The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
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Jim Hill Will Build
Up San Poll.
NAY THEN HOLD 4 CHARTER
Peculiar Act Passed By the Last
Congress Makes u Necessary
for Work to Do Done.

SPOKANE. March Alt IL the
opinion of railway engineers and
other students Of the railway stu
alton In the Inland Empire that the
surveying PARTY u the dreat North.
ern railway now iocatine line up
the San Poil valley il not merely a
reconnaissance party. but Is prspars
lnE thr way for active building They
believe the Great Northern railway
Intends 60 build up the san Poll to
Republic.
The engineer IN charge 90 the par.
- was expected to he in the city
yesterday FOE the purpose Of seeufs
Ina further orders and comforting
with other offieiaip, fife did not eomr
but u II thought he viii be here to-
day.
A the matter now stanam there
arr but two railway charters sxtAnt
by which railways are permitted BY
the Federal government 20 eruss the
colvilie reservation. ono of these Ia
the Kettle valley railway rhartsr
procurd by -. G, Corbln to eres@ the
north hair az the reservation from
the Spokane Falls q Northern track
apd Eoinx up the valley 20 the Kst-
tie river Ia the british Columbia
line. the objective paint being the
boundary Creek country. Mr.. Cor.
bin sought 10 hsv. the last congress
amend this charter 10 allow the line
To eross any part OF the rsserya-
ticn. north OF south. but the amend
nsnt was defeated. Mr.. corbin yes
terdsy told a reported for the
spokesma n Review that he proposed
tn again ask the Canadian govern
ment to grant him the charter he
asks In Hritiah Columbia to com
piese the line. The Dominion parila-
msnt win meet In Ottawa March is.
and soon thereafter his application
viii b. presented. The sentiment In
favor OF granting him the charter
has grown In Canada. and ~ Ia con-
iidcntiy expected that II wili he
granted.
The second charter 20 cross thu
reservation Ia that granted the
Washington Improvement and De-
vsiopmsnt Company Of this city. The
charter was for the express purpose
Of building up the valley u the San
Poll. lite line soc. north frusn WI.
bur on the route on which the Great
Northern engineers are naw work.
inE. passes on tho south half within
q tnlis % Keller. the south half camp
and guss on Co Republic This char.
Ter Was sold to A. A. Se~bery. one
Of tho promoters ~ the company. IN
New York recently to Mr. CRnncn
financial representative % President
nm Of the Grsat Northern The
general opinion and impression 10
that Mr.. Cannon purchased the
charter for Great Northern use.
either Co buwiid on II or 20 prevent
others using tho route. IL In expect.
ed the line now being surveyed Il
to BE- built upon under that char.
ter.
Ordinarily all other lines would be
shut out % doinE any construction
work on the reservation this summer
as these two charters are the only
ones in exisssncss but the last con.
gross passed singular and, in the
opinion Of railway men. wise
measure. This act. which II u un-
dsrstood was introduced by Senator
Stewart. allows the secretary OF the
interior 10 grant charters to cross
Indian reservations under certain
conditions ~ In provided that no
charter shall he granted In a line TO
parallel another line on a rvNerya-
tlon unless Il IL shown 20 the salts
faction Of the secretary that tho
other line has no intention ~ build.
Ing. II IL aiso provided that one
tenth Of the total mileage % n iine
thus chartered shall be built within
year.
II may be that Mr.. Hin proposes
to do only enough work on the line
up the San Poll to hold his charter
for another year and thus close the
San Poll route 10 others. or II may
be that he iegitimateiy Intends to
build. Time alone will solve the
problem.