitants. Hon. J. +. Mcknight IS ex-
pecfed 10 be here Friday and Saturday,
representing the Northern Pacific, to COM
piete arrangements. provided the people
give them enough bonus. They have now
subscribed over $50 600 to be paid the LIST of
next January. provided by that time the
Northern Pacific will have connected this
town with Its transcontinental system and
have regular freight and passenger trains
running to this place.
Henry Willard Is expected here from
New York about the middle of July, to
look over the Northern Pacific holdings In
this city and other enterprises in operation
here and in other cities on the
Sound. One of the matters TO
be the acquiring OF tae Seattle Transfer
Company. ii satisfactory to that corpora
ton. 1t is claimed that the arrangement
since the requirement Of the Puget Sound
Shore road By the Northern Pacific entails
needless amount Of Office labor, neces-
sary between the companies before the abb
sorption of the local line. This work is
due to the levying and rebating of switch
ing charges, which would be obviated il =
combination we're effected. II IS believed
that Mr.. Willard Will favor ard bring about
the transfer of the Transfer Company to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
The Whatcom correspondent Of the
Posr-lSTELLisExcER telegraphs: The Ben
nett Railroad Company has been notified
by the Whatcom city council that the COM
pany can have necessary privileges on our
water front. but cannot have forty acres,
90 - to shut out other railroads and pre-
vent the city from using the streets to the
water front. Whatcom proposes to profit
by the experience of Seattle and Tacoma.
For several days rumors have been afioat
concerning possible changes in ownership
and management OF the Bennett railroad.
The officers OF the road will give no infor-
nation. 1t is generally believed that the
Great Northern is about to close their
option on the road. Perhaps this is why
the company asks forty acres on the WHAT
com water front for terminal facilities and
depot grounds.
The Northern Pacific is preparing to put
in long siding from Black River Junction
westward. This is upon the joint track
age with the Oregon Improvement Com
pany. and the latter company objects to
the Northern Pacific putting in sidings or
erecting stations on the joint trackage
without a clear agreement.
Three carloads of rails and spikes were
forwarded from Seattle yesterday for the
northern extension of the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern railway. The work of
construction il going on very rapidly.
Chief Engineer Talcott. who is now out on
an Inspection trip, Is expected to return to
the city tomorrow.
The reports Of freight and passenger bus
mess for the past twelve days OF this month
over the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
show very gratifying increase. In that
time the traffic of the road is shown as
slBty-nin loaded cars OF freight and 3.5l0
passengers more than for the correspond
ing period OF May.
General Solicitor Judge Thomas Burke.
OF the Seattle & Montana. yesterday wired
his arrival in Chicago on his way 10 New
York. While in the latter city he will con-
fer with officials OF the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern railway.
The Whatcom correspondent of this
paper SAYS President Cornwall, of the
Bellinghan Bay 4 British Columbia rail.
road. will arrive in Whatcom next Monday
with his family. and viii remain there
some time.
The work of piiedriving on the Seattle
Terminal railway TO West Seattle will be
completed about the last OF next week.
Work on the drawhridge win be COM
neneed when the iron arrives from San
Francisco.
Attorney j. II. Mitchell, IT.. of the
S6rthern Pacific. came over from Tacoma
yesterday to attend the meeting OF the
council, which he expected TO take up the
consideration of the Railroad avenue oges.
ton.
Counsel j. r. Mcknight. of the Northern
Pacific. Is expected 10 arrive here today
from 81 Paul. 10 ascertain what action ia
to be taken by the council when IL consid-
ers the Railroad avenue situation