The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-16
GENERAL DEPOT VIEWS.
Seattle Railroad Men Give Their
Aniul0na nj The Eeeda.

A number OF the prominent railroad men
OF on s Were the denot
should be constructed what kind OF a
structure Is needed and various particu-
lars. Nearly all OF them favored a union
depot. and most OF them to locate 1t on
/. A. Nadeau. general agent Of the North
ern Pacifc-lf were an influential citizen
here, / should favor having as many de-
pots as there were railroads. There could
not be too many. There is very little
travel of people passing through Seattle:
all stop here to see the city. and i makes es
of at one station and get on the train at
another or not.
+. f. Ellis, general agent Of the Oregon
Railroad Il Nayigation--We ought to heve
depo, at or near the present site OF the
Northern Pacific or the Seattle q Inter-
national. II should be union depot by
all means: a city like this should not have
depots scattered all over the town. A
structure costing $3.50 90 should be large
and valuable enough 10 be adequate for
the next fifteen or twenty years. The best
procedure ] know OF would be for the
Chamber OF Commerce or other similar
body OF business men to appoint a sort Of
go-between committee 20 wait on Hill and
Meilen and see II they could not be gotten
together TO erect a union depot. That
committee would succeed In finding out
the cause az disagreement and the rem
edy therefore. II there were any disagree
ment.
w. r. Thomson, general agent Of the
Canadian Pacisc--we certainly need a
depot badly, and IL might be a good idea
But am inclined 10 think President Hin
Is right in taking the position that that Is
no location for a depot owing to the
crowdng OF the shipping interests II
there. for the land would have TO be filed
in. as a foundation for such a structure
would scarcely be rested on piles. l think
q location near the present freight depots
az n "A he NIL SO
The retail business of the city would be
moved In that direction. and the bad ele-
ment would be crowded cut at once. I re-
member the building Of the depot At DE-
troit when / was boy AT the time 1t
was constructed a lot OF ha. houses were
directly across the street, but II was only
a little while until they were moved; and
the same condition would result here.
NJ. =. Benton. Puget sound agent OF the
BuriinTton-By all means think there
should be union depot in Seattle. There
is no city in the country Of the size and
importance OF this that has not a depot
II Will he but a few years until Seattle has
assumed position OF great Importance
in the commercial world and 1. will never
Within a few years Il Is expected that the
Burlington VIII lse III the Mort and IL
il should be after terminal facilities in
Seattle IL would be better In every way
To have them IN connection with other
reads. as IL would facilitate the mutual
interchange Of business. as well As be a
convenience To me general patrons.
J r. Tr0whridge superintendent ~ the
Pacific Coast Steamship Comparative
certainly ought 10 have ine dspoz here
This r a city 20 be proud Of. and IS the
only ore Of fts SIZE In the United States
that has not s. depot Imagine the i'm
rrssssosS mary people that come here
must have when they are pEt ~ the tram
ut a place that iooks like freight she'd
think 81 f,sas would BE considerable 70
axysnd IN such an enterprise. bat il wagle
be only a few years until that would not
be ahead - the city. A plain. substantial
structure is what should favor,
r. W Parker general agent % the Chi
eaEo. 81. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Omaha
There II rot building nor an enterprise
that Seat needs much a. a union
depot. ara IL stnalS be erected at once II
should - = fine structure. we'll IN advance
~ hnstnesS standing Of the cstg. 80 that
u woGid do for a permanent headquarters
TIE reports that We are eoon 10 have \
csrct have been . source Of great sAsss-
4act1en % n