The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
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MILWAUKEE, RUGORs CONFIRMED
By ROADS REPRESENTATIVE.
Charles pfeffer SayS Road Is Com.
ina TO puget Sound, end Thst
II win Come Over It's Own
Tracks-The Necessary Terms-
nal Lands Are SeCured.s

Tacoma, Dot. 1.-The Ledger this
morning says:
Charles Pfeffer, townsite agent for
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company, who 10 working d.
rectly under President A. j. Earling,
when seen at his homo last night, not
only. confirmed tho story printed in the
Ledger yesterday regarding the pur-
chase Of property on the Tacoma tide
lands, but made the first authoritative
statement yet given out that the Mil
waukee road is coming to Tacoma and
that the land purchased 10 to DO used
for terminal purposes.
Until yesterday such admission had
never been made by an accredited rep
resentative Of the company, but now
that the Milwaukee has secured and
has under option what lands will be
needed for terminals here, secrecy 10
no longer maintained, and Mr.. Pfeffer
talked freely Of the plans Of the COM
pany and the railroad future Of Taco
ma when interviewed by Ledger rep
resentative.
Not only is the Milwaukee the pur-
chaser of the tide land property, but it
is the Milwaukee that has surveying
party at work ont Of North Yakima,
and Mr.. Pfeffer himself has attended
personally to the securing Of much Of
the right Of way for the proposed line
from North Yakima west to the noun
tains, and it was Mr.. Pfeffer VINO au-
therized the statement last night that
the Milwaukee now has surveying par
ties working east of the mountains.
viii Build Great Docks.
In fact, Mr.. Pfeffer. in an authori-
tative capacity. confirmed many ru-
mors which have been afloat in rail-
road circles for some weeks and told Of
the plans Of the company to erect great
docks on the east side Of the Puyallup
river, with view to making Tacoma
the principal port Of shipment when
the road IL completed.
Mr.. Pfeffor said il had bean neces-
sary to maintain a. much secrecy al
possible In purchasing tho terminal
lands, ~ publicity would only subject
the company to holdups On the part Of
the owners Of the property, and that
tho Milwaukee had only followed the
we'll known policy Of all railroads in
such matters. He added, however,
that. in view Of the publicity given
the transactions made during the past
few days, there was no longer any me-
cessity or use Of denying the intentions
Of the Milwaukee to oome to the coast.
"You may say for me-" said Mr..
Pfeffer, ''that Tacoma will soon have
the benefit Of the z 900 miles Of terri
tory covered by the Milwaukee, which
viii be increased TO about 5000 miles
BY the time the road reaches the Paoi-
fic coast. The road will come into Ia
Gonna over it, own. tracks and II will
have the largest docks in the city when
it, plans for the Improvement Of it,
terminals are completed"
Tacoma, OF. 1O.-A deed for the sale
Of So acres and q fraction Of the tide
lands lying along the east side Of the
Puysllup waterway was executed yes
terday and the sale viii be CLOSED TO-
day. The price paid 10 IS 900 an acre,
making q transaction involving over
$3.50. 900. The property was owned BY
local syndicate. members Of which
say the purchase IL for the Chicago,
Milwaukee q st. Paul railroad.
The same people who are buying
this tract yesterday also purchased
lots and 9, the price being private.
The 68 acre tract lies directly be-
tween the Puyallup waterway and q
tract Of 81 acres bought last year BY
J. T. Woodward, president Of the Han
over National bank Of New York, and
which sale at tho time and since -been
supposed BY real estate men 20 have
beeu made for terminals for the Mil
waukee railroad. The negotiations
for these sales opened ten days ago,
when the syndicate was asked for OPP
lions. An agreement was made &ox
tho sale, tho confederation being cash.
Yesterday tho syndicate received no
tice that the money would b forth
coming.
The property begins at deep water,
and with tho 81 acres bought . year
ago, forms tract quarter Of . mile
across and moro than half mile long.
Tacoma Eastern buys.
Rumors that have been cumulating
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