The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
Mr.. Hill Has an Interview With
Mr.. Mellen in Seattle.
q. N. PLANS NOT YET COMPLETE
Head Of Northern Pacific Talks of
His Roads Interests In This City
WIN BuiId Roundhouse and
Freight Yards ON south side of
Tfae Lands-No Change In orisi-
nal Freight shed or Depot sites.


President I'm. OF the Great Northern,
! and President Mellen, OF the Northern
Pacific. met In Seattle yesterday ana ior
an hour and a half were cioseted togetner
IN Mr.. Melicn,s private car yellowstone.
rtandinK on the Northern Pacific switch
tracks at the foot of Madison street
Mr.. Hnl, accompanied by his son, wal
ter. and NJ ID. Grover, general soiicitor
OF the road M told in yesterday morn
inG's Post-fnteiligencer, arrive1 IN tne
city Monday afternoon. President Meien
and hts party came In yesterday mo,n,ns
from Everett. where they went Sunday al
ternoon. straight through from Idaho
II was 20 o'clock when Mr.. I'LL and
Mr.. Grover came down the water front
from University street and went to MI.
Mellen's car. Both visitors we're invited
10 dinner. but Mr.. Hin refused. stating
that no would turn his share over to Mr..
Grover. While MFR. Grover and Vice Pres
idenf I<endrick repaired to the dining car,
Mr. Hill and Mr.. Meilen sat down 10 a
discussion Of matters in which both roads
are interested In this city. This subjects
OF fheir discussion would not be spoken Of
by either when the interview mad ended.
Mr. Hun left Mr.. Mellen's car at sib p.
M, accompanied by j. ID. Farrell. prest-
dent OF tho Pacific Coast Company. To-
xetber they Inspected the Great Northern
properties on Railroad avenue. and later
repaired TO the Butter hotel
Plans Not Perfected.
When seen inter leaving Mr.. MeIlen
car Mr.. hin said
''There In nothing / can say to ycu
now. There are many plans We expect
10 mature on this trip and before leaving
Seattle am In hopes they will be perfect
ed. Then I Will be able to talk intel
ligentiy and win be glad to furnish you
with what information l have before I
depart. Wa will be here several days
yet, and will. a. ] say, probably know
what We win do before We depart"
Yesterday was q busy day with Mr..
TIM. He left the Butler after an early
morning breakfast and with Mr.. Grover
made several calls on business men and
noon and early afternoon were spent look
ing over the Great Northern properties
and terminals here. and talking over the
plans Of tho road M contemplated in the
improvements to be made here.
Mr. Mellen was also busy nan. His
special train with hts party aboard arrived
about . o'clock. Breakfast has been
served before reaching here and enc OF the
first acts, after decentralization, was 10
Inspect the Northern Pacific wharf and
water front improvements now employing
manned 10 the city nntil 40 p. IL. oclock
when II left for Tacoma intending 20
append a . day inspecting the eompapy's
property there ana then proceed TO Port
Aside from the water front Inspection
Mr. Mellen spent the greater portion Of
the day in his car. largo Number OF
callers arrived and until the hour OF de.
rarture he was kept busy.
President Melien Talks.
At 100 o'clock he WAS found In his car.
and IN an interview on current topics.
Il have nothing OF Importance TO say,
! see you have announced our trip as
one OF Inspection, which IL true. While
am out here about every six months or
tire see miles of the system to make a
thorough inspection. This year we have
large amount of work going ON aud
are taking little longer time than usual.
over the entire system We have found
everything In good condition and the new
work progressing RAPIDLY.
We will leave Seattle this afternoon.
We have looked over our work here and
there IL nothing more We can do at the
present time.
"our plans In Scatter Well. might
say that there has not been any change
In them since ] was here last In the
position We are now, In regard to our
freight sheds and passenger depot, we
cannot do thing until the city takes
some action, In other words. we have
''It IL. however. turning out fortunately
for vas. When We submitted our plans
to the city had secured an appropriation
from the board 10 go ahead with the work
OF construction at once. Now we have
FUSED that appropriation for other. pur-
poses and with the amount OF work on
shans II would entarrass us for funds
40 bc compelled TO 80 ahead and execute
rour promises IN Seattle. In making this
statement ! take into consideration the
vshort crops In North and South Dakota
Ahnd Mtnnesota. which will greatly re-
fduse our earnings.
'Neither have we made any change In
Ashc sites 81 our freight aud passenger de-
Jpots Tho spot designated hy "a for
S1reisEt sheds In Seattle Is an Ideal one
VII II near the place Of consumption and
NEeneral distribution. which IL tho only
Z place freight depot should be lncat ted M
~tetter site N TO he had N the whole CITY
and ~ for no other reason than thar We
can make quicker delivery from that
potrt With less bihcknaing
believe Plans Misrepre.ea,ra.
n helieve our plans have been groaslv
mIsrvpfrnrntcd and a. a result they ~,
misunderstood BY the people here IA
sum the Whole matter up. ws can a., ,,ofh
ms Until Seattle IL READY and we viii not
"our recent acquisition az sixty a,,rea
more OF less. Of tide Hand property IN m,
Vicinity 81 Atlantic street viii not r,sLe
any change N cur plans We proinaa ~
erect a round house and ektAhtl4h xar,ta
there Cur cHicct is 70 take ths -. :
away from Railroad avrnpe III feSss
lever yards Ne w,ll mako up an n,tr
trains ard Keep all our hlir cars ieaxsge.,
Railroad avenue for transit ears only W.
are trstnE 20 arrange eur business AZ ia /.
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