The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-01

The assurance that the Union Pa
etnc viii build from Portland 10
Seattle over the old right Of sEay
for the PURPOSE % bringing Oregon
wheat 10 Puget sound - res runNis
BE Tor the building 81 two ner flour
mills AZ Tacoma. With this asHur-
ance on the part u the Union Pa
eific and the further assurance FROM
those who are artualiY In the MI
saukee deal that TIE company ls
coming e. the coast. lhr business
outlook TIA Tacoma has taken q de-
elaed advance in the past tWe
months.
Hartman - fighting to get con-
trol % the Northern Pacific buf y
~ falls m this b. wlH surely buHd
hls kne from Portland northeafa
: n building 70 the sound and bring
@tHN the Oregon Wheaf 20 this See
tIan Tor manufacture. Mr Haffi-
man gets better water terminal
than BE- nov hiss IN Portland In
fact. ID e. asserted that Portland -
grossly Inadequate to satisfy NJ
HarrimanH requirements
a real estate man. who o. COM
Quoting fhs Union Pacific deal as
aefts THAT THE MILWAUKEE,
WILL BE N TACOMA WITHIN
TWO YEARS he says that the
plan % the company IL o. build
westward from Evaffs. South pa
Eafa. and connect With the Tacoma
Eastern. which is nos being rapidly
pushed % the mountains This man
asserts that the line VIII 50 through
cispus pass. which IL over 1909 feet
lever than Cowlitz pass. and thus
gain Eastern Washington.
This same real estate man posi-
lively asserts that the Milwaukee ia
behind the fidenat movement In Sc
attic and Tacoma and it is for the
purpose o. gaining terminals hefe
that the purchases are being made
He says that Milwaukee officials
visited Tacoma and Seattle iaHi
September and looked over the tide
fats 90 the two Puget sound cities
and on The VISIT u President Ear
ling ~ the ArIlwaukee. last April
the piru 70 get control ~ the de-
sired property was sci on foot.
The property already secured b.
arIir eompfises the greater part
81 thc old Union Pacific tide lands
Pho fact that the Milwaukee Haa
getting a terminal ia Seattle and
Tacoma waa kept perfectly quiet
until the company had absolutely
secured an the property 10 wanted
ard the right -0f-WaY from Waiia
Wflla over the Cispua pass 90 com
meet with the Tacoma Eastern.
That the Tacoma Eastern has al
Haya been q Milwaukee road u now
gradually coming out and those IN.
terested In the road Hlll soon be IN
position 10 say 40 The companY
has charged its agents with perfect
secrecy and many local men have
been employed 90 bus the property
IN order o. ailay suspicion.
II o. asserted that Mr Hartman
f. not iu Tacoma and Seattle tide
land deals. hut ha IL fighting n
gee control OF the Northern Pacific
This a. q part ~ Mr Horkefafefta
plan 20 destroy the M0rRlu4 lin
combination On the northwest. IN
the event Str. Hartman does mol
get control Of the Northern Pacific
he viii build the Union Pacific r.
the sound over the old right-of- Na5
tbat WIS 70 be used BY that road
!. IN 1858.
Whatever Br. Hartman viii d
IN this matter depends entirely upaf
the result 81 the merger suit and hli
attempt 70 get control Of the North
EN- Pacific. The Hartman inter.
eaiH now oen ~ per cent of the
stock IN the Northern Pacific. and
the attempt viii be made 10 get &
majority This. however. ia "a VerJ
difficult matter. AZ the stock ~ th'
company IL carefully husbanded b.
fa0Ne who have ~.
i.tc, Morgan Hili forces viii at.
fenpt 70 hold onto every shnn~ the5
fnr control and afe watching FOR
fFffr chance % strengthen their 20.
kltlvn. NJ Hartman gained iH his
position u the Northern Pacific in
thr inaHlpuinfion Of the Northern
Securities Company stock. and Il 4
thought Mef be mary " aain a fui
mastery 9*Hf hla ffNaas
4>t '*Ht f|,a1 ii about - b.
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