Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-01
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF SPOKANE

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF SPOKANE
The improvements would Bring In 400
or 500 Wage.Earners.
Spokane, Wash, Oct rs.
This matter has been in the hands
of a committee of Spokane citizens for
several weeks, and it is believed that
the conditions referred to by Mr.. Bur-
leigh have been substantially complied
with. The requirements are not oner-
Gus, but they take time to work out.
In brief, the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company has expressed its will
ingness to build it's car shops here If
the citizens of Spokane will secure for
it a triangular piece of ground in the
east end of the city. This piece of
land is owned by Dennis & Bradley. 1t
is less than two acres in area, but the
railroad company considers it essential
to the proposed improvements.
The plan is to build the car shops
and other extensive improvements on
the Northern Pacific's land bounded by
Sprague street, the river and North
Front street. This would put the i'm
provements between the railroad and
the river. Many will recall the fact
that four years ago the railroad com
pany graded that piece of land.
1t is the company's desire to straight
en- the main line at that point. The
road now swerves in there toward the
river The plan is to run the line
straight, and thus give a clear area
for the shops and other improvements.
To do this it will be necessary to cross
a small tract of land owned by Dennis
& Bradley.
eff Spokane will secure us that piece
of land" said the officials of the North
ern Pacific, I'VE will build the car shops
there"
COMMITTEES WORK.
This proposal was made several weeks
| since, and came without solicitation
| from Spokane. 1t was promptly taken
| up by a committee composed of DIR. N
| Fred Essig, ]. N. Glover, ]. R. Taylor,
| George Turner and w. S. Norman
These gentlemen have had several con-
ferences with Mr.. Dennis and Mr.. Brad
| ley, and the result of these meetings
was proposition from those gentlemen
| which the committee has laid before
| Mr.. Burleigh. In brief, Dennis e.
| Bradley offer to relinquish the desired
| tract, provided the railroad company
| will be content with a rs foot right of
way across their addition. This offer
is now before Mr.. Burleigh at Seattle,
and the committee think it will be found
| satisfactory, and accepted inside of a
| few days.
This committee has also been nego-
tiating with the city officials for water,
and with the Washington Water Pow
er Company for power and light, and
satisfactory conclusions have been
reached on these points.
THE PLANS.
The matter has assumed such definite
shape that the plans have been pre-
pared for the improvements, and are
now in the possession of Receiver Bur-
leigh. They call for an immediate ex-
penditure of $15OOOO. The buildings
will be of brick or stone, and practic-
ally fire proof.
The plans call for a % stall round
house, 70 feet deep and 300 feet long
in circular form.
Machine shops, 60x15O.
Store room, 50x10O.
Wood working shop, 60x3O0
Coal bunkers of 1900 to 1900 tons "a.
pacity, to be operated by power.
There are also to be numerous small
er buildings, including an oil house
sand house, tool house, etc. and IN
addition to these improvements exten.
sive yards will be built and severn,
miles of track laid therein.
TO light the buildings and grounds
the company will require from 10 to u
arc lights, and from so to rs horse now.
er Will be needed to operate the ma.
chinery.
SPOKANE'S ADVANTAGES.
The company has long been desiroue
OF bringing its shops to Spokane. All
the trains on it's branch lines start From,
here, and this is their terminus. Tbe
division superintendent lives here and
mas his office. The train dispatcbar,s
Office is here, and this has been the on.
Grating headquarters for some time
Under existing conditions there is q
double waste of time with the naseep-
ger trains, since they are detained here
taxing on and unloading baggage and
then further time is consumed in cbapo'
ing engines at Sprague. If this weTe
made division headquarters, this could
be attended to at the same time Otba,
advantages considered by the comma nv
are superior fire protection, the bette,
opportunity to employ men when II ie
desired TO add an extra force. and tbe
saving that would be effected bv bring-
ing rolhng stock on the branch lines
mere Tor repairs instead of hauling n