The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-04-28

a Large GashsP1ng 81 RepEsssnsa.
siVs CIsissns IloId = mass Meet.
ing and Discuss the PROls.s.

dodgers were thrown around the streets
Wednesday, calling upon citizens to as
semble at the opera-house In mass meet
ing that evening for the purpose Of dis
cussinR the. narrow gauge railroad project
which was outlined In The HERALD Of
last week. The response 10 the cnll was
surprisingly large; in fact the hall vas
quite well filed with representative citi-
Eens, audit was easily seen that . deep
interest was taken 10 the subject. Hon.
]. T. EshelInan was called TO the chair,
and made an excellent presiding officer.
Edward Whitson val asked to state the
object Of the meeting, which he did, and
at the same time showing the benefits to
be derived from the building Of the rOadr,
and how the newly developed agrirult'
uTal sections could be retained and gained
as country tributary to North Yakima by
means Of the building Of the projected
roads.
G. N. Mckinney, another Of the incor-
porators, was next called upon and vert
rather further into detail than the pre-
ceeding speaker. He illustrated the ID
vantages Of building first to the Natcheez
or COWlitE pass, by showing the demands
that would be made on that section Of
the country for coal and timber To supply
saw mills and planning mills that would
be established here, and to supply the
Sunnyside and other farming localities
with fuel, building material, fence posts
and hop poles. He spoke Of the Priests
Rapids division as giving rs an outlet for
our hops and other produce by natures
great highWay-the Columbia river; and
how we could thus become independent
by being able TO make traffic arrange
ments by means Of this road anG the
river with the Great Northern sad the
Union Pacific. He spoke Of the 60. 900
fertile acres 10 the valley Of the Columbia
south Of Priests Rapids, which was in
every respect the equal Of California for
the growing Of the raisin grape, and
which would in this way be developed
and become tributary to North Yakima.
Mr.. Mckinney said that be and his asso-
ciates had been figuring on this project
for some time, and had received positive
assurance that they could have the iron
and rolling stock necessary for the roads
equipment as soon as the grading was done.
10 the work laid out they must have
financial aid from the citizens. II was
not to be paid all at once, nor was it to
be paid on promises for the future; but
one-third was to be paid upon the COM
pletion Of ten miles, one third on the COM
pletion Of twenty miles, and the balance
when the Sixty-fve miles has been COM
pleted.
Captain ]. H. Thomas, as a represent
alive Of the old town, was called upon
and expressed himself as heartily in IA
vor Of the project and willing to go down
as deep in his pocket to help it along as
any man Of his means. He thought the
two towns should work in harmony on
this project, as they would both receive
great benefits and rs 1t would assist In
bringing about their uni6cation, q result
which was hound to come with time but
would be hastened by this means. Should
the project fail, men who were interested
In the old town had a scheme with SUI.
fcient money back Of Il to build thirty
two miles Of electric road from Yakima
City-sixteen miles up the Ahtanum and
sixteen miles down through SunnysIde-
and II the present company failed in this
undertaking his associates would step In
and within sixty days would have the
thirty-two miles Of road completed and in
operation.
When called upon to make q definite
statement Of what the company required
in the way Of q subsidy, Mr.. Mckinney
answered 100000 from the citizens Of
Yakima, and 4 resolution was intro
duced by R. X. Nichols and unanimously
carried that the citizens Of North Yak.
ina were in hearty accord with the rail-
road proposition as laid out BY Mr.. Nc
Kinney.
Other speeches favoriBg the proposi.
ton were made by Col. L. s. Hewlett.
X. X. Nichols, W. J. Milroy, J. g. Boyle
and J. T. Eshelman. Mr.. Eshelman was
especially happy in his remarks, and
conveyed much Of his own enthusiasm to
his auditors. Previous to adjournment
motion mas made and carried request
ing the chair to appoint an executive
committee Of FIVE to get the proposition
into business-like shape, and to take full
charge Of the naming Of subcommittee
and the carrying out Of the conditions
imposed. The chair thought such q COM
mittee should only be chosen after care
ful consideration, and asked the
indulgence Of the meeting, promising to
make his selections at as early time IS
possible and previous to the next meet
ing, which Is called for Saturday evening
ct 8 O'Clock.
At Tacoma, on Tuesday William Grove