The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06


As the little army Of railway employees
ana Officers gathered yesterday morning
Tor the ardGcus Office campaign Of the aay
the two chief topics OF gossip from desk 10
cess were the Northern Pacific receiver
snip matter and the recent DEVELOPMENTS
IN TIE direction Of union depot in Seattle.
concerning the former there was a tone
o. sincere pleasure that Receiver Rurfeigh
haa not been removed. and OF admiration
Ter he judges who had stood their ground.
ms was mingled with speculation as 10
what would be the next move OF Mr.. Bur
ieighs Eastern opponents. who will cer-
fanny not be disposed 20 acquiesce In the
decision OF Judges Gilbert and Hanford
without struggle.
AS TO the union depot; the Post-Tntelli-
gefcer interview with Receiver Bryant.
OF the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern. at
tFaeted a fair share OF attention. and a
NUMBER OF railroad men EXPRESSED warm
appreciation of the receivers plans ard a
nope that the steps thus taken would lead
TO a sure enough union depot.
As the day wore on, interest centered in
the meeting OF the district passenger
agents at Portland. which was held yes
ferday in order 10 arrange local passenger
rates so as to conform 10 the general
agreement between the transcontfnentaf
hhes recently made at Chicago Among
those In attendance at the meeting from
TINS section Of the Northwest were A. n.
ehafiton. assistant general passenger
sssia OF the Northern Pacific: George
Mel Brown, district passenger agent of
the Canadian Pacific, and r. C. Stevens.
general western passenger agent of the
Great Northern.
another subject which gave rise 10 some
talk IN railroad circles was the probability
OF { local freight association, on the same
. as a the new passenger rates win be
nxed. The presence of S. G. Fulton and
a. Timing. OF the Northern Pacific freight
department. in the city yesterday, and the
faet that they visited the offices OF some
OF the other roads. gave additional interest
20 the subject
Receiver Bryant is pushing the work of
oullding cars for the Seattle Lake shore
q Eastern II see no reason" he said last
night. why this industry should not he
largely developed here. / neglected 10 say
10 You yesterday that before undertaking
10 bnlid these cars here, We had bids from
All the large ear builders in the East 1t
may be surprising to you to know that
even among the most favorable bids we
received in accordance with our speciflca-
tons there was a difference of $500 a car
IN favor of the Seattle work. In addition
TO this, YOU must take into account that
II the cars were built East they would
have 10 travel out here empty On build
ing them here. we send them East freight
ed
Now. 1t is little strange. but until
the article appeared in the Post-Intelli-
gencer today very few people here seemed
to know that these cars are being turned
out in the @. /. Co.'S shops. II we should
send East and purchase this number Of
cars. the order would attract a great deal
of attention, but just because we are build
ing them quietly right here at home, the
work appears almost to have escaped pub
lie notice. How many cars are we going
to build? O, about 800"