The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-31

4 large sick company. backed BY Lon"
don, Berlin. AnsteTdam aSa American
capitalists. which represents a synaieate
controlling 81 az, 40. has i,es tncnrporat-
Cd under the laws 81 The state o. Wash
lngson far he construction and operation
Of railroad 10 extend frem point on che
OF the northern sounds o. Alaska 10 the
interior a distance q 80 miles. When
the read is completed IL viii nor be nee
ezsary for n passenger TO he transferred
from steamer to river boat at s..
Michael
The railroad wIi he only i0n miles in
length. bat the terminus Of it will be at
q point which cannot be reached unless a
"trip Of 90 miles is taken over the Yukon
river. In other words Rampant City can be
reached by travelling only iee niles by
rail-. while 10 reach Il hy the Yukon river
necessltates a trip Of 90 miles The cost
OF the road viii be about S5ea.eo which
IL the capital stock OF the company The
general manager Of she railroad IL F. A.
Gardner. formerly Of Seattle. who made
his first trip to atxka twelve years ago
and has been there constantly for the mast
three years. Mr.. Gardner recently re-
turned from London. where the syndicate
referred to decided 70 invest fortune in
the Aiaska raI.road.
Comes tron, south afrten
Air Gardner has been In the city for The
PAST week. and las, night he Was mined
by his financial manager. James p.aa
Gifling. Sao arrived DIRE. fr9m sonth
AFRICA Nniie In Africa Mr. GlslIag repre-
sentsd the Africa Lands" bat. upon the
failure Of the Tfansraal enterprises no was
recalled 70 London ny the syndicate re-
ferred to. and ordered 20 Seattle 10 por-
coed north 20 act as financial manager Of
the Alaska railroad project. To a Post
lnseiligenccr reporter Mr. Gardner said
yesterday:
les. u IL true that the railroad ss 10 be
constructed, ard thar Il Is also true that
the European syndicate which VIII avn
and operate IL controls So oso eco am not
yet In position to make known the route
that Is TO be followed. as other parties who
may be- Interested In y railroad in that
country would gain information wsich does
not belong 10 them VIII say. however.
that the road VIII commence en- the shores
of one Of the northern sounds and extend
100 miles IN the interior.
THE road viii land passengers al poin,
100 miles from the mouth Of the Yukon
river. SO You car see the time tha, is ~ bc
saved by the new route. II VIII 'hea be pos
sibls 10 open the season tour weeks earlier
and close II four weeks later The road. al
though controlled by European capital. Will
be distinctly American enterprise. ana
viii operate only on American territory.
The charter which We have obtained from
the government and which Is on record
al Washington. embraces Amefi an terri
tory Only.
According 10 our plans the road VIII
be In operation next year. at least we ex-
pcct 10 push along the work with suf,i-
cient vigor 90 "a 10 have Il completed by
that time We VIII send The grading equip
ment TO Alaska this fail. and al other
equipment necessary FOR the operation of
a complete system will be shipped on the
very first boat next season. We have just
seat surveying party Of forty people
from san Francisco. They are now out at
sea seven days. ex/.et 10 he IN Alaska
by tbs time they arrive. and VII direct
their work and have IL completed as soon
as possible. Before leaving We wifi ex-
pend ss0.oco In Seattle in the purchase OF
provisions. hardware clothing ard a CON-
oleto camp outfit.
seattle Its Headquarters
Yes Il Ia our intention 10 make Seattle