The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-06
IT WANTS TERMINALS.
The BurIimgton's Right-of-Way
Agent in the City.
he is LOOKING UP RESOURCES
Road Said TO Have Saifapie iine
Lands for TerEDinais-a 'Teas
Northern Connection.

xro.1,sr fact has been added 10 the
many Indications that the b1Eh1sLon ~
not only preparing 20 extend us Aisrs :"
the Pacific Northwest, but iate8os 10 10
cate IFS terminals In this city. The lat-
est arrival from that road came 20 sea-.
sIe Yesterday il is X. O. philips. OF
T4nroln. Neb.. who for many years pas1
zas been rlgilt-of-w2y agent for the me
lie is here noninaily looking over ihs
resources Of the state. bat u - oeiIeFen
that his presence has more aiftcI psas =
.ag on a proposed extension than ne y
wiling to admit His attention has been
drawn 70 lumber. coal, iron. the precious
metals and other resources that attract
q railroad.
Tae question. Is the Burlington corr
ing 20 Seattle, has many times been
asked since the road two years ago tuTneh
SIS eye 10 the Westward. with view. 1t
scened, Of searching out desirable routes
10 Puget sound Slowly IL has been ex-
tended, until IL has come into close touch
with this region by its branch 70 Billings.
Mont, where IL connects with the North
err Pacific and thereby has opened
rev empire to the lumber, shingles and
other products OF the Sound.
During the time that the Burlington.
The most conservative OF railroads. has
Teen lying apparently dormant, as IL
satisfIed with the fields already occu-
pied by it's lines, there have appeared In
THIS city NJ FHFlDuA Tunes fEfff
and agents. who have come silently. have
been Gulet while here. aud have departed
IS silently as they came. Especially las
this been so since the South canal became
assured Last April. as has bern re-
marked before Col. =. X. Gregg, OF LIN
coin. right-of-way attorney for the Bar
Iingt0n. was here He was followed lit
tie later by President .. r. Perkins and
Vice President George u. Harris. who
came 20 tire Coast with Rear Admiral
John q. Walker. Each % these gentle
men had little or nothing to say, bur
all kept their eyes and ears open. and
among other things looked thoroughly
into the canal proposition.
~ tho same time. Il Is understood, an
other agent Of the Burlington has acquired
valuable prior rights OF purchase to tide
land property In the center Of the scctior.
adjoining the plated railroad yards, some
time TO be the most perfect tn the world.
Tile quiet but progressive road seems 10
have lost no opportunity and 10 have ta-
ken no chances of being shut cut of this
city
Among railroad men there is a weIl-de-
fined impression that the agreement with
the Northern Pacific, hereby the Bur
lington gains access 70 this city by means
Of the Billings extension, win not be OF
long duration. Already il has been threat
ened by the movements Of James r. Hn
In bis efforts TO dominate the Northern
Pacific.
Concurrent with the appearance OF the
Burlingtons agent here comes the news
that the Montana Central. sub corpora
ton of the Great Northern. has COM
nenced grade work on an extension east
from Helena. The new line, IL is said.
VIII follow a survey OF the Burlington
leading through the Big Belt mountains
10 White Sulphur Springs. thence TO the
valley Of the Musselshell river. and across
the divide to Billings. Such line would
parallel substantially the track of the
Northern Pacific, would open to the Grea:
Northern the territory TO the southeast
and would give direct connection with the
Burlington.
III indications count for anything the
Huntington. despite President Perkins
declaration early in July that there were
already enough transcontlnental roads
not only Intends 10 come on 10 the Pacific
Northwest. but intends TO do so Just as soon
as conditions will Justify an extension.
and IL Intends further 10 have terminal
facilities equal 10 those enjoyed by any OF
the roads already here
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Cream Baking Powder.