The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-05-05
Definite Announcement Of P. A. E.

Definite Announcement or +. A. 4.
Any doubt existing as to the nlti-
mate intention of the Port Angeles
Eastern Railroad company regarding
its completion to this city was set at
rest yesterday. There was filed in the
Office of the secretary of state scerti-
fed copy of the minutes of the meet
ing of the stockholders OF the company,
held at Port Angeles-on April 20, at
which meeting considerable business
was transacted and at which amended
articles OF incorporation were adopted.
One portion of the amended articles
states that
The object of this incorporation
shall be to construct and equipal line
of standard guage railroad from Port
Angeles, Clallam county, Washington,
to the city of Olympia, Thurston coun-
ty, Washington, and from the city of
Port Angeles to Gray's Harbor, and to
any other point in said state of Wash
ington." The amended articles are
signed by G. A. Cushing, Isaac G. At
kinson, William Martel, Arthur Shute
and Charles G. Young, as stockholders
of the company.
The above, in connection with let
ter from Vice President Atkinson to
L. B. Faulkner, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, should arouse
a very lively interest in this city.
President Faulkner had written Mr..
Atkinson regarding conference be-
tween himself and the railroad officials,
and the following letter is in reply:
al. B. Faulkner, Olympia, Wash. !;
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of yours Of
the 10th inst. and note what you say
regarding the meeting at Seattle. I
think if you would give us few days
notice in advance of your coming we
could easily arrange our matters to
meet you.
Regarding the amount of bonus we
expect from your city, cannot at the
present moment determine, as we do
not know what shape it would come
in, or how you should raise it. 1
think the matter should be ventilated
at the earliest possible moment and it
would seem to me that your people
should give very literally. There GER
tainly should be an enormous amount
of business done in Olympia as soon
as our line is completed to that point.
We know that our line will be an enor-
nous feeder for whatever line we con-
meet with at Olympia, and if it is a
fact that the Union Pacific people in
tend 10 build there (and by recent
newspaper articles I should judge they
were), it probably would be done part
ly for the season of our goin there
and partly from their desire to get to
the Sound. When you take into con-
sideration that we are only go miles
nearer here from the Pacific ocean,
that we are 80 miles nearer than Seat
tie and nearly 100 miles nearer than
Tacoma, that we have undoubtedly
one of the finest harbors in the world,
in fact called by shipmasters the finest
and also taking into consideration the
prominence which has been given to
this part of the country through our
recent mix-up with Spain, the par
ceiling of China and the enormous
trade which must ensue, you will
readily see that the Port Angeles East
ern railroad is factor that must be
reckoned with by trans-continental
lines.
"Now teel that it is matter your
people should take up earnestly and
express some desire to meet us at least
half way. / thank you for your inter-
est in the matter, and remain, Yours
very truly.
sport Angeles Eastern r. r. Co.
-"Isaac C. Atkinson, Vice President
and General Manager.
As displaying the activity of the
company in pushing the line to this
city the following telegram from Port
Angeles is appended:
"The surveyors locating the Port
Angeles Eastern railroad line expect
to reach Sequim by the latter part of
this week. Next week a party will
start upon preliminary survey
through to Olympia. Several prelim-
mary lines will probably be necessary
to determine the shortest route
Olympia.