The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-25
Lake shore before and after the Northern p

MT. Jones further says that great proportion
OF the through freight received and sent over
the Lake Shore road was received from or con-
signed to points much farther distant than St
Paul. and that in such cases the Lake Shores
share was correspondingly reduced. He Dc.
ciares that the rates named BY him are greatly
below those usually allowed for freights OF
similar character 70 roads situated with refer.
ence 70 trunk lines ~ the Lake Shore ts, and are
in fact unremunerative and not sufficient TO pay
the cost of transportation.
He then tells of the tearing down OF the shops
at Boulevard with the consent and connivsncs
Of the trustees" OF the Lake shore road and the
removal OF the machinery; OF the existence OF q
large amount of rolling stock and twelve or
fifteen locomotives. nearly new, on the road,
saying that all the locomotives except two have
been removed to the Northern Pacific road ana
replaced by others. many of them old and nearly
worn out and all OF them greatly inferior In
power, and that freight cars have been removed
to the Northern Pacific; of the occupation
of the depot, terminal grounds and right-of.
way by the Northern Pacific. He says that the
freight rates OF the road are fixed by the officers
of the Northern Pacific. and that all orders in
relation to traffic are prescribed by the officers
having charge of the corresponding business of
the Northern Pacific.
He goes on to state that up to April 80, 1880,
1t was his duty to keep q car record, showing
the use OF Lake Shore cars by other roads, that
very large number of the cars were used by
the Northern Pacific, but that about tina. date
the books were ordered closed aud were sent to
the Northern Pacific office at St Paul; that
since August l. 1892, the only car records kept
have been on Northern Pacific blanks and have
been forwarded to st Paul, where all the other
permanent accounts are kept at the Northern
Pacific Offices.
He then asserts his familiarity with the rates
allowed by transcontinental lines to terminal
innn aity tod he v.ko -. n e,lo
ton to the Northern Pacific. and says that the
Canadian Pacific allows the Great Northern
coast lines an arbitrary rate OF 1211 cents on all
business originating and destined to points west
OF Winnipeg. except on shingles, on which it
allows ~ cents. He says. further, that the
Northern Pacific allows the Seattle 4 Northern
an arbitrary rate of "a cents on all shingles and
timber, and that all OF these rates are very
greatly in excess OF the corresponding allow
ance by the Northern Pacific to the Lake Shore.
j. w. Macleod, who was Earps partner in the
construction OF q great part OF the northern
branch OF the road, says in his affidavit that he
is railroad contractor, aud has been familiar
with the business Of the Lake Shore from 1887
to 1880, and also to some extent acquainted with
its business since the latter date. Prior to May,
1890, he deposes that the road had an ample
number of freight cars for the trafic and about
fifteen road locomotives all omparativey new
aud in frst-class condition: that up to May,
1890. the business Of the road was
constantly increasing, and apparently paying
profitable returns cost of construction.
since that date the traffic has also increased,
and 10 at present two or three times greater than
IL was then. He says that the terminal grounds
and approach to Seattle are along the water
front and easy OF access to deep water on Puget
sound. These facilities render the right-of-way
OF great value for railroad purposes. and as the
approach 10 very expensive 10 maintain, being
on piles and subject to the attack of teredos
aud other marine animals, it entities the road
to especially high rates when used by other
roads. The machine shops at Boulevard, he
says, were amply su ficient to keep in repair the
rolling stock and other machinery used in oper-
ating the road west of the Cascade mountains,
but they were torn down in 1892 and the
machinery taken to Tacoma He continues by
asserting that from his experience a. q railroad
contractor since 1874 he 10 acquainted with the
operation and compensation OF such roads in
reference to trunk lines; that a branch of the
Lake Shore extending to the boundary at Sumas.
crosses the Great Northern and connects with
the Canadian Pacific, besides joining the North.
era Pacific and ocean steamer lines at Seattle.
He states that by virtue of its location and con-
nectiOn with competing roads, the Lake shore
should be entitled to receive for freight, a.
other roads similarly situated do, q rate greatly
In excess OF any mileage rate based upon the
proportion of the distance carried over its lines
to that over q connecting road.