The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-04


cal and more satisfactory in dozen
different ways than steam, and the
success of it's introduction In the
mountain regions where grades are
heaviest, and to degree never be-
fore equaled. will be the forerunner
Of Identification for most of the other
lines that cross the western noun
tains. Hundreds of thousads OF
horsepower go to waste daily in the
turbulent streams.
In crossing Washington the Mil
waukee will open much territory that
Is now without intimate connection
with the outside world, and will de-
velop some of the richest portions of
the state. 1t crosses the Cascade
mountains and the Columbia river
basin little below the center line,
between the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern. Track-laying is pro-
crossing rapidly, especially in the
eastern portion of the state, where
the country much more easily adapts
itself to railway construction.
Just west of the Cascade summit
the road is making what is believed
to be the DEEPEST railway grade fill
ever undertaken either in this cOun-
try or abroad. The route to be TAX
en- by the tracts down the mountain
side is intercepted by Topographers'
Gulch, 500 feet from side to side at
the required level and 2S2 feet deep.
The tracks might rest on twenty
story building set in the depths OF
the ravine. In ordinary circum-
stances a bridge would have been
built, but the approaches were UNI
satisfactory for the construction OF
a span, though they lent themselves
to sluicing operations. So with the
aid of hydraulic apparatus this deep
gulch is to be filled to the proper
level Sixty thousand dollars was
spent in f1uming, piping and machin-
cry for the big nozzles before yard
of earth was moved.
At Seattle the Milwaukee will con-
meet with line of Japanese steam
ships to be established upon the
completion of the new transconti-
mental highway. These will sail ev-
cry ten days for the Orient, and will
provide keen competition for the
Hill line, the Nippon Nusen Kaisha
and other services.
Mr.. Hill made the experiment OF
establishing a line of his own in con-
nection with the Great Northern, and
built the mammoth freighters Min
nesota and Dakota. 1t proved an
expensive experiment.
Mr.. Hartman has laid the fouda-
tions for immense operations in Sc
attic. He will reach the city di-
rectly from the southwark, parallel
ling the tracks of the Northern Pa
cific northward from Portland, and
entering Tacoma through a tunnel
which obviates most embarrassing
grades now met by the older line.
On terminals, yards, station and 9TH
err improvements the Hartman in
terests will spend large sums in Ia
CONAN fact, work On large scale
is under way.
Following the example of Mr.. Hill,
Mr.. Hartman is boring under Seat
tie tunnel that will lead to large
waterfront acreage in the northern
part of the city. where great docks
are to be established for the Union
Pacific's foreign commerce. The gen.
JUS of the Southern Pacific does not
plan to let Mr.. Hill and the Mil
wauukee divide between them the
trade of Puget Sound with all the
world. 1t is to be struggle for
supremacy, with the Northwest as
the battle ground. The, Hartman
tunnel, it is predicted by railway
men, will be used also by the Ca
madam Pacific, and eventually the
Union Pacific will reach all the
northern coast district, not stopping
with Seattle. The timber of north
ern Washington and of British Col
umbia will lead it on.
At present the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern run into a new
Union station in Seattle. Across
the street from this the Union Pacific
will erect a general terminal build
ing at a cost of $4,000, and nearer
the water front the Milwaukee plans
a handsome structure. Purchases
of these tide land grounds for termi-
nal purposes produced one of the
most remarkable booms in Seattle
water front property that any city
ever experienced, and strange to say
values to this day have remained
close to the top notch reached in the
hurury Men who owned property
covered by water which they had
forgotten, suddenly found them
selves worth a fortune from this I'M
expected source. Areas that had been
transferred under tax titles for a few
dollars in previous years came to be
worth thousands.
The wonderful progress of Seattle
through all this activity, due to the