The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-02
STRAHORN MAY
HAVE LEGAL ROW
Kennewick First City With Main
Line Of North Coast Through
Business Section.
JUDGE WIRES AN ORDER;
DEPUTY SWORN IN
Mysterious" President Tele-
graphs Word Ouieting Work
men After End Is Accom-
plished.

KENNEWICK. Wash, March l..
Kennewick Sunday morning was the
first city with the main line of the
North Coast railroad laid through its
business section, and the mystery as
to how Strahorn intends to connect
his rights of way here has been
solved Although tho workmen Sat
urday night were prevented from
finishing the line from Washington
to Seventh street. as intended, by a
temporary restraining order from Su
perior Judge o. r. Holcomb. the
track has been laid through the bust
ness section, where opposition has
been the most obstinate. The grade
Is built and the rails are laid and the
question as to whether they will re-
main will be decided in the superior
court tomorrow.
Saturday nights clever coup had
been carefully planned Ties and
rails had been piled at convenient
places along the North Coast right of
way In the northern part of the city
shortly after 6 o'clock Eschbach.
Bruce & Co. quietly pulled their out
fits into the city and by o'clock 100
men and 80 teams were building
railroad on the douhle-quick.
shouts Of the drivers clang of the
rails and ring of the sledges soon an
nounced to tho people that Strahorn
had stolcn a march on the city
N. y. Train Blocks Track.
A Northern Pacific engine was
I,o
Yards with string of boxca RS;
manned by section hands News of
its coming preceded 1t, and the rumor
rapidly spread thar riot would fol.
low. The train, however, was
switched to n siding and mon eta
toned to check attempts of the
North Coast to cross the Northern
Pacific tracks.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Judge
Holcomb wired temporary restrain
inP order, while Sheriff Mcneil talc-
pEoned from Prosser and dcputized Il
local officer to make the service. and
the first train west carried man to
the county seat to file the papers he
fore the court COMMISSIONS before
midnight After the order came Off
flculty was experienced I'm locating the
men in charge. Service was made on
every man heard to give orders, and
with one exception al accepted Jerv-
leo and withdrew the men working
under his direction.
Strahorn Stops the Work
Shortly after midnight a telegram
was received from President Stra-
horn saying. "Attorneys advise stop
xrf.N IL L.
were taken from the job. but not un-
til the rails had been laid through the
business section.
It Is the supposition that the
North Coast is building under the
terrr of a franchise granted over
Front street January 3. 1907, which
called for work to begin within thirty
days and trains to be running within
fifteen months. The council sought
last fall to repeal this ordinance by
resolution. For months the railroad
company has been securing rights of
way and completing its grades IN
other parts of the city Abutting
property owners had Joined interests
and were awaiting to fight the com
pany's first move.
I'VE are almost ready to begin con-
struction from Alfalfa to North Yak
ina" said Superintendent w. NJ. sax
ton land are pulling off this little
STUNT tonight just for practice" The
superintendent said further that they
were awaiting the arrival of 5000
ties to complete the track from
Alfalfa to the bridge across tie CO.
lumbia. AS soon as the mills could
finish these track laying would begin
at Alfalfa and proceed toward the
bridge From there the crews would
be transferred to Kennewick where
construction would be starred In both
directions and the road rushed from
the Columbia river to North Yakima