The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
CITY MUST REOPEN
| GRADE SEPARATION
Northern Pacific Has No
More to Say States
Elliott.
~
J. J. Hill and Other Great
Railroad Men in
Town Today.

1--WE will make no further at
tempts to secure grade separation.
The city settled that so far as we
are concerned some time ago when
the council refused to grant us our
ordinance" declared President
Howard Elliot of the Northern Pa
cific today.
eve will not enter into any deaI
for union depot. The present
one suits us we'll enough. Only lit
tie towns speak of those things.
Spokane is too large town to talk
about it, said James J. Hill Of the
Great Northern.
Those assertions, coming FROM
the two greatest railroad builders
in the country, seem to settle fOn
the present at least two Of the
railway problems which confront
this city.
The distinguished party Of raiE
way officials, including James u
Hill, chairman Of the executive
board of the Great Northern; Louis
w. HILL president of the Great
Northern; Howard Elliot, president
Of the Northern Pacific; Darius
Miller, traffic manager for the
Hills; E. T. Nichols, secretary Of
the Great Northern; James M. Cru
Der, general manager of the Great
Northern; F. b. Clarke, president
of the Spokane. Portland & Seat,
tie; A. H. Hoageland. chief engf~
neer of the Great Northern: III. 9.
Mutt, vice president of the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle, arrived
at o'clock this morning over tha
Great Northern, and their special
car was switched to the Inland EN-.
pire system and taken to Potlatch,
Idaho, where this morning the
members inspected the system en-
route back to Spokane, where they
arrived at 1915.
They were met in automobiles
by committee comprising
President F. e. Goodall of the
chamber of commerce, George T.
Crane, Mayor Moore, ]. P. Nc
Goldrick, E. F. C. Van Dissell. A.
w. Doland, D. G. Black, q. e. Hay
den, d. w. Twohy, F. A. Black
well, R. E. Strahorn, H. N. Ken
nedy, H. j. Nicely. H. l.. Blocker.
J. d. Porter, L. Mclean and w.
D. Nichols, and escorted to the
Hall of the Doges, Davenport's.
where a banquet in their honor
was given.
The address of welcome was de.
livered by President F. e. Goodall
of the chamber of commerce; Rev.
w. ]. Hindley followed with q
speech ON Inland Empire progress.
James j. Hill responded.
Mr.. Hill, previous to the banquet,
was reticent. apparently, to dis
cuss general topics. He said, how
| ever, that his line has no concern
in the subject of union depot. He
said that only little towns have
union depots, inferring that in
large towns railway companies
have sufficient depot accommodar
| tons.
I'm much pleased at the way
the election went" he said.
Howard Elliot, president OF the
Northern Pacific, when asked as to
the prospects of grade separation
unhesitatingly stated that so far
as the railway was concerned IL
| was a dead issue.
THE city settled that matter for
u.s." he said, "and we do not intend
to reopen the matter"
Referring to the election, he said
he believed that Taft's success as
sures good times.
In the Hall of the Doges large
crowd of representative citizens
were seated awaiting the arrival OF
the railroad men. On the appear
ance of Mr.. Hill he was instantly
recognized and the gathering arose.
as one man and applauded. Mr..
Hill looks not bit older than when
ha yiSifad the eity hafora