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

1rse!asns Charles 8. Neiien. OF the
Northern Pacific railway. accompanied by
Edward ID. Ada.ysA Chairman Of the board
aS@: J. NJ Hannaford. general traffic
manager: Z. II. McHenry. chief engineer,
and W. @. Pearce assistant general super
ontendent. IL In Seattle on his annual tour
81 inspection OF tho road and its branch
lines and tsruira! properties on Puget
sound. The party Of dignitaries travels
Ia train OF four cars. including an OBJ
servatson car. combination sleeper and
psrior car. and . dining car. TIE train
reached Seattle yesterday from Portland.
ana - now In the freight yards, near The
foot 81 Madison street.
Mr.. 1Gisn's chief business In the West
appears to b to observe the physical con-
ds'ion OF the property OF the company.
the crop prospects and to purchase feed
err Tor the road. Well authenticated ao-
counts have been printed concerning the
purchase Of the Spokane Falls 4 Northern
bv the Northern Pacific. Tho visiting
ofnc3als Will take Q look q the Seattle e.
Couapsny ana other properties belonging
to mai corporation. with en- eye to their
prospective requirement
MI. Meilsn Will not soon forget his SEQ
end visit 70 Seattle Within an hour
eftsr his arrival In the city he me, in In
formal conference tho members Of the
city council. and before tho meeting ad-
1ourned the president Of the Northern Pa
cific listened TO = severe rakinS In the
form Of criticism OF the conpanys fall
ure 10 build passenger depot here, a. 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 poin.edIy
expressed their doubts as to tho sincerity
OF tho company In asking the city to va
cate tho street. Councilman Rude said
that he did not believe Mr.. Meilen. 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-
siaeration about year ago. The meeting
broke UP without anything being accom-
p!lshed. President Meien walked away
from the city hall filed with choler. and
yesterday afternoon he denied himself to
Ri newspaper men.
Conference with the Council.
The presidents special. with the officials
Of the road already named, arrived within
the boundaries OF Washington a week ago
a stop OF one day was made At Spokane
to enable the party &C see the Spokane
Falls d Northern railroad. Tire train .>on-
'nuea on its way West. travelling over
the Washington & Columbia River rail-
way and thence over the q. II. G. n. to
Portland. Friday the party arrived a,
Tacoma.
At $3.50 yesterday morning President Mel
lens special pulled into the yards OF the
company on Railroad avenue The party
was met here hy /. n. Nadeau. genera.
agent Of the company. After a half hour
spent In receiving and answering te!e-
grams. Mr.. Melien and Mr. kendvlck ac-
companiej by George ponworth. the ,ocai
attorney fer the company. proceeded 70
the city hall. where the members OF n.
city council had been called together To
meet Mr.. Melen and his eompansons in a
thoroughly Informal way. The st.birsst To
D. discussed was The ordinance now he
FORE the council revoking the ordinance
passed no wears ago vacatias Marion
street. between Western and Railroad ave-
nnes TIE street separates two blocks
OF property purchased two years ago by
the Northern pariac for DEPOT grounds
Mr. ponworth opened the discussion hv
stating that the c1mfanv wished 30 he
heard IN tae matter OF the revocation O,