The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-11
4 CERTAIN TERMINUS.
Hreat Northern Moves to Secure
Big Depot Grounds.
ToTAkE PLACE or wH,rEcnAPEL


s Nn1eeebApe3 u % b WIPED out 20 Waks room
- = ~ passenger depos, ffeigbs sheds and other
teSmf2af facilities for the Great Northern, - the
eoeok g eondsmnssfon psecsedings instituted
~ - eea<tis Il Montana Railroad Company
~ - eupssfof court yesterday. This ts new
evf1eBee Of the Intention OF the Great Northern
- uake this city the Fsciae coast terminus OF
1ngsost eysssn.
n property which the road seeks 70 have
oon1omnsd - that It msy purchase the same
semtseoss blocks % ana 10 and the south half Of
biocks II and 5, Naynsrd's plat, lots / and
~ btoek 6 D. q MsJnard plat, and lots and
~ bIoek (, Haynard's plat All this IL property
6ftUA1ed between South Fifth and Commercial
eteoets and Jacason and King streets. and com
l pffsss great portion Of that part Of the city
ehes has won the name Of Whitschapel The
ksU1nds on The en1f almost touch the ga works,
and extend west two blocks For two more
blocks westward from the gas works 70 South
Hoccud Is includes the entire southern halves OF
blocks bounded BY King, Jackson. South Third
and South second, snd King sad jackson, South
Geeond and Commercial
Block % z owned by John Ieary and othern
o. block u one-shird II owned By Thomas
Cianey and another third By G. W. 6riegs. snd
I ouesufnsh each il owned by Cyrus Walker, d. b.
Jnckeon aud William Walker. The Columbia 4
xuget sound Railway Company owns block II,
md James and Janet Mckinley are the owners
Of ths southern half Of block s. Lots 2 and in
AlfrsdeEa n. Anderson.
Various estimates haye been put on the value
o. tbs property In question, and the hgusse have
besn bssweon rs, go ana $40. 600.
Il will take some time for the court proceed
tnss 70 resch termination, especially II the
parties who own the land make . contest.
The proeeedings were commenced BY peti.
Hons. In which the Seattle Montana road
pesyed tbst jury be fmpaneled 10 investigate
tAs whole matter and decide upon what COM
pensati0u shall b. pnfd 70 the owners for the
property taksa aud found necessary for it, pur-
pos.
r. r Shelby, vice president aud general man
aEe1 Of tbs seattle Montana, the subsidiary
evaporation OF the Great Northern. Was seen last
might by reporter Of the Posr-IsrELIIsEscEK,
and in response 10 inquiries In regard 70 the
condemnation proceedings. he said:
Our company desires 70 purchase the prop
efty mentioned ia the proceedings for the pur-
can handle the traf3ic OF Seattle ut the lowest
possible expense and risk, and with the greatest
possible couve1isuce 70 our patrons We be-
m Jackaon street - are enjoyed By any other
CITY In the Union, 70 far - access Is concerned.
Pedestrians and vehicles can cone and 70 with
company. Negotiations have been going on be-
tween our company and the other companies for
about year, with view Of establishing union
passenger depot but the other companies would
not 80 into such An arrangement unless our
company gave up the franchise on Railroad ave.
nue. kisen 70 II BY the city Of Seattle for coming
), our eompsny ana rs.s;dsns m recently
gave orders 10 purchase the ground on Jackson
street for depot facilities.
when will you build the depotf
The time 20 commence work vii depend
largely upon the result Of the condem nation
proceedings. We must have at place TO handle
our frame = soon ~ the through line il opened
What kind Of depot Win your COMPANY
That has not yet been decided upon. Plans
and specifications viii have 70 be Submitted in
0Tdar for the company to determine lust What
Kind Of . building may be constructed upon
ths ground In quession.
Judge Thomas Burke, counsel for the COM
pasy. was sssn Ct his once, and said that he re-
Garded this a. the most important step which
the Great NoFthsRn company hsd taken since it
Asat began It, work In seattle. II meant that
the ofacials Of thas road had every confidence
tn the future Of this city and that they did not
tntcud TO Let this city wait for good depot
until the other roads got ready 70 give It
Judge Burke r. very enthusiastic over the To-
cation. Il II his opinion that IL viii give the
ssaveling public every facility and viii be OF
lasting benefit to the city. To the merchants IL
would b Of especial valuA The wholesale tsaf'ic
Of the city was moving In thst direction, and
the di6efsncs that such . locality would make
70 them In carriage alono would be an actual
profit that would enable the Seattle wholesaler
70 ss,l 50 sds OF all kinda 1t such prices n would
make him even . formidable competitor with
Ran Francisco. Judge Burke further ex prensed
the opinion that depot erected hare such NJ
tho Great Northern intended would give the
city OF seattle railroad facilities second to no
city In the United states.
Il IL understood that James J. Hall was not
satisfied with any of the various terminal
schemes that have from time TO time been pro-
posed, and that he decided when here few
days ago to buy the ground necessary ani to
erect his own depot. with the aim, OF course, to
put II IN such shape that II the other roads saw
at they could Join with him and make it q
union passenger dcpos