The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28
Mr.. Hill Denies That His
Line Will Build.
WOULD NOT BE PROFITABLE.
Ne Road wants 70 Fight the Great
Northern - Feeling ExpSessf0n
Ahouf Possible Antt-RatlvOad
LeGfsIattos NJ Observation-Disclosures
That H~ knous Nothssg Aheat
Paetno Coast cempany's Aaatrs.

President HILL Of the Great Sosfnerf.
I who arrived In Seattle Sunday afternoon
from the East, Gays that his Inc vii rot
build branch Ira the Republic group OK
mines, a. has been limited for the last
Eeverai days. sacb proposition woisd
not pay. and aIthouga there has been the
greatest pressure hroaght 10 hear 10 Sc
cure the establishment Of sucn a line. II
win have Ia wait until theirs IL business
enough TO Justify the extension. All TIE
revenue that would accrue would be from
passengers and mcchandise. as there IN
not much ore shipped from the nifses III
that vicinity.
whist 10 the use In our building there
and putting GAR money into direct com
patition with the Dominion of CansdAs
said Nj Hin yesterday afternoon. The
Canadian Pacific has been extending Ia
that mining country with government
money for the last several months. and
Will itself lore nothing Ia case thees is
not supporting revenue. The Great North
ern n III fine financial condition and pay
ing good dividends and IL would not be
wisc 10 foregc the profits Tor the sake OF
experiments that on the start are SImtss
certain to be expensive.
mr.. Mothers visit here was simply one
Of friendship. Whenever come West
generally go 10 Portland to see him. e
he - there. OF ho comes to see me. and
Ne talk over matters that are generally
social BY the way. Mr.. Mohser is tho
brightest mar that ha. ever had charge
Of the Oregon road. and the people there
are beginning TO appreciate what an i'm
mense value he Ia TO that state. His la
stitatlng experimental stations AMI con-
ventions OF farmers and stoek-raisers has
awakened an interest In progress that Is
being shown In many valuable extensions
Hle call On me here had nothing 10 do
with the building Ut line into the Repnb-
: lie country
Ar. Hin said b. knew absolutely nothing
about the reports af he North German
Lloyd ateamshp peoples coming TO the
Pacific with line of their vessels.
Asked II there were say other extensions
Of the Pacific Coast Company in prospect
than the putting on OF d service between
here and the Hawaiian islands. he return
- this answer. why. do not know any
Coast Company. from personal and pecu-
MARY Interests do net own cents worth
Of that institution But am glad 10 SEQ
John D. Fsrrell. the new president IL sue sue.
ceeuing 50 well. have known him for
years. He frst began AZ conductor
craving salary OF 800 = month. and what
merit. He feels his interest here, and Wifi
be Of value TO Seattle and the Northwest
that cannot be estimated. | am glad that
the company has found Itself able to grasp
what appears 10 be the good field OF Homo
lulu.
No road warts rate war with ahe
Greaf NORTHERN" was the reply to the In
QulTy II the institution Of the homs-seck-
err low rate was considered a. a possible
ca.uD belli. I'VE have a fine field here,
veil developed, well patronixed. well
Thought OF: our road Is In goad condition.
tWtcn before they SLIP us."
Mr.. Hin spoke feelnsly Of the possibility
that there might he some an,i-railroaa leg
rood men, Iii Il them. for aught | Know W.
and when they stop TO think that they may
90 tsis state more injury during their Of
hcial life this winter than could be re-
paired In years. do not think they Will do
anything so foolish Ak 90 put sto,. to rail-
rad building in Washington. Would such
leghlstion hurt usi Let me tell you some
Northern, just ~ per cent, Is done In the
state Of Washington. The other ss,s per
cent. il Interstate
More consideration should be paid 80
this railroad legislation than people mag-
Inc. Ii Is generally thought that anybody
can enact just laws for or against rail-
roads, and that without much invesiiga~
tion. Here Is a little illustration of the
extremely delicate causes that will some
times make ar mar an entire system A
change OF ] cent ton on freight for ten
miles carriage means A change OF Snoo.spo
. year In the Great Northern receipts"
Mr. fiill spent The greater part Of the
day at the Office OF Judge Rurke general
Western counsel ~ tn. Great Narthera.
and at 9ss, o'clock last night left on mis-
special train for Everett. He will prob
ably return to Seattle this evening hut IL
y possthle that ne viii go directly East
from Everett President Mahler, OF the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation, left for
Portland yesterday morning
President Hiu has aarrs~iy escaped
eerioAis illness. caused by The DISAGREE
able weather that has been his lot ever
since he came this Western trip He
was :aken with a severe chill az the But
1er hotel Sunday night. after he went IN
hts room from the rain. and FOR awhile lt
Was feared there might be som. " hat S~rI-
Gus consequences
On the way over from Spokane the .aarty
viewed some Of the works Of the rpad
most Of the time heing in a drenrhing