The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-12-26
FAILED TO FINISH
RAILROAD HEARING
ADJOURNED TO 9TH OF JANUARY
Strong Arguments i'm Its Favor Pre-
scented by the North Coast i'm Ex-
animation of Witnesses.

A week of querying, questioning
and research failed to bring to a
close the hearing of the conjemnax
ton proceedings instituted by the
Norths Coast road against the North
ern Pacific. Since court will not be
in session during the holidays, both
sides agreed to an adjournment to
Monday, January {, and the court so
ordered.
The contest this week is one of the
hardest fought railroad battles in
the history of railroading in the west,
or In fact, in the United States. Points
were involved that were never before
brought into any case, and the in
tensity of the examination has been
often marked to a degree. One evil
dence of the Importance of the trial
Is the large number of officials,
stenographers, clerks and witnesses
here in behalf of the Northern Pa
cific. AS Mr.. Levy said Friday. dur
inGsthe past week the Northern Pa
cif1c road has been operated from
siding in North Yakima. Three spe-
,cial cars were here-Mr. Levy's, Mr.
Beamer's and Mr.. Palmer's. When
the officials or their subordinates
were not at court they were busy in
looking after the volume Of business
diverted from the respective head
quarters to this city. The cost of the
hearing to the county will be consid-
cradle, but if it results as every man,
woman and child in Yakima county
hopes 1t will, no taxpayer will ever
begrudge the cost. 1t was noted in
glancing over the witness record that
the Northern Pacific officials who
came in their private cars all put in
claims for mileage both ways and for
witness fees at 50 per day. Mr.. Levy,
for instance, claimed and will receive
mileage for $50 miles, From Tacoma
to North Yakima and return, and two
days witness fees. a total Of $37. If
the Northern Pacific doest dock him
for the time he was here he will
make a pretty good weeks wages on
the side
Nothing new or of particular inter-
est was brought out in the hearing
Saturday. Engineers Huson and
Mccoy were on the stand testifying
In behalf Of the North Coast. Their
evidence was in effect a comparison
Of costs of construction of the vari-
Gus proposed or suggested lines un-
der different conditions. It was
prominently brought out that the
route by which the North Coast de.
sires to reach this city. from Granger
through the gap to Ahtanum bridge,
will cost $4,000. The route on the
east side Of the Yakima river, from
Granger across the river and
through the gap to the Ahtanum
bridge, would cost 100000. The
route via the tunnel between the same
points would cost $4,000. The
route from Granger up through the
reservation, by which the road would
be compelled to cross over the river
and cross back again, would cost
s450.00Q. These facts were brought
out IN the effort Of the Northern Pa
cifc to prove that other routes are
as available o the North Coast as the
one proposed to BE built over its right
Of way If the Northern Pacific were
able 10 prove this to be true the North
Coast would be compelled to accept Il
and could not secure by condemla-
tion a right 70 build over and across
the Northern Paciae's land