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

yeolHf0at anU bSeS U2Hs sn@ tDHU1 W Uss
Butler hotss presented much the sppsss'
sses of IN open ssssen of the New FORK
railroad stock sxehanGs. Probably ssvss
bsfofs was thsrs prszset In one sAtSssins
IN this city - many psesniDest railway
maGDstss In which wsss Incorporated d.
rsctors, stockholders or subordinate efa.
clsIs Of every line srHsr1nG tho rsciec
coast territory and representative n many
other lines east and west Of the Missouri
river.
The csntrai figure WAS President James
J. Hiii, of the Great Northern, and On the
entire coast n would ~ hard 10 IND q man
buster than he. Although engaged until
aftsr midnight saturdsy. bs wss up and
among tho Arst "a enter the srii ssom Sun.
day morning. In company With . party
NJ officials. hs visited smith cove dussng
tho forenoon. returning about 0ciooh. In
tho xr1tl room hs granted . s4cond I'm
poftant intsyviHw 20 thA Pest lnssliiGsn.
cSs.
Mn. MILL ExPLAuNs MSNsELS.
When asked to whom he refcsrsd a. ab.
scrbins tho SEATTLE water front hs repHeds
II refer 10 tbs Northern Pacific railway.
and unisss some Different asSsnssmsDss
arc msds ths future of seattle win IN fer
from what ! had once snticipssseA Il would
b. ! can aay that n the psseaat eONAl.
tion II sijowsd 70 sxia SEATTLE WSji Noe ~
tho terminus u Orisntat trade. The Oh.
scrptiom 0f fhe water front dosN MOI mean
that ths Northern Pacific, With its light
tonnage vessels, Ii going to make s~sttjs
~ port Ths history of the Northern Pa
cinc and IT. attitude toward Seattle IL sus-
nci~nt proof of ttas. There IL no doubt hut
that The great bulk Of iis trade win ~
handled from Tacoma. That 10 the point
u 10 doing business from n0w ana always
viii bs.
"Bhouid they build whAsvss sions the
water front here II would bs for other
purposes than Oriental truda OF couyss.
IN occasional vessel might IN landed here.
and ~ such should bs the case. what would
be tina r~suis7
The average of . hundred fr~sxhs cars
loaded ana coming N this por, 10 shoss
ten tons. taking into consideration sii
classes ~ goods To load q vessel ~ even
the present capacity ~ the Northern IA.
csAc steamers would yeauirs q chain of
cars nys pxiss IN length. To load ops of
shs vessrIs fhs Great Sorfhsrn will put on
WI require chain ~ cars 'sn niles long
MEANS COSGEsTgOS ~ TRAFFIC.
Nov, sfth . vessel josdlns ~ q North.
sfn Pacific wharf on the water frons fbeys
wouls bs i've miles ~ fr~sgbt cars aand.
ing on ,ns Tracks, wha, would be the
eonsegasreeT Congestion would follow
Railroad avenue would bs impssssbis pso-
pie could no, pass from fys boats IssS,ps
az the shsrvss 90 the eisy without ssass~
gennx their lives. sna there would not he
room sfousb Isr 90 carry on any pssssn.
ger bsslness. lot sspns seep . portion ~
Railroad aysnDe 0yen sor local eommsyes
- th@ city grows s-snS tsiisve IN twenty.
nvs years p" slli resrn sssss population
fns condition sugtd become worse eot
never could fsm~5y ~ snsctss so~ 10
81" time 81 arrange for a syssf osmmsyos
from SEATTLE as1 bsslid SO shs ei,y To so
fsis ocssn-sofrg vessels must rng bsY.
bor outside ~ tbs small stssfes 81 Ssss,
srpns nov IN gsa Ssy ssfryfhs se ,ba
vho'~~aIs ard fs'siI srafs ~ ne asy
They mus, s'l % - me Grssf Northern
hss sons ~nsn u ssHlt 10 Smith eve bss.
s'or, ard Issvs ibs wafsf front slg.s
"Anfs sgsln. ssss ~ ths orfsf so~snsyu
sAns 20 n, 70 asvslop sbs trade ~ IN.
orfsHf foF s~sftis' oUs ard ~ ess IN too
A, smith eovs 90 have s,r hsYs1~ ssey.
ss intend a. tsnf 0fy vs~~s orr sresss,
houses. irsess ssd yarts are 90 ,ns s<~,,.
side How are ~ sofsx - 'r~nSrs, st,,
water frsisss 90 ossr cars HsfIrsaf ave.
nDs -,n ~ ss~yio.ssy pio>ssd, snd 90
cant 30 over sh~ siils
sAG SAaG zaA~ss.
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