The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-22
NETWORK
PLANS OE Big SYNDICATE ARE
ANNOUNCED.
System WilExtend from Beyond
the British Bounday to Grays
Harbor Country With Seattle
a. Central Point--Faith in the
Country's Future.

a. Central Point--Faith in the
Country's Future.
Seattle, June 17.-Seattle has been
chosen as the center of q vast system
OF interurban electric railways reach
ing from beyond the international
boundary to Olympia, Aberdeen, on
Grays harbor, and possibly Chehalis
and Portland, Or.
g. d. Wyman, consulting engineer,
representing Stone & Webster, of Bos-
ton, owners Of the Seattle Electric
Company, the Puget Sound Electric
Railway Company and kindred organ
izations here and in Tacoma and Bel
bingham, has made official announce
ment Of the plans Of the corporation to
build electric railway lines in the val
leys and reaching the sea coast towns
Of Western Washington, aggregating
In cost many millions Of dollars.
Seeks Business Here
''The Puget Sound international
Railway & Power Company, financed
BY Stone & Webster, Of Boston. has
been incorporated in the state of
Maine for 81, $50. 600, to build and op-
crate electric interurban railways in
Western Washington, said Mr.. Wy
man. "As soon as possible-at least
within the next ton days-the cor
poration will ask for power to do bust
ness In this state, by filing articles Of
incorporation at Olympia.
"When all the plans at present pro-
posed are approved, Seattle vii be
the center Of q network of electric
railways reaching from the interna-
tional boundary line, and perhaps even
farther to the north, to Grays harbor
on the south, with feeders stretching
into the fertile valleys radiating from
Everett, with branch line to Ana
cortes and with other branch lines and
feeders in te western part Of the state,
were traffic and other conditions will
justify the construction of new lines.
Deal at Everett
''You may state that while we ave
not yet purchased the Everett electric
railway system, negotiations are now
on and will doubtless be closed very
soon, whereby a control in that system
will be secured by the Stone & Web
ster interests. The work Of construc-
ton on the entire system Of interurban
lines in Western Washington, reach
ing every important city and town,
will probably be inaugurated with the
construction of the line between Ever
EFT and Bellingham, working north
from the former city and south from
Bellingham.
"The electric plant on the Nook
sack river in Whatcom county will
take care of the north end Of the sys-
tenn. As to how far the line will be
projected into British territory has
yet to be determined and will not
be settled until after we have secur-
ed a charter from the Canadian auth
critics. 1t is entirely possible the
line will be extended to Vancouver,
B. @.
To Build to Gray's Harbor
"You already know of our projected
extension of the interurban system to
Olympia. It is entirely probable that
the system will be further extended
to take in the cities on Grsys harbor
and even further southwark, includ-
ing Chehalis. As to these extensions,
however, it should be understood that
they will be made only as fast as con-
ditions justify the expenditures re-
quired.
Mr.. Wyman stated that the pro-
posed system had been financed by
Stone g Webster and their associates
and that work would be inaugurated
on the northern end as soon as pos
sible. He said further:
"Stone & Webster have been
watching the growth and development
of Western Washington for years.
I remember when came here eight
years ago to make a report on the fea-
sibility and practicability Of the con-
struction Of an interurbatn lie con-
Meeting Seattle with Tacoma.
.'Then it was that I learned OF the
great richness and fertility Of the val
leys of Western Washington and the
policy Of development which was
then adopted by Stone & Webster
will te continued as fast as business
conditions and other circumstances
will permit. We have the greatest
faith in Seattle, and this also applies
to Everett and Bellinghsm."
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