The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13


new lines and extensions In the United
Giates, Canada and Mexico. u which 50
are IN ths United stssss. 30 be built by 80
companies The number for Canada 10 Id
lines. b. ninety companisA and IN Mexico
thirty-ntno lines and extensions By thirty.
seven companies. Thsre are 10 lines ana
extensions actually under construction In
the United States. twenty-five In Canada
and thirteen In Mexico Six months ago
there were but ii3 lines being built IN the
United States. six In Canada and six IN
Nexico. which summary alone shows the
treaeodous increase In railroad building
"a The last half-yeaT.
Tno given before the items Indicates
the work actually under construction Ihe
following summaries are submitted:
washlnSten.
2xtousion from dcshen to Hanssns. one
mile. c. W. worthen. LINDEN. contractor.
J. ]. Donovan. New Whatcom. supsrin-
Branch from the main line to coal ninss.
from Lake Whafcom to timber. % miles
Building. y. J. Donovan. New whatcom.
vice president.
Csntraiia 4 Eastern-csn,ralia. on the
up the saizsr valley: Incorporated 10 Feb
ruary, 1862 e. g. Guchrist. Of Centralia,
and John G. ouimby. Of Duluth. Mnn.. In
0rea. Northern cut-off from 3 to 10
miles In length to ba built from point
north OF Quincy Station. running west 70
. point several miles west Of Trinidad.
Great Northern-Extension from Daven-
port, on the old Seattle. Lake Shore =
Eastern, north dows Hawk creek: thence
along the bank Of the Columbia through
Hell Cato canyon, then across the Column.
b!a river on bridge and up the San Poll
river to Republic. Surveyed.
Northern Paeihc- w ashington Central
miles. along tho Columbia river. 70 Aliens
burg. Location surveys made.
Northern Pacinc-cut-on near Seattle.
on the main limo from Palmer. 70 run west
saving OF sone q miles In the line to Sc
attic. Surveyed W. r. Henry. Seattle;
Nielsen Bennett. Tacoms. contractors.
Northern I Pssinc = ,,,a from cgl-
Whitman county. Reported under survey.
Northern Pacinc--Tacoma. Olympia 4
ChehaIs Valley extsnaon east 70 the GOAL
Cowliis valley. FIVE miles may be built
Northern Pacifc-Cut-ofY en- the Wash
&c niles to Riversids. to save 70 miles Sur
Northern Pacific Extension Of the Ros-
I'm branch. from Rosiyn north II miles 10
ing district Of the Gle Elum. A. r. Cor
bin. Rosiyn. b. c.. and others. have made
proposition.
Northern Pscific-w Washington q Column
miles 10 Watsburx.
Northern Pacitic-Extension from Day
ton. northeast about Is miles to Marengo.
Surveys completed.
Oregon Railroad 4 Branch
from Fairfield. southwest about 3 miles to
D. G. Corhin's sugar factory at waveriy.
Corey Bros. contractors Building.
Oregon Railroad 4 Observation-Disclosures
zion from Dayton. northeast II miles 20
Covelio Hale 4 Smith. Portland. contract
ors. Building.
about so miles. Via Seattle. Everett. Fair
haven ard New Whascom. 10 Blaine. In
ccrpcrated March -. 1883 w. H. Thomp-
son and Henry w. Lung. Of Seattle. incor-
Seattle 4 San Francisco-From a point
On Puget sound near Seattle, southwes,
about ., miles to Palmer. on the Northern
Pacific Incorporated March 2. 1899. Mort
gage for 81 sD.0a made TO the Metropoli-
tan Trust Company. New York. Permls-
eton asked from Seattle board or public
works to begin building in that city. ".
3ussin. Formerly Of Columbus. o.. and
now at Seattle. IL president.
eFort Angeles Eas,ern-rort Angeles,
cast ITO miles. via Sedniua bay. to Olympia
From Port Angeles 10 Morses creek ten
miles. unssr contract 10 }, d. Mcqueen. Of
tton, William Aarteli, Port Angeles
Portland. Vancouver Il Yakima isuccessor
20 Vancouver. kiicktst Il Yakima,~~van-
couves, northeast 10 miles 10 North Yak
Tina. az this seventeen miles is In orsrs
ton. surveys for the remainder are IN
progress. l.. s;eriinger. Vancouver. press-
dent,
Shelton Sou,a aeasern-Extsnsson from
Prairie Lake. southwest thirty miles 4, Eli
ma Alien c. Mason. Tacoma. general man.
axer.
Walia~rnion Or via Surmesyilte 20
Walia Waila sr Athena. Or, about eighty
miles About twenty mites ever an ola
grade. SURVEYED and grading To he begun
soon. j. i. Tay'sr. trion. Or, president
surveys IN progress from 8 paint opposite
Ola Cello on the Washington side 81 the
Columbia river 20 rssn northeast 10 Co.um-
hsa gap and thence 10 tielsen.aie. pr. n.
Raleck. Of Waiia Nasa. "a interested
Tacoma Il Columbia River South Park
south ahoa; sa miles 10 Dallas Dr, Grade
IN part 81 the Nssaaaiiy river. about thirty
miles, Werk suspended. Su, efYors- being
made 10 resume. william Bailey, 20 nseat.
way. New York. president.
Oregon and Idaho,
Astoria 4 Columbia River nranch srcr,
river 10 Nsianss. WASH connecting with
the NasshsFa Pacific. inshrpssa;.an nlsi
April
side sonih about nfty miles aians me
coast so TGilama0k The people II sseria
AID ether places interested have given as
eursncs ef support.
siSossv Nsmpa q owynee-r s:ensss n
from Guasy. Idaho. south twsats-tiss miles
10 3 liver City. Acn1aad 4 hasc. 81 Tam
"a. ria. contractors fer ghe Grss Ter nsi.es
coapsesea 10 Murphy. tea miles
.E,xs~ascn from Sansas. s4ahg. naStA sea
miles tn Lewiston. Basld.aS 90 aeTssshoe
Bend. nf,y aisss J. NJ. Clark. Manga,
laaho chief engineer.
Clearwater Valley sR;ensson from Lewis
ton Idaho, southeast ,ea mites via CAmas
prairie to Mount fdahc Surveyed
Coos Hay Remeeafs . Astarn-Exsea-
sscn from Myrtle poiss. Or. tn Rasencsg.
seventy msi~s treAruary ID, fS3sl
Corvallis . Easter. tsacre<scE e. :Se Ore
gen Central a Eassesue-Exssnsson from
IDA mia Or east IA Snake river, in Nal
heair county
Cottage Gsssse & gshemss--tn Lane ecrs-