The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-21
WHY HARTMAN WANTS
TG Get INTO SEATTLE

wade their territory az quick as men
can build new lines
Meanwhile, his opponents la the
game Of railroad checkers have been
busy IN attempting to hold aa much
Of their territory as possible. iiar-
rimun has a certain advantage over
his opponents In water grade over
the mountains. This h pointed out
uh one Of the chief reasons why hia
competitors fear bis entrance into
the Puget Sound territory.
The United States government
does not seem 70 be particularly
anxious about sinking much money
al the mouth Of the Columbia river,
which fills up as fast as drcdges eau
clean II out. Tho expense OF keep
lnH a channel through the Columbia
bar la too great for private capital
and Portland must be contented.
while Alf Hartman must seek an-
other ocean outlet for his lines.
Seattle IL the most convenient
point al which he can locate and
here he must come. Here he could
share the Puget Sound traffic with
the other lines aud Eet part OF the
great profit Ia
INCREASING BUSINESS
heWeen Seattle aud Portland Ia do
ms his he IL simply carrying
out the plans OF the Union Pacific
which we're abandoned owing 90
hard times twelve years ago
These are some OF the reasons
given ~ railroad men why Mir Haf-
fiman h coming Ia the Sound and
the reason Why he Is now buying a
terminal Ia the seattle tide lands
Three years more. according 10
those who are on the inside 81 the
transaction. will aec iiafrlman'a
trains running into Seattle over hiH
uNn raIla.
The recent visit Of A. j. ErlinE.
nfealdeut uf the Chicago. Milwaukee
4 81 Paul. o. Washington aud ore
son. aud hlu extended trip over the
lines Of the Hartman system. ia
considered 20 have some bearing
upon the present railroad move
ment The standard OIL company.
President Efling Of the Milwaukee.
and ar. Hartman are closely iden-
titled ia many Ways
Il has been understood for years
that the Milwaukee would like to
GET TO THE COAST.
aud certain interests controlled by
the road in this territory shows that
ultimately that line Sill have a ter
miual hsfs. The present Western
terminus q the Milwaukee BE- at
EHsft aud Chamberlain. South la.
koiH President Erling built the
line from tliaekfoot 10 salmon. Ida
ho. supposedly Tor the purpose Of
later extending the Milwaukee TO
that point aud thence 10 the coast.
The Blackfoot salmon liae Ia nov
used hy the Oregon short Line. a
Hartman road. aud Il 10 believed
that the Wait Of the Milwaukee prca-
ldent over the Hartman system has
some connection wtth the protest %
building the Hartman lines To-
rnKet Sound
u Il suggested that the Milwaukee
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Chamberlain. ;. ID. 20 Blackfoot.
Idaho. aud from Salmon 10 Seattle,
OF some other Puget sound point.
and that Hartman will pfoiect hia
line from Portland 10 seattle
This would give Hartman and
the MllSaukse = complete circuit
and place them in composition with
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern. This would alao give the
Standard oil company a coast chain
50 that Rockefeller could ship his
oil aIong the Pacific coast over lines
that are thoroughly In aympthy
with him.
The standard oil companyH big
purchase Of property in Tacoma a
short time ago. ia said 10 have some
connection Ntth the
BIO RAILROAD PLAN.
and loaal railroad men are 81 the
opinion that some Hueh frame up