The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-10
YAKIMA In THE swim.
The Yandsfbilts viii Probably Furnish
Funds for The Sunnyside Canal.
PUMPING PLANT FOR The MOyEE.
Ca pisalisss Figuring on = Railroad
from Portland 60 North Yakima
via the Kiicktsss Pass Other
Encouraging News.

Encouraging News.
w. II. Scofeld. the representative Of
the nhasers Of the Vancouver, Klicki-
tat & Yakima railroad, whose advent in
Yakima and investigations Of the prelim.
mary ines for railroad across the noun
tains was exclusively chronicled in The
HERALD, returned to Portland on SUNDAY
last after meeting the members of the
Commercial club. on the previous even
Ing, and being interviewed by repre-
sentative OF this news purveyor. Mr..
Scofeld informed the club OF the changes
which had taken place in the Vancouver.
Klickitst & Yakima Railroad company,
and that the plans OF the new manage
ment contemplated the extension OF the
present completed road to Portland on
the south and North Yakima on the east.
In company OF Engineer Mills he had
been spending a week inspecting the va
rious routes to the mountain passes and
had become convinced that the line up
the south side Of the Toppenish, crossing
the Cascades through the Klickitat pass,
was not only feasible but presented adj
vantages in the way of an economic
grade, and the tapping of extensive coal
fields and fertile agricultural lands. Mr..
Scofield wanted the cooperation and sup
port Of the citizens of Yakima for this
enterprise, and the Commercial club
passed resolutions OF endorsement and
pledging s,ch aid as was within the
province Of that body to grant.
Mr.. ScoHeld informed THE HERALD re-
porter that an Investigation had convinced
him that the abrupt walls at the head OF
the Ahtanum rendered a trans mountsin
railroad, via that valley, impracticable,
aud that for benefits to be derived by
North Yakima the route selected was OF
much greater Importance, as it would
ooen Up and make tributary vast area
OF rich country on the reservation which
otherwise would lie fallow for a long
time. While, OF course, no definite de.
cision could be made on the route until
the engineers had made the final surveys
and they had been adopted by the com.
pany, he was convinced by examinations
Of field notes taken by engineers of the
Northern Pacific company, and later by
Engineer Oxilbee and others. as we'll as
ny bis own observations that the reserva-
tion route, with crossing at the Klickitat
pass, was the most feasible. The altitude
of this pass is $500 feet and II can be
reached on grade OF LIS feet to the
mile, while the mountain grade of the
Northern Pacific, even with the advant-
ages of the tunnel, was 2.O2 feet tu the
mile.
II has long been known that there are
extensive deposits Of coal in the Klickitat
pass and General Tvner, when he was
endeavoring to enlist capital in road
across the mountains, graded the pass
for quarter OF mile for the purpose OF
holding it and the neighboring coal fields.
The failure OF the Barring Bros, and the
depressing financial effect of the failure
upset Tyner's plans and no further effort
has been made in that direction. The
purchase OF the V. X. & Y. railroad again
brings it forward AS an objective point
and Mr.. Scoield is strong in faith that
his company will span 1t with steel. The
principal stockholders of the new COM
pany are three in number, res iding in
New York, London and Glasgow. They
are heavy capitalists and propose TO
build, own and operate the road them
selves, the British members OF the trium-
virate having seen the unsatisfactory
ter mination OF investments in the seGuri-
ties Of roads in this country, which have
been thrown into the hands OF receivers
through the milking process Of manage
ment. These gentlemen have unlimited
in their New York associate
and when he was negotiating for the
purchase OF the Vancouver road they
joined Rim only on condition that the
line should be extended to Portland and
the Inland Empire. Mr.. Scofeids visit
here was for the purpose OF increasing
his information and personally verifying
the data he had already obtained, so
that his report, 10 be submitted at a
meeting OF the company to be held in ten
days will be complete and comprehen-
siye.
vANDERBILTs INTERESTED IN YAKIMA.
From excellent authority THE HERALD
learns that the prospects are most favor.
able that the money for the Sunnyside
canal will be secured in a short time.
Negotiations to this end are now pending
between the company and the Wander
biIts, and the contamination Of the deal
may be looked forward to with confidence.
The Vanderbits have made quite num-
b'r OF inves tments in this state. notably
in Tacoma. with satisfactory results. and
the bright future of Yakima is not un-
known 10 them as half interest 10 Col
leRe addition is the property of one OF
this family. The success of the nekots.
tons means mucn to Yakima. 1t will
make this golden spot in field OF
small coin and poverty. Even now in a
better condition financially than any
other section of the new west it needs
only this cornucopis with its fulIaess of
s750,ooo in minted prosperity and plenty
TO make the lot Of the Yakimau most
exceedingly happy one.