The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-24
NEW LINE TOCOAST
EVIDENCE THAT THE MIIwA.,
KEE is BEHIND 1T.
Admitted by a High Official of -.
Company and Not Denied h,
Either President EARRING or
Chairman Miller.-To Be Extena
ed From Chamberlain.

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the Journal from Sioux City, Ia. Save.
THAT the Milwaukee railroad viii
build Pacific coast extension has ..
last been admitted by high officia, 90
that company, who further reveals tho
fact that the road will be built fron,
Chamberlain, s. D., to Puget Sonnd
In fact, the only complete survey mada
by that railroad runs from Chambers
lain. Reports that line had been snr
veyed from Evarts, S. D., are errona
GUS. MILWAUKEE, engineers went ovor
the country from Evarts for a nrovi-
sional report, but no line was run from
that point, the project appearing prac.
tically impracticable.
"The reprot the past week that John
L. Woodward, president of the Hano-
yer National bank of New York
Rockefeller institution, had taken
deeds to Tacoma, Seattle and Portland
terminal properties, presumably for
the Milwaukee railroad, was the occa.
sion of the admission of this comma.
ny's plans for coast line.
"The Milwaukee official referred 70
whose position gives him access to
construction plans, stated frankly that
Mr.. Woodward had such deeds. az this
was matter of record, but added that
no one except the chairman of the
board Of directors of the Milwaukee
railroad was authorized to state its in.
teresJ in the matter.
Will Build a Coast Line.
"The official did say, however. that
it is the purpose of the road to build a
coast line. When asked when such an
extension might be looked for, he said
the building would be completed in a
shorter time than the road had taken
in making surveys through Wyoming,
Idaho, Montana and Washington.
Asked how long these survey had
been going on, the official said for
more than five years.
"The official said that to give out
definitely the point from which the
road would start west was not in &C.
cord with the policy of the road.
But, he continued, any one look
ing at the empire untouched by any
railroad that would be cut by line
from Chamberlain through to the
Northwest ought to have imagination
enough to make a good guess as to the
be field for railroad to take
cit was further stated that definite
information might be given out after
the meeting of the board of directors
in New York this month"
Earring Practically Admits 1t.
New York, Sept. ia survey has
been made for an extension of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
to the Pacific coast. The authority
for this statement is the unofficial ad-
mission Of one of the most influential
directors of the system.
Surveying parties were sent out four
years ago and for two years they re-
manned in the field, taking unusual
precautions to keep their movements
quiet. When these engineers had COM
pleted their work an inkling OF the
important project got into the Western
newspapers and the executive officers
of the company were besieged for facts
"Oh, we are simply nosing about"
said President Earling. "There is
nothing definite on the tapis."
When the rumor that the st. Paul
was arranging to build line to the
Pacific coast first got into Wall street.
Chairman Roswell Miller said guard
edly:
"No action has been taken by the
st. Paul management. The directors
may be depended upon, however, to 90
whatever is necessary to protect the
interests of this property"