The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

C. J. Smith. receiver OF the Oregon I'm
provement Company. VII return from
Portland this evening.
]. NJ. McKean. travelling passenger
agent OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
went 10 Victoria on . business trip yes
terday.
The Railway Age, under date OF Octo-
Der 3 issued in conjunction with the regu-
lar number, published sound money sup
plemeni containing consistent arguments
on the subject OF sound money, and re-
view Of the work OF railroad mems sound
money clubs throughout the country.
w. I. Benham. Western freight agent.
has issued circular addressed TO all
agents OF the Great Northern. advising
them not TO accept shingles for transpor-
tation via the Northern Steamship and
lake Superior Transportation Companies
after october &, owing TO the discontinue
ing of the service on the Great Lakes dur
ing the later fall and winter months.
Northern, Is popularity supposed to be In
terested in Everett, the following. from
the Herald OF that city, showing how the
big railroad man mixes up in the small
account OF It's fine ss tire. TO people who
do not like him: y. J. Hal spent an hour
IN the city Monday. he is much pleased
with the progress being made on the tun-
mel. and expects TO formally open that
important work on the day he Lays the
corner stone OF the new depot at Sea title.
y
the wheel OF a damaged barrow. and VIII
consider the question or whitew a. hing the
Lowell station house Mr. Hill has been
INDUCING In three meals day through
all the hard times. and has lately bought
q new vest"
The New York Herald catches q glimpse
az another gold movement this @ay. Ii
says: Exports Of wheat are steadily Ia
creaslng, and the sharp advance in price
during the las, thirty days adds enormous
" 20 the amount the foreign purchasers
must pay for IT, The amount OF corn ex-
ported in the last months is Just twice as
large - Il wss q year aga. increasing
amounts going 20 Europe and 20 Mexico.
where the crop was Injured, and where
the import tax was recently taken OF.
Frcigh; room for the carriage OF grain
months ahead. and a dozen or more
steansh rs have been secured on time
chartsrs''-a new feature ia our trade with
Europe-~fo- the Transportation OF whea.
and cotton. In this stua ton X seems
that the last weeks advance IN sterling
exchange should be only temporary"
A party OF Great Northern officials, Ia
Guiding J. J. Hi. w. H. Newman. Archie
Fails, Mont. last Thursday holding a
meeting Of the Montana Central. The fol-
lowing directors were elected: J. ]. HILL
A. j; shores, Gold T. Curtis. sam Hi
president: A. J. shores, vice president.
W = Tooruey. secretary, Edward SAM
yer treasurer.
Although the new Northern Pacific
Railway Company is now IN fun control
o. the operation of taaS system. tire old
Northern Pacific Fassrcad corporation is
SIN n existence. sus VIII rave an etee-
ton ~ directors th.s week Following
are the names ~ the gentlemen selected
for tire new board: r p. Bromley J p
wh.tleck. J. IL. Tseruey II Il Harte>
Joyce J. " N--ur.y W r. Make
George y. Morgan. Edward ID Adams
Charles II. coster ard 2 L Ssefssn.
Win re rofasie exception ~ the three
laSs 1ames. snS GNx d.~essoss are clerks
IA various banking houses Tnas are IN
-eresfe3 IN th- property. Hon. ararew T.
furiei<h also reEaasrs as receiver and a.
such he sax secured some very vaiuRss5.
concessions - STREETS ard ethn- p-on@rrv
IN tEas city, Tor sse Northern Faacs6c Rail-
read Co--sp &Ey.