The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-02

The expense Of operating the western
END OF ne Gve4, Northern Viii De very
materially reduced when the i.lpr ove.reYiS
contemplated, and il fact already under
way. are completed. /, Is simply rnata-
eEnatical calculation. A low grade .or =
certain distance is productive IF a lower
charge for operating expenses than !
higher grade. Mr.. Hill has figured Il, ont
th4t the money he IS investing in i'm
provefne.ts on she road VIII bring III q
handsome return by way CO interest in q
lessened cost in Operating charges
The territory under tie immediate super
vision Cf r H Esrlsfon. assistant general
superintendent q The Great Northern.
with headquarters al Spokane = receive
ing more attention from M. Hill than any
other part 81 the road. From Pacific
Junction. Mont, wes, ~ Seattle several
hundred men have been steadily employed
during lie season IL laying new rails and
IN erecting steel ara store bridges whore
formerly wooden structures stood. For
example, t1le bridge over the F.athead
river. IN Montana. i wooden structure. has
been succeeded during 1ae present season
by 4 modern steei bgs3ge lea feet n
langth and costing upwards q sl91.l&o.
Corning further west she Tca9aed which
skirts the Banks - TIE rearing kootenay
river, in Montana. has a; Troy been rais-
eli seven teet and built far back into ne
ruptioa from the icy waters - Ire rivers
below
II Washington. improvements Of mos.
substantial nature have been made an ne
iae of the Great Northern. Two aydraQ4lc
machines have been employed AL summer
.3u.y tetween Seattle and Everett. On the
coast lines In slaicing ,ae banks adja-
cent 20 the right u "a ay. The gravel and
clay Is washed into The Sound sor dis
ssnce sufficient % remove ali danger q
iandslldeS u wasea the road has bee. sub
Jet since X Dulls.
Another important point OF thu r3a3 ties
betw zen Lowell and Monroe, On the Lowell
fats. Here a. every spring ana fai.
freSae;, the lsne has been partially sub
merged al .4ues. and va~hcuts have been
fre4g;ert \ big force q men has bean
working all Summer between The swo
paints named. raising t7s grade Segen feec
fog "a Distance ~ fifteen miles. TITS taa
the yeadl@< o1it Of the way of the tor
rents % water wisiea seFul-anraally Ill the
hanks q toe Saysomi-a river and over
H.. Tte adjacent meadows.
Between index and salmon. Tor dis
tance o ;so mics. new Inc has been
hfssls skirssag he hillside seven fee. a}zsvs
the Old roa3kea. The Sky kcTntSh river has
been br5sZed bv \ splendid steel ssTue-
t..re. ~ Zee. long. where formerly i was
SG4nDe2 br A woot3er bridge
Il l. sa4j taat President James J. TEi
has d. Md - etf-rt traTIc arrange
meas 8tth Eas-eru roads and - - I'M
prove 80 west end % his Voas, a. - make
{, possible - r2n faSt freight t-alrs from
Nav York - Seattle In four ard ore
Aat days The rev isre between D-1uta
ar! t-~ooTs-oa Mtnn.- " s5ca 1as isst been
finished and which has l~ss@ness tt@ a}s-
tar-e covered hg fs@ Cireas Northern man
ls- II Minnesota something cxeT -
Res. has made J. s-s~s5tls for re c311-
pa1v a. materially r~da<>- re ;.Ene beg
sw@~u tae great lakes &u4 S@a,tls &C
rds~z - he opinions - w@.l g~sf@3
railroad rvn f'~~~i3ea' Eili ms ever n
y5e1 ire possibilities * sA@ development
- ere CT.eRtss trade
tIe vii - satisfied sst3 ra-.f1ai
guar- "g{th 1a.h sing se~s -esu re AK %
tas tra~}c between IRE Crssr. aad NJ
Ya1x sea.t.e "a on t-e HTS. i u wr.--
:en - s-e fa5kS tAzs thss e.ty j. - he -
commercial sntrvFao4 - Re Tfarlssc $are1-
ws~ AZ. f}ssI i1 .Gscrlyu< IS 1frs from
Montana 7xes.. IS simply preparing tor otgs-
s-ssS -1a: Is aE~aatF 5u siEat. TIE con
ss~ssFesrr - do. - WAre~eQs@s a,2 p e+a-
elevators on vast ~e8S~ a. >ea>tia -
h.s s5rea sy 1<ea oat}~&sA rab&-y Sy N-.
IA ii parf - ~ pans $ar s~~SrtsS ca-a-
r.. = yAz largest share - go Grade o.
tsyeea AG.ecsss sH>. tte t'-.est-"