The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-15

appointed bot N"s
- Northern Pacific private cars con
- president MeiIen. Vice Presidents
49, 800 and Hannaford General super
~s.r, Kimberly, Chief Engineer NC
-, ara force Of stenographers arrived
-. Northern Pacific yards yesterday
rFning 4. ,or Tho
..ros. OK perfecting contemplated IN,
krsrssr.rss ia water front property owned
/ = 4. company, and to segregate the num-
a. shor, lines now operated In con-
.stor With the main line. placing them
~ Individual footing. The party VIII
~ - "a Everett on a similar mission.
s.,rr here tonight. when they leave
q pcvtiand and return home after visit
., IN Clearwater country.
&% 80 hours after his arrival President
2.nsr let contract for the Improvement
:, IN rater front block between Wasii.ng-
a md Columbia streets known as me
S.der dock property, whereby II WIZ De
ss,r adapted to the needs OF the com
.s-x His second act was to consider sim
=, improvements for block 1871, from Ini-
~,dty street south, known as the Airing
~ 6ock property The contract for this
N b let as soon as the Yesier work IS
enpssted.
= thought 81 Moving Terminals.
,-fhe Northern Pacific railway has rot
|~rsd On Seattle nor anything like 1t. As
80 been reported" said Mr.. Mellen. We
50 simply disappointed in being refused
"a, - expected 10 receive. We are not
~ ID remove our terminals from either
.Esf{,e or Tacoma and locate them ut Ev-
~ such move would be absurd. Here
! where we are deriving our business aud
~ il why we are here. We snail go
80 and improve our property In Scat
a rapidly "a we can to meet our re-
[Sdrerneotp, and use II until such time
he people here are differently disposed
sWs were disappointed In the action Of
IkaftIe'a city council We had expected to
3eosN the people with our offer. but we
IN, We have not. however. lost heart
"A realize fully that we must maintain
6mihaIs In Seattle. Since we can't nave
4 what we want. we must put up with
I'M we have. though we are crowded here
my much and need terminal improvements
ssrh. fact 81 the matter Is. we couldn't
hove from Seattle. even should we dcsire
but say frankly we have no disposi-
~ TO- OF cnurse. we would like to get
Nat We asked this city for.
Feels Refusal keenly.
\ ~The Northern Pacific would not feel 80
npeniy the refusal OF the Seattle city cour-
were II not for our positive knowledge
~ \ was to great degree brought about
cur competitor. That offer OF tho Great
wthern made to the city OF Seattle vaen
u request WINS refused was not made in
- faith. nor IL II practical II II even
Qead all possibility. II the people Of Sc
~ Will study the records OF the land
Ae south side offered by Mr.. Hill for
mt and passenger terminals Il vii be
~ that his scheme can never be carried
Without the cooperation u the North
Pacific. That proposition made by Mr..
had IA Its sole object the killing ~ our
- II was never put forth with any
= Of being executed. for that IL an I'M
ABILITY.
mans Only Partially Revealed.
When the plans for Seattle Improve
nts ~ recommended by the subordinate
lcaas Of our road were presented TO me
NJ out fully 50 per cent OF what they
nUht should be asked | made the mis-
y Of asking Seattle only what was neces-
N for our needs here. The facts regard
the property holdings Of the N0rtntrn
NC In Seattle are not known. We own
lne present. time much valuable proper
here Of which the public knows nothing.
Nil b. transferred to US, however. With.
he next sixty days.
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the Importance 81 the rtty Whaneysr
sly .wante 70 improve Its condition
nef,shefn Pacific y ready to accom-
:. ~ 'es q !. ~ ih our power
'er fre" improvements
Today We let contract Tor Ns6n1
exih Of improvements al the yesler
saaff We shau gxtees t,xa uh,r,es
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