The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-21
Railroad News.


Company obtained a temporary in
Junction stopping grading on the
North Coast road near the head
works of the Kennewick canal. A
crew Of about 200 men were work
ing toward the head gate and would
soon reach it, of course were stopt
when the order was served. The
hearing on the issue was to have
been held Monday, Dec. 18th, but
was postponed on account of the
legal fight now going Oh between
the Northern Pacific and the North
Coast roads at Yakima in the con-
domination suits for right-of- way
thru that city. B. S. Grosscup
and Ira Englehart are the attorneys
appearing for the N. p. and II. J.
Snively and R. J. Danson of Spo-
kane, for the North Coast. Vice
President &. M. Levy of the N. P.
was On the stand all day Monday.
He testified that the 20 are tract
over which the North Coast is en-
deavoring to condemn, would all
be required by the n. P. Co. as a
site for proposed Improvements,
such as coal bunkers, round house,
cinder yards and extra trackage.
See! His company had offered
another route thru the city at
very moderate figure and if the
North Coast company would accept
tie N. P. would Sell at $50 per acre
right f-way over N. P. lands clear
thru from Union Gap TO the head
of the Kiona canal.
Yesterday Engineer P.tman was
on the stand tor his road. He
showed that the change of line
from the one they sought to the one
offered by the N P. would cost the
North Coast $4,000 as the latter
corporation now owns 70 per cent
,! of the property between Selah and
Ahtanum streets On the line thru
the city. Mr.. Pitm.n aid also
Eliza Dean and G. E. Wood testified
that Vice President Levy had told
thsm that the Yakima valley was
N. P. territory; his company would
Oppose any other line entering it;
the N. P. would make no traffic
agreement with an independent line
and if one was built lit would have
to beat the N. P. to do it, The
theory of the North Coast is that
the opposition to the location of the
in North Yakima is only part of
the general plan of opposition the
N. p. is putting up all along the
line i'll the Yakima valley.
Other developments in the rail
road situation are indicated by the
following paragraphs:
The North Coast Railroad COM
pany filed amended articles with
the secretary of state saturday des-
ignating the route the company
will follow from Seattle to Spokane
$50 miles. The road is to pass
thru King, Pierce, Lewis, Yakima.
Benton, Franklin, Adams, Whit
man and Spokane counties Side
lines aredesigna,ed as follows:
One from some point i'll Benton
or Franklin county thru counties
of Benton. Franklin and Walla Wal
la, Is miles.
One from a point on the main
line i'll Spokane county to Farming
ton, Whitman county.
One from point in Adams coun-
ty to Eureka junction, in Wal!a
Walla county, passing thru the
counties of Adams, Franklin and
Walla Walla.
One from a point in Adams coun-
ty to Wilson creek, Douglas coun-
ty.
The capital stock of the read is
$5oo,o 900 and the principal place OF
business is Spokane. The incor-
porators are Robert E Strahorn, E
S. Blount and r. ]. Danson.
A force of N. P. engineers this
week completed survey from Ii
lah to the depot at Granger This
is part of the survey for a branch
line from the Gap thru Parker bot
tom and Zilah to Granger 1t is
thought that the present branch line
will be extended from Grandview