The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-03
HILL IN PORTLAND.
The Great Northern President
to BE Here Tuesday.
HE DOESN'T WANT THE o. n. & N.
He says the Northern Pacific VIII soon
BE ON sound Basis and Pre-
diets Prosperity.

Portland. June james J. FIul. presf-
dent q the Great Mort bern railroad. ar
rived here this evening over the oregon
Railway A. Navigation cOmpauy's line
from Spokane. accompanied BY bis ~t4e
and three children. and hta private Sec
rotary. Dir. ffai comes here 20 meet
jacob n. Seniff. a New York banker and
stockhoider ia tire Great Northern. Vgho
viii arrive tomorrow morning from San
Francisco Together they viii leave Mon
Gay or the next morning for Sesttle- AT.
riFE Western trip = taken mostly for
rest and 10 inspect his lire. At least, this
II what he says about IL.
In an Interview ne would say nothing
further about rne Northern Pacific going
into MS control than tnaf i1 Was being
rsorEsnfzed and would soon be on
sound financial basis. Win the Northern
Pacific ln good shape financially. be pre-
diets renewed prosperity in the North
west
Mr. Hin denied emphatlcally that n
had any intention OF gaining control OF
the Oregon Railway q Navigation Com
pany The oregon Railway 4 Nayiga-
lion COMPANY. he said. holds me Key
- the railroad situation 50 far as u per
fains go Portland. and this CRY VIII De a
great deal better or as long az ihs road
remains independent OF any iransconu-
mental line"
There r. an impression in Portland, &C
cording 70 the Oregontats. that Mr. HUI :
Western trip. taken 70 soon after MS re-
turn from Europe may have something
10 do wIth acquiring control Of the .. X.
4 ". although Mr. Hiil has no immediate
interests "a that city. tie now has a
traffic agreement Witn tie o. X. * y,
bur Is not entirely satisfied with u. Bur
81 IN added that II Mr.. Hili Is in Portland
for the purpose Of looking into the condi-
zion OF the q. X. q y. no one there ap-
pears to be in q position authOritatiVeiy
90 know anything ab0ut IL Porilanders
urge In favor OF such a combination tina
with air. Hli ia control Of the o. h. a. y
the Great Northern would hold The Key
10 the railroad situation in the North
west, and also be- afforded a competing
line against the Southern Pacific into san
Francisco. They insist thai passenger
steamers similar tn those on the Great
Lakes could be run in conn@ction with
the Great Northern. and reduce the time
between Portland and san Francisco by
several hours
Some color is afforded the above specu-
Iations by the fact that today In Port
land Judge Beillnper Of the United States
court. will pass upon a motion 10 appoint
a permanent receiver for the oregon
Short Line. John NJ. Egan. who is Hili
man. is now temporary receiver and 1t
S. thought the latter viii make a strong
effort 10 have him retained. ReceIver Nc
Nell OF the Oregon Railway * Navigation
Company Is also Hill man.
II IL said thast during Mr.. INNS recent
visit 20 Europe he had more money Of
fered 20 him for investment than was
ever before rendered 30 any one man. An
offer of slsee 90 IL reported TO have come
from a, sir gle source. Whether Mr.. I'M
accepted this offer and now has the
money for investment Ia not known.
The liss OF bankers VINO have awaited
themselves 81 Mr.. Yills private car Is
quite large. II Includes, besides Mr.
Schln. j. y. Ryder. Of Messrs. Coutts &
Co. London and New York. Who about
year ago wen. East from this city; Henry
W. Cannon. president of the Chase Ma
tlonal bank who was here a few months
later. land lastly. Edward Tuck. manager
or the banking house OF Monroe & Co.
Paris.
The approach Of President I'm and his
party has resulted In a great gathering
OF railroad men. Today .. II. Warren
general manager. and John +, Stevens
chief engineer OF the Great Northern.
who are at Everett. viii arrive in this
city.