The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-20
ALLHUNGERF FOR CARS
The Famine Caused By Booming
Railroad Business.
THROUGH TRAINS TO THE NORTH
Railroad 0mclais Explain the sitaation
Through Schedule from Port
land Nosthward.
rHRouoH TRAINS TO THE NORTH

Joseph McCabe. superintendent OF the PaCtnc
division OF the Northern Pacific railroad, wAs
In the city yesterday 70 attend . meeting Of the
directors OF the Spokane Union Depot Company.
porter In regard TO the freight blockade. he
said: 1--WE are moving wheat - fast IS we can
without interfering with our REGULAR business.
for We must keep merchandise, live stock and
other per snable freight moving. The farmers
would like rs to move out AL the wheat in one
week. but We cannot do IL All this talk about
combination 70 bear the price Of wheat 10
nonsense We want TO get the crop TO market
- SON - possible. The great bstacle 70 dis
posing OF II promptly 10 the Cascade MONTANA.
Nearly Ill the crop. of Eastern Washington
comes across those mounta M to the Sound,
and We can only naul about twelve cars 10 the
train through the Stampede tunnel We are
hauling LIS loads each way every day, which
makes ten trains each way. This mountain
climbing prevents our getting more WORK out Of
the motive power"
E McN=ii, general manager Of the Pacific di'
vision OF the Union Pac DC rsilroad, was In the
city for the same purpose ~ Mr.. McCabe. and
was interviewed on the blockade. He said:
:" There 10 no blockade really, but we are short
OF cars and cannot move freight ~ fast ~ 1t 10
offered. because OF hs great increase In the
wheat crop. The reports about our road being
In bad condition are false. The Oregon rail-
road com nissionefs have inspected every inch
OF our track in their state and walked over
every bridge, and pronounce It In frst-clsss con-
dition''
M mcN.u mo, a,,,.,,r..rd.,t Mcc.h. ana
Gena,.I ssn, 49,, - 49, No,,hsrr p.c;ac
and aursr,rs.rd.nt n.na - .ha 80. rno-s
ana 5000 - ,scs;.. -. y..;.n, ,-nich hsS
hesn rssss.d \. ~. .o.a n .ssoh. - -, ..,ss-
ment with them by which any clash viii be
ss"iueo ~ iutufe. -.
-. McNeal Wa accompanied py Jesse cpeio-
ing, OF Boston. one OF the largest stockholders
IN the Union Pacific, aud Mrs Spalding. MI
spaiding has been travelling over the road for
the pnrpose OF examining into its condition He
says thai the reports that It II In bad shape are
without foundation.
Superintendent Joseph MoCabe Of the Pacific
diy,sion. A. n. Cnar,ton assjstsnt venerai n.e.
senger agent. and g. q. chandler. general aren't
s1oms ~ ne Nounsrn rsclnc laiiroao: y .
seu.y conielrou Win "a =. -. nun. genera pas
1880 .senss snu :. -. jam, superintendent
- snS A11Nc onoie SUI y. :. DHgss, keuefsi pas
nse. .seus sno o. :. 1usn' sonersl superIn-
se'Iuens u sne oleson Improvement company
, ..a sltsnkeu : .niossa scneouie from rort-
. .su1 :" Anscos's, sno Esrrnsven. Inc morning
OF Has O'Clock and reach Seattle ct instead
OF $3.50 in the evening. It will connect here
with Lake Shore train leaving ct q. m, and
arriving ct Anacortes and Fairhsven ct 2:35 p.
m. II will leave those points ct $40 p. m. and
cific train leaving here a 6:I5 a 81. viii 70
through without the pre- ent delay at Tacoma.
This schedule will 70 into effect ON Noyem her
Is on The Lake shore. Seattle q Northern and
! =, ,na No-,h.,. Sta s' ~N " AS0ooe1
- - $3.50
The first street car built in Seattle II now "a.
ceiying its third coat Of paint 81 the vorl. NJ
eecsrtc a. hsrr IN Nn,sh Sa..tn - me o.3
car for the elactric rsilw.v ana /. .;r,;Is. -
those rnnnino IN the Marin sast,,s IT, NJ. ~
sotha,. ~ tha.s,r,a 60 Z. -. - = 100 NA..s
construction from the platform deck to the root