The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-11
COUNSEL MAKEREADY
Great Preparation for Coming
n. p. Battle.
THE ROAD EARNING INTEREST.
Judge Jenkins says Rcceivership VIII
End When Bondhoiders are Reany
Reducing Grades.

The contendsng forces IN the Northern
Pacific controversy having separated I'M
rnedsafely after the preliminary skrmlsn
OF Friday each returned 10 their respec-
tive headquarters. those of the railroad
company In this city and those OF the
receivers IN Tacoma The lawyers on
each side are training hard for what may
prove TO be q decisive battle before Judge
Hanford on August q, while Receiver
Payne is looking into the affairs OF the
road Ia general on the Sound, and Judge
Jenkins. who is being HIT over the receiv-
er's shoulders. IL taking trip 70 ALASKA
In this city Silss ". Petit. OF Phiia-
delphia. who precipitafsd the nght IS
losing no time, and yesterday afternoon
he and Samuel H. Piles were In consulta-
ton Dir. Petit finds himself. in the
words OF his opponent. Ir. spooner. a
long way from home and he intends 10
remain fn Seattle during the time between
now and the hearing When the call was
made on him TO strike the blow al the re-
ceivers he was enjoying his vacation on
the coast OF Maine. but after receiving
notification he jumped straight TO Seat
tie after a stop OF two DAYS at Philadei-
phia mr.. Petit is president of the
Union League Club Of Philadelphia, and
when he returns home after the fight
here, his attention may be divided be-
tween the affairs of the Northern Pacific
and the "Lexowing" Of philadelphia city
affairs.
Receiver Henry e. Payne and Judge
Jenkins. of Milwaukee. arrived at Taco
ma yesterday morning by special train
from Portland. Mr.. Payne wiz probably
remain here several days.
rfrited States Senator John H. Mitchell.
OF Oregon. also arrived in Tacoma yester-
day 20 act as advisory counsel FOR the re-
celvere. sfT. Mitchell. Receiver Payne.
MIR spoonor Mr.. Dolph. General Counsel
Bum and Western Counsel Ashton st
oFsce went into consultation. with what
result Is unknown. Receiver Payne re-
fused 10 talk with newspaper men. ard
maintains an absolute stiffness when they
are about. After the conference Mr..
Ijoip., returned 70 Portland. and Il is
thought Mr. Spoonor and Mr. Bum will
leave for ST. Paul today
judge jenkins, accompanied by his wife
and niece. Miss jenkins. will leave this
morning on the Queen for Alaska. The
Judge. who has become prominent
through tile Northern Pacific litigation.
s. an elderly. smooth ahavcn gentleman,
with massive features and clustering
gray hair. He looks az much like dis
tlngulahed divine as judge. He said;
THE object Of my trip Is partly for
pleasure and partly to famllarize myself
with the road no as TO act intelligenfly
on applications the receivers are TO file
improvements. They desire to improve the
roadbcd generally by the reduction OF
grades and the erection OF steel bridges
q. various points"
Asked as TO the financll condition OF the
Northern Pacific under the receivership.
Judge Jenkins said;
1.-THE road has improved greatly and Is
now on q paying basis. In fact. the re-
ownership might be terminated II the
bondholders had arrived at some agree
ment as 10 a plan of reorganization.
That is what they are waiting for. be-
Ieve."
over 20 the company as soon as the bond
holders agree on reorganization?' was
asked
'That Is IL precisely
Chief Engineer r. II MeHenry, Of the
road, who is here from ST. Paul with the
party. was asked regarding the proposed
improvements 10 the roadbed. He re-
piled:
1T has heen urged by General Manager
j. w. Kendrick for some years past that
grades all along the line be reduced
where found practicable in order that
larger trains may be hauled at a less ex-
penditure of power. In no place will any
great reduction be made. but everywhere
along the line the grades Will be reduced
'''rhe policy OF the road IS 10 do away
with timber along the line. To that end
we are now rebuilding our trestles I'm
Montana with steel and win continue
that work from one end OF the road TO the
other. We have in the past five years re-
duced the amount of tlfnbered work on
the road forty-six lsneal miles and before
another year hope TO reduce Il still fur
Their"