The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-13

enurs,y different man from the previous
psssadsnts of the Northern Pacific in real
Ming the importance a. other parts Of tho
Sound than Tscoma, and he has stated
hat be was determined to develop his
rsaA where there WAS revenue and fu-
tsra and not sacrifice fiattering prospects
foe the sake of cIinsing to an ancient and
costly bugaboo. Hence ths stir that h
hslns made by this road seattlcward.
DsslinGtoa asA vaaAesbilts.
Thsn there are other systems heading this
uay. al with eyes looking toward the
non Puget sound country. One OF the
most important Of these II the Burlington.
This lAtter road has given up it, former
practice Of laying out visionary plans that
would newer be completed. and building
roads on paper. and in the last few years
has carried out all the plans II has made.
me little cut-o6 from Alliance. IN North
western NsheAska. 10 Brush, . few miles
east Of Denver. thus connecting the two
main lines through rich district that
has no railroad facilities NJ all, TO be COM
p,etsd next year. appears to have no bear
ins on this Northwest country, but the
vsgy reverse y true. for II II exceedingly
doubefui II the road would have been built
n years. Il u had not been for the great
demAnd In Southern Colorado and states
- ths south Srom there for Washington
producfa But the Burlington. through
In mgacious realization OF the ultimate
expansion OF this state into = position Of
the irst Importance. has gotten q deal OF
trade already, though having to use the
Northern Pacific in from Billings. Mont.
and by making this extension Is going to
get more OF II. There have indeed been
rumors or more or less publicity during
the last few months that tho Burlington
was considering building a through track
a rs own to the Sound. and judging BY its
operations In the past there seems to be
more than idle talk In the tales.
The present talk about the vanderbits
having an eye on the business OF Puget
sound is only recurrence OF gossip that
has been on the railroad boards for the
last ten years; but II has come up this
time with mere apparent basis In fact than
heretofore The vanderhilts have been
making many deals in the past few
months. and they nearly all. directly ar
Indirectly, point TO the West. When they
acquired the Lake Shore h Michigan
Southern last winter II sent their lines
through 10 Chicago: then followed the
Chicago & Alton. which got them 10 Kan
sas city. and IL there 10 anything in pretty
we'll authenticated reports. they already
have the Union racine from there TO
Granger and Ogden. the Union Pacific has
the Oregon Short Line from Granger To
Huntington. and the oregon Short Line
has IN. Oregon Railroad q Navigation
from Huntington 20 Portland and 10 Spo-
kane. II IL not considered reasonable to
suppose that II the vand"Thilts are. or
soon will to- into Portland they wfll ne
content 20 rest there with all this terri
tory IN the nerthward. So fertile In land
and mineral and with the splendid start
IN Oriental trade, under the domination
81 rivals Starts have already eefn made
g. set a competing line through from Pert
lard 20 Seattle aud whether the latest ef-
for, In this direction has anything 10 do
with ,hs randereass may perhaps be sur
missed from the fact that It's chief PRO-
meter - William tiffany. nesr relative
OF William X Vanderbilt, and August
Belmont
Railroads Are Uneasy.
There - other talk az transeentinentsi
rivalry and Eastern railroad circles have
neser h%sn a. uneasy as shcs are row
The pantcky effects az the depression OF
the early 'aw have gore. leaving almost
all or the great syste;rs now IN better CIR
enn1stances than they ever were, They
want 10 So somewhere. ard there sce'sis
~ place left fer them - 81 than tn tire
West. and - the West 20 Washington
s-a Puget sound There to tain ~ com
hsnatsor with The Chicago 4 Northwest
err w.sh the NanderhiI's AZ tire helm. and
NOR, s>AI she iiltnols Central !s mixed III
snssse klsA ~ deal and the nld Pacific
SaoTi Tine protec, : being revived with
terminus ia ihe Northwest lsfstesa ~ in
San Francisco This immense cleUd ~
rAilsese smoke must end scras~heres and
ssese u.u.t - little fire In II. II there
. even 4 spark. ard that spark hss
enough sulphur es u - burn fer mo-
reui. - means anctssr~ continental
Hne f1F Washin sscn~snt Seattle
Nesnen4e ,hc roads that are ALREADY IN
THIS sFste are spending thesr EsS7et Tn
eesss~-a< ths.g facilities ana making local
ssssgssassS into communities sast have rot
enough aeana CT transportation The
OseAt Northern 10 rscctsd - have CON-