The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-13

through to South Bend in one day 1t seems
that In order to make through route to that
point the Northern Pacific has sacrificed the
Gray's harbor trade, which is twice as large as
that of south Bend. The secret is that every
Northern Pacific official in Tacoma owns South
Bend property. Montesaho and Aberdeen are
each as large South Bend, and Hoauiam is
nearly, If not quite, rs large. Everybody along
the route is complaining OF the new schedule
what we want is a local train from Centrala
which would meet the Chehais local The lat
ter train was put on again last Monday
There Is small force at work on the railroad
bridge at Aberdeen and they will not finish IL
this winter at the present rate of working They
have built good depot in South Aberdeen, and
are grading for sldetracks and will put on a
Terry across the harbor The track is ironed
from Montesano to the bridge, and construction
trains have been running on ii for the last sixty
days; they could run passenger trains over it
tomorrow II they wished, but are doing nothing
10 catch the trade of the biggest town on the
harbor From the bridge they had graded about
one mile toward the Wishka river with the in
tention OF going on down the north side OF the
maroon, and although this work cost $4,000 to
s'o0U, 1t has been abandoned The road is still
IN the hands of the construction company, but
IL could operate the line.
Inc excuse given for not treating Aberdeen
Wen Is that the city has not treated the road
iairiy in the matter of right-of-way, and two in
stances are given. One is that of E. C. Finch,
VINO owned the bluff over which both the
Northern Pacific and Hunt wanted to run.
nhnt iirst set grades, made a survey and left it.
linen the Northern Pacific, without asking any
Douy, began grading on Hunts and began con-
oemnatlon proceedings for right-of- way The
Jury awarded Finch $500, though the Northern
racine had previously offered him $1,000. 1t
was represented to the company that Finch 9
action was in line with the policy of the
town, and when the right-of-way through
vests mill property could not be
obtained without condemnation proceedings,
WORK was stopped. As evidence that the city
was well disposed towards the road, we can
quote the fact that the council passed an ordi-
nance granting it free right-of-way and offered
TO guy the right-of-way through Vests mill and
give IL 10 the road. However, there is no doubt
that the road will be finished to Aberdeen be-
lore very long, as assurances to that effect have
been received
Across the river the grade is finished and SO
are the bridges, except the one at Johns river.
Inc track could be laid from South Aberdeen to
ocosta In thirty days, but at the present rate
VIII not be done in sixty days. spur has been
laid 10 Cosmopolis from South Aberdeen aud a
locomotive taken across the river on a pontoon
to bring in ties and timber.
"On the South Bend road, which leaves the
main line at Chehalis and crosses the river five
times, eighteen miles have been graded and the
Drldge work 10 about ready. AS fast as the
bridges are finished track will be laid TO Pe-El,
where 1t Will stop for the winter. Some grading
mas also been done on the South Bend end, but
there Is about forty miles yet to build. This
work WILL not be done till next summer"