The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-31
NOR!9Y COAST
Il mot BUYER
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00s. iANT TRANSPORTATION co.
Says Also That Power Transmission
Inc VIII Re Cnnirlntrl L., I.nn-
Says Also That Power Transmission
Line Will BE Completed To Ken
newick Within Thirty Days.

1--WE are not buying the North Yak
ina street railway system" said K. T..
Strahorn, president of the North
Coast railway. to the Herald last night
I'VE are building a steam railroad as
we promised We believe that cleo
trio lines should be independent pro-
positions. Rumors which name us as
possible buyers of the road are alto
gethcr without foundation.
Tho North Coast railroad to North
yakima will be completed within the
time stated in the franchise | think
that time is March, 1910, but it may
be January next. However. it does
not matter which it is, we will be
through here in accordance with the
terms of the franchise.
Big Horsepower Is Delivered.
"One thousand horsepower will be
delivered tomorrow, that is the last
day of March, at Kennewick to the
Northern Pacific Irrigation company,
that is the Fechter e Rudkin propo-
ston They have installed plant
there for the irrigation of the lands
under that ditch and we will start
in Wednesday in delivering the power.
"Our power transmission line from
North Yakima to Kcnnewick will be
completed within 80 days. 1t is al
ready completed to Kiona, all the
needed material has been delivered,
is piled at various places along the
route. and all that we need is COM
petent men to do the work. In so
days that line will pe in operation
On a Tour of Inspection.
Mr.. Strahorn, accompanied by f.
l.. Pitman, chief engineer of the road
Superintendent George Arrowsmith OF
the Northwest Light & Water COM
pany, and c. E. Woods, right of way
agent of the North Coast. came to
North Yakima Tuesday on trip OF
inspection of the various Strahorn in.
terests. Mr.. 'Strahorn has been in
speeding North Coast work across the
Columbia on the Spokane and Walla
\vaiIs lanes. Crossing over 10 Kenne-
wick the automobile in which the
party travelled took the right of way
of the North Coast and followed it to
Granger. to which town the construc-
tinn work has progressed
Detail t,f Work Completed
I'VE have a splendid roadbe,l frora
Kenne1ick We Kiona," said Mr. Stra-
horn. with the exception of few
gaps which ". i'll be filled in. We also
have a good roadbed practically com
p1eted five miles this side Of I<ions
and We have working crews RICH
through to Granger. We are dollni
some heavy rock work this side %
Kscrna and progressing most favora
b Y, | think. in the construction o.
our railroad. At the Columbia coss
ing excellent progress is being made
wS1h tfra 'briosse work. piers being pre-
pared and SO forth SO THAI. speaking
little of de1ail, we are making eX
ccllcnt progress in our determination
to- put h first class steam railroad int,
this parr of the state.
Difficulties ON Reservation.
our power line, ! 1hfnk- is a mat
ter Which VIII interest your readers
especially those in the lssyer valley
We have installed a I000-h0rsepowel
steam plant at Kennewick in addition
to the pla11ts there and at Pasco which
we had purchased We are building
a pawer transmission Tine to Nortf
on toward completion. We are en-.
cOur'erins some difficulty. however
in crossing the reservation. We
thought we could procure permission
without troiible blt find that in add
ton to- referring the matter to Wash
ington we must go through consitl era
bic detail work.
Auyifnrry Scam Power.
I'VE already have ii greaI deal OF
power here and this we Will increa Sc
SO that by the end of the year there
will be several thousand horsepower
in addition TO mat we now have. Our
plan is to- pRod1ce in addition to our
water power an equal amount of
steam power, or at least to have a
plant. which might be termed auxii-
jary, equal 10 the duty of producing
power equal to our total water pow
eT at this end At Kennewick we will
have steam plant sufficient to tend
to all the needs of the lswer valley.
That is in care Of trDube with the line.
We have to take care of all the towns
the valley ard we nave to be
prepared to supply the needs from
either end in cas-. tl,sable cnsues. Ii
is going to be ii great thing for the
towns, rlnchers. possible manufactLr-
ers and others from yakima To Ken
newfck to get power right at aheir
doors practically, for any minute of
the "a hours of each day"
About the Crossing Trouble.
Mr.. StrahOrn spoke at some length
about the crossing proposition and
thinks that il IS better for the street
traffic to go over the railroad, or un-
der ii by subway. if it becomes ne
c@Ssary. 4 railroad in this section.
to construct over Lhe driveway. he