The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

There 10 going 70 be some pretty big railroad
scheming In this section of country" said A. E.
Smith, q st. Louis capitalist, who was in tho
the city yesterday on his way to Portland. "And
1t will be followed up . little later by great
deal OF railroad building The O. road IL com.
ing out to this country, sure, and several of the
logging roads now running or being projected
may become transformed In time into sections
OF transcontinental railway. am q director
In two railroads in this state, and am now on
my way to Portland TO see about their extern
sion and completion. The first 10 the Van.
couver, Klickitat & Yakima railroad, which 10
projected TO run in as direct a course
as possible from Vancouver. through Klicki,at
pass to North Yakima, aud form a short cutoff
into Portland for the Northern Pacific. The line
may be extended up to Rock Island, where the
Great Northern crosses the Columbia, aud thus
give that line short Portland connection also
Fourteen miles o! this line have been built out
OF Vancouver and arc now being operated and
expect that work on the extension will b BE-
gun this year The other line is practically a
continuation OF the hrst from North Yakima to
point on the Northern Pacific near Sprague
This line was surveyed to run from Eilensbury
instead of from North Yakima. and about
twenty miles has been graded and is
ready for the rails. II our first line
should be built to North Yakima instead
OF Ellensburg, the section running to the lat
ter place VIII probably be continued on into
the coalfelds and used ~ . coal road cxclu.
sively. There 10 q scheme on foot also to build
q line from Seattle south to O connection with
our line whore 1t turns east toward the pass
The distance BY this route from Portland 20
Yakima is lbs miles, and from Yakima 70
sprague iol miles. In addition to giving the
Great Northern a good Portland connection at
Rock Island the line would give Portland access
To large area OF country now controlled By the
seattle merchants and also share OF the Okan.
ogsn trade, which comes down BY boat to
"snatchee. When the line reaches Sprague
there 10 nothing to prevent its being extended
eastward
1--WE are getting along very comfor tably here"
said Mrs- Elm A. Hammond mstron OF the
Sarah fesier. esshe sat in the pleasant par
Tors OF that house yesterday. 1--WE have fifteen
permanent boarders aud q number of transients
VINO are coming and going ali the time Those
VINO i've here are very nice company indeed
1heY are school teachers and girls Ia Office, and
the Ike and, mus! say, are very nice women.
have heard Of but one compia! n, among All
those Who have been here and that complainant
soon ceased from troubling mean abe left
without exception We have had no dif;icuity
with any Others. We have accommodation.
mere Tor women ana girls ana what practically
amounts TO home at the very most rsaso uabla
rx'es- To those who take rooms together "a
can give board ana lodging a. low AZ - mar
week Some prices have been put I'D lately
owing ID The fact that it was lees than cost Rut
even now our prices are very low. Our fare is
plain, but good, wholesome and abuads Mt. and
our guests have al ;he freedom of a hotel prac-
ideally II any woman be deferred from coming
10 TIE iesier by reason Of rules let her con.
suit any one OF our household and fssi that
she VIII De convinced that We have no rules
except such - every well-bred woman adhsrss
- in her own life without any CON pu!s;ou. /
AN only recently in charge here but hope that
taings will so we'll, the character and pur.
poss oil this house euiite IL to succeed"