The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-20

commercial discussion. The "a,
between tie tuo great trxnscon-
Hasnksl tines & on and DILL be
vatehed wa6 Interest. Tie eHisens
Of Seattle hope to see bsf sho4 strife.
syhaeh hill result materially to the
benefit Of tie city. Witbta tie next
thirty days II Is expected tie railroad
business Of Seattle wfN receive an
impetus tie nval Of whteh hss not
been svfYaesssd IN many cities In the
United States.
4 CCoRDIN0 70 the northern Pacific
"A the time has come IN which TO act.
Seattle In 10 be the Oriental port of
the United States. At which n promised
business greater than that being enjoyed
by the Atlantic ports will bs done. The
eyes OF the railroad world aYe turned In
this direction, and on the old truth that
the early bird gets the worm" tho
Northern Pacific u going 20 work. But
tivity Of the two maxnates Seattle awaits
the outcome
AZ the present time tho Northern Pa
cinc railroad IN ut work on plans for the
construction Of many terminal improve.
ments In the neighborhood Of Railroad
avenue. These have not yet reached here.
but will shortly. when representatives Of
the road viii be present and ask from the
city council certain privileges whereby
k. t..1 al
and pushed 10 completion with the ut
most vigor. These requests while they
will probably include the vacation Of Ger.
tain street property will II In claimed by
the Northern Pacific. IN no manner result
In tho congestion Of business along the
water front or on Railroad avenue. II
was stated yesterday that = portion Of
the contemplated requests will be- only
for the enlargement OF certain blocks by
the removal OF one street. which will IN
thrown into the next parallel street, max
ing n brohd thoroughfarc on which bust
ness can be done without the least dan
ger of congestion. The reason why the
requests vii w. made IN thar the North
ern Pacific has IN contemplation the
accommodate not only the present but
prospective business. and 10 DO this more
than ono block Of 40 feet will be- rs.
quirsd.
NOpvWep0 G00bWC uObOu00os
The Northsra Pacific holdings ~ Seat.
tie water front property have IN the main
been acquired during the past few months
from private individuals and are esti-
mated n have cost almost i.00ooo ~
the present time tho road owns ~ soiid
parcel between Western md Railroad
avenues from Yeslcr way "a f4o feet be-
yond University street on~she north. For
direct water front property holdings II
has deeds on ME for all the land between
Railroad avenue ana the water front
from washinGion street 20 Columbia and
side sii this. u has deeds 20 valuable
tract bounded ~ Post, University, West
.rn and Madison. These blocks conclude
the iist. and on these new improvements
are about 10 be begun.
White az yet Mr. Mollen has not made
ss1s . bic :n. o END s.. ;'s :, ys'i sns
others, that u ~. new NoS,hern Pacific
depot IL built, owing 20 The failure ~ y
joint terminal aHfe"ment, tho site wouid
be between Madison ana Columbia. fac.
occupy a srea,tr portion - the Two blocks
And street or ts5 feet and be suili ~ som~
. ., . material RE iasa 70 20 have
Railroad avenue occupying q full block
from Madison ~ University and extend
ing hack - Pest s'reet This howsver, I,
may be stated r. only az Nf Molten sUg.
g"ssed during hts visit here, ana r. no,
known ~ confsrtn to the plans nov being
drafted should this. however. he the iss,
~ tho plans ~ The buildings - he cuns
s'rncted Mr. Meien has oppressed him.
SELF IN favor - keeping University. Mad.
'son and c"lunbts streets ap~n AZ the
wy Go the water ffant ~ The lntefvers
sng streets Z will b" necessary - srrh
them from Western avenue 90 ths freight
building ~ order 10 keep spring street
open for ftsfTir
The proposed ffelsh, shed viii be- a
mammoth structure ard viii be buli,
Win . view 81 keerlns Railroad avenue
open Tor all Minds ~ ffar3r ard not CON
costing the other adjoining streets The
plans, u H. said, include large overhead
Roadway leading 20 tho anfFAnce and
aarosnd ,he entire building bot~esn ne
Witch 20 DO the ,rsfnc incidental 10 ths
conducting ~ tgsins@4
sssssios on the Avssws,
Railroad avenue ia ~ the present time
eSvsfed ~ sisb, railway tracks. nnsriv
al ~ which are IN constant use nssin.
Ming At the west eide ~ ,hs STREET there
is q 7ef0ot rosassy and feet for side.
walk. Then neu comes ~ feet on witch
ths Great sorshSfn has four tracks ss.
tending from Cemulerclsl street a.
smiths cove. Sesr Ia ~ feet On which
~ lenssed iwo Tracks o-n~d ~ fne Seat.
&c = International. ard lastly feet On
property on Shich 10 located t~o TRACES
.~D~d Jointly ~ she Snrth~rn psrlrc ara
he Columbia 4 fuse' sound rsliway
=
ssanbhl- vii ~nsB- win Mr. Hiu put
bic fowr tracks on Railroad avenue into
'srfninsi company rrsvifins ths other
roads 30 fhe same and thsrrsy r~tifos
~" number ~ tracks on Railroad avenue
90 four Hsfors SIR. Meiisn ~tl consent
90 entering into terminal agreement
whereby a union depot ~fii b. located m
tic south side " IL Esis this wtll be ora
81 Tho coucessiors ne vii ask II NJ 1855
Ana there are others Among the things
MI AsIien ~ resolved 90 ask Mr. fig,l IL
he .a a a. A.
thes. Remove the large freight yards Al
jackson street. wbioh. ~ ~ claimed would
be menace "a urlen deeo, or King
street. ASSURE the aha ndnnm eut - the
ARE structure o.usf by the partfe
csas' Company % King stress That
wonld present an unEAtnly sight ~ fgonf
81 magnificent depot. aud third ar
range ~ifh THE rsriar Coast cSfupsnw
% take up iss tracks now leca,sd 81 the
Eing siyss, fefmiaps grounds IN az east.
sfn Ind western suecfasn ant turn than
north sHS south. whsn all these have
tseG Gone and TIRE assurance ssvsn ~
Mr. fill that ~ surtfeis the rrepsffy ~
Witch u 10 proposed 20 establish q fsrrss.
re- soenpsny. then ~ - ssis 49, Ma,lra