The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-23

xSS -. ret. SIS SsSta. \ comparison with
tae same raonsA q 1NS shows an increase
CT ss.ea.sS.
W r salisbury. local treasurer Of the
aay, en- route % Vancouver from rort-
land.
George Mel Brown. district passenger
agent az the Canadian Pacific. passed
10 Portland.
W. l. Benhan. Western freight man
axer or the Great Northern. - IN Spo-
kane. and viii probably visit the hoose-
nay district before returning
A p. Charlton. assistant general pas
senSer agent OF the Northern Faciao: A.
c Bowers OF the Portland hotel, and w.
II. Meaa, ef the Northwestern line with
she city Sunday 81 route home from a. trip
% Victoria.
The aow agreement between the Great
Northern. the Northern Pacific ard Cana
dian Pacific IN relation % iNectenay rates
goes into elgect "Wednesday. lhs rate -
10 - raised from sx1.sa 10 S1S.Ss from Sc
attic 70 RossiAna. VITA . proper aan4l
Increase 10 other points.
The natural gas supply OF CSiunhus. @,
WAS suddenly. sat eI Marca ~ ina
breaking % TIE PIPE line ss point eigaS
mileS from the city. where IL bad hSsli
undermined BY the high waters OF food
ed creek. The Columbus newspapers m
dictate that very general dependence was
placed on ire natural gas supply fer heat
Ing and cooking purposes, and THAI sre@s
confusion anu annoyance resulted
e. = Bihicr, divlssoa engineer OF tbs
Northern Pacific. came ever from Tacoma
yesterday 20 examine into tho proposition
OF extending tae spur east cs the Seattle
& International depot acress fhs street.
fer tho purpose al delivering the stons
and material for the new ColTnan build
ing upon the site. II the road decides thsss
tAa project is q feasible one. the city VIII
he asked for Temporary psrlnit TO cross
Columbia street The Ane as SoRteAl-
plated viii run down Post street.
Col. Clough. vice president o. the GreAs
Northern, When interviewed In st. Paul
e few DAYS ago On the subject 81 a trafiso
Arrangement between the Great Northeru
and the Northw estern. denied u and saidf
II presume that this Is another one OK
tAose yarns that crops out periodically,
with headquarters at Taroma. G@nefA
Traffic Manager Newman also denied that
there was anything IN the story. said he.
''It seems TO me II any snen arrangement
had been made We would have heard OF
IL before
A. Densmore, formerly roadmaster az
the Seattle. Lake Shore q Eastern. wa
Is now connected with the Astoria, CO.
lumhia River & Yaquina Bay railroad,
was IN the city yesterday. Mt penninoEe
says that the new road viii connect WIN
the Northern Pacific at Gohel. epposits
Kalama- The Northern Pacific h now
laying new tracks from Gobel 20 Portlsnd-
The steel rails OF the Astoria Columbia
River g. Yaqulna Bay are seyanty-fsve-
pound rails OF English make. The grazing
viii. Ii is expected. be completed by July i.
and rail laying will commence next month.
Eighteen miles OF the line from Astoria
to Sea side are already being operated
Mr. Densmore says that the line between
Astoria and Yaquina Ray will DO built,
which with give the road its own trackags
from Astoria to Albany. on the southern
Pacific.
The Northern Pacific will put It's new
time card into effect on Sunday. the ssth
inst The eastbound overland, aecordin<
10 the new card viii leave at o'clock
u. m instead Of at O'Clock, as at pres
emit The Portland train VIII arrive &C
Cos D. M instead OF $50. and the addi-
tionaI train Tor local service between Sc
attic ard Tacoma, referred to last week
by the Observation-Disclosures, VIII be put on
st the time the new card goes Into effect.
The leaving time for the f-nr local trains
VIII DO s:fJ a. m, 1880 p; NJ, .; M and
I o. m Tho arrivals VIII DC al 10 a M
e.a slb and $50 p. IN. The object or
Shortening the eastbound time carl Is 80
as 20 connect with the Spokane Falls ~
Northern FOR the hootenay country hs
Spokane. The time under the old casu
lost nv people going 10 the hootenay via
the Northern Pacific has been twenty-five
hours, which WITH now be obviated by the
close connections.