The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-30
CHEHALrs NEWS.
Railroad Work Going Forward-Tnquiry
to BE Made Into County Taxes.

Railroad Work Going Forward-rnquiry
to Be Made Into County Taxes.
CHEHALrs, Jan. 29.--ISpeciaL 1--Chchalis is en-
loying period of remarkable activity. Work
on the line to South Bend is being pushed for
ward rapidly, and large force Of men are kept
busy Over 200 ears OF railroad material have
been received in the freight yards during the
past two weeks, consisting principally OF steel
rails, bridge irons and lumber. Every sidetrack
is blocked with cars, and piles of bridge lumber
are stacked up in the freight yards. A largo
force of men are at work preparing this lumber
for the bridges along the line. Tho first mile
and half OF track, as far as the first bridge, is
laid, and by next Monday the rails viii be laid
on false work across the bridge, and tracklaying
resumed as for as the next bridge. The ties ara
already on the ground over several miles 81 tbs
line. and about fifteen miles of rails are lying ia
the freight yards. The grade is also nearly
finished for an extra track from the depot ont to
where the south Bend line joins the main track,
a distance OF about half mile. There is every
evidence that work on this line win be pushed
forward rapidly, so as to complete It early in the
summer.
The completion of the line win place Chehalis
merchants in better position in the markets OF
the world than Portland merchants are today.
San Francisco steamers are landing their cargoes
on the wharf at South BEND at an average OF
1915 per ton, while Portland merchants have to
pay about 81. The short run of fifty miles TO
Chehalis viii not Increase these figures very ma
terially, and our merchants viii thus be able 10
buy their goods in San Francisco cheaper, and
snip tnel0 mere Tor less money imam ~ costs LOT
freight from Portland. business men are begin
ming TO recognize these facts and are making
preparations TO take advantage of the situation.
The work on the hotel is fast nearing eomple-
ton and it is expected to have it in running Or
der by the end OF February or the middle Of
March. All the arrangements throughout ara
perfect, and it viii undoubtedly be a fine hotel.
The Chehalis Land and Timber Company ara
making arrangements to put frst-class hotel
man in to run il.
The Land and improvement Company's brick
block is being plastered, and will be finished in
another month. There are three fine stores and
OF which are already let in advance The stock
holders hold their annual meeting next week for
the election of officers.
Cotfman Il Millet are plating the old Hartman
farm and will shortly have another addition to
Chehalis on the market.
A. +. Partridge. editor of the Nugget. left this
morning to attend meeting OF the state Board
of Trade executive committee, of which he Is =
member. No better could have been
as he is thoroughly posted upon our resources
and requirements and is q hard worker.
John Dobson and William West have leased
the Chehalis Land and Lumber Company's land
and the West tract for fifty years, and are form
ing a company 10 work the fine beds OF coal I'M
DERIVING il. They expect to commence work
by the LIST of April, and viii make provision to
get out 100 tons OF coal day.
The citizens of Toledo have retained =. G.
Herren to inquire into the county finances and
ascertain something in regard TO the running
tax levy. They also propose TO test the legality
of the road tax There IL an impression through
the county that IL is too heavily taxed and there
is a move tOtry and find remedy.