The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-14
Northern Pae ific'Begins Construc-
ton of T. 70 New Wharves.
ACcOMMo OPTIONS IN peMtN-
Inn mense SrOwth In Commerce to
and s,m seattle Causes Rail-
road Company to Anticipate Its
Plans work Under Way ON Two
secti ems of Water Front-Remark-
able Transformation I'm Progress.

Sler siy but swiftly the water front OF
the Ity of Seattle is undergoing re-
marx able Transformation. At the present
rate. year hence the appearance OF
the water front will be vastly different.
esp ecially In the central portion, from
tn; AZ to which old residents OF the city
hi re been accustomed for years past.
Work was commenced yesterday by the
: forthern Pacific on the construction OF
IN immense dock extending from WASH
fnngton to Columbia street, taking In the
famous old Yesler wharf. the foundation
for which was built by Henry l.. Yesler.
itthe dead pioneer. many years ago. Fur
J1her north from Columbia the old RAM
slhackle buildings that stood in a precari-
Gus shape on the toredo eaten piles have
'7peen torn down and burned up and their
: places taken By modern and expensive
wharves. erected by the company to con-
form with the harbor plat. The Arling-
1 ton wharf Is the last of the big relics
! of former period to be. dismantled. II
Is being torn down to he replaced by a
modern dock in keeping with the general
| plan and style of the Northern Pacific
wharves already erected
The Post-Intelligenser has already de-
| scribed in detail the plans OF the North
! ern Pacific for improving its water front
| terminals. The fart has been brought
TO light lately that. owing to the immense
| business transacted daily at the Seattle
| wharves and the constant growth of COM
1 merce in and ont Of the port, the COM
pany has been compelled to change its
! original plans and to undertake the work
| OF construction much earlier than was
| expected.
| For this reason extra gangs OF men
have been placed at work tearing down
the Arlington and the old Central wharf
south of the Yesler dock Between WASH
ington and Columbia streets the North
ern Pacific will have its largest wharf.
| 1t will cover. with sliuxs for shins AT the
| dock. space of about 4O0x566 feet. There
| Will be virtually two wharves connected
| by a building parallel to Railroad avenue
| for offices.
| On the two separateswharves there will
he large warehouses each 100 feet wide
and go feet In length, Between the two
| space for ships to lie In. This open water
| Is the site OF the old Yesler ballast pile
II was partially filed up with rock bal
last by Mr.. fesber. who expected to some
day bring the pile of dumpage above the
| surface OF the water and build large
fine dock on it, All this will have to
be dredged out IN order to allow a depth
! OF - feet of water at low tide. There
| will be slips at both the north and south
| sides OF the docks and accommodations
| for six steamers to load and discharge
cargo nj the, same time.
| The new Arlington dock will conform
| In general to the other new wharves
erected on the water front - the North
ern Pacific. II has been leased for a
term Of years to Capt. f. L. Game.
General Agent Nadeau. OF the Northern
Pacific. said yesterday that never in the
history o. Seattle was there such keen
demanu for wharf room as now He said
that IL his company had them IL could
| lease three more docks Immediately at
4, good rentals. Frequently II has taken
muen rustling and figuring on the part
| OF the dock managers to care for in
rush.