The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31

public opinion that these depots should be
street, where they were always located.
and where the Great Northern consents
and even offers to share its holdings with
the Northern Pacific"
FAvORs TWO DEPOTs.
julius Redelsheimer:
1.-THE affair is none of our business at
all. 1t is a matter which belongs to the
city council and the railroad. We have
elected the councilmen to represent our In
terests and to act for U.s. They should do
what they consider for the best interests
of the city. I would like to see two pas
are roads here. I would like to see every
road try to Guido the others in improve
ments. 1t would give employment to more
people, both in erecting the buildings and
other permanent improvements and in
keeping them in good running order after
wards. This Is, generally speaking, ter
minal point, and should there be a few
transfers from one station to another 1t
would only cause the stranger to leave
somewhat more cash here. lived num-
Der Of years in Chicago, where there are
complaints there about their not being
consolidated. also believe that II there
Is more than one depot there will be moro
courteous treatment to travellers on ac-
count of competition. I don't believe that
the closing up of two streets, which seems
to be the stumbling block of the contro-
VeTSy, WOul0 ruin our narDOr rs seems TO
be the opinion OF some, but that 1t would
help the north end. further believe THIS
whole controversy is stirred up by the
fact that one of the railroads has not as
good site as the other"
NO TELLING THE RESULT.
Robert Abrams:
II am decidedly opposed to giving the
Northern Pacific what 1t asks for terminal
purposes-in fact, / am one of the citizens
committee appointed to fight that corpor-
alton in the matter. We will continue our
fight just so long as the people are with
us Our committee Is at present acting
In cooperation with the wishes Of the
people Of Seattle. 1t would be unjust and
what 1t asks Should the road be success
full, there is no telling. what the result
would be. 1t certainly looks to me as
ourselves to fall into we will not soon for
get. I am strongly opposed to giving the
Northern Pacific what 1t asks"
DEPOT WILL BENEFIT CITY.
Herman Chaplin:
1.-THE proposed depot will undoubtedly be
a great benefit to the city and will go a
disadvantages. believe that the changes
will bring no harm to the mosquito fleet;
so called From observation only, should
vessels of this fleet land south OF Yesler
dock at the present time. / see no rea-
son to suppose that they could not. If
several docks of the Northern Pacific rail-
way. 1t would seem to me that the rail-
way would want to encourage, and not
discourage, the landing of as many people
near their properties as possible, and this
could be accomplished in great measure
by bringing more of these small steamers
to their docks, instead Of driving away
those that land there now. Passengers
landing. say, In the neighborhood Of the
Flyer dock, can reach the depot, or the
city back Of it, easier through the subway
af nv inc 1,a
tracks. Those landing in the neighborhood
Of the Arlington dock can, by very short
detour, to the north, get onto Post street,
as widened. by crossing no more tracks
than they would at present to get onto
West street.
81 do not consider the closing UP of the
Our city blocks are all too short. and
great good could be accomplished If a
number of other streets but little used
derived from them. OF the freight shed, /
am not so sure. l can easily see how 1t
would be a great nuisance and. to the
contrary, quite as easily see how II would
not be Objectionable. 1t would be a con-
venience to the merchants to receive and
deliver their freight at a point so easily
matter Of this freight shed do not con-
slider my acquaintance with the subject
at the present time sufficient to form an
answer every purpose that West street
does now, and the. widening of the west
end of Madison street will be a distinct
advantage. While the railroad can, OF
course, use their own tracks as they see
fit. yet the regulations which apply now
TO Railroad avenue would not be altered
by these changes In the Northern Pacific's
plans.''
OPPOSED TO NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Judge James NJ. Epier:
IF we surrender what the Northern Pa
cifc officials want, we will give to them
the key to the commerce Of the city. With
that key in their possession, they can
ruin the commerce here or can transfer
II to any place they may see fit 1t will
also enable them to block UP the en-
trance to Seattle against all other rail-
ways, and by unfriendiy action raise the
rates of freight to drive and keep away
trade 1t will give to the Northern Pacific
Railway Company a power that no city
Is authorized to give any corporation or
Individual"
PROPER PLACE FOR DEPOT.
Capt. Elmer II. Game:
II am lin favor OF making the improve
ments outlined It II the proper placo for