The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-24
Pacific Contract Company Prepar-
ing to Push Its Work.
BIG MONEY EXPENDED HERE.
Air~sdy aIssass Has Heen Paid Out
--Durfnx the Neat month e"o.ooo
More VIII Find It's Nay Snto the
Pockets Of seattle Peepie-New
TO he shipped TO sk.s~ay shortly

The Pacific Contract Company. which
was awarded the contract to construct the
White Pass railroad. which Is 20 extend
from skagway 10 Lake Bennett. ana
eventually to the Yukon country. has ex-
reuAed sls,veo In seattle since last satur-
aay. and IT f. estimated that during the
nsxt month 5000 more viii be expended
by the same company. The siS.eo was
used In the purchase OF hardware. gro
eeries and. In fact. al other articles essen
.ial for complete outfits. A smaller amount
-waa paid out for salaries. and II Is be-
Isey.d that In a very short time the
monthly pay roll will reach an enormously
large figure.
In the absence OF E. c. Hawkins. who
has charge OF the complete construction
Of the road. and also III. j. Haney. who
was delegated to act IS chief engineer
George VI. Rice mas been detailed to act as
purchasing and employment agent. Mr..
Rice. In an interview with Post-ln1eiii-
sencer reporter last night, said:
"we have already secured tae services
OF 100 men, and sent them to skag~ay on
the City OF Seattle and the Utopia We
also sent the camp outfits 10 skagway On
the same boats and Work on the eonsiruc-
,,ou will be commenced without delay. In
the absence OF both Mezsrs. Hawkins and
Heney, VINO have gone to Skagway TO SUI
peryise the work. 1 have been empowered
10 employ l.tg0 men, ard they VIII be seat
10 the town of skagway just as soon after
they are employed as possible.
Tin the past al matters pertaining 10
the construction of the railroad have been
kept as secretive as possible. for certain
reasons, and owing to that fact. the work
men. whom We desire to employ, seem to
be afraid OF the project and are inclined
TO be skcptIcal. They seem to be of the
opinion that the project Is not bona fide
and that the transportation companies are
connected with 1t In some way. However.
the advertisement for workmen, which
was inserted In the Post-Intellgencsr. has
had the desired effect and have no doubt
regarding our ability to secure as many
men as will be necessary 10 construct the
entire system. Everything connected with
the project Is looking very favorahie. and
we propose to have both material and
workmen At skagway in a short time
All Day yesterday on thu tide lands in
the eastern part of the city. where is To-
Gated the warehouse and yards OF william
n. Hosins and william Pigo;t. the Seat
tie representatives, Of the Illinois Steel
Company. a large force OF workmen was
Dusty engaged in getting three engines
ard a number of cars In readiness for
shipment. These cars and engines are 60
be used as the constructing trains ane
will be delivered al skagway during the
next ten days. large quantity OF steel
rails are now IN stock In this city and
macy more vii, lie forwarded from Chi
cage. The stevsd3re work IN connection
win the first shipment alone viii involve
an expenditure of ssofa. and from this an
idea OF the magnitude Of the White Pass
railway project can he had. The exact
route 20 be followed cannot ne learned. as
the ems neers are stili at work between
skagway and the lakes. and viii submit
the result of their surveys to Mr.. Iiaw-
kins upon his arrival there.
O. NJ Forbes. OF Trinidad. Colo. who
was awarded the contract 30 furnish oil
necessary timber. did not accompany
Messers Hawkins and Honey - Skagway
but expects 20 tsave for the north within
a week. \ portion 90 TIE timber ia to hs
obtained IN the stale 81 Washington an.
Mr. Forbes delayed his departure 10 skay-
way until such a time as he would be-
able to purchase II and have 1t loaded GA
;ho boats
The Pacific Clipper Line Was yesterday
awarded the contract 20 transport the roll
Ing stock and rails and the work OF load
Ing the boats with this portion of the sup
rites VIII be commenced at once.
Since the contracts FOR building the road