The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-10
Northern Pacific Will Move to s.
& /. Building August ID.
TO RELIEVE RAILROAD AVENUE,
Seattle A. International Will ON the
same Date Give Up Its Freight
sheds Between Madison and
Spring streets and Hereafter
Transact Its Business I'm NORTH
ern Pacific south side Yards.

way Company will abandon It's present
passenger depot and baggage rooms IN
the two-story frame building at the north-
west corner Of Railroad avenue and Co
lunbia street, and Will move this de-
rartment Of its business In Seattle TO the
two-story frame structure Just across Cos
lumbsa street. at present occupied by the
Seattle 4 International and Great Nortn-
ern. under lease from that line. The
Seattle & International depot will then
become n union depot for it's own road,
the Great Northern, the Canadian Pa
cinc and the Northern Pacific
ON the same date the Seattle h Inter-
national will abandon its present freight
sheds on Railroad avenue. between Madi-
son and Spring streets, and move this
department Of its business 10 the North
ern Pacific freight depot south Of King
street The switching yards Of both the
Northern Pacific and the Seattle Inter-
national. on Railroad avenue. between
Columbia and Spring streets, will at the
same time be relcgated. and all trains
OF both roads will be made up in the
Northern Pacific yards on the south side
and switching Of cars all be done there.
Disposition of ButIdtngs.
These are the plans that were con-
snmmated during the visit here OF Presi-
dent Mellen last Tuesday, and orders
were yesterday issued for their execution
on the date named.
The final disposition OF the two build
ings vacated has not. so far as known
locally. yet been determined upon. For
tho present. II is said, the Northern Pa
chic Express Company. which IL occu-
plying cramped quarters In the street cor
ncr of the old passenger building. viii be
given increased space on the ground
floor, and IL is not at all improbable that
tho Western avenue end Of the building
Will be rented 10 commission firm At
least such plan In now being considered.
and an application for the room from a
commission firm IL in the hands OF the
Tho old Seattle & International freight
rented for other purposes. 49,
In the change, IL In said. the Seattle &
International win not lose It's identity.
In the past. While owned and controlled
by the Northern Pacific. II In said. the
road viii be operated as an independent
rr the aas aas r sy Ts9
and the Seattle 4 International with pur.
sue the same course for accommodations
sSsds south q King street sns sw,sh
cation.
WIN Ne Union Facilities.
In the Seattle a International building
q joint ticket office will be. established
In which the business of all four lines
will be transacted. To do this. II is said
II will probably require the present work
ing, force ~ both offices. so that there
VIII probably be no one at present en-
ployad let out. In the baggage room, 1t
" believed the same conditions will pre-
vs Tss but rna. under s one genera, head
IN brief the clearing OF Railroad avenue
OF freight and passenger cars and the
CONSEQUENT ,.,s relief OF any contested con-
ness between tho city and the water
front.
AZ the present time the Seattle a In
FIS ,d al
tracks are on Railroad avenue north OF
columbia street The Northern Pacific
has also used this section 10 handle
freight cars and where necessary. to
temporarily store passenger coaches not
In use. As consequence. al almost
am 81 hours ,,ns. q the day switch engines o
showing cars OF all kinds in this neigh
Thls i all g be done AWAY with. and
either line will, Il Is said. be In the south
side yards Hereafter the only ears 10
be handled on Railroad avenue are those
whose houses are IN that vicinity. and
q few cars In transit. In other words,
is Announced as the Intention OF the
clear Of not only It's own cars. but ali
others handled or controlled hy IL.
May Run Through.
There IL another important move on
foot IN connection VIII the Seattle a
prst stages y IL. however. believed, even
by some officials OF the road. that NTH
In short time Seattle Il International
passenger trains viii run through 70 Ta-
coma. Should this result. a IL said n
VIII 10 done for the purpose Of adding
another local passenger train 20 the SER
vice between here and that cit, ana 20
meet a demand from residenta along the
Seattle a International
The present schedule made nernsaarx
by It's Canadian Pacific connections, brings
the Seattle a International train IN here
at $40 y. m. or Just twenty i've minutes
after the departure Of the Northern IA
~inp local for Tacoma. The latter road
II IL stated. IL caring Tor a larger husls
meas between the two cities than h
should have % dc, Its trains partlr,tlars
~ those arriving In Seattle. arr crowded
rvrry trir. and 20 relieve this candlsson
= e stated. the new move viii bc made
~ done at alt
AZ rexaras the position OF the Great
Northern railroad In the change Ans
noenced hy the Northern racfar II n
AZ present using the Seattle q Interns.
tonai building ~ passenger dsrot nm.
der lease. This wiil continue the Sama
a. IN the pagt this rcnt being pafa ~
ihe seattle & international until surh =
time 40 Mr. Hiil 10 asie 70 move tnte
TIC new gSrtsrs he has announced his
size "'"
Neither win the Canadian rsc,re demo,