The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
work or TEARING rP THE AMER
rcAx LAKE RAILS CONTINUES.
of the Action Creates
q Neutrality-suspicious. scenees Of
Tim~ when Every other Man Was
Prospective Millionaire the
Read wss Conceded q Big Invest
ment-Mrs. Lee Wanaers FROM
Hsue-Peiiee Searching for Her.
Tacoma Bureau OF ths Post-frtefisgencer.
ia pzniac Avenue.

Tacoma Bureau OF ina Poss-Fntsiisgencer.
ia Pznfs1c Avenue.
TACOMA. Leo E.-spsoisl---Al Gay TO-
aay q gang OF twenty-five 1orhsaen WITH
a q exagsns and work train OF nat cars has
Aseu engaged &c ts~riag up The steel raAls
On ne Tacoma q American Ia a. railroad.
RAINING bsswsSa Tacoma and American
lake.
Toe exclusive publication In today's
ssost-Tateliirsrce Of the fact that the
owr-srS Of ths road had begun the work
az removing tho rails Il the early hours or
Sunday morning, IN order TO aFgid t1e
x~sxalss.s injunction. created sosnsIniag Of
q sensation here. Since the sale Of TIE
read 70 Rotssrt Wingats and John y Pa
ker fer s. 90 there has been considerable
speculation es 70 what would De done
with the property. II has bean runorsd
from time 20 tlnns thai the original pro-
snoters OK the line, who have large ho41-
INKS Of acreage on American lake NoA4G
atGeEsgt 30 compel the owners ~ ne rosaa
10 continue its operation About Two
uaarfhs ago trains we're taken or and the
hns abandoned as far as practical ran
reading goes.
This condition Of affairs did not meet
wtfh me approval OF tho residents al Lake
CITY. who have improved their homes az
eonssasrable expense. the value OF shaen
depended entirely on tbs railroad IL ap-
pears that ths road vac given, @nat Vas
IL boom days. a valuable subsidy ~ the
form OF lands IN ORDER 70 Induce its con
ssrtscts0n. Rights u way and terminal
grounds we're donated with the freedom
Characteristic OF the tines IN Tacoma IN
lsss aud tsas. bait the property owners were
careful enough 70 have a clause Inserted
in the contract calling for the operation 81
trains daily as long as the company iiFed.
When tina owners s6andoned the running
Of trains the residents on the shores OF the
lake Immediately cast about for r~ihlia-
t..fv measures. and 1t Was stated that an
action would be brought 10 annul the com
pany's charter and cancel the grants Of
land.
some little time ago Aiessrs Wingate
and Baker, the present ownsrs OF The line
sold about 80 tons OF steel rails 20 tlls
SIMPSON Logging Company, OF Seattle
The rails were 10 be delivered on Northern
Pacific fat cars al Edison. The deal was
kept secret. and all preparations 80 re-
move the rails were made with the pair-
pose of keeping al knowledge a. TO what
VA being done from tfle patrons of the
road and the public In general. Ms. Lar
sen rgas put IN charge OF Il gang OF men
and a TRAIN crew and directed TO begin Sfe
work OF removing the rails az early "a
possible Sunday morning Arrangements
were fffseslN d WHICH tS-AE - ksFssNf4 ~
get tho use OF quantity Of tools, and a
large force OF work men had been engaged
The arrangement as 10 tools unfortunately
fell through. and Larsen was enabled 70
put % work only a force OF twenty-five
men At o'clock tonight they had sue
ceeds~d IN tearing UP nearly Two miles OF
track. Mr.. J. ". Macleod. OF Seattle Is
here representing the Simpson company.
Mr. w4ngate stated tonight That the
Arm
In the north end Of the city TO Edison. a
distance OF about six miles, From Edison
10 American lake. he sad the track would
remain. Mr.. wtugate announced chat. be-
ginning TOMORROW. trsan rs would be run
regularly 70 Edison, where passengers
could reach The city over the line OF the
Tacoma Traction Company, necessiiating
a transfer. The traction companys fare
= 10 cents, or twice what 81 cost the CUB
urban residents 20 get 10 che business sec
zion under the old Arrangement. The com
rany. however. sells commutatson tickets
az cents each.
The Pc~s-Inteiiigencer correspondent
met Alisn c. Mason al the scene of the
crawss operations this afternoon. Mr..
Mason was Interested an The construction
OF the road. and a. shat time. in ISIS and
1850 was ore OF tho nrcst prominent men
IN the city IN the work OF It's uphuldiuz
being interested in nearly every enterprise
Of ma Euittlte. There was something mel
apcholy IN rfe tearing UP OF the track %
Mir Mason.
u Furnished Ia. money" he said, 'ta
bslisa this line IN the winter OF ISIS and 1853.
IL COST an enormous amount or money 70
htfld q. although ~ dad not seem large N
those days. / loaned Fremont Campbell,
Frank Ross. Charley Naubert and the
other men who were promoting the hne
sss.e0o IN all, taking "a security two mort
gaRes. " hen the Untpn Pacific purchased
Il was paid hack every cent IN drafts on
she Union pacfie az omaha. drawn by En-
gineer Bogue. Why. these rails thar they
are iaadtnS on the fat cars cost So IS per
ton - he laid down here. without fittings.
This alone was an outlay Of over sss 90 =
The road was projected as tho Tacoma
terminus 81 tho Union Pacific. and was
buff IN the palmy days when Tacoma was
booming and everybody was prospective
millionaire. Money was plentiful In those
DAYS and iahorers were paid - 80 a day
20 work on the grade. When IN the sum
mer Of fSSa. the road was finally complet-
ed. a grand celebration was given AZ
AmsffSan lake the terminus. over 70 al
people Srre present and the say. July 4
VAS made an event 81 refoicing and csle-
hrasioa by the people. A steam launch
VAS pat GO the lake and christened che
LADY Of the lake ~ Carrie. tho ilttlc
daughter Of NTr. Mason she broke be-
deckad bottle OF champagne over ans
rrow % ths little ersct. and there were
speeches aflerwaTa and music by ths band
WINE flowed as freely "a the water ia the
lake and lots were sald as boom prices
rixht ard loft Everybody spccusafeG. and
apparently there we're millisns IN ths
a. nerne. The onion Pacific was behind 2,
and bought The road On az what o. cost 70
build n, sisaea II was sold anler tes
hammer three months ags for s. 90
ar WinEate and Afr. Baker WI not
lose ANYTHING On their deal The steel
u.