The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-16

British Columbia. his Jurisdiction being
extended at the recent meeting 10 Include
Idaho.
An addition is being built 10 the Seattle
& international depot. wnich VIII aad
greatly 20 the appearance from the OUT
side and the utility on the inside OF the
building Il is a bay that projects TO-
ward the track and is two stories high.
patcher, who Wiz enjoy an unsmierrupied
view up and down the yard. The lower
part will be the fruit and news stand.
w L. Benham, Western freight man
ager OF the Great Northern, returned last
night. in company with Russell haralhS.
assistant general superintendent OF the
system from a trip over the Coast me
Mr. Benham left again last night in Mr..
which point ne viii meet Mrs. Benham.
who is returning from visit with her
parents at jackson, Mich
General Passenger Agents sebas-
tin. of the Rock Island Railroad Com.
pany; Lord. OF the Chicago Great
western: Heafford. OF the Chicago. Nil
waukee & St. Paul: kuiskern. Of the
Northwestern. Passenger Tranic Mana
ant General Passenger Agent Charlton
have been selected as the advisory board
Of the mileage bureau OF the western
Passenger Association for the ensuing
year.
The Northern Pacific has issued, in con-
nectson with the Spokane Falls & North
ern. Columbia & Red Mountain and Red
Mountain railways, a special farin on ore
Tacoma Minimum car loads, 24.eo
pounds effective January II. - per ton OF
1900 pounds. way bills. Spokane western
and Northern Pacific. valuation not 70 eN-
ceed 500 per ton. Another tarin on ore
and concentrates in car load lots, mini
mum weight $4,000 pounds. from speeined
points IN Idaho 70 Tacoma a. Io..o% a.
Not exceeding $50 valuation, -; eyer "
and ret exceeding 81, IS; over 20, si.oo
per ton OF eco pounds.
The Baltimore & Ohio has announced
the following changes, y. ". NcAa1oa
becomes superintendent Of the Sprfnsh "a
division II G BARNARD. who has been as
Tfzfaut superintendent VIII become super-
fnteudenf Of the -. Louis. Washington,
Cincinnati and Louisville DIVISION, l. I.
BurliuEame will be transferred from the
Springfield division 10 the -. Louis IL
vision as train master. Tns once 81 as
sfstant superintendent o. the st LOUIS
and Springfield divisions VIII be abolished,
also that Of train master OF the Springneid
division Train Master T.. X ~coTille VIII
D. transferred from CbtlhcOtn~ 20 tlncfu-
matt IN charge of the Cincinnati Ter
mlrsls.
There Is a prospect OF trouble between
the Iines OF the Western Passenger Asso-
cation and those Of the TFanscontinenfal
Passenger Association over the rates and
a~rangeuents for the u1eS ing OF the
Ya,3ne Peoples Society OF Christian En-
Seavar at san Francisco next jay. No
definite arrangements have been made as
10 rafes but IL Is charged that some OF
..aa trans.sout}nenfsl roads have already
contracted fer large parties on the basis
Of a rouud~tTip rate or so between tA4-
~az0 and San Francisco There is some
talk amOnE the roads OF the Western Pas
shnrer Association Of taking acton mar
VIII C0rnpea ne society 20 uoig Us Nee 1ifH9
Il ~ here and thBs punish the roads thak
have made the trarfs- ] nc matter VIII
- rroNed very carefully before any seNon
* taken but there is alteady much strong
feeling ever Il.