The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-29
NlROlD RUMORS RIFE.
xrxcrLsTiox STILL CONTINUES IN
xoprHEHx WASHINGTON.
s~rnsse That Great Northern WIN
essesx IT'S cefsmbia River Con-
,~esssss and That y. r. Will Pssh
:. us branch 90 wsteryiiIe.

s..<,., r,.pateh to the Poat-Inteiiisencer
~xrEEyff.LE. Nov. 1.--Raiiroa4 ru-
-. have been rife here since the Ming
Z. - rnfted States land once By the
@.,srs1 washington Railroad Company OF
aap 81 location between Couiee city
- rsrf.fxeport. and continuing 70 Lake
rsssasr. This proposed route would pass
: ton~ distance noftheastward Of large
SersIor Of the waterviiie country, leav-
- me wheat section untapped: whereas
h,vr~t western extension from Couiee
n, would put the line into the heart o.
~ croducinx region. Consequently the
~ x fun OF conjectures as 10 the reat
- orobable intentions OF the company
7, 4 believed by some that the road may
4. nroferfed as far ~ Bridgeport In the
-.arsvor 20 reach the Oksnogan, while
sfhsru afsrm that " the line Is extended
n Inv Columbia a spur viii also be iaif
seyzishf into Wnterv'iie This would give
~ Central washington aceess by the one
!. ths northern part OF the state and by
~ other 70 the Fig Bend. communicating
! mar long contemplated
Ten years ago the route was surveyed
Svc,a me Grand couiee. which IL the ter
~srps ~ the Central Washington branch
= me Northern Pacific. TO Waterssiie.
~. a~atsYs. Lake shore n Eastern also
.sde surveys. and a fight for rigbt-of-
wxv far grade on the western ascent 81
~ Grand couiee hin ensued. The con-
80 lasted TIL the worknen came 20
kscvs Then settlement was made.
wcsh was discontinued hy both parties.
"a later the Seattle. Lake shore East
~ company withdrew. The marks of the
~vrtgutnafy cuts and nils OF two grades
<erbgnx our Of the rouiee from Coulee
CITY stu remain.
MAJ the Northern Pacific. after having
s.ruref control 81 the Seattle. Lake shore
yas,ern In Eastern Washington. would
fslaedinteiy continue the building OF the
rxnsrai Washington 20 waterviiie was
Say<eted on all hands hut matters were
xuiay~d. the read went into the hands
s 4 ! receiver. and a stop was put 70 all
fsssker construction.
Meantime tho Great Northern was built
Sryp4s the state. boating facilities on the
fpIunhfa were improved. and the grow
~ trade OF the great region IN Douglas
esunty vest OF the Grand ard Moses cou-
-. together with the business % the
M oksnogsn. that had been handled by
~ cf spokane. was lost TO that city ana
NsssteA direct TO Seattle, This IL the
4 atuation today. The trad. continues 20
hssM up. and n continues 10 go westward
Il tn Sound. II IL seen. therefore. that
IN satire central and northern portion
u fh< state 81 becoming ficid for much
tp&elAtion about railroads. n II Ia not
ss~u Ia risnsss the commencement 81 ac-
M ana vigorous operations
Mead 20 the Oks noGas.
4 eeatisman who has been watching shs
trnad OF events, and who has been anso-
tixted with railroad men and connected
VIA railroad operations IN the West Tor
i Humher Of years. hollis II as his opinion
hassd On fairly reliable Information. that
|thers will he q road laid clear into tbs
QoaxuSan inside OF the next eighteen
nUfhs. via the Columbia river route.
Netrh would moan a Great Northern con-
ss&aion. ara that the Central Washington
~ also be- locked for to lay It's rails