The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-11

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6uuAs. Nay 10 Especial. agent G. L.
Dickson, 81 the Bellineham Bay d British
Columbia railroad, says business is very
nooH. that the company II receiving about
oifhf tons Of local freight and from two TO
l6sr ears Of lumber and general merchan-
dipe daily. A crew of men arrived on FRI
~ and began clearing the land on the
west side Of the track for switch and
fouudhouse. The foreman OF tho tele-
eraph line came up the road on Thursday.
He said that al the poles had been dis
tsihuted. that they would be set by Tues
dny next and the wires strung and con-
nected With the Canadian Pacific and
Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern lines. Mr..
Bradford Wheeler, chief engineer OF the
road, met Engineer A. r. Green, OF the
Canadian Pacific, on Friday, and made
arrangements for the connection OF toe
C1nodian Pacific. Cashier J. 8. STAN
froom today reports the road in
eood condition and doing much better
bcnf business than had been expected.
HnRinesr A. h. Green, of the Canadian Pa
oilic, arrived here Wednesday withstwo as
sisfants and began Immediately laying out
the connection with the Bellingham Bay
= Dr1tish Columbia railroad and the side
tracks, depot grounds and Y. There will
- fhsse sfdetracks on the west side Of the
connecting track, and the depot win be
1ocated west Of there, at the foot Of Bark
- hui, near the boundary line. This
viii necessitats the moving of one Of the
iDqbo md general store building which
vure built befbre the Canadian Pacific de-
odd - use the west side for general
trnckose grounds. The roundhouse, with
tuO enelns stalls and the Y, are located
utout = quarter Of mile further north. A
1tNp force Of men are cutting the timber
q tie east side Of the track and grading
The connection. Roadmaster Monroe, who
came ii on Friday, said he would make
She Bellineham Bay Il British Columbia
acnnnecti6n on Sunday morning, and that
~ road was ballasted to within three
miles 81 the line.
Agent A. J. Challer, Of the Seattle, Lake
Dhore = Eastern, says that people are now
D1xchAsing goods In Seattle, as they can
~ he benefit Of . direct freight rate; that
eonsidssabls brick and lumber for building
purposes and general merchandise 10 be-
1ne received. He says the land west Of the
6epot, which was reserved from the town.
ofto Tor railroad use, ID soon to be cleared
and : roundhouse built. Sumas Is now
connected With Seattle BY three direct
vires and with Vancouver by two, the
third now being strung. The coming week
pfll put everything in readiness for
through transit between all the lines.
Ten new bnildings are in course of con-
otfuction. among them two bank buildings
md two hotsls. The larger hotel Is well
unde0 Vnv the foundation having been
completed and the frame being raised. It
Il intended TO have It ready for occupancy
~ July /, and make II the best hosiery
This side Of Seattle. II il being built by
he citizens = stock company, and viii
cost, furnished, $4,000.
Mr.. y. r. Hoag, brought In another bear
Friday, which he killed short distance
bslow the Seattle, Lake Shore a Eastern
depot. II was shipped to the Denver
market, ct Seattle,