The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
.E[[|OTTi. SEEKS
BRANCH LINES
n. P. is IN NEED OF FEEDERS.
Railroads tnthc Mckee and \htanun
Valleys and Connection. North Of
River, With Granger Coming.

Because the Northern Pactf rail-
road company realizes that it .nust
ntrench itself in this and ncighhorinE
states before rival lines bean q IL it.
President Howard Elliott has been
twice To North Yakima since the first
OF the year ana has made a ipur al in
spection of the valley and OF the 20
Iumbia river. He has been to see.
what the Milwaukee railroad is aoint.
and what his line must do. \ .ys,em
OF feeders has become essential. Ri
Nais are in the field. The ,atryins
business of this section of Washing
ton is In the market. NO longer will
conpulsion direct it's route. There is
no sentiment. The Northern Pacific
has simply got To make itself thg,
handiest ncighbor to wide expanse OF
country.
Line North OF River.
Already il has been said that the
road through this valley is to he dou-
bic tracked. The second line of rails.
will not follow the roadbcd III the
present line but will be on the north
side Of the river. A strip of - miles
from this city to Granger will unite
the road with the present Sunnyside
line, which runs to Grandview From
there the line will be extended as far
as Is advisable along the north side
of the river and htencc where it can
connect readily with the Pasco- Ken.
newick section. Another Columbia.
river bridge is talked of at some CON
venient point where the railroad will
be within reach of the rapidly devel-
oping business of the Columbia be-
tween Priest Rapids and the present
Northern Pacific crossing of the river.
Mckee Lines.
President Eliott's visit also means
that the Nachcs Valley railroad viii
not be the only short valley line OUT
of this city. The Ahtanum and the
Mckee valleys are to have their shorS
feeder lines, and at no very distans
date In just what form this feeder
system will come about remains for
the future 10 determine. 1t may be by
steam lines and it may be by electric
lines at the outset, Il j. currently re-
ported that the Northern Pacific rail
road has already made arrangements
ito take owe. the present street railway
company Franchises held by the
street railway company may or may
not be of value to the railroad. II IS
certain that the present line and
equipment is not IL is doubtful IL
the railroad, having decided to ada
the byWaNs To the highways, will take
up any existing enterprise in prefer
ence to going ahead with its own sep.
ai'ate undertakings.
North Coast Milwaukee TOAD.
The Milwaukee railroad is coming
- i- iy nv pY
the Mckee seems to be erroneous. The
belief that it is coming by way of the
North Coast seems to be well estab-
lished. The Milwaukee, Is now build
ing down the Columbia river from its
crossing at Beverly. what II will do,
even its own officials, eNctpt those
in highest offices. do not know. That,
it will construct "A line along the Co.
lumbia river to IA point half way be
tween White Bluffs and Richland ana
then sweep round to join the North
Coast at or near Kiond seems to be
certain. In other words the Milwau-
kee will enter North Yakima. for the
present, by running a line down the
Columbia and up the line of the
North Coast President Elliott is
planning to beat it to it by using up
the valleys which must be feeders.
Pace Is "A Fast One.
All the development worth talking
of in this country in the next 10 years
is going to be in the states west of
the Rockies and in the northern tier
of states at that The road that IL
entrenched is safe for the future. The
Milwaukee line is doing big work ana
thus has set the pace. It IS up To the
others
There is talk ~ hg irrigation pro-
jects and such things by the Northern
Pacific railroad. The company. it is
said. proposes to develop large tracts
of land. This. however. Viii follow
the branch line development already
George Donald, president Of the
Nachcs Valley railroad. is now in Sc
attic with President Elliott