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

sides ard 4 was believed thar al
the differences woaia be speedily
harrronlzed TIE general plan IN
this. as IN the reorgan.zAtion o.
the other reads mentioned. IS Ape-a IN
regard 70 improvements, ard p1II.ag
theTn al cogsther IL nay fairy &c sac
fhzt The railroads OF the state VIII @
pretty active during this year Aie
scheme OF tie new orgznlxatso inc4c1es
q possible ARRANGEMENT with the Northern
Pacific by when that company WI oe-tsf
its t-anscoutineaca. route and shorten rs
western division by distance or Vn-Tey-
seven niles and fts tlrae nearly ninety
rn-zIzss ii reaching Seattle Il coaleIn-
qsatss FIRST the ssandzodizing o. tne CO.
lu-sSa & Puget Sound read ard then ex-
tending 4 from Franklin 70 Palmer on ne
line OF the Northern Pacific. On overland
wsst-bound business Of the latter. tAis
T-ou,1 mean saving OF an hour ana
half tAat ts now expended In gong round
by Puyalup.
Another i'm portan1 matter. FOR which
provision IS made. IS the extension or ne
Ccean dock OF this CRY 10 The outer mar
Dor llae. ard the building OF addii-oElal
warehouses.
TIE company has about Sc 90. 90 tied Up
in The Port Townsend Southern. Ane
that IS not paying. and ;. would require an
equal amount 70 complete the construction
OF the road through 70 Olympia, when X
might prove a valuable feeder. The pro-
posed refand-ng arrangements OF the rev
organization have attracted considerable
attention. and Il successfully cared out,
OF which a. present there seems every
PROBABILITY, the road win not only be
placed on a paying basis. but consider
able margin VIII be left 10 carry On other
improvements N addition 10 those already
mentioned. The bondholders, both OF this
company and the Northern Pacific, are
men having 1srge interests in uhe Puget
sound country, wh1ch viii induce them,
apart from the financial success OF the
railroads. TO take every possible step that
tends 10 lead 20 tie further development
of this section.
The O I. Company's Railroads.
The Oregon Improvement Company is
a corporation Of corporations. II owns IN
this state all the stock Of the Columbia &
Puget Sound. the Seattle & Northern and
the Port Townsend Southern Railroad
Companies, the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, the Newcastle coal mines. 1870
acres; the Green river coal fields, 1.24s
acres. and the Wilkeson coal fields. l.12o
acres. II also owns the City and Ocean
docks at tbs port and great deal OF real
estate in and about Seattle and at Ana
cortes.
The Columbia 8, Puget Sound railway IS
a narrow gauge lire running from Seattle
by way of Renton to Coal Greek, dis
lance OF IS miles. with branches from
Renton TO Franklin q miles: Maple Val
ley 10 Taylor. 10 miles; Black Diamond,
miles: total OF 81 miles. with over IA
miles OF s.dings. This road runs to the
Newcastle and Franklin coal mines and
70 the Black Diamond coal mines.
The Port Townsend Southern runs from
Port Townsend 10 Qu.lcene, 2s.5 miles, and
a branch from Olympia to Ten.np. dis
lance Of AS mites, total, 4S.3 mites. The
Seattle Northern runs from Anacortes,
on Fsdalgo island. 10 Hamilton. a distance
of 362s miles. passing through the Skagit
fats SO renowned for the production Of
oats and hay.
The Central Washington.
The Central WASHINGTON railroad is left
behind In this march from receiverships
up TO a sound financial basis. II was built
as a branch Of the Northern Pacific by
separate company, to extend from Cheney
across the Big Bend country and Head off
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern. which
e closely parallels as far as Davenport.
This, as stated above, Is now the Spokane
& Seattle. The Central Washington has
been constructed as far as Coulee City,
distance of nearly 100 miles. When the
Northern Pacific went into the hands OF
receivers, the bondholders of the Central
Washington obtained the appointment OF
c. P. Chambers.n as separate receiver for
their road. and 1t has Since been run as an
independent property. But its reorganiza-
ton is near at hand and there are two
plans of extension under cons. deration. by
which the road may secure the traffic OF
the great mineral belts northward that
have recently shown such great promise.
The plan 10 continue Tie line from Water
vile 20 the Columbia river and then either
northward by the Okanogan valley or
westward over the Cascade pass TO con-
nection with the Seattle & Northern.
certain 20 catch an enormous traffic as
the mines become thoroughly developed.
The O. II. & N. Company's Lines.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany operates entirely in the eastern and
southern section Of Washington. and has
5l2 miles OF road IN the state. and with its
main line and branches in the neighboring
state OF Oregon. operates LOSS miles. It
was taken out OF the Union Pacific sys-
TEN on July l. 1894, and turned over to a
separate receiver. On July OF last year.
the sc was foreclosed and a reor-
genizauon took place, the title being
changed in the one word, railway 10 raj
road, while the Northern Pacific changed
from railroad 10 railway. The plan puts
aside sl,ee5,000 for betterments and acQui-
slt.on OF terminals and for the construc-
tom OF an additional roa~ to the mouth OF
the Columbia or elsewhere.
The main line enters the state on the
south and runs direct north to Wallusa.
Il has branches from WaIla Walia 10 Mil
ton, from Bolles to Dayton, from Lacrosse
TO Connell. 50 miles; from Tekoa 10 Wal
lace, so miles, Wallace to Burke, Z; Win
ona 10 Seltiee. 4s. Coifax to Moscow, g.
and Starbuck to Pomeroy. 30 miles.
Spokane Falls & Northern.
The state IS 10 be credited with the open
ing OF a small but very important, new
road running into British Columbia. This
is called the Red Mountain road. and 4
carried its first load OF passengers on De-
cember 10. Il IS a branch OF the Spokane
Fails & Northern ard runs from North
port, Wash. TO Rossland. q. C, whose
growing Importance as a mining center
makes such a road hrst-class business