The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

other railroad huildpfa who nave
had an ambition to set into this
heavily tmbered country one line
WAS projected In uofthyaHtUIly
direction from Elma. This ia be-
ing rushed t. reach shelton IN the
quickest possible time.
Another line has been surveyed
up the coast and has nov almost
reached GordonNlie. Tbis line la
proposed Co srosa the Quiniault In
dian reservation. follow along the
coast aud rcaeh Port Angeles. "a
would open up rich timber belt
uu the west slope of the mountains
and give the Northern Pacific con-
tr1l OF the territory.
fhc line O. shelton would about
cloac un the peninsula aud keep
competition uut From thia point
&c could be- extended north and
south ta reach uremcrlon. Port
Townsend aud Port Angeles ON the
north and Olympia un be south
These quiet moves have been
watched with "a great dead of inter
est by other biE lines. To allow
the Northern Pacific Co extend lts
lines throughout che peninsula
would mean Co surrender all the
trade uf this rich section Co them
without murmuT lu order Co
cheek this. several plans have been
madr bF Sir Hartman and bis as-
snEiatra They are unW going
ahead q carry out these plans a.
quietly ~ the Northern Pacific has
been DOING la the past
II Hartman
CANNOT GET CONTROL
&c the Northern Pacific be viii has.
ten Co carry out his arrangements
"a check the forward movement OF
the road and occupy a. much uf The
field az Is possible Every logEluE
road ON che peninsula is nos ia
great demand and an the aTala-
BILE rights uf way are being Eub-
bied up ON the one side the North
ern Pacific h putting faeth every
effort Ca set control uf the vantage
points IN order % shut OF Iht 6um-
rstltou and the Hartman inter-
ests are securing every point that
viii be 81 benefit when 1t bes.us
O. build.
The peninsula offers efc8t In
dueemeuts Tor railroad building and.
even 10 Hartman does autNccd Ia
wrestling the Northern ptelfic from
the Morgan Interests be- can use
these rights he Is uaw securing In
exfendluE that road The resources
81 the country are wonderful In
Ciaiiam county there Is estimated
about 50 900 uua 600 feet uf standing
timber, a part of which Is open Co
a railroad az soon as Il gets In there.
Jefferson county Is estimated 60
have tgaa l60 900 feet standing and
kitsap county j. said % possess
l.140. SOC 600 feet
al of this territory. when cleared
from lumber. Il Is said. wii prove
exceptionally rich in agricultural
resources and. while e has not been
pruspectcd extensively. Is said BY
experts 70 be rich In minerals To
SEE control of this Immense wealth
Ia now the object Of the two rail
road companies aud the flEht uill
BE- one u money and human energy.
Whoever gets In first gill be able 60
shut the other out Of a large part
Gus character q the country.
In order 10 control as much %
this territory and oecupy az many
81 the advantageous positions az
they can. the Hartman interests are
proposing % extend the Port An
getea and Eastern railroad to Oiym-
pia In order % connect with the pro-
posed line from Portland 10 Seattle.
The company nov formed b. ueeu-|
pylug an independent position and
appearing 90 raise ia own capital
stock. but In reality it 70 said that
Hartman g. behind tho deal and Is.
putting up the $1,000 900
The plans outlined BY the promot-
crs Of the Port Angeles and Eastern
railroad la to build the
LINE DIRECTLY EASTWARD
from that city 20 meet the Port An
geies 4 southern at Junction Post
office. Or some point near there
This will nercssltate building the
line eastward u south 81 pungenesa.
where Il will take a southeastern
direction 20 Quinn Bay at Seguin.
u Will cross the has Ia lta narrow
est part and reach Port Discovery
has AZ Port Discovery.
Prom Port Discovery u will 90
directly south 20 Junction postoffee.
where the junction with the Port
Townsend 4 Southern will be made.
The line will not follow the Port
Townsend q Southern. or use any
part of Il south. bat simply use his.
line 10 get into Port Townsend.
The survey then follows a south
eastern course 10 Hoods canal at
5quamlsh Harbor. whore a ferry
will be- built 10 cross the canal on
the eastern side Of the canal land
Ing viii be made NJ a place Just
south d Port Gamble. whore the
railroad line will be- taken mp again
and proceed south % silverdalc and
Chico. then around the mountains.
10 Charleston
Charleston ia next 10 Bremcrton
and tho government coal huukers
are built along the line between the
two towns IN Charleston the road
will be- able 20 connect with tho
government railroad across the re-
lsrVe and give It the handling of tho
aj.G0g tons Of freight per year that