The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30
essat Northern Engineers Ready
{ for the Preliminarles.
.alL BEGIN WITHIN A WEEK.
- L. Harttgan. of Chicago, Arrives to
II START Dredging and Ptie-Drivtng
s -Orpdgexs to He serured for the
MIG Canal several Crews Of
various Lines of Construction

Within a week a h.If-6ozen pslssirsvers
sasH pc az WORK hanmering hlg .ir sticks
sto shs tide fats where Pges!dea, HlR Is
1us..ag shat as has promAed will De the
sAnss. system OF whaFvez and terminal f.
[xEtss CT the Pacific csass- A week from
&sow viii flaa sevsral crews 90 workTan
Exeagagsa In various departments In tho
fess Of rscla.ming lands row partially
seubmsrgsd BY :ls waters Of Elliott ray and
paac.ng on tassn extensive docks. ware
Asusts ard. finally a ma ulticent wAea,
6egator of sBr.cisEt capacity TO accom-
aasats fae rap.ely growing grain export
fzr trade af this port.
r. {. Fsrtigan. OF Chicago an eng neer
A. .as employ Of T.. 4. Rob nsOn. the well
& tacpn elevator builder. arrived In Seat
Il fs yesterday 70 start fae work OF drsdg-
NJ shs -,la9-foof canal ana building the
eseessary approaches 10 the docks Mr.
/ nelEsa9n - an expar: eng.ne and arcsli-
bet. He startled railway and shipping
nos last year by building tire largest
vheai elevator in the world in fhsrsy-eighf
Asgz. THIS vas AZ Chicago. The Armour
cuapany owus tns elevator. which has
capacity II 2,5oa4. bushels. Mr.. Hartl-
sEE represents Mr.. Robinson In The work
q Seattle. He Win have charge Uat.l hgs
ear~r.or arrives which w3li probably be
eas latter part Of the week.
p.saxers are TO be secured To creago OF.
IL, sig canal I'm which at no far distant
lay some o. the largest grain carriers
tsat foat viii lie, taking on tous ard tons
n Washington wheat. warehouse " Il
b. built vhsrs freight can be stored FOR
shipment 10 the OEieGi, providing AL IL
leaai facilities for handling SeAttle's
splss.did tranie with tile Orient
Mr. Hill himself viii arrive In Seattle
&ita.H week to personally view the work
eai giss the general directions for the IL
tfrIr.,s. After he erriss the siy> Of tie
sisya.or and the ns.c-sai Ia he .1sed W..
|. b sstsrnl:ned Mr.. tn Will he accom- ,a-
tssa by y. u. Miller. tf.et engineer Of the
Grat Northern. JACOB Schiff, the New
Tax representative az the Rofhschllds.
cd many otaer notabies ia financial aod
EflWay life
Mr., HartIgan Is registered at the RAJ
ssr Grand. bus while he coarteously re-
yssved Poss-IntelIIssncer reporter. re
was not inclined TO discuss the Great
koyihsrns plans for - improvements "a
Smith cove. admitting. however. that he
Vas here as the represcn ,atiye Of IL A.
Robinson 10 start the work An incident
esan. cted with Mr, liza tiPan's departure
Gom Chicago illustrates Mr.. HIS de are
te set matters under way fin th. shortest
=
Eg every means 10 secure the completion
Of The warehouses. docks. etc. in time to
handle this years " neat crop along the
lae OF the Great Northern. Last Wsa1es-
day Mr. Robinson told AIR Hartigau that
De was wanted at Minneapolis by Mr. HI!
sad to leave on two hours notice. This
was o. / o'clock Wednesday afternoon
A; $50 that day. acting under MIR Rob
Fson's orders, he ieft for Minneapolis
arriving there al 1879 the next day
hurried conference with Mr.. If!l. and Chief
Eagineer Miller was held immediately APP
o. his arrival, and j 10 y. ~, OF Thurs
day nc left for Seattle TO take charge Of
shs work
fon can say. x You care TO. that I am
here To begin the work OF driving piles
building the docks and dredging cat the
Canal for the Great Northern impf9ve-
uenls." said Nj Hsrtigau. Il am not in
iasned as 80 the detailed plans Of the
company. | hope 10 have the pliettrivetS
taf efedgers az work within a few days,
u fact, the trst pisedriver and crew viii
y sent out to the cove tomorrow morn
tg. aud VII al once begin operations
FMr, I'LL himself. Mr. Miller. the caIef
sag!nser OF ire Great Northern. and Mr..
Robinson will arrive here In a few days
4 E connection With this work. When they
rone you can perhaps learn more about
The matter
j Accompanying Mr. Hartigan is william
McAaster, o. chicago. WHO represents Mr.
Robinson ~ charge OF the purchase of
supples and the incidental office work.
John Ann.oe, Il practical elevator builder.
With the other TWO gentlemen. He has
worked In important positions on several
q she largest grain elevators ia the Noun-
by.