The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18

To-Day Cen. Tohr II. Bryant. president Of
che Saastfs a. International. leaves for
New York city 20 confer with the directors
az the road Gen. Bryant has gone East
before. but il s doubtful K any OF ais pEssl-
Gus visits 10 tHe metropolis meant as u 4ca
90 Seattle as does tire present one. or has is
Rad IN II the significance that attaches TO
the simple statement that be goes % visit
his relatives Cen. Bryant admitted that
be youla un<oubz sily confer with ene d.
r~cso-s Of the Seattle & International
while East. but dismissed any Enport2ncs
AZ the event by saying that tie idea OF ex-
tensions would praoas9y De limited oy tns
intentions Of the road TO build 10 the SITE
OF the Centennial mills. on the tioe mats.
50 ss 20 share IN : part OF the business
that VIII accrue 70 al OF the roads that can
Law Down a. the doors OF the NIL ths
produce of the wheat nelds.
When talking 10 the representative o. the
posr-Int eElsge1cer yesterday Gen. Bryant
said ne was not sure how long he would De
away. He was rolling up some blue prints
OF e part OF the Seattle water front. en-
which was shown Railroad avenue. the
Yards. a par, OF The tide fats and the site
OF the CenteGniai mills he dismissed the
matter OF his visit with a wave OF his hand,
alleging that there was little else in his
Eastern visit other than what he had
stated.
.
remarked that IN connection with the
scheme OF running the Seattle & In,erna-
tfonal tracks TO the Centennial mills the
road wished TO deliver the wheat from the
Big Bend country. The remark could sug-
sest bat one conclusion IN connection with
the presidents visit East. and that was
that his conference with the board OF d.
rectors would also take into consideration
the building IN OF the Seattle & Interna-
tionai TO connect with It's Eastern prop
erty, the Spokane & Seattle road. which al
ready reaches out from the Eastern Wash
fngton terminus distance or Atty miles
TO Davenport IN the direction Of Seattle
There are sixty miles OF the Seattle &
International built toward the Cascades.
the read continuing southeast Of Woodin-
vile junction 10 Sallal prairie. An extern
sion Of the road from this point would
mean a passage through the Snodualnie
pass IN the Cascade mount sins. an eieva-
ton OF 500 feet above the sea level. 4
great deal Of the grade has already been
accomplished ia the building of the road
TO Sallal prairie, and the engineering feat
ures OF a continuation ara said to be SIM
pie After crossing the mountains the
great wheat fields OF the Big Bend country
would reward the roads enterprise. There
Is 8 particularly rich agricultural country
that stretches away to Spokane. and sew
eral coed towns that the new line would
undoubtedly touch on its way east
The building In OF the 80 miles OF gap
between the Spokane & Seattle and the
Seattle & International roads does not
alone mean the tapping by the line of an
agricultural district and few good towns,
but behind II all is the proposition OF the
Seattle q International being the means
By which the Burlington road will eventu-
ally enter this city. The Burlington is now
using the Northern Pacific trsckaga from
Billings. Mont, TO Spokane, and the COM
pletion OF the Seattle s. International
would let another great system, that
ranks with the transeontinental lines. into
Seattle. for which IL Is now headed.
Added to the information concerning the
possible result OF General Bryant's visit
10 New York, where he will, IL Is
said. advocate the completion Of the line
across the state. is the fact that Mr. Paul
Il. Mohr. OF Tacoma. who was prominently
connected with the building of the Seattle.
Lake Shore & Eastern (now the Seattle &
internationally. was in the city yesterday
and spent the afternoon and evening with
General Bryant.
Railroad people about the city believe
that this year viii see some emphatic
move on the part OF the Burlington to
reach the Coast. The result Of the visit
OF the president of the Seattle & Inter-
national TO New York city viii be looked
for with a great deal OF interest
Incidental TO the excitement attendant
upon his departure for the East today tho
celebration of Irelands patron saint, She
rriZefght and the dischsrging OF his null
Hilarious duties in connection with his half
dozen oflcial positions. General Bryant
was called upon yesterday 20 celebrate his
own birthday. This he did by wearing a
bright green satin scarf, a decoration Of
shamrock IN his buttonhoie and a gifded
harp OF ireland on his breast At nigh, ne
participated with several friends in an
elaborate dinner at the Butler. the glass
ware and decorations all being In harmony
with the cclors General Bryant sported. II
was q very jolly gathering OF convivia,
spirits, entirely Characteristic Of the day
and its events.