The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

factory Incorporate"
braska New Years Day.
ore o. the big railroad schemes OF ne
pa~4 ten years mat has beer per1odlcaily
revived. which projected another trans
continental road leading from the Tniddie
Northwest 10 the Pacific coast mas again
beer Infused with life. TX IS that OK re
Nftafana Pacific. which was 20 have COM
.reacszs A. Sioux City Iowa. and finished
At san Francisco. The more recent ad-
vices from The East. both By mall ara
wire. have contained the information saat
the project Is now endowed win Ger
tainty that certainly partakes OF very
substantial financial character II an Is
sue OF bonds that has already been taken
Up. 1. the adyices are 20 be believed
Tuesdays Post-Intsl1gencer contained
a aispatch from Or%eiN. NeD-. In which IL
was stated that articles OF incorpor alton
had been fled IN that city for the build
fug or she road. A later dispatcn recites
thai Or. Mclean, the principal protector
OF the scheme, has returned TO sioux
City. after Attending TO the matter or
the Nebraska Incorporation. The last IN
formation from Sioux city. under date
OF January !. was as follows;
Donald Mclean. protector Of the Pa
cifc Short Line. which Is built from TINS
planned TO be built to Ogden, Utah. has
returned 10 Sioux City. and says fhat ne
has absolutely secured al the CAPITA
necessary for the completion OF a raiI-
way line from Sioux City 70 San Francis
CO. Mr.. 1eIean says:
q 1 have completed every arrangement
1ar the investment Of SSZ.vs.es9 Of t-n-
gilsh capital FOR the construction OF a
railroad from Sioux City 70 San Fran
cisco. Ny financial agent y the Conti-
Mental Trust Company OF New YORK
an here 20 make arrangements FOR sur
vey OF the route from O'Neil 70 the
West. Z have already had negotiations
with representative parties from titan
snd other states Ia the West and the pre-
iimsnarles are practically settled. None
Of those formerly associated with ne are
allied now IN this new deal. The Manhat-
tan Trust Company Is Left out. Wendell
Goodwin and John ]. Waterbury have
passed TO other FIELDS and +. o. French
r. dead. I am convinced that u my life
g. spared Sioux City Is certain 10 realize
the dreams inspired in the days when We
first commenced together,
Nr. Mclean has not explained 10 the
eNpectani Sioux Cityltes how his road
VIII get into san Francisco. II he had
stated that the California legislature had
been "axed," or that he would be in
Sacramento this winter 10 Took after
things" things would have looked
shade better. The Southern Pacific has
not entirely lost It's grip on things OF a
political character down that way. and
will fight just as desperate battle as
ever 10 prevent poachlng on It's preserves
By other railroads. However. a rafting
up Of things IN the Golden State would
be interesting. and would make things
more desirable IN a railroad way down In
California. with a single road there. II
has kept rhe Northern roads jumping In
order 10 compete with the rates OF the
Southern Pacific and the Pacific Coast
Steamship line. and another road would
make matters still uveiler. In addition
10 the Sioux City dispatch. mail adv1ees
from Washington. -. c. say that the
taking up OF the bonds by Britlshers IA
contingent upon the satisfaction given IN
a report TO be submitted by an English
engineer. a Mr.. Woods, who viii come
TO the United States in the spring and
resurvey the proposed route. The Wash
lngton correspondent says:
The long abandoned Midland Pacific
railroad, which was designed to DO
great transcontlnental route. is likely to
take definite form IN the shape of the
sale soon OF $40 900 worth Of bonds for
the building Of the lire 1t Is expected
that English capitalists VIII take the en-
tire Issue OF bonds, and the survey pre-
urinary 20 the sale Will be made By
representative OF Sir BENJAMIN Baker.
the eminent engineer, In the springtime.
The Midland Pacific railroad scheme
first became prominently mentioned in
railroad circles about twelve years ago.
men, and was intended % be a forTnlda bic
rival OF the Central and Union Pacific
lines It's Eastern terminal was 10 be
sioux Falls, ). D.. a little city IN the
far middle West, and It's Western end
the city Of Seattle. Wash The distance
- LISP miles, aud the road was 10 cross
the Black hiHs region and tho Yellow
stone park IN due northwest direction
The promoters OF the plan saw in II vast
riches, as 10 would open up oil regions
mining country. wheat belts and vast
al "a EufE a
within easy reach Of transportation to
all tho great centers OF trade The pres
cnt trauscontinental lines do not run
within sfs miles Of this region. and its
vast resources are yet undeveloped and
~ an embryonic state. because they can-
not now be probably developed.
- charter Tor the Midland Pacific was
ootalned ana authority granted 10 cross
tno Yellowstone park The route MAS care
fulsy surveyed and the projectors spent al
teEethcr kloI,eto IN che survey and prelina-
mary details. Al that time in the sS0'S IL
was estimated that the cost Tor building
ana equipp.ng 'he line would bs $50 GO coo
issue - bonds Could be entirely aoatea i'm
t4ts country. TIE election ~ Mr. Cieve-
land FOR his 1rst term made large IN
Ntstors very ttud. and they declined 70
handle such a vast enterprise. There
fore 70 fstl 20 the ground and has remained
inactive during al tho subsequent years
a Few moaths ago Hon Byron G. Dan
tcls 90 RAYS city, formerly United States
CONSUL az tttll. England. during Nh Har-
rifoua administration. was consulted by
one ~ she Midland Pacific directors col
Daniels 70 that ume was about 20 return
90 London, where Gis family resides for
the purpose % interesting English 9nAn-
Ctl connections of his own IA several large
invest Weuts In this country. The Director
s-EEested thar Cof, Danlels breach tha
SAe@ 600 bond loan among the B~ltnnz.
and placed htu IN possession o. all the na-
pers and Maps bearing upon fhe subject
toL Daniels went abroad ard laid ina
matter Ga all It's details before many Lon
don bankers ard financial solicitors hut
al refused 20 handle the loan and attennt-
- SO discourage his efforts Finally C'oF
Daniels secured an interview with SIR
benjamin Baker, enc Of Ensiana's most
csstlngatshod civil engineerS. He 10 VAS
Who vas consulting engineer ~ the cana
olau Pacific railroad. ard who also de-
tE0f3 tHe great plan Of piping water from
Wa'-s 70 London.
Sr BENJAMIN examined a. great lerrtA
e. the papers tn Csah Daniels possession.
sd after several weeks consideration 81
toe matter entered into 8 contract Tor SIS =
=" to make an other survey ~ the MI
lAha raAl' f.r tra pur-7se OF aernnrsfraf-
us So teas.hi@fre % far,ish ffsfs.
fte FefFrFet Cot Daniels To- Is assistant
III Wcei4- in Westgasuster WHO was
commissioned 80 come ta frfa country "a
Sr BENJAMIN Behalf ara make a ,h,~.
Cush tnvesttgs tien 80 tHe AEuarf-av rr,-