The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-18

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rss1s vii enter upon tss ss@s sssws.
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W THE essy. - ~ WDwlA eeess1niy 10
- em strongly IN fsvW of sermseaa
esvang~msnf In Seattle wneveby befs Itnss
VIII ~ IN the same Aseslne. rws u tbss
cannot - done the ossas No~thevn Win
conduct 10 Operations from sms point
twenty-five ~ shry miles FROM e~uftle.
TINS weuh mean . avs seais feoW mo
kemish and Seattle eR the main nss u
che road"
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Tomorrow sf,srpcos . meeting ef ssss
Msss men ssd ~. ttm vii ssks plses IN
shs uosst butter ~ e'ctecs, sfsss ws'cn
sSs railway ssay wsa sstvvw 20 the Esss
Ths visits cf Nj NtH 20 ths cosss are
% sn sAsss me ssbjscs ef sssessss. hss
~ no previous sIms has sbs paiss ~ the
ptbllc bsen 90 hsss Saturdays inssss
view IN the posssfnssiItssness vas Dis
ousseA by little groups IN all manner NJ
places and many and varied we're the es-
prssstess heard oa svsvy hand
~ . time ithe the present, when mf.
Hsii sIcns IN tbs neId, states spcsttive'y
shAt unisss the Northern Pacific dsfess
the use ef the water front for wbasfses
ssh railroad purposes hs viii Withdraw,
n few facts are significant The great
Hght for vantage ~ Seattle terminals Is
on, ssd NJ. HtIf IL plainly not pleased 10
ma himself ~ . dtsadvsstsae ~ ter
msnai point ~ which the sye of the rail-
road world are ncw directed. The hand
of President MeIien has been dealt snd
~. Htil does not lite the psed,csmens
nm, meLaeN'e scWgMG.
Duyins the past sls monshs M. MelIen.
convinced that the Oriental port ~ the
WsvfA was about 20 ~ located at seattle.
has had HE CONFIDENTIAL agents In the
hstA. win ready cash. eli Unknown 10
the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific
has been quietly buying up at . good
price paid 20 individual owners large
blocks of water frsnt psoperty unsn ~
the present time II has deeds On nIs for
nearly all from University street 10 yes-
Ter way. The most recent purchases. the
deeds Of which we're placed on secord
only 4 few weeks aga, included sli that
parcel lying from University south 90
eertns and East two blocks. These pur-
cbases. ~ has bssn given out, wsrs 10,
the purpose NJ erecting large docks on the
water front having cypDsetion with .
gigantic freight shed two stories high.
the eastern entrance 70 which In 20 be had
by On overhead roadway from Western
avenue. This roadway, ~ n proposed.
shall ssch the Railroad avenue tracks and
veelpg - o1coUUo1 aveuue aWA sHssud.
I0g from MAejea ~ MAAtsoN stseets. ~.
Nspen proposes. provided . terminal ~
Ssngsmsnt n NOT snssrsd into with tho
0rsat Northern, 10 eveef . Northern Pa
ctAc depot of bvsat ~ stonss 90 ~ later
decided upon.
win his vsst investment In the most
valuable part of shs etty's property N 10
said NJ. Msiien VIII never submit ~ sbs
alternative ~ entering into terminal
company agreement whereby fhs untpn
depot would have 10 te constructed fon
the south side. The matter. ~ 10 ssId. viii
not b~ considered by him ana while ne h
not pyejudicsd "a fhs spit already chosen
for . depot site. he viii not 60 out on the
tide lands.
M the matsss rests The gvess nshf IL
On ana during the inssrim the question
% . union depot IN this city IL held ep.
M SAYS M WAOG SEATTLE.
whns IN Spokane Friday night. Mr. Hni
was interviewed BY fhs apohesmsn- Hs-
visw. ami he IL reported. among osbsv
things, ss saying
the p~opIs tbsre sbopt f<rmfnss ~.
eiiisiss We own nearly IN acres
~ Ground shsre and " they win ~. Sfer.
ate and fsas rare ~ wtss they've gfs ~
vii give them mofs yard yo"m Thar sry
tvs railroads have ~ Chicago. ~ 9TH ~
fcv any rosd that ~srss ~ eome IN. not
ooiy the esisssns ones. but sny ssbevs
Al fhs ssst'is people have ~ a. 10 ~
ssk~ care ~ their esf~v froef, srf nos
try 20 efssd 80 spf The Gresf Northern
II too bis pos ~ have wss~y terminal
snf shse@ are ether pisces Ws msf~
Seattle We vent IN shey1 wren me
sswn ~ss IN shs fhre~s ~ p~nfe, ART
ssvs them fsss Fast fhss snsfs shingles
legal tender ~ Seattle fgf sws veefs ~
s1me ~ the fa-.f ssses fss-s ~pf onfv
iss 10, 80 vii wsts q fova ~ SEATTLE
Theys Oil eventually ~ nresrnpnlss IN
,hs rvssf sound ara s~s.is mas fte ess
rofssnisY a. bs tsst ~sfy"