The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-25
Plans for a Bicycle Path and
Wagon Road.
TO BE a STATE ENTERPRISE.
Old Line Of Travel Up MefNInley Atla
10 he Ahandoned-New Route
With Easter Grade and Denscr
Population to lie Taken Up for
Tacoma and Settlers Cooperate.

There Is new movement on Coz. for tnt,
construction OF Wagon road ara hicy,hs
path between Seattle AMI Tacoma. Ts,s
rouss contemplated is entirely different
from thai prnjactei by the BICYCLE path
company which undertook the constrSie-
ten o. 8 path las, fall
TIE plan now On foot looks toward 90.
operation between Seattle ard Tacoma
and tho various settlers and residents
along the proposed line. wlia the possi-
eiiisy o. making the wagon road cta.e
road The first definite movement was
made few days ago when +. y. Little.
superintendent OF streets. parks and sew
ers, ana member Of the board OF publo
works. went out over the proposed route
sixteen miles south OF the city. as far as
the schwanacher place Mr.. Little said
10 Observation-Disclosures reporter last niSh.:
II has been suggested from more than
one source that there Is more feasible
route between Seattle and Tacoma than
any vet brought forward for a road The
new route would follow up the county read
which has be- n already laid ont with It's
point or departure just southwest Of south
Park. Instead of going up Mckinley hill
by tho OLD bicycle route X would strike
directly through much thicker settle
ment In Sunny,lale. and by Al easier grade.
running practically along tho llae OF the
Old Union Pacific survey.
our plans thus far are only I'm n forria-
tive condition. Ii Is probable that a meet
ing will he arranged at an early day, prob
ably next Sunday, between several repre-
sentatives from Seattle and several from
Tacoma, who Will meet probably at the
Schwahacher place and talk over the mat
ter with a view TO putting 4 surveying
party ut once in the field. ] went over
par; OF tho proposed route recently and
am satisfied that IL IL not only feasible,
but possesses several advantages over any
other route yet suggested. To begin with.
the grades on IL will be easier. This means
a great deal 10 settlers along the route.
some OF whom have expressed themselves
to me as being perfectly willing 10 travel
two or three miles further IL necessary
In order 10 reach good road that would
have easy grades. Then. too. the nature
OF tho soil along the new route II Infinite
ly better than that along the old. IL 10
well suited TO truck farms, and IL a good
road should once be established am sure
that IL would result In the establishment
Of a na,rabar ~ truck farms tributary tn
seattle. Along the new route are several
creeks running down to the beach, the oot-
! tom lands of which are fine.
Another distinct advantage possessed ny
the new route il that the material fer .he
construction OF tie road IL already on tho
ground. There In not IA mile OF II which
does not have enough gravel 10 make
ane road bed. II We can only get tina sur
vevs and estimates in proper shape 10 en-
sh!e the representatives from King and
Pierce counties to work together Tor me
establishment of state real. see no
,eason why we should not soon have
good highway between Seattle and Tacoma.
ana an. that VII not only afford y vasr
,l.s,l OF pleasure hut which VII ba or I'M
measurable Advantage 10 settlers along me
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