Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-27
MILWAUKEE TO BUILD 800 MILES
THIS YEAR.
Pre- Sident Earring Practically Admits
Intention of the Company to
Extend Line to the paCifiC-r1aY
Also Build Down into Cali.
fOrnia.

Minneapolis, March 24.-The ad-
mission of President A. J. Earring, of
the Chicago, Milwaukee e. ST. Paul
railroad, day or two ago, that an
early extension of the Milwaukee sys-
tenn to the Pacific coast is possibil-
ity, makes practically certain the con-
summation of the much mooted plan
that will give Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma terminals Of new railroad.
Heretofore the Milwaukee interests
have emphatically denied that there
was an iota of truth in the statements
regarding the proposed extension, but
Wednesday, in his private car, sur
rounded by seven New York financiers,
among them two members Of the Rock.
efeller family, Mr.. Earling made the
brief assertion that he would not now
deny the report.
E. Il. and P. A. Rockefeller, Mr..
Van Wyck, l.. Sackett, F. B. Adams,
G. E. Sullivan and l.. B. Juan. all
railroad investors, composed the party
which had just returned from tour to
Chamberlain, S. D., in Mr.. Earnings
car. While in the latter city, which
is the present western terminus of the
Milwaukee, it is known that they gave
serious thought and investigation to
the proposed extension to the coast.
1t can also be said ON unquestlona-
BILE authority that plans have been
made to begin the construction of the
extension within month, and that
800 miles of roadbed will be put in
shape for rails during the coming sum-
mer.
1t has also developed that the Rock
efellers have been forced to make the
extension. Until few days ago, it
is stated, they hoped to effect traffic
arrangements with the Hill interests
that would save them the task of build
ing any line west at present, and their
denials were made in good faith
New York, March 24-The Wall
Street Journal says there is no doubt
whatever that i'll tentative way the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul has for
some time been considering the project
of building a line to the Pacific coast.
Some Western railroad interests go fur
Their and insist that they see evidence
of an intention on the part of the Mil
waukee not only to build to Seattle,
but to construct line southwark from
that point along the coast in the direc-
ton Of San Francisco.
There is quite little tendency to
believe that the Mil yankee is again
swinging its club with view to Sc.
curing for itself an advantageous posi-
ton in whatever readjustment may
come about through the settlement of
the Northern Securities difficulty.
Whether the club is destined to hit
the Union Pacific or Hill roads can
only be surmsied, but Mr.. Hill ex-
pressed his opinion on the subject some
months ago. That opinion was that
if the Milwaukee were to build to the
coast, it would be good thing for the
Western country, and that he hoped in
such event that the road would locate
its western terminus at Seattle. Such
sentiment was hardly to be expected,
but Mr. Hill justified it on the ground
that the more roads entering Seattle
the more rapid would be the growth of
that city, which would in time come
to practically dominate the trade of
the Pacific. Traffic, he thought, I'M.
der these conditions would assume such
magnitude as to in little time tax the
capacity of all railroads converging at
that point.