The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-16
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

Vancouver. b. c., to this city August 81.
r. c. Stevens. general Western pass
enger agent OF the Great Northern, left
yesterday for Portland
1t is said that the 500 lire has raised the
wages OF employees TO the old basis that
governed prior TO the cut of 1888.
For several weeks the Northern Pacific
has been sending out extra sleepers from
St. Paul every day on account of the
heavy tourist travel.
The Northern Pacific railroad will soon
issue circular offering 70 hop-pickers
the usual rate of one-half fare for round
trip tickets TO the hop fields.
General Manager c. n. Warren. of the
Great Northern. with headquarters at st.
Paul, Will leave for the West in a few
days. and il is thought will spend some
time in this city.
The Appalachian party. composed OF
wealthy Boston excursionists, is due in
this city in a day or two The tourists
are seeing the country. and are expected
TO remain in Seattle until next Monday.
All action in relation TO the burned
shops at Sprague has been deferred until
the return of General Manager Kendrick
of the Northern Pacific. who will be alb
sent on his vacation about three weeks
longer.
Northern Pacific passenger officials re-
port a large increase in the volume of
Yellowstone Park business and predict
that 1855 will show a larger volume of
travel TO this resort than any previous
year since 1889.
Superintendent Samuel Gibson, of the
Madison Street Cable Railway companv
left yesterday for his old home I'm West
Virginia. Mr.. Gibson has been absent for
nineteen years. and lately received word
that his father was in feeble health.
c. II. HoIdridge, ex-general agent of the
passenger department OF the Great West
ern, who has returned from his extended
trip to the Pacific coast and Alaska. saws,
regarding crops and general conditions
hgF h.s Nnr@ J. -.ef has r.ar. Fg~
self-congratulation.
The Great Northern has made a special
rate Of one fare and a nth for the round
trip 10 this city September TO the Puget
Sound conference of the NJ. T.. church. a
like rate has also been made to the state
teachers association convention at Ev-
erett August =. and continuing three
days.
j. II. Johnson. formerly superintendent
OF the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
hut lately appointed superintendent Of the
Oriental Steamship Company. running in
connection with the q R& y. Co between
the Pacific Coast and the Orient left last
evening for Portland to enter upon his
new position.
F. w. Huntington. district passenger
agent for the Great Northern In New
York. has been transferred to Philadei-
phia. where he win run the lines passen-
ger agency. T. u Spencer. now at the
Philadelphia office. will go 10 New York
as passenger agent. l.. w. Lake win con-
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agent.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern will this season refuse 10 grant
harvest excursions. and indications are
that the harvest excursion. so far as the
territory west OF St. Paul and Minneapolis
is concerned. is q thing Of the past The
reason is that they do no good The pas
senCer departments estimate that the
roads lose SO for every 81 net gain on such
travel
The recent complaint sent 10 the inter
state commerce commission that some
Western roads hold cattle I'm cars over
twentv-eight hours. contrary 70 law is
considered Of little account. since such
complaint appears periodically and the
roads as a matter Of business II not %
humanity. comply with the requirements
OF tho law IN this particular pretty thor
ouEhiy Most Of the roads have the re-
quiren1ents Of the Law embodied in their
rules governing transportation.
No chances viii be taken ~ the Great
Northern this year In not being prepared
for every emergency which a heavy traffic
may impose Some time ago large order
for additional mCgul engines was placed
~ The company in Eastern shops Two
Of these locomotives hav. been received
and are now being set 1p IN the ST Paul
Ehops Fifteen more are In the course OF
construction while tho Schenectady
works are building nine new engines for
use on the Eastern Minnesota alone The
Goat Northern continues putting i'm now
sidctracks all alone the line ard making
other preparations for fall traffic.