The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
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70 Cut til Time Gard.
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= ;. PREPAID TO MEET @. n.
n ExeIient Coalition for
r-.e n.ring-Thr~sgh Traiss
~su MAS Few stops, snd Leave
r-ser~elafe Bssisess % the La
3 e~h-Psspecfs for Better serv-
see pe~een seattle ass Persis.e

men are watching with keen In
:, ,rsparsssons being made " the
- srshern ard the Northern faeiac
- a reef of ten hours in the schfsi-
- - fs,,scauo 10 Seattle. business men
.,xsy calculating upon the ELECTS on
time cards and are beginning 10
sss.s themselves to the new con1itaona
D.s-khey Will tas1gurafe. On the par. OF
4 ~ able generally, there IS oeheI tSat
-. austiet thrown DOWN ny M. hiai ia
.~- schedule 10 the Coast VIII be PICK
- Mr. Me.!en, Dresden. OF the North
,. nrclec. and that the two roads WIN
! -. sxerx chasing each otser across the
Eer~nt soon after the first OF the new
- = = race against time and Al COM
q = now apparent that both the 0rea.
s.as-stevn and the Northern Pacthc have
-. had IN contemplation the approaching
1900 IN the time required By enc over
~ traans for the run From 81 Faui 10
Sras<,a. Indeed. DE bass Observers among
~ ,.siroed men say that Hal or one SIDE
- Mei;eu ard Ksndrick on the other
~. bota planned for the struggle which
= alru1es In sight now. and that ths extsf-
- brfsorrients ard improvements TO The
-ened which have heen made ~ such .
s-..at outlay OF money during the past
49, wears have bscn with this very con-
= n mind-
- vet there has been no official An
.e.nosansut on the part OF the Northern
ZINC that II would shorten It's St. Paul
1902 schedule TO meet Mr.. HilFs latest
S.vn Nor has any information been given
- concsrninR the changes that II Is re-
-saed . certain win be made In the de-
seyerrs u East bound overland trains from
~ cfs~ over both the rival Nnes. These
Se4aiis are eagerly awaited. not only BY tbs
S,.sult,x public, bat by business men gen.
srally and especially wholesalers. whose
svovetng men USE the railroads.
- Lsnes Ready for High Speed.
! Northern Pacific OFFICIAL said yester-
40 that there was no doubt in his mini
~. Mr. Mcslen was In readiness to en-
- with Mr. HID in = struggle to SEQ
rfch OF the two roads could lead In low
~ tho traascontinental time card On
hralf Of the Northern Pacific, II ID cited
~ tie plan of reorganization provided
- the expenditure OF several millions OF
souey annually In making the grades uni
KIN. N strengthening out curves, laying
saver rails and In providing locomotives
~ exceptionally high power and size. i1u-
ring the past three years the Northern Pa
etac has filed In many OF it's wooden tres
u Ia this state. making them solid and
sefutslting them from destruction ~ the
- 0oSih that are sometimes pfSsSisha
during the fail and early spring.
IN addition. the Northern Pacific has re-
yaf1d many wooden bridges with tns new
as<l structures and on mach OF the line In
1his state the rails In use i've years ago
save been replaced by heavier and larger
aaez. In fact, as one railroad man ex-
6opsod Il. the struggle between President
M and President Meiien VIII have close
aims upon the physical condition OF tho
20 roads The problem TO be solved by
erh il one Of low and uniform grades.
aruisht lines and motive power. Qne q
Ne main problems or course. ~ tHas or
hndsltaas and other distractions due 10
ahnormal weather, To protect their lines
s~sinsf interrupttoess OF this kind. which
An not tnfreQuent In tho rough and fnouh-
tsfnoua country OF the West will be the
AK Of the railroad combaeaBts, VINO are
now cshting for supremacy IN the Nortn-
Nsst.
a Great Northern Official said yesterday
SAat no Information had been reossleed here
e 10 the CHA nxe tn the eass-bound schssf-
~ which, he said, would probably be
nASe 70 correspond with the shortening
q time in the wess-boand service. Two
sfaina will leave 81. Paul daily when the
asw time card goes into effect The Tim
md Will leave 81. Pau. at a nj. instead
e Ct 80 In me Afternoon. as new. /; win
slAke the mail ana passengers brought from,
(AioAru By the connecting train by quick
erhscsale and then the race against time
orrpas The plains and mountains Of the
ecuntry will hezia. The other train VIII
ie~es ST. Paul In the evening and Will fol-
nov the main .iue 10 Havse. where IL Will
- to Butte. Mont. Il Is supposed that
TIE new arrangement provides FOR tina
limited picking up Al sfasre such passsoss~
tery bound for the Coast as the slower
6Ain secured
This arrangement n a practical apfiiea-
ton of ]. eiskaown and understood
iheury among al prominent railroad orer-
Alcfs TfansrsniineO railroad man
Ayers who havs studied the problem OF
ausck Transportation from cnast tn eoas;
lave declared tat there was but ono way
-coagrss the through business in train
that would sop al only the important
pntnts and leAse 10 district or division To-
Gala The task " dealing with the culinary
ep6snrss
n r. Ntll Meet Every Cut.
II Is not ssproAable. az course. that this
paan will irfollcwad i,y Mr. Meiles In his
scart 10 met Mr. nlil. II thts Is done.
locsi train, viii probably be put on from
Seattle AZ. Portland to Spokane. and 50
% throug the entire system. making di
eAxs OF fNT tie starting polats Of thu lo-
Gals. whss the swister fraina vii, pick ar
tha thsytea passengers,
l. A Adssu, general agent 81 the North
era f2ssie. said Yes ssfsisy, Yes. sir. the
Nefthen Pacific VIII meet every css IN
time ssosS the continent made by Us cam
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