Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-09-06
[THE UP GRADE !
ACCEPTS THE
PROPOSITION.
~ Of Way. Rails and Ties
y. Road into Aberdeen Furn-
~ Large Property Owners.
q nnvs' Labor Gets a Town
who'll Buy?

4 4 Days Labor Gets a Town
\. who'll Buy?
~ NETTING TONIGHT.
months ago interest in the extern
b. ihe railroad from the Y down the
. M q the Chehalis into Aberdeen
lived BY the purchase at tax sale
i nils now lying near Cosmopolis,
\ P. Book, ]. NJ. Weatherwax and
IkkT 4 Wilson, and the donation by
~ imficient rails to lay this track.
ktions with the railroad company
ujetly carried on, by telegraph to
tho matter, until August 6, when
VI proposition was submitted to
nt General Manager G. w. Dick
Il Tacoma, as follows:
propose to complete grade from
70 the east bank OF the Wishkah
To furnish and lay all necessary
r, including ties. TO furnish and
4ls, to supply all necessary labor
in ballasting road except train
To furnish depot facilities equal to
esent demands, and right OF way
b the city on route heretofore Sc
by the company. We expect COM
70 furnish train and crew when
switches, frogs, track fastenings,
{ I'D an engineer to superintend.
Dor and material that we are to
b we will arrange for here ourselves.
$ sk to be done under our foreman,
to the order and instructions OF
Engineer. II there is any point We
bot touched upon please wire us as
precious, it is nearing the rainy
W. B. MACK, Secy."
Dickinson laid the matter before
Engineer +. II. McHenry, General
Yer Kendrick and Receiver Cakes,
he result that about two weeks age
sers were sent down to make an
tie and final survey. These engin.
Ut the impression that their report
be favorable, and that undoubtedly
OPPOSITION would be accepted. Moth
ther was heard from the company
Monday evening, when Chief Engin
II. McHenry, Division Engineer
Bihler and Engineer Loucks walked
BIN over the grade, having left thcil
1the Y.
Informal meeting OF the prime NOV
thc enterprise was called for that
b, at the council chamber, which
tlerded by ]. M. Weatherwax, A
BIT, C. &. Weatherwax, &. S. Thorn
3. Mack, James A. Hood, S. B
ID. II. Keith, w. 0. McKinlay, ant
Mr.. McHenry said: 81 have
Instructed by the general manager
yes to your propositions" an(
that they had come down tt
(s more thorough understanding
EXPLANATION OF the status of thu
lines operated by the Northern
is Of interest as showing the diff
: lying in the way Of that railroad
ing any other kind of proposition
opposition was only considered OF
II of the extreme liberality OF thu
Is Of Aberdeen.
various branch lines are not owned
Northern Pacific, but are simply
Ned by them under traffic arrange
The branches in this state arr
b as the United Railroads Of Wash
! the Northern Pacific guaranteeing
lserest on their six per cent bonds
hthis interest was defaulted by the
BERN Pacific the branches went into
knds Of separate receivers, and they
pm operating them under temporary
arrangements that barely pay OPP
b expenses and fixed charges. The
Fhes are virtually owned by the bond
p. The Northern Pacific then hav'
pownersip in them, and deriving nc
= revenue therefrom, is not in q
n to expend much on the branch
70 the way Of construction.
tording to the estimate of the engin'
he cost to the citizens Of this extern
Pill be $4,000, and to the railroad
Mr.. McIIenry stated that he was
ID in his expenses to this $4,000. II
bevolves upon the citizens to make
their offer and provide the $4,000
Of material and labor. Half OF this
Presented by the rails, which are
hy provided. The right of way is
|dcnated by Messrs. Benn, West and
fowners, and the mills have agreed
|mish the ties, SO that in reality all
nmains is the labor.
|Hl the citizens OF Aberdeen who have
ncney Or material to spare, but who
'ehock full OF days work." rally tc
Font and supply this? We believe