The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-14
DETROIT AS NOT
UP AGAIN. REFUSED
PACIFIC rs
TO BUILD
THE SIDE TRACK
Pipe Dream Regarding Dixie
Quarry Is Denied by
Railroad Officials.

Railroad Officials.
That the Northern Pacific railroad
company will aid in eevry ann pos
sible the good roads movement in the
state of Washington and will permit
of the construction of side-tracks and
spurs where such are found necessary
for facilitating the state aid road
work. is indicated by an interview
given out his week, in Seattle by
Thomas Cooper, assistant to the presi-
den of the Northern Pacific company.
AS Il result of a tour of the state, the
advisory committee of the state high
way commission las secured conces-
sions from the railroad company at
establish quarries for the production
of road material, and the report that
the Northern Pacific had refused to
construct a spur at the Dixie quarry
is denied by Mr.. Cooper, who is quoted
as saying:
Railways Concessions.
I'VE will permit spurs or sidinGs Of
state may desire, to be constructed at
the four points on u system selected
for quarry locations, tO-Wit: Meskill,
, South Bend branch; a point about two
| miles west of North Yakima, on main
! line: a point near Dixie, on Washing
ton & Columbia River branch. and a
point near Marshall Junction, on the
Palouse branch.
Our engineers will stake out the
J satisfactory, and we will furnish the
rails and ~fastenings, all other expenses
| Herewith to be borne by the state. We
! will either do the tracklaying, at the
expense of the state, or furnish a fore
man to supervise the work. AT Meskill,
or the South Bend line. and it may be
at some of the other points on the
branch lines. the cost of the siding or
spur may be reduced by moving the
main track. This we will be pleased
to do to the extent that we consistent
ly can.
..The will permit any rock
anon the right-of-way at the point
where quarrying operations are 10 De
conducted TO be removed by the state
without charge.
A to abandoned rights as
it now appears, there will DE several
stretches on the line between Ten1no
and Vancouver that can be utlilzeo III
connection with the state read SNS-
tenn. We will furnish the state high
way commission maps showing the
r~ioh+-of-way that is to be abandoned.
Also, we will have our engineer ad-
wise with the highway Commissioners
hout the hanpe in highways made
necessary by our line change WORK.
and if is expected that an arrangement
mut,;auv beneficial to both parties can
be arrived at under which the aoaho-
oped r~ight-of-way will be utilized Tor
y state road wherever such a be
dome and the new roads which the
. mnan will be obligated to construct
to take the place of existing a de-
stroved viii be so constructed as to
fit in satisfactorily with the state ROAD
! system. When the details of this nave
been worked out by our engineers ana
] the highway commissioner we Will De
! ready to make an agreement when we
have no doubt will be mutually salts
factory.
"At North Bend. on the Snoqualmle
branch. it is desired to move our track
70 ono side to make room for a state
road. by doing which w hlsh"ay
crossings at grade will be eliminated
General Superintendent Palmer OF TINS
comnanv will make an appointment
with the state highway commissiohe
IN lool, over the ground together, ana
Doubtless the change can be agreed
upon.
To Accommodate Telephone LINES.
we will permit telephone lines &c
be constructed upon our pole lines loi
short distances from the various caihpS