The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
PASSING THRONG.

~ = exuressed IL, at Is not O question
- .enair. but OF rebuilding. The four
~e,er AZ road through the canyon are said
4. I've cost 8, go 90. or this vast ex-
3-e.sltnfe scarcely a trace iz left. Tho
- and rails are scattered Tor miles
- the river like so many bundles Of
IN VIC and the road bed has vanished.
4 walked down from 6siverson 10 Gran
- ahuut twenty miles. last Friday.
1s..rita- which il about twenty-five miles
- Eyesett. II the present terminus OF
~ md. and there met the train for
ssnrutf. The road win continue TO run
49, regularly to that point until the
s.Ru1nHfng has been completed.
SO destruction along the line ~ road
4on1 Granite II almost fnconceivabie
a m cost the company at the very
- quarter of million dollars TO re-
& 1seraalph It's connection. and win throw
~ entjrs mining section back for an en-
~ snderstand from reliable sources
go vice President Croker II now nego-
ssetinx with the various mining inter-
4 - Il Siiverton TO know whether they
IN couoeut 20 higher freight rates as m
SnAueenpenf 20 the eastern stockholders
q take hold Of the rebuilding Of the road.
= TAFT. met Mr. Croker IT the Monte
600 hotel IN Everett and he spoke to
- about the matter. From my own
fnewledee OF the situation am inclined
a believe that the Silverton people would
favor IN agreement OF this kind. You
hnow the last legislature came very near
naktn4 q horizontal reduction OF freight
estss throughout the state. and the
St1fter roads barely escaped with their
m, Now the sIlverton people realize.
~ postaps they have never dons before,
hoe completely dependent they are on
ssas ed n an outlet for their mining
] sfooo6{Ies At the same time the east
- CAPITALISTS who control the road, hav-
NJ nut something like 1900, 900 into Il
sairtady. Will be slow TO take hold of any
nrojected improvements. ] am inclined
. Think That the outcome will be some
Sstfjng ID th3 nature OF q guarantee on the
rart Of the mining people as to shipments
ever the road II this can be brought
about II Will result in the rebuilding Of
~ ro1d.
aAs 10 the plan that will be pursued
n rebuilding, the company is now care
fully feeling its way. There In q route.
about eight miles longer than .he old line.
running arosnd the canyon. Of which a
preliminary survey was made when the
road was built. Men are now going over
thA following out carefully the notes of
The old survey. and so It II possible the
road Win run entirely around the can
yen. whichever route Is chosen, how
svse. & win be late next year before the
s0aA can possibly resume operations
through to Eilverton or Monte Cristo, and
IN the meantime the mining interests are
bound TO suffer.
.sof course some work Is still going on.
but no shipments are taking place. Some
Of the companies are utilizing the un-
ayofdable delay by doing some expIora-
ton work. following up leads which look
promlsink. etc. ! know OF one company
which now has 100 tons Of ore on the
dump ready for shipment. but there IS no
way now Of getting II out.
~ to provisions for the winter months,
DO not think there win be any actual
shortage. Packers are already going In
with supplies leaving from q point about
Ave a. ok miles beyond Granite, to which
there b wagon road. But Il costs five
cents pound to carry food In that way.
Bome a the Monte Cristo people are
eettinG really 10 come out. leaving every
thing behind them. was reliably In
formed that about fifty people left there
the same time l left silverton. II this
was true the rains which set In about the
time reachel Granite Falls must have
made their journey q terrible one. Tho
unway track b 10 badly washed out that
eYen push cars cannot be used to any,
aQyantase. The Silverton people are not
PREPARING 10 come out"
lnefe . no man In Tacoma who 10 batter
xsNn amonE old-timers than Allen G.
Nj Mason's experiences with the
Aena boom are varied and interesting
sao0m . form, not q book. but several
sNum0 Once he was rated A millionaire.
n
Sonpany went the way of ali the loan
49, a'ss In the boom days--into tho
as o. receiver. He built a railroad.
's w.en about year ago. he went on
suaaay morning walk, he ran into
49, u sorkmen who were tearing up the
.NA which was TO be sold 10 a Seattle
ssnk company for log road. Mr.. Ma
s.a stepped long enough on that Sunday
ass.alux 10 tell reporter OF the Post-In-
ssnsa about the circumstances con-
aee'eu Win the building of the road, which
vas planned as the Tacoma terminus of
vac Union Pacific.
49,. II Aason was a visitor In Seattle yes
10y. he registered at the Butler hotel
.ouud ume. In the course Of q day de-
.zss1 70 the transaction OF several bust
- ma''ers which he had under way, 10
~ representatives OF the Post-Iutelii.
ezsrs. mar he admired Seattle greatly.
aa.s cry Is all right" he said. II have
. ssne business here of and on for O long
a vhe OF the best loans l ever made
2 we was made In Seattle. Anything
uas helps this city helps Tacoma and the
aeN ssate. Anything that makes Taco
$50 - ssva'sr OF more progressive and pros
s.. aeips Seattle and the whole state.
s.'ss sS y good town. No broad-gauge
ss.. aes man will deny that. Tacoma IL
TMs peter than II has In a long time
Az. Ia gao 10 see the life and activity dis
sea On the streets Of Seattle"
49,. Mason Is Just the kind of a man his
Indicate. When Seattle was struck
" the great ccnf'agration OF 1889 no
sa IN Tacoma was more alive to the dire
n..,y mat confronted the people OF
.sls Than Alien Z. Mason. He sent the
-. % MS office from their desks 20 ev-
oaAsry In town. Many men and wo-
~. seattle. he said. might so hungry
s. hssht unless supplies were quickly
s@sva al Their command. Every bakery in
vas ordered 10 turn out its full ca
81 o. ioaves. Mr.. Mason hough, them
sas.. sau' together with groceries OF all
.s.s 49, meat blankets and other supplies. a
,,.ss was loaded and dispatched to SEE
u. e a. the gift OF one Tacoma man. Tho
~ sos' Dir. Mason s.. see. lie was glad of
.s ~ s,iaace OF doing a neishhor good turn.
49,. AIT. Mason had anything to saw
tra. !. no one would ever mention that
Aady deed Of his.
~ en cosdeli % Granbury. Hood coun-
- nnss-, IS In Seattle. Quitting for n trip
sNson City. lie has made arrange
49,. 60 70 san on the City OF Seattle. De-
n. az sorry SAID Mr.. Cogaeii last even
A. mat the 18th does rat come on Fr.-
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