The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-05
THE HARROW GAUGE PROJECT QUILTED.


Another well attended meeting In the
interest Of the narrow gauge railroad pro-
Jet was held on Saturday last at the
opera-house. Mayor Weed presided, and
Messrs. Mckinney and WhitsOn gave
further and more definite details as to the
plans, which are fully set forth in the
subjoined letter. Mr.. Mckinney stated
that friends Of Mr.. Donald were prepared
to Pot in Q large saw mill at this poiTt
that would give employment to $40 Ieo-
pie, as soon as the road was completed 10
Dumping river, and that they would be
here at an early day to select q site; also
that there was 4 strong prospect Of
foundry being located here II the road
was built. Mr.. Mckinney said that the
bonus could be paid in money, lands.
securities or labor-it Eas all the same Il
they were available for the one purpose,
the paying for labor.
The executive committee has made the
appointment Of the following committees:
Right.of.way-H. J. Snively, Daniel Sin
clair, Clifton Cleman, E. s. Yeates, John
Stone. solicitinR--J. G. MacCrimmon,
J. H. Thomas, John Reed, W. A. Cox
and John Stone. These committees will
commence work at once, as everything is
now ripe. An engineering party Of eight
men unGsr Mr.. Hill, Of Spokane, has
been out for q week, and is at present
working in the vicinity Of Bumping lake.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, May 5, 1892.
To the Hon. A. B. Weed, J p ID. Cornelt.
W. L. Steinweg, J. 7. EsheIman and Hy-
man Harris, members Of the executive
committee appointed by mass meeting
Of the citizens Of North Yakima to take
charge Of the work Of obtaining a bonus
for the Yakima, Natcheez 4 Eastern Rail-
way company, and TO supervise the col
lection Of the bonus and the performance
Of the conditions undertaken by said COM
pany, in consideration Of said bonus:
In obedience to your request asking us
TO outline to you our purpose, we have
the honor TO inform you that it Is our in
tention as incorpOrators OF said railway
corporation 10 construct line OF narrow
gauge railways from North Yakima to
llI0 UOlulb huu ONCI tllC lluGb luuACulGu ny
our articles Of incorporation.
The first line proposed 10 be constructed
Ia what We term the Natcheez division.
This line, a. you are aware, begins at
North Yakima and terminates at q point
above Dumping river lake. We propose
TO build this line Us rapidly as possible
under existing circumstances, provided
that bonus Of $1,000 Is obtained from
the citizens Of Yakima county, together
With the Tight-oi-Way for said railway,
said bonus to be paid as follows: One
third when the rOad is graded distance
Of ten miles; an additional one-third
when the road is graded an additional
ten miles, and the remainder Of the DO.
nus when the road Is in operation dis
lance Of thirty miles from North Yakima,
and said installments to be paid only
when your committee has examined the
work done and is satisfied that the road
has been graded distance sufficient, I'M.
der the conditions Of the contracts be-
tween the railway company and the
donors IN the bonus, 10 fulfill the terms
and conditions Of the contract between
the railway company aud said donors.
And we beg further to advise you that
we all agree that we will be able to con-
struct the road from the city Of North
Yakima to the point named on the Nat
cheez division, and also on the other di.
visions, provided we obtain an actual DO
nus Of SO, 900 and the Tight-of.way; and
in the future. for the other branches, an
additional bonus Of $50 40, but we desire
10 remind you that all depends upon the
securing OF the bonus indicated and the
right-of-way.
With this as q nucleus to work with,
we are prepared to say that we can COM
plete and equip the thirty miles up the
Natcheez, and We have every reason to
believe that the necessary capital can be
obtained to complete and operate the en-
tire system.
We pledge ourselves that all the $780,
700 bonus will 20 into the construction
and equipment Of the said road, and ex-
pect the committee TO see that 1t is 30 ex-
pended.
II the bonus Of $50, 900 for building the
NatcheeE division Is obtained, the obtain
ing Of the bonus OF $5O,UOO for either Of
the other said roads will not be consid-
cred Q condition precedent to the build
ing Of the Natcheez division, but work
will commence and the building Of the
road on the Natcheez division will be
pushed regardless Of the obtaining Of the
auultlOnA WYNN lutenueu IOf bOulO QUO
Of the other divisions.
While at present we propose and expect
10 build narrow gauge system Of roads,
We do not wish this to be understood as q
condition, either in the bonus or
the Tight-of-way, and we shall
expect to have the right to construct
either a narrow or standard gauge, and
II we build narrow gauge, to change Il
at any time into standard gauge.
We are, with very great respect, yours.
GEoRGR DONALD,
President.
JoHN R. PATTON,
EDWARD WHITsoN,
q. N. Mckinney,
II. ]. SNIvKLY.