Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-14
HARTMAN LINE To
BUILD TERMINALS
Will Develop City as Exporting
Point-Assures Rapid Growth
in Next Few Years.

plans have been watching and wait
ing for several weeks came uneXpect.
edly from Portland last Saturday
when it was stated that O.-W. r. & n
railroad company had appropriated
$l,000,000 for the construction of a
branch line from the Tenino-Point De-
fiance cutoff eight miles into Olympia
and would begin construction in Jan
uary, added that it would take over
the holdings of the Olympia Terminal
Railway company, had already bought
considerable terminal property here,
and would buy more. Announcement
was made at the same time of the
company's intention to spend $4,000
600 in constructing line from Cen
| tralia to Willapa Harbor.
The Olympia line will be construct
ed Immediately while the Willapa
Harbor line will be held off some time.
The feature of the local announce
ment which has caused the greatest
enthusiasm was the statement that the
road had appropriated $1,000,0OO for
the local line, as this was taken to
mean that the O.-W. proposes to de-
velop Olympia as an exporting point,
for 1t is generally conceded that the
eight miles of track into Olympia can
be constructed for 100000 or $35O,OOO
at the most. leaving $650,OOO to $780,
900 for other development.
The Olympia Tide Lands & Develop
ment company, which owns approxi-
mately 100 acres on the water front
directly in front of the present Car
lyon fill and running from it out to
the old mile post, is composed of
practically the same local people who
are interested in the Olympia Termi-
nal Railway company. If the Carlyon
fill is extended over this property,
Olympia would have wedge-shaped
water front with channels of 4O.foot
depth on either side, deep enough for
any vessel, and would be able to con-
struct five miles of docks.
Consequently Olympia people be-
lieve that involved in the plans the
Hartman system has for its local line
Is the development of these excellent
harbor facilities. so that Olympia will
take it's logical place as the exporting
and distributing point for Southwest
Washington, for which this city offers
the first tide water. 1t would afford
Tenino stone, Tono coal, and the great
agricultural country covering this
whole district, as well as the wheat
and other grain fields of Eastern
Washington, a gateway to the ocean
which it has not now.
Definite announcement of the plans
of the railroad company is expected
within the next few weeks and some
further details may be forthcoming
within the next week or ten days. 1t
seems to be assured, however, by this
announcement and by statements by
local people who are believed to be on
the ''inside" of the deal, that the Har-
riman system proposes to use Olympia
as an exporting point, will construct
terminals here and may undertake a
plan of development that will surprise
the most sanguine residents of the
city.
Readers of THE WASHINGTON STAND
ARD will note that this announcement
confirms the articles heretofore pub
lished in this paper relative to the
considerable real estate and railroad
activity current in Olympia, in which
the statement was made that the O.-W.
r. & N. was the railroad behind the
movement. All kinds and descrip-
tions Of rumors were floating about
the streets and appeared in some news
papers as to the railroad or railroads
| involved, but the STANDARD knew what
was going on and said so.
The coming of this railroad will
| place Olympia in far better position
in the railroad and industrial world,
for it will enable this city to offer
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