The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-01

u ~ nsagnl4ceHf terminal pesDests1
which hss ~ampany kaa esfssne4 hsrs dur
~ ~ paas rear.
'Uur ptans ara sos re: nsasusei- ~ fsas
IN eessfl perhaps. ! rannos now sea yo1
mnch-" Nr Neissr began. We have nof
~ eAtafned tfsl4 70 fsss sseven storks par
ehnsed. hut prohsasy Win within the next
Zen AAys a. swo weeks OF course shsse
ere Alwsyx apsne sstsse matters to De closed
up NJ ths saaf num<nt. whsn TIE sisies
ase perfected d IN Northern Pacsac. then
eur engineers VIII II enee beGtn the sask
q 1nenuaersnx . pisE fo~ shssr improve
m&ax aad draw fh<ar psaEA aecerdsns'y.
s~of eourse II : not yss ss~oIasesy eertzin
that iris property Will b used - the ssse
az : nss~ur.r stsfscn. We are anxious
Tor 4 sermsnsa ssAtssn 60 n~ asei hy al
shs read. sstsrsmx seattle and ee1Tse tn~I
Cha sits hers il q bssssy. Nj. Hiis !
nsse. desires union depct ana voesa y
wiling 10 60 inss . DseveHasns nasiAe snF
tss object the ess&bssssm<ni o. Snen IN
enaerrstse. We are dsspesea 10 come 20
such an 4xresneas VIII him
.sifsrstagcre. re had sesn very descsent
with ssxsrd 70 TIE o~nefwhsp 81 ssrmin4a
vsopeFty IL Eeastte. The pssrehsss Of tAss
,ssopersy wss urdertsksn In order 20 scs1se-
DR. this sssf~ef--ss natfsr Of protection
% eurseises. We Cd nss want 20 b de-
pendent on any ether company and sst
thai In any negotiations TOR . union term
fnai station. We would be IN much strong
e. position II re owned large body OF
lard. Of sufscsent sas1 and 10 asratrd ~ TO
sunbse ~. n neesssasv. % 20 ahead ard
but1d ear own passenger depot ard train
obeds
s.1s0w. there ara many reasons IN favor
Of unson passenger staten fsr Seattle
A have said. Ne ss~ Aasioss to SEE such
IN asvuaxsms&nt perfected ~ viii bring
MI the roads enferinw 6eattte together al
. c&nissl station. II II IT. proven advAn-
snreOus IN locate such a station ~ place
oshax shan tsse spes we have selected tnsu
shss property viii not b. ussst fW pas
ssugsr d&p~t. ! isslievs, however, that we
have the l~Tt LEGATION In tbs city II
IL Iarss enough and 10 admirable n every
respect.
nEADY TO mEGsS WORK.
III. however, the undertaking for
unfan d~pos should fail. then ws shall
y
cry facility necessary III handling the sfsf-
ac 10 Seattle. ard with every aeccmmosla-
siton r~qasreti-
s1n fact. I woatd BE NADER
Ua~~A - saying shat independent
- sAs psepss@d aston passsages
Aopos, che Hosthssn ractac will
- sA~sa With 10 ews plans aad
paspeses. snA With sseh eaer9y
- will sstisey tho saess ~aEti~ss.
20 Will be iar9~ ~aosGh. teo. 10
aeesam@aas~ all the tiaes here ia
eeae % = later date IN amre~-
wsnt ntahs be- perfected.
s~Ihe report that fhsrs IL any difaeussy
between the Northern Iacae and the
Great NoFsheru = uafauusea and should
mover have s~en pahisshsi.
Ave have no auavr~i with NJ.
1st1l. Th~s~ II mo aahs far tes1i-
nal facilities between the treat
Nesthsrn aaa the Nnythesn pa
sta~ IN Seattle, aaA there Will be
nan~. I n~ssr said thas NJ. AtlI
woaia met hsita - Tacoma.
~eata nos pr~same sa speak sar
hiss er the tsveat Nssthesa. Ne.
vetst v~pres~ass = large tns~ress IN
n xssthera fa~iar--A~ wasia sat.
I hettevs. atta~h = property N
wAteA 30 held ~ Interest. ~ Ne
wSata ~ Asias ~ bsslasas Ms
Reaa iass Tacona. That II ALI
there II Ia fs."
Mr.. Meften tssn spoke az the negotiations
that are nos underway with the Union
Pacific Nv which he hopes 10 be able To
enter Portland ever the o.. r. a ~ from
Naya
SAID twill ~ settled independently Of the
arrangement, that II proposed whereby the
Cnton Pacific may reach seattle over the
Northern Pacific frem Portland.
ssgs seesss so aa~ that u will eaIy
- shsrt ttm~ when the rssea
PsesAe will wast 60 reach the
nsaaa. uur 1ia~ frem rortiaaa
cas- Aandge aIt the trial Nc ~ beth
roads. ana . toias arrangement
westa BE- cheaper. I shesia thtsk.
fcp The uaisn Pneiae. tAaa fev %
to Aaiia aHsshsr ltn~.
'-Tha negotiations covering both these
matters are ssiii under way The t~opcsl-
tious sre separate ana eash win BE- de-
csded on It's own meriss. The linton Pa
ciie may decide 10 allow IA traekage priv
iiexcs from wsliaia Junction oyer ~ Inc
and may not want On ccme 10 the soana
OVER ours. II an agreement II reached
for the uss ~ tho Northern Pacific az the
O.. II. a ". tracks to Portland. then We
viii have three terminals on the Pacific
coast. II viii then he . matter between
shs cities where shs business gues. gaea
VIII get WHIST II gSss after TIE Northern
rasfHe VII not DIVERT business ia or from
any ~ the tare~ cities Each MI, proAs
according - tho advantages 90 Us toea-
sisa and The assount 81 energy and enter.
prsse - sts risssrns
0REAr INCREASE ~ TRAFFIC.
she assaafsa 3esIs by she Ngvshern Pa
eihc this year hs VERY heavy. Jaly vii,
shaw an irerwase # ssaea sser July rf
ica n grssss rwersass. ard we thought last
July Was ire Evsafess month we rad hsa
az wead likely have fsr a iassx tt.s.s "a