The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14

= 1eoN0 the shrswdest business men o4
a Seattle there n q well defined Inn
preseion that big developments may
b. expected In the contest now In progress
between the Great Northern ard the North
ern Pacific for terminal advantages Ia this
city.
There has been more or less mystery sur
rounding the latest moves Of the railroad
giants who appear to be struggling for the
mastery In Seattle. The brightest minds
In tha service OF these roads, according
60 popular belief. arc more or less engaged
In solving questions which bear such an
intimate relation TO the future growth and
development OF the commerce OF Seattle.
A well known railroad man expressed his
idea OF the situation Yesterday in about
these words: "ft IL inst like game Of cards
played by FIVE or six fellows on a round
table Their legs and feet are all mixed
up. and IT'S a mighty hard matter for an
outsider to tell whose legs belong to whose
hands In the deal"
RESULTS or THE PURCHASE.
Probably the most important result Of
the purchase OF the Seattle terminal rail-
way and elevator Ivy the Seattle & San
Francisco Railway 4 Navigation Company
win be the material modification Of the
plans OF the latter company. This COM
pany was organised year or more ego Tor
the purpose then expressed, OF developing
The Leary Goa, mines situated not far
frcsn Franklin In this county Through
thu cfYorss Of G. ]. Smith and others. a
franchise was secured from the city eoun-
ell giving the company ri.ht-ns-way en-
tering the city from Connecticut street 70
Railroad avenue. ss far north a. King
street and thence across the tide flats To
it, properties In block so. Seattle tide
lands
BY the terms of the franchise the COM
psny was required To build this lire within
the city limits within n year. II WAS also
required 10 hasld a irawhrsige over ,hs
city waterway Of sufficient sire 20 accom-
nsodate double tracks. space for street
car lines ana roadway. ell Of which
Should he Centralized by the city. So that
the exclusive use 81 the bridge by the GEM
parry wcnsd he prevented.
Az matter Of fact the route OF the line
across the sise RATS by the Seattle 4 san
Francisco Railway & Navigation Company
practically psraileisa the lire OF sse Ssst-
Gle Warehouse and Terminal; Company TIE
construction 90 the new line also involved
che building ~ a second trawhrtise across
the city waterway.
Under sxsch circumstances II would sears
that the Guersn-fseary company wouia not.
find II profitable 10 build The railway tine
@rrass the fats ard the arawhrisg. con-
sFsafsStF3 va sss sFAEEFtsNs MFFeTsE BECAUSE
TIRE present read reaches its terminals
where .he ecai eaakers are 10 BE- erected
No definite EXPRESSION eoat4 he obtained
or this sears yesterday ar tae Offices ~
the eo@nany. sss president, W. = gsusstn
being out - tha city. II So understood
however sAaf tire present road ties sna far
sa the north "a eevnsis sts advantageous
operation In connection with the coal
hurkess. which The Company has fssasnes
sr.ssss
etor with tss elevator az West SAITH. the
company acquired by If. purchase a large
amount 80 valuable wAtrr eyssfas property
welt sssstsf fer she erection ef waaryes ana
hunkers,
Resides acquiring the railway across sAs
fats anS tha terminals auf elevator se
wess Seattle. che coal esmrsny has So
carws the very vaIssahse franchise az sha
S~assis Warehouse ara Elevator Cssrnnay ~
granted ten years ago by sh@ CITY - - ~.
lie ara sse cossntv 1T kinw Tnts sYar-
sasse Is Ia reEpesgssy ard provides sSr a
right tasTsv feef wide ssrass rAm
east waterway ard the fsse tsnss h~Ssn-
ring on S~sscni svsnae saash. A ~aerg Sis.
sasee south ~ ksrs street an3 rssrnsng
sAsnee To Railroad avenue. thence an Rail
road avenue TO Massachusetts, street. ARA
thence on Railroad avenue across sse ssas
fats
This ~ssht~aF-way crosses abe sx*s water
frsns property az sAs head cs the hav. srs-
~ 81 aud - The rixhs-cf.way scss At