The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26
Thousand Miles Of Rich Agri-
cultural Land.
4 RAILROAD IT'S SALVATION.
- Longer Any Denbt That Great
1aRveying the R~ate aaA Get
tsag Ready - Dasl1 Ints fhe
Repsblfe ceasfsy C~1Detitess
rssee HIN 10 Make . halfway.
nv He riches OF the san Poll are Well
worth The striving OF any railroad
Minerals are not TIE only products


worth The striving OF any railroad
Minerals are not the only products
thai grace the Recommendations OF
that valley. for around The Nsspziem are
199 square miles Of rs fertile agrical-
tuSai land a. IL 10 be found In this
wealthy west. This 1890 acres is przc-
ticaiiy unsettled. and within few months.
~ soon az the aIsetmcnts 10 tie Colvlsie
Indians are disposed OF. IL Will probably
be thrown open 10 settlement IL is pre-
dictsd hy those who know the country
thoroughly that the Sespiiern valley VIII
some day h.. the garden spot OF Washing
ton. exceiiiiig the Big Bend and other
famous agricultural districts, and teesn-
Ing with every evidence of prosperity
The construction Of q railroad Through
that valley which promises 70 soon pe
IN accomplished fact, will open all the
many varied opportunities OF developers
and settlers which have never material
ICED. and probably never would Otherwise
But there Is a competition with the Ca
madam Pacific that may seriously affect
the interests Of the Great Northern in ITS
efforts OF construction. 1t could not. 81
course. head of traffic this side. but
considerable share OF IL might Be gotten
before the completion OF The American
line. The Canadian road. from Grand
Forks. on iis main line, 10 only thirty
miles from the Republic camp. and what
makes the outlook more favorable Tor
that read IL the fact that the grade from
the camp 10 Grand Forks Ia on decline.
There II fine wagon road there now
that IL being extensively used.
1.-THE following exposition Of the condi-
i tons OF the proposed new line 10
Republic has been received from Spokane.
and 10 believed to be thoroughly correct
Ia every statement made:
The three parties OF engineers now al
4 -. 49, tts..A Hfp
San Poll valley from the Columbia river
to Republic, under the general charge OF
Alexander 81. Lupfsr. With g.. a. knowi-
be Great Northern ernpioyeA and the pre-
tense thai President Hsifs company Is
not Interested In ins venture - neinx
left Spokane three weeks ago for Wiz
bur It started from the office OF the engs-
ne~ring department Of the Great North
ern, And mail addressed 10 Mr.. Lapfer as
Assistant Engineer Great Northern Rail
way was forwarded 70 him from that
Office after he left.
after Juhn1 E. Stevens had made q sort
Of reconnaissance OF the route and had
carefully studied the few maps Of the
San Poi valley that have been made. and
after Mr.. Stevens had been long and re-
pAatedly In conversation with President
hiii aurin. ne lasssrs extended VS. s. 70
Mr. Stevens that the engineering parties
received their general directions For
the moment sir. Stevens IL cut OF slEnf.
Whittier be has gone no one seems 10
know.
STEVENS MAKES IN0uIRIEcS.
TRUE, Mr.. Stevens has not been carried
on the pay rolls OF the Great Northern
engineering department In many long
day. but ne was formerly chief engineer
Of the system during the days of con-
struction. and he holds the respect and
confidence OF Mr. Hili. OF recent months
Mr.. Stevens has been In the employ OF
Foley Bros. Larson 4 IIalyerson. the
contractors who are building the ie miles
OF Canadian Pacific extension In British
Columbia from Robson TO Midway. most
dtffeut piece Of work. Mr.. Stevens has
a few weeks ago he left his headquarters
AZ Robson and began travelling over the
San Poll country and interrogating every
one who knew anything about II.
After these first moves came Mr. Hill.
and then the Icing consultations After
taat one party OF engineers started from
soon followed by another. and then a third
left Republic and started south.
HILL FORCED TO BUILD.
MFR. nm has repeatedly declared the
Grea, Northern viii not baiia 70 Repub-
lk this year. Ba. the situation IA get
ting 10 be such that II be proposes 10 con-
iinas 80 maintain his grasp on Tho min
erai country 10 The north of Spokane he
must huila the line. He owns the Spo-
kane Fats Northern, running into Brit
running from HonnsrN Ferry 10 koosenai
lake, 10 BE- completed In few months,
ana has 80 arranged rates 10 pgt all
the ore-sarrsing business into the hands
of the Great Northern.
bat from the north The Canadian Pa
ciiie is threatsnsng. soon 1, will be At
Of Republic This greas subsidized cor
porafson has invaded the United States
In the East and why should II not In
wade Uncle Same territory I'm the West.
erpecisliy when by 30 doing II could slap
back at the corporation which has taken
the lions share or he kooscnai ore BUSH
nessf
And. further. the Northern Pacific was
threatening from the south with Its pro-
tected Washington Central extension. To
add 50 all this. enuEreka. ia February Of
this year. enacssd law which provided
that The secretary ~ the interior could.
In his discretion, grant rights-og-way 10
railway corporation 20 3rass indian res
ervatsons. ani Requisite being on the
psrtly-cgsnea caiSllie reservation. this
was something TO shy a.. The new act
provided that a charter should not be
granted 20 a llne Within ten miles OF am
other. aud that any charter granted could
he revoked 4 ono-tenih OF il was noe bsiilt
and operated in 0Fta Year frusu granting
and IL II MAS nes ali completed AMI oa.r-
as@<a within tsFce years.
two CHARTERS ExTANT.
AS matters haxe staca for some
months there are aat two charters sx-
tant. permitting the crossing OF the rsssr-
vanan: One owned hs -. L. Curasr, Fer
the Kettle Valley reai and the ether
owned ny the Washington Improvement,
= Dexesntsfse,st Company. FER Tine up
tao San lsosl river. TIE Washington frn-
pravsmeHs S Development Company is a
corporation organized sn Spokane about a
year ago by \ Il Nswhery T. r. cham
eerls.ss. 9 y hes.Ains aud " r Fesrcs.
nes at esnpissa ST the pae}fse Coast C~sg,-
p@ss ia is general a3aceS sfs seat lie
This company BAD isa0Saegea 4 lsne frasa
lbayrnasts OF 49, Nnr a,g rhr SSsssSf.,~
Sf-ria= ~. les