Seattle Daily Post Intelligencer

It will be remembered that along in November last, on the application of John Leary, Esq., and others, a franchise was granted by the city for the building and equipment of a six foot cable railway from South Second street by way of Mill street, to the banks of Lake Washington, thence south to Jackson street and return by the latter thoroughfare to intersect the point of commencement on South Second street.

Articles of incorporation were drawn up and filed, the capital stock of the company being placed at $500,000, with the object of building...

"The matter," said Mr. Leary, yesterday, "has now succeeded in arranging with the Pacific Cable Company of San Francisco for the building and equipment of the road. The work is to be commenced immediately, and finished by September, 1888, that is next September, and not in 1889 or 1890 as has been erroneously published."

"After the franchise was secured from the city, the incorporators solicited from the property holders along and adjacent to the contemplated line a subsidy, in proportion to the amount of land they owned to assist the company in procuring the large capital required for so important an undertaking. A subsidy, amounting in value to a whole lot of money procured, thus placing the company in shape to take business."

"Under the contract entered into on the 15th inst., the Pacific Cable Construction Company of San Francisco, a corporation backed by millions of dollars, binds itself to build and equip a first class road on the route which have marked out for you."

A reporter was then delegated to interview Mr. J. M. Thompson, representative of the Pacific Cable Construction Company, as to the character of the road his company would build. It will be a road," said he, "consisting of what is known as the C. O. T. iron yoke, placed at certain intervals along the route with sheet iron water way, and 6x8 inch timbers used as rail and slot stringers. The entire road will be planked with two-inch planking. The rope to be used will be full one-inch in diameter, and in the neighborhood of 25,000 feet in length, made of the best crucible steel, with a tested tensile strength of 800,000 pounds to the square inch. The rope will be supported in the tube at intervals of 82 feet."

"Where will the motive power be located?"

"The engine house, machinery and car house will be situated at the Lake Washington end of the route. The motive power will consist of the latest improved machinery. There will be one 18x36 Corliss engine, a battery of two boilers, each of which is 54 inches in diameter by 16 feet in length, with all necessary heaters, pumps, tale up and driving gear, etc. The engine house will be quite a handsome structure. It will be built on the Queen Anne style of architecture and contain, in addition to the necessary machinery, waiting rooms, superintendent's office, receiver's office, etc."

"The cars at commencement will be four in number, together with four dummies, or grip cars, making eight cars altogether. These, of course, will be increased as required."

"How fast will the cars travel?"

"The rope will travel at the rate of 638 feet per minute, and of course the cars will go at the same rate."

"When will work begin?"

"I have telegraphed for our superintendent of construction and he is on the way to Seattle now. On his arrival he will organize for the work. We will commence some time next week at this end of Jackson street, and the work will be pushed lakeward as fast as the material can be procured."

At this juncture Mr. Leary came in, and when Mr. Thompson stopped to take a breath, he said: "It is the intention of the company to clear off and prepare recreation grounds at a suitable point on the line of the road for the use of the baseballists. Grounds will also be prepared for the Seattle Boat and Gun Club and for the military companies' rifle clubs, together with pleasure resorts at the lake. The company is also arranging for two steamboats each of which must have a speed of not less than fifteen miles an hour. These steamers will run in connection with the road. One will leave Mill street every four hours and run south by way of Renton, Coal Creek, Mercer's Island and back to Mill street, and the other will go north, touching at Laurel Shade, Union Bay, Sand Point, Juanita, Houghton, Mercer's Island and home. The steamers will be fitted up nicely, and will carry passengers and freight."

In connection with the Seattle Cable Road corporation, the same persons have formed a company and filed articles incorporating the Seattle Land & Improvement Company, the object of which is to handle the real estate acquired by the cable company, and to do any and all other needful things to the successful carrying out of those objects. The trustees of the Seattle Construction Company are J. M. Thompson, John Leary and J. B. Metcalfe, with Mr. Leary as president.

"Before going," broke in Mr. Thompson, "I desire to state that the Seattle road will be superior to any cable lines in San Francisco, barring only the Clay Street roads."

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