The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-08
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

Travelling Auditor Weston OF the Cana
dian Pacific. Was IN town Tuesday.
C. S. Bihier. division engineer Of tho
Ne therE Pacific, Was over from Tacoma
yesterday.
W. S, Smith. travelling freight and pas
senEer agent o4 the WABASH. went TO Port
land yesterday.
q. nj. Osborne. superintendent 81 bridges
and buildings OF ths Northern Facsfe, was
in the city Tuesday.
MeSnsore Kendall attorney Of TIRE Great
Northern ar Great Fails. Mont. Is in tie
city. stopping at tho Butler.
w. p. Bird, travelling auditor OF me
Northern Pacific. was IN the city yesteF-
day checking UP the local Office
" Q. Butler. land agent % the Great
Northern with headquarters at 81. Paul.
Is ia the city and viii remain several days
H X. Leigh. superintendent OF the Dia-
mond Ice and Cold Storage Company.
left for Chicago yesterday over The Cana
dian Pacific
Walter Cakes, superintendent q the pu-
get Sound & Alaska Steamshsp Company,
was a visitor yesterday at the Northern
Pacific cfsices4
r. {. Stevens. general Western passen-
ger agent Of the Great Northern, Went 10
Saohomish yesterday over the Seattle ~
International returning last evening.
General Manager G. J. Smith and Supt.
l. =. STn!iA. ~ the Oregon improvement
Company. were over the iina OF TIE Co
luuihia a Puget Sound Tuesday Ia the
A G.. Barker. general agent ar Portland.
and h. r. Ritchie, general agent OF the
Pacific coast or the Chicago AZ North
western with headquarters Al san Fran
cisco, were in the city yesterday.
DR.. a3erryhsil. recently. u past assistant
surgeon Ia the United States navy. left
Vancouver on the Warrimoo for sidney.
y: 5. w, yesterday. DIR. Berryhilfs last
steamer Gsdney.
Information was received In this city
yesterday from ST. Louis announcing the
appointment ~ Thomas l.ynca. formerly
chief clerk In the general passenger office
OF the Missouri Kansas a Texas railway
system. 10 the position OF assistant general
passenger agent Of the Great Northern as
The heavy sleepers for the rails OF tho
switching track For the use Of the con
tractors Of the new colnaan building have
been laid IN Post street TIE track viii te
an extension OF the Northern Pacific
switch that stops on Columbia street. A
portion Of Which VIII be reiaid 80 10
avoid as much as possible very sharp
curves.
General Frelght and Passenger Agent
Fred Allen, Of the Seattle 4 International
yesterday received a cifs uiar from J. A.
Mara, president az the Columbia River a
Ing the sale OF the eompany's steamer
property 20 the Canadian Pacific. PASSES
issued by Mr.. Mara will be honored until
April 20, ISg7.
u
Carson. OF the Canadian Pacific; John Mil
lHr, OF the Great Northern James Nc
Kean. OF the Northern Pacific, ard Harry
kyer. OF the Chicago Great Western. were
party OF passenger people who met In
Port Orchard Monaay the occasion being
the circulation Of the Information that thu
cadets from the United States batfieshiv
oregon are about 70 start East for their
final examinations for commission.
l. III. Gray. general agent Of the freight
department Of the Great Northern, yeSter-
day received a telegram from John II. Me
Afoo. district freight agent Of the road al
Pitfsburg. announcing that the first steam
er of the Northern Steamship line. IN con-
nection with the Great Northern. win sail
from Cleveland for Duluth and way ports
on the 18th inst, the event marking an
earlier opening Of navigation on the great
lakes than any known for many years.
T. A. Nadeau returned from business
IN the British Columbia town Mr. Nadeau
says that he discussed the new lumber
| tariff with some Of the leading nanGfac-
/ furers aud dealers, and they all expressed
the hope that the hiii IN relation to lumber
1 VIII pass IS II has been drawn. IL lumber
81 subjected 20 a high duty, thu Canadians
say they viii profit by II hy also increasing
/ the Canadian duty. As the tariff is now.
nearly all OF the lumber used Ia the Koo-
/ tenay district and the other British CO.
| iungbia camps comes from this side. Nr.
| Nadeau thinks Il only a partial retaliation
F, for the heavy imports 10 the United States
| from Eastern Canada