The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-15
TO BUILD TERMINALS.
Great Northern in a Hurry to
Get to Work.
HILL ADDRESSES The COUNCIL.
He wents Entrance 70 His site without
complleasions-A High CompIi-
meat to Jadge Hartford.


ger terminals in this city and approaches
70 them. ard made the encouraging an
noaacemens snat, Rhcn the matter Of
franchises f9r the approaches had once
been adjusted. xork would begin right
away, repeating the last two words Win
emphasis. He expressed bis readiness 70
accommodate the tracks Of the Great
Northern 70 the necessities OF the city, II
It il possible, and thus this long-Gelayed
matter is In 3 fair way % an early settle
ment.
About year ago city councils granted
the Great Northern railway franchise to
construct tao tracks from Railroad avenue
across Commercial and South Third,
Fourth and Fifth streets, and decided 70
vacate the south one-h half 81 South Second
betweea Jackson and King. third
track WIS TO start between South Second
and south Third and cross the latter street
further north. Tie franchise expired
abous three months since, the Great North
ern having failed 20 avail Itself OF It,
About two months ago the Great Northern
submitted a new ordinance, asking the
right 70 run four tracks across South
Thiri street, on which CITY Engineer
Thomson reported unfavorabIy. on tie
ground that such ordinance would make
Commercial aaA South Third street inn
practicable for teams by interfering too
much wish the grade. President Hill
looked over the ground yesterday morning
and as a result special meeting was held
a. tbs city hall in the afternoon 10 hear
what Mr. Hit had 20 urge on the subject.
Mr Hill reminded the committee that
ff the railroads did not have proper faciii-
ties to do business they could not success
fully perform their functions. III n neigh
boring city bad cheaper place 10 handle
freight IL would take the business. Mr..
Hill then called attention to how West
Superior had grown up opposite Duluth,
until II had become one Of the most pros
porous cities on Lake Superior. simply
and because IL had adapted itself 70 the
wants of the railroads, while Duluth had
refused to do 50. lie spoke Of the tcrmi-
nal problem in this city as the knotties.
he lad encountered at any place he ever
saw unless It was at Duluth. Before any
thing had been done in the matter he
warned Judge Burke about the danger OF
the city's getting into complicated sys-
tenn Of terminals. He instanced the case
OF Chicago. where the Illinois Central had
sequence the terminal situation had been
complicated ever since. The railroad COM
panies claimed that 10 would cost $780,
100000 TO straighten out the situation
there, while Mayor Washburns commits
sion reported the cost at 100000. 600
Where was that money TO come from2 He
warned the commission against putting
Eeattle into such position.
What he wanted Was not particularly
for the Great Northern, but he wanted 70
put all the railroad companies in as good
a position as possible. lie then discussed
the relative merits Of the several plans for
Joint freight terminals on the tide flats
submitted by the several railroad COM
panies over year ago. lt will be remem-
bered that the Great Northern proposed
one-end yard, which all trains would enter
from the south. while the Northern Pacific
railroad and Oregon Improvement Com
pany proposed two-end yard. 50 that
trains could enter from both ends Mr.
Hi pronounced the plan for a two-end
yard too complicated end expensive for
this city. and argued in favor of a one-end
yard. When be lirst began the discussion
OF his one-end plan the other companies
did nothing but find fault, but he con-
tended that a two-end yard would involve
toe much danger 20 teams and pedestrians
in crossing It. and that such yard with a
broad street running through il could not
be had 1T this time.
Returning to the subject of tho right-of-
way into his Jackson street depot site, Mr..
Hill said the Great Northern wanted To
conform TO the necessities 81 the city, vet
he wanted TO get all the tracks he could
into that site. II he could not uso those
grounds 80 as 10 use them, he would sell
them and pocket the loss lie wanted che
city engineer 60 make out plan and send
the figures 90 81 Paul. and he could tell
In ten minutes whether he could come TO
IL or uot. I'VE will come Ia IL II We can, "
he added. and 10 he could not use those
grounds without detriment To the city he
wonid look up grounds In some other por-
tson of the city.
AZ iirst he was inclined TO sCold the city
engineer about the difficulty. because he
WAS toe exact. but si0ce he had seen the
grounds hs was rather inclined 20 scola
Judge Burke. With the city engineers
heip they would put the depot on the
Jackson street site and would put il here
II would DO the most good.
Asked hy Alderman paulton for What
purpose he proposed 20 use the grounds.
MI Hsd said ae had q hope, or VAS vain
enough 10 believe. that ho might be able
g. 80 . large business with the large aeri.
cultural hfm q Walter A. Wood 4 Co.
which BE thought tie could locate here.
aud he WAated en- extra track 20 rua into
Its warehouse. to be placed az the south.
west corner 1T jackson and south Third
81 Z
IL would 81 10 Spokane aud then would
draw the business ~ Washington. Oregon
and California ID lhat place. so that SCAT.
te would lose u, fhis firm saald employ
q large number Of mca 60 pack sad 40.
pack. lead and unload goods. lie thought
the site he bad mentioned was a good oae
foT the purpose.
Being ssked how Soon The Great North.
err would make a move towards the con.
styecuon 81 rs terminals, Mr.. Hllg said
a soon as the question 81 franchise Nas
sestled, be would put them n right away.
''Firht away. be repeated wish emphasis
1he confpsay Woald al IA the site, as Il
d3a no, want \ hsfhor under It's terminals
ana a sate8 rood fouuaatson asa PRO
tectloa tro@ hrc. snd great many things
woeld So in which would Re permanent
hEtSrez.
hF. Sweeney. en- behalf 81 The commit
tee. said The people 81 Seattle wanted Mr..
hEl 10 feel as much as home as on tie
nrst day he arrived In tie city.
SAT- iiti. IA thankiur him. sail shs
wheu he came eut here. he thought there
NNs some aeisv ia regard e tse adjust.
men; - tke franchise 9bseh ought TO have
heea Avoided, aat after taok.ns over tAs
ground, Re thought he had been mis-.