The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-03
President Hill, of the Great North
ern, again in Seattle.
nAsTem,Mo PROPOSED WORK.
improvements fa Terminal Farfii-
Ratiroad NaEnafe Aceompa MED
by Prominent MENU hat Jacob
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PrcaleAi0n Of This city, Future.

President James j. Hill, OF the Great
Northern railway. accompanied by party
OF disring I.shea New York and 81. Paul
Gnanciers and bankers. IL In ssatne on rs
annual tour OF inspection Of the railway
lines controlled and owned by the Great
Northern. A special train Of four cars
Bearing the party pulled Into the depot at
she foot Of Columbia street last evening
1t O'Clock.
The presidents guests alighted from the
cars TO become enyeloped for the moment
in the mist a Puget sound autumn even
ing. They entered carriages and were
driven To the Hotel Butler, where they
soon aftcrward dined.
President Hill has as his guests two OF
the directors OF the Great Northern. men
whose names are known both in this coun-
try and In Europe. by reason Of their great
financial prestige. They are III. w. Can
non. president Of the Chase National bank
and chairman OF the New York clearing
house, and Jacob Schin, OF the banking
firm Of Kuhn. Loeb a. Co. the New York
representatives of the grea. RothschiIds'
house. George T.. Baker. president OF the
First National bank, OF New York: Sam
uel Thorne. a wealthy resident Of Gotham
George c. Clark. a prominent Wall street
broker: d. A. Mountfort, president OF the
Second National bank. Of 81. Paul. and i.
l.. Schurineier. w. Il. Dean aud Greenieaf
Clark. of ST. Paul. are the other members
Of President Hiirs party
President HilPs present visit 10 Seattle.
taken In connection with The recently in
aug1irafed improvements on the Great
Northern tide lands a, Smith cove. IL re-
garded fraught with much s.griicanea
il has been bat very few weeks since the
president OF the Great Northern made a
flying visit to Seattle and left here for St
Paul. amer giving instructions to Judge
Thomas Burke. his local representative to
purchase N all over forty acres OF tide
lands between Mercer street and Smith
cove. On his return to ST. Paul he ordered
work TO begin at once on vast scheme
for the reclamation OF the lands that were
purchased ard for the construction of
warehouses. wfarves and wheat elevators
In Keeping with the constantly growing
Commerce OF this port
Mr.. HUI returns 10 see that work on the
terminals and dock at Smith cove is prose-
cuted with all possible dispatch. and thai
as fast as unlimited money and
the most accomplished engineers can
make then. docks. elevators and
warehouses shall be made to cover
large part of his holdings. where
now the waves OF Elliott bay idly wash the
sand OF the tide fats. ID. a Robinson. the
Chicago elevator builder and architect.
who has built no less than 10 elevators for
Mr.. Hill on the line OF the Great Northern
preceded the president Of the road by
twelve hours. and has taken charge Of the
work here. As Illustrating Mr.. Hills de-
sire to rush matters. II is said that Mr.
Robinson was called on by the head OF the
Great Northern to cancel contracts for six
elevators to be built by him In Iowa and
Illinois. in order TO devote his time and
energies 10 the work at Seattle.
We expect 10 have matters progressing
rapidly In very short time" said Presl-
dent Hin, when asked as 10 tho work at
Smith cove. 81 shall go out there tofnor-
row With Mr.. Robinson. We are short
OF piledrivers Just now. but expect To have
enough within few days. We viii drive
aome:hing like 1900 plies out there. Yes