The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
WILLING TO SETTLE.
President Cakes Wants to End
Franchise Difficulty.
A CLEANUP OF ALL QUESTIONS.
Hsrbor Line Case Appealed-AEainst
the Rams Horn-Thievss Rob
Schooner.

L. +. Cakes president; W. 8. Mellen, general
manager; T. IL. Prescott, second vice president:
u W. DICKINSON, assistant superin tendent; L.
H. McHenry, principal assistant engineer, OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, and DR.. A.
shimonek, OF ST. Paul, passed through the city
on Mr.. Cakes special train yesterday morning
and returned to Tacoma in the afternoon They
went over the Great Northern road to Everett,
where they spent the day. They were Joined
mere oy Assistant Superintendent Nadeau and
Irainmaster Jones, of the Lake Shore, and
superintendent Neff, OF the Great Northern, and
We're accompanied back from Everett by Henry
Hewitt. John 7. Mitchell, local attorney of TIE
road, returned to Tacoma with them.
When PosT-ISTELLIGEscER reporter in
CURED OF Mr.. Cakes as to the progress of the ne
gonatoas with President Hill, of the Great
northern, Ter settlement of the railroad
avenue difficulty, he said:
=, When came West two months ago. met Mr.
diii, ana he suggested that an amicabls adjust
ment could be made and said be would submit
proposition 10 that end. ! have not yet re-
ceived 1t The Northern Pacific is perfectly
wiling to re-arrange the so-calied rams horn,
provided we are given ADEQUATE faciiities for
doing our business on Railroad avenue We
can get along without Railroad avenue, but we
90 not believe Railroad avenue can get along
without the rams horn. We are prepared to ac-
cept franchise on Railroad avenue of equal
Value with the rams horn, but there are
several other questions we went settled at the
same time. One of these is in regard to the
new freight track over railroad avenue south to
the head of the bay. We want one clean up
Bear IN mind that speak only for the Northern
facinc. have no right to speak for the Ore
gon improvement Company. But if arrange
ments are made between the railroads they
could settle the matter with the Oregon I'm
proyement Company. II is matter OF irdiifer-
enee to us how it Is adjusted; whether with Mr.
Hill or by fair trade with the city. If any
equities are provided for they must be provided
Tor On both sides.
The following special dispatch from Everett
tells OF the visit OF the party to that place:
EVERETT, March 5.-LspsoiaL President
Cakes with his party of Northern Pacific Off
Gals, arrived by special train over the Great
Northern at O'Clock this afternoon. He was
met by Henry Hewitt, and together they went
inspect the channel now used for navigation on
the snohomish river; inspecting also on the
way the main channel OF the river on which
the barge works are located. On their return
they lett the track and proceeded to look over
the town. II Is reported tonight that the North
ern Pacific 10 considering proposition to come
down the Snohomish river TO Everett, using the
Ihree road between the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern road at Snohonish and the Sound.
superintendent Neff, OF the Great Northern was
also in town.. President Cakes special re-
turned to Seattle about O'Clock.
In regard to the report that the Northern Pa
cite would enter Everett by the Three 8 road,
the Tacoma correspondent of the Posr-INTELLI-
aEScEE sent the following dispatch:
TACOMA, March Especial president Cakes
says the Three road is not built and that it Is
not well to cross the bridge before you get to
1t And, besides, the Northern Pacific is not
very anxious TO get into Everett anyhow. No
plan Ii being considered. Regarding the story
that the Green River & Northern was started to
BLUM the Seattle, Lake shore Eastern into
selling out to the Northern Pacific. President
Oakes says II there were any truth in il, he
would not be apt to say much about it, but as it
happens u Is not true.