The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26
A TERMINAL COMPANY
City officials Take Up an I'm
porfant Project
TO HANDLE RAILROAD BUSINESS
= x1sesss 10 the Chamber or Co1msres
eurxeseing the Co-oDersf:ou Of
Ali Parties Interessed-

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wednes5ay, 3 matter q almost para
mount srnportsnee 20 thlz city vas pzk-
senf4d thai. at tire time. bore ne = "a
~ executive sessson and Mas not lnse1seea
for publication anfl tire Dattss ia been
clearly enzpe1 in the raipds of tue pre-
1easorx OF the i6ea and rad been sSssssa
upon by sns mayor. Yesterday the ns@2lsT
TOOK form ia Communication adn@esses4
6y Mayor Weed 70 the ChamDeT o DIT
u1efce, which IL printed bssos. ard Snis
aaoxs that 4 disposition prevails on re
rsrf 81 fhe municipal powers 10 co-opsrafs
WITH other bodies in forwarding ne city
interests iE affairs that extend SsgoHe
ehe xxuaisy accs.fsesi lines Of easy o, cosirs-
elmer. The communication IL self-er-
pIanafory. ard 10 as follows:
seTo the Chamber Of Commerce OF the
City Of Seattle,
.4.ertIeua<n. Al . meeting OF the adj
e.eory board Of the city 81 Seattle. feia
o., the I'd day OF July. lsss. among otler
uuextions 81 public interest bFosgns ~ ior
direuxsicr vas The matter 81 terminal
fa1sfittes a this .yolnt for the handling and
interchange o. railroad business. The
board was weH aware that this subject
has been earnestly considered % your
Mooorazle body. ard has resolved fsaen
ouhl1r discussion, but. At tie same tine.
6rrlN that continued effort Should be usasss
Tor some final solution Of tbs question
have been requested TO express 20 your
bonorabls body the foIsowsnx views OF
4lA advisory board on that zun5ecs, fo-Tiss
4bat the eom:neresai bodies. business men
and munssspai authorities OF cur essy
ahoa1d n.zks continued effort 20 secure
ebs cooperation and support Of al m
ARRESTS eoBesrnes toward The eztaDHsn-
nsss.t OF sdequzse terminal facilities. s1sst
4as cfanss<r a< comrurrse IL ins nsov
ahss and augrppxsaEs body 10 lead IN this
~ork. FRAT Il shos "a enlist as far as fsss-
efos4 sso-opsratEon o. railroad msns Of
shippers and Of citizens generally, and
esssr the municipal authorities are anxious
- cooperate 10 zny feasible plans for
e~earsax fernssna; facilities. and will be
RAD NJ sny tire 70 confer uith and r.
GIVE suggestions fran yogr honor abe
koay ard others xho may be working on
ssks matter. 1 have the honor 70 remain.
N1fn great rex1sef ". D. WOOD.
chairman az Advisory BOARD
TkEx letter nsls be presented st The neat
rpesssnx ~ fa4 beard OF trsstres Of the
rh4mher 81 Commerce. Tuesday. July =,
ara by thsxn vii undoubtedly ne referred
9TH Suggestions 10 The next regular meet
fux 81 fhe general body. Augszt II. When
Mayer wooa VAS seen yesterday evening
o. fesasson 70 h8s letter. he Was not dts
esze6 90 discuss il. nor 20 air his views
cn The w1s5ecf mil the matter had beer
vexafarIy presented 10 fh@ Chamber Of
Cnmmerre. which. he aid. MAS properly
fAe place 30 begin the Hork ard carry i
cos Ths sntsnfIon az the letter is only
- shaw sha 5lxpe<.sion 81 tae adfnsnsstrs-
ssen toward the sshesne. whhsa be regafd-
- ~ - crest impossarse<. SHIPPING men
ena TIE representatives of tire railroads
sxs fn f2sos Of . Capitalization 81 ter
fs4f ri tfte3 rsf
xTes.rty ~ different Hnes suitable for if-
1ssss ~ ssrmssaI operations might Lad
- sha hs1ssainr Of separate tepo1s or sta
<lanx Ard make II harder 10 bring about
- agreement by ths transportation com
ga.nsas Consequently. according 10 Mayer
Nests 1855, shs shaping Of shs protest.
shosiS not - delayed.
on April i last RE Pcst1nteiilgeneer
printed ire following article. which shows
los fAxerassy such a plan would be re-
sxsrfa ~ railroad men:
s.Terrnsnai Company Needed.
s-Talk with any railroad man Ia Seattle
sad % VIII ten soa that one of the great
~sE needs fer hsnslinx freight here salts
faetorsly Il sfs organization Of some kind
% terminal company. Ia whixh ahe various
lines SHAH be eaassahiy represented. Talk
with almost any UboiezSis merchant or
large shipper ana he vii say ire same
skffx. Everybody seems to agree that II
would he the one efrcetual remedy for IT.
Irregularities. delays. ovsreharges and ais
satisfaction 81 switching
What would be the basis on which 10
organsxe sneh company asked re-
porter 81 prominent railroad man yester-
day
WHY. ali tie roads would have 10 20
into II. ~ course. An equitable basis FOR
membership wossia be for each road 10
arsd stock In proportion 20 the respective
sasaes q The railroad properties In Sc
attic. A bnard II directors would then
fe chosen and al switching would 10
plse.a under one management
" bal ~ouiS be tie advantages Of
kueh an arrangement
.sss Would he hafa In say what they
~au.l not Re. - far as switching matters
arc concerned. Such plan would avoid
cerfChargSa. such as thnse recently com
planned a. a uniform and stable scale of
rates would at eaeo BE- established sutl
maintained T'hts might he done. az II i
IN s1rx. ether cities ny fixing a uniform
swffchiag fes ard 4 minimum rate OF Il
rsstxht Re dere without any fee ~ ali0wir,
sash road "a absorb Is proportion of shs
charges
Another and not less considerable nerx
eft would lee the tnp3rtialisy ans prompt
ness With which frelxht wouia he handled
~ present II orc road has 20 switch seine
az so own cars ADD others belonging "a
smother read. Il naturally gives The faruer
TIE preference. often causing long and
vesassnas delay 10 all the parties con.
rerned'
ell sec 10 valid objection "a zach =
plan said another railroad man. and 81
fset I believe that Il uceis only a littae
agitation and urging. perhaps ilftie ex.
preston - public opinion. 10 make Il = 20
Every body seems 10 % IN faNeF at it,