The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
- Boston Capitalists Take Up
the Project.
~ BUILD TO OLYMPIA.
. e~upsny Organized VITA . Capt.
- sleek Of $500, 000-Constsuc-
49, VIII He Comneneed Within
very Few Weeks-IaRge Sui
uan1es Guassnfeea BY Towns In
vleisity-The President Talks.

eu~t Angeles is to have railroad connec-
- WITH The outside word II scheme
- i now on foot develops. Already
& ~nenny has been organized, surveyors
=. a work, and Il IN cad that actual con-
~rurfion viii begin between March % and
Apnl l.
aeerx consisting OF Boston capitalists.
sese beer elected. The pres.dsn. OF the
.seupsny G. A. Gushing. Of Boston. was
Z. fhs Hote. Seattle yesterday. He left
~ viii return within two weeks. with
ufuknhiy other Boston capitalists whom he
nav nieres. IN the enterprise.
ne road will not run to Port Townsend.
~. Cushing was quite positive OF that.
bat II Will go 20 ii connection with the
~ TOWNSEND Southern at Junction City.
= possibly to Olympia. The, details OF the
pFu3ect have not been settled. II Is desxred
e give Port Angeles a iranscontincntal
0ussss. and II that cannot be done by con-
eeef.on with another road. this one. Mr.
rueh.yg sed would be built to q junction
vftk TIE Northern Pacific. II has been
unAerrtooG that the Port Townsend South
IN would be huilt south TO olympia For
op< weeks capitalists have been figuring
q IL. Should the road be built. the Port
Angeles line would make connection
With t. probably at Junction City.
~
lnw ~ president of the new road, J. C.. At
kinsor. Of Boston. has been ehcstn wee
uUsdent and general manager. and Arthur
Hsgte. OF Ellsworth. Ne., treasurer. Mr..
Ens.en, who never paid much attention 10
railroad matters IN the plHt. farther than
10 eli as a director In dfferFns companies.
Mr. Atkinson has been Interested in the
PNf Angeles project FOR SAM time. When
NJ. Cushing came through here lass
month, the stis,jefsf sgNs brought us
Mr. Atkinson exnsa!nef8 70 htn taat he
thought that he hal a nrst-eaass PROPOSE
t:on. hotwsthsi .nding tie fact THAT he had
CINE hefe on 4 vacation and was or his
yay 10 Honolulu. Mr. Cushing became so
Interested that he gave up his trip and be-
kxA an investigation ef the project s,
we'll vas he satisfied wlth it that ne took
4 up al once. aud as a result the company
vaG Incorporated with capital stock OF
f4G.600 Should The road build on 10 Olyrn-
pa. the capital stock VIII be Increased.
Il do no; care TO say much about the
Eat'er." said Mr.. Gushing al the Hoe,
Seattle, Just before leaving for Boston
YESTERDAY afternoon. We avoided the
Townsend; the project L. not yet in such
dohn!se shape that l can say very much
We intend to commence oprrat .ons be-
tween March 20 and April /. Al the pres
eat time there "a u surveying party In the
assd. boating the iine for some twenty-five.
ml,sr ou. OF Port Angeles"
The cubs lies AND the eneoura cement
WHICH tnese gentlemen nave received from
toWrsa In the vicinity of the road would
efprise many railroad men. They havr,
n said been granted nearly IN. entire
gessY front OF Port Angeles. which Il Il
self worth a large amount. and viii. as
he .uNn grows. bs UerFh more. Ia add
lion to that Port Angeles has guaranteed
them sa,YlQ in cash. The little town OF
squnl has guaranteed SIC. go. and Dungen-
- G5.Uo I'm cash.
hui probably tas greatest encourage
rnens which they received was from Vic
f0F3a. Sxteen miles across the strait PEG
PIE Of that city are said To have become 81
dsxusted with the Canadian Pacific that
taey wnde great promises 20 Mr.. Gushing
II he world build has read. They are very
anxious for an American tramsc on linenta.
conteetton. He met the mayor and mem
hsrs OF the city council. who showed him
about the town and promised vast
amount Of transsunfinertai business
We VIII likely put on fast steamer be-
tween Victoria and Port Anee.es. to con
rect with our iine," said Mr.. Cushing
Passengers and freight would be taken
- our connection with the Port TOWNSEND
touih.rti and transferred 10 the Northern
Pacific NJ olympia On my return here
may bring other iIoston parties To interest
them in Inc project