The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15
Effect of Changed Relations With
Oregon Short Line.
WILLIAM o. CORNISH HERE.
The Recently Elected President OF
the Oregon short Line says En-
listing Traffic Arrangements Will
Not he Disfurbed-Osden 1ate-
ent Need of New Roads In West.

Vice President William D. Cornish. Of The
Union Pacific Railroad Company. Wao was
recently elected president Of the oregon
Short Line ard who has been actiag as
master ii cfanceTy OF the Union Pac4Tc re-
ownership. Was n this city yesterday morn
Ing for few hours, and left AGAIN on IRe
IL clock train for Tacoma. He came IN
a speeiaI car. having az guests United
States Circuit Judge Walter II SanooFn,
General Solicitor w. +. Kelly, Of Omaha.
and Thomas +. Wilson, receiver OF the Old
Union Pacific company. The party came
west from s. Paul over the Great North
ern reaching Spokane Saturday evening,
and remaining there over night in order
to make a dayligh, run over the Cascade
mountains.
TIE few hours IT Seattle were spen. by
the rarity in Sightseeing. AT II O'Clock
their special car was sent on 10 Tacoma and
the party took the Flyer for water trip
up the Sound.
Mr. Cornish. while here. expressed him
self freely about railroad matters in gem
erai and vas especially glad 10 see the
state freed from the stigma OF Popul:sui.
His connection with the Oregon Short Line,
ne said had no special significance other
than showed on the surface. The Union
Pacific, while practically controlling That
interest, would not materially change It's
present policy. IN other words. the VAN
GeFDiEiS were pEOdI ana hDsI di !lii4uSl III
their methods of running ia roads. and the
control OF the Short Line dlJ not mean a
closing OF the Ogden gateway. The good
results produced since that important gate
way was thrown open have been such as
to show conclusively that the best inters
ests Of all parties concerned would best be
served by leaving that gateway wide open
a. IL has been. He said:
II think there VIII be no disturbance Of
commercial and traffic interests by recent
changes IN the relations Of the Union Pa
cliic and the Oregon Short Line. Il Is the
policy OF ali railroads to serve IN the best
possible way every interest of the coun-
try through which they pass or which
Is tributary. Traffic arrangements where
by the North Pacific coast Will obtain
rs products viii certainly be Afforded
The West has TO need Of new reads just
now, ne continued. as from observation on
his trip over from St. Paul he had no
tced great deal OF vacant space 10 be
filled up adjacent TO the lines already con-
structed While told ,hat the West had
been filing up rapidly IN the last TWO
years, he had also observed that there had
been little railroad building in the West
and he did net think there would be much
until the real necessities called them forth
Mr.. Cornish was questioned while here
relative 10 the possI biiits Of the Union
Pacific building 4 line between Portland
ana Seattle. tie KNEW HouilHg OF sQca
a proposition and doubted the advisahil.ty
Of such a construction at the present
time
Entertained In Tacoma.
TACOMA. Nov. l4-W. u. Cornish. of
the Union Pacific railroad. who, with his
party, reached here today from Seattle,
was entertained tonight at the home Of
G. ". Grigcs This evening he sad his
visit was OF no special Importance from
a railway standpoint. explaining that he
was en- route to Portland. He added. IN
reply to a direct inquiry. that he knew
nothing OF interest to announce regarding