The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-28

In fact. this n pointed out TO be
the reason for the statement from
Mt. It'll that " he could not con
troll the field he would get out Of
business. lie in expecting compe=
tition from the standard OIL inter
eats, aud one who IN we'll acquainted
with the deal asserts that before
five years IL over. the West will Hee
the biggest railroad war Ia the his
tory OF the world.
Hill may even
BR FORCED OUT
Of the field This seems reasonable
from the past record Of the Stand
ard OIL company Its one great OBJ
jet has been To XIII competition and
In killing the Morgan ayatema. Il
would have complete control Of the
West
Work IL expected 10 begin at seyz
efal points at a time on the line To
Seattle and II will be pushed along
as fast Aspokhible. II 10 understood
that work In several places has al
ready begun The money for the
proieet IL raised and appropriated
and everything ~ ready 60 begin
work as soon as u ~ practical to
indicate ia which direction the road
II EoihK Great fluctuations In land
values II ono 81 the things a ueS
railroad enterprise desires 90 avoid.
aud for this reason the Milwaukee
Will not show ~ hand until the
proper time comes
The nsKt sensation that IL to be
sprung IL the transfer Of nearly the
entire tide land property between
the east and west waterways OPP
tlans on about all OF this property
have been secured and it ia expect
81 that the transfers will be- made
within the neat week This "a the
property for which n " Hartman
was negotiating about aix weeks
aEa when he suddenly ceased hiH
manlpulationa for some unknown
cause and others entered the field
NJ Hartman was personally ne
FetiAtiaE fuf this property. which
II Indicative that he has a hand IN
The big railroad movement that II
Affetilns Seattle tide lands WHY
Mr. Hartman 30 suddenly stopped
bic Negotiations cannot be- explain
ed. but Il IL thought because the
Mslsaakee wanted this property
and Afr.
40 uaIIND SYM. NvEIhuYH
The property includes blocks 90.
fnz tes aa7 and a part of 3a3 9th
- property on the waterway has
tt~sn secured Nv option lt b. blocks
ST 81. SEA g7s and a part 81 BIS
Whether these have been secured
- HFsnta % the Milwaukee or lar
faaaah cannot be- definitely told bit
Nh2 hartman should have stopped
Negotiations or he wanted the prop
eFfx and the Milwaukee dfd not Is
hard - tell n leads 10 she belief
that the Milwaukee wants the prep.
efff
Lot So d on the harhor line and
offers . eood chance Tor Wharfage
There 81 a little other property in
the section that has not been Sc
cured bot the bulk has been Rob.
ble9 up n h thought b the MI
uaatee agents Options and deeds
af ather property have been secured
ln various sections 81 the tide lands
neaf the recent purchases and many
trades are reported on the vaY
One man familiar with oonfi-
tons says that there ia hardly room
enough on the tide lands for fhs
manufacturing establish menta and
railroad tracks that wiii BE- nseea-
STATED b. the Increased business
from the advent uf the neN line
Immense warehouses will have 70
BE built and great yards construct
-. or nourne storage Yards can be
/ built in the suburban districts. but
the tracks for EhlploadlnE cars will
have 20 be extensive
When one comes 10 consider that
one Of Jim Hiiis blG Oriental liners
vii take 800 cars % freight as a
cargo one can readily appreciate
NhAi IA needed In tho wAy Of tracks
ard yaFts The
ECONOMY or SHIPPING
Il 70 have the vessels loaded as
sulekiF ~ possible and this nscea-
sltasss the rapid handling Of frelrht
not only on shipboard but on the
railroad tracks and warehouses aud
t. has been conEervativsly est
mated that within the next five
years the Seattle tide lands viii BE-
completely occupied by manufan-
TURING establishments. warehouses