The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
IT LEAVES
TACOMA OUT
C. N. to Run by the
Valley Route.
WHAT JiHES ]. HILL WILL DO
Northern Pacific Attempt to Check
mate Him ct Tseoma's Es.
pense To Portland.
WHAT JiHES J. HILL WILL DO

II IL reported from Tacoma that
Ne a result Of James J. iiiirs visit
10 seattie. the Great Northern viii
build from Seattle 10 Portland. teav-
Ing Tacoma out The following from
Tacoma makes interesting reading;
TACOMA. March iQ.--Sow II Is re-
ported that an the result Of Jim HlllH
work In Seattle. Il has been decided
20 build the Great Northern from
black River Junction 20 Portland by
way % the stuck valley. Lake Kip
ownin. the t,atonvilie country. and
foothills route.
This has been brought about by
the difference between the read ard
the Northern Pacific. by which the
old Union Pacific grade between TIA
cama and Portland has 60 be aban-
doped by Mr. nm
This grade IL owned Jointly by Isiii
and the Northern Pacific. which r..
Gently acquired the Union Pacific In
terert. for tho express purpose Of
making Mr. Hi'fs interest IN the
property xaiusiern,
said I'M IL attempting to shut the
Northern paeinc out OF Seattle. as
soon as their presen, lease Of The
track of tho Puget Sound Shore road
shall expire. over which the North
ern Pacific now runs lie trains from
Black River junction into the city.
a runor has been afioat that the
Northern Pacific railway would COM
pei seattle 20 bring fIiii 20 terms by
the thrra, % building n line along
the east shore Of Lake washington.
leaving Seattle out Of the main line
trnffic. between the north and south.
I'm ~ generally supposed 10 have
controlling interest in the Paeinc
Coast company. which owns the
Puget Sound Shore road. over which
the Northern Pacific railway runs
lie rains into Seattle. Tho lease runs
out this year.
Until n short time acc. Hili ex-
pcctcd to use the old Union faeihc
grade between Tacoma and Portland
and with that end In view. paid sew
erai thousand dollars worth OF tax
es on the right 81 way.
To checkmais iiiii. the Northern
Pacific bought the other half Inter
eat In the roadbed and right Of way.
Now nm has been going over the
matter with his advisors and en-
eipeers. ard has decided upon the
straight route by way % the valley
cutting out AT Sumner for the south
ana running down through the rich
timber and coal country 10 the south-
east Of Tacoma.
This IL IN. territory through which
she Hart railway. the Tacoma A Col.
punbla River railway and several
other lines have from time to time
he.n protected, and is the richest
territory In national resources yet
untouched.
The coal Is said TO be the best In
the country. both IN quantity ana
quality. and facilities for handling
the forests stand thick with timber
81 the first quality. and the ngrieui-
turai possibilities OF the valleys are
wonderful
In addition 20 all this an easy
route can be had. with light grades
nad few curves. making a short line
no, only 10 Portland. but cutting
on for the cispus pass and other
vatewayH through the Cascades
through which another transcontin-
sntai road must come. AZ Vel as
tapping the many valleys leading
up into the mountains
Hiil now has n survey ana PRONE
Of this proposed route. from flaek
River junction TO Seattle. just what
survey Il ~ cannot be asecrtained'
hut lt IL one made recently with up
tu-dafe reports.