The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-08
THE n. z. In TRAIL CREEK.
Said to Have stolen March on Its
Competitors-its Connections With
the Spokane Balls and Northern.

The Rossland Record has the following
70 say concerning q report that the
Northern Pacific has secured control OF
the Corbin road into that camps
'~The Northern Pacific has stolen
march on the Great Northern in eonnee-
ton with traffic on the Spokane Falls L.
Northern. the Red Mountain and the
Nelson e. Fort Sheppard railways IL Ia
not known 20 the public just what ar
Management has been made. hut II II be-
lieved to he more than a traffic agree
ment. The Northern Pacific Is advsrtis-
ing through all-raii connections 70 Ross
land. Nelson ana other Kootenay points.
Notices 10 this effect are published In
Victoria. Seattle Tacoma ard other
connections. or both. with tho Northern
Pacific system.
Agents OF the Northern Pacific are
securing the kooteuays soliciting busi-
ness' Through bills Of fading ars given
and favorable rates quoted.
About a month ago the Northern Pa
ciic Railway Company purchased a min
fng claim near the brick yard. a purchase
that fl full of significance. IL ~ directly
on the line OF the only feasible route
for a railroad from Rossland 10 the Trail
"As Corbln presums bly, owned the only
railroad leading into the Kooterays, IL Il
not probable that he would neglect 10
take every advantage OF the fact. without
considering the special interests of the
transcontinental railways. At Spokane
the Spokane Falls s. Northern has con-
Great Northern and the oregon Railway
& Navigation Cempany's lines. The only
escape these great railroads had from
any conditions Ccrbiu might impose upon
traffic consigned 10 or from points along
those roads, was 20 CONSTRUCT branches
into tha mining districts. The Great
Northern in some measure solved the
problem by establishing steamer line
on Kootenay river and lake. To make this
line effective as a feeder VIII probably re-
qlire the construction Of feeder lines ~
railway INTO the various mining districts.
ct is well known that the Northern
Pacific has long contemplated a branch
line into the Okanogan country south OF
the boundary line. but the matter was
dropped when the hard times Get In ~
this bra nch were constructed and extend
ed np the Columbia river to the Koo-
tenavs a shorter haul to the Coast FTnett-
ers would be secured.
'~Tue Spokane Falls and Northern -
the only road over which ores can be
taken 10 the great srnelters on the coast
and IN the East It's facilities already es-
tahlfsheS enable 81 20 conveniently handle
the product Of only a few mines. Exten-
sfnns 20 mines which viii soon DO large
shippers are already indicated.
''Tae latest report Ii that the Hpokhne
Falls & Northern ard the BED Mountain
roads are now practically under the con-
trei ~ the Northern Pacific. and that
not only a number OF spurs VII be run to
producing sections OF this mining district,
BIZ; the main line OF the Red Mountain
will be extended 70 TRAIL.
ssRv securing the roads named. tire
Northern Pacific steals march on ihs
Canadian Pacific"
I. a. Nadeau. local agent Of tho North
srn Pacific, stated yesterday that as far
as he knew there was nothing IN the re-
port Re said he did nos believe the road
was trying 20 steal a march on the Great
Northern or any other road. Tire sans
rate applies on a. three roads. and tariffs
ara exchanged regularly.