The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03

1Oeeicent Charles s. Meilen, OF the
Northern Pacific railway. accompanied By
Edward d. Adams, chairman Of the board.
81 directors: j. W. Kendrick, general man
ageS: J. NJ. Hannaford. general traffic
manager: Il. III. McHenry. chief engineer.
and w. q. Pearce, assistant general super
Snsandent. is In Seattle On his annual tour
Of inspection Of the road and Its branch
lines and terminal properties on Puget
sound. The party OF digni,aries travels
In train OF four cars. including an OBJ
servat3on car. a combination sleeper and
psri0r car. and Q dining car. The train
and u now in the freight yards. near the
xoot Of Madison street.
Mr.. Aellsn's chief business In the West
appears to De to observe the physical con-
dttion Of tho property Of the company,
the crop prospects and to purchase feed
srs Tor the road. Well authenticated ac-
counts have bsen printed concerning the
purchase of the Spokane Falls & Northern
by tho Eorthexn Pacific. The visiting
e&ich3s will tako look at the Seattle e
Northern. owned by the Pacific Cost
Company and other properties belonging
TO that corporation. with an eye to their
prospective requirement.
ME-. Slelisn will not soon forget his Sec
ond risit to Seattle. Within an hour
inter his arrival In the city he me, In an
formal conference the members OF tho
city council. and before the meeting ad-
journed the president Of the Northern Pa
cific listened 10 a severe raking in the
form Of a criticism OF tho company's fail
ure TO build "a passenger depot here, as It
had promised to do when the council va
Gated Marion street. which separates two
blocks of water front property owned by
the company.
Several members OF the council posn.edly-
expressed their doubts as to the sincerity
OF the company In asking the city to va
cate tho street. Councilman Rude said
that he did not believe Mr.. Melien. and
had not credited the statements of presi-
dent Winter when the matter of the vaca-
tion of the Street was brought UP for con-
sideration about a year ago The meeting
broke up without anything being accom-
from the city hall filled with choler and
yesterday afternoon he denied himself TO
al newspaper men.
Conference With the Council.
The presidents special. with the officials
OF the road already named. arrived within
the boundaries or Washington a week ago.
A stop OF one day was made at Spokane
TO enable the party to see the Spokane
Fails & Norther:. railroad Tee train con-
ttnned on Its way West. travelling over
the Washington & Columbia River rail-
way and thence over the O. r. & n 70
Portland. Friday the party arrived al
Tacoma.
AT $50 yesterday morning President Mel
lens special pulled into the yards OF the
company on Railroad avenue. The parfv
was met here by I. A. Nadeau. general
agent OF the company. After a half hour
spent In receiving and answering teIe-
grams. Mr.. Mellen and Mr.. Kcndr,ck az.
companied by George Donworth, the Local
attorney for the company. proceeded 70
the city hall, where the members OF the
city council had been called fnsss.her N
meet Mr. Mcllen and his companions in A
thoroughly informal way. The subject 20
De discussed was the ordinance now be-
sore the council revoking the ordinance
passed two years ago yacatinr Narion
street. between Western and Railroad ave
MUGS. The street separates two blocks
Of property purchased two years ago by
the Northern Pacific for depot grounds
Mr.. ponworth opened the discussion hy
stating that tho company wished 10 he
heard In the matter ~ the revocation OF