Railroad to the Rescue: 100 Empty Cars for Seattle's Shingle Mills

While in the city Monday, General Manager Kendrick of the Northern Pacific Railroad arranged for the speedy settlement of the Ram's Horn right-of-way problem and gave encouragement to local shingle-mill men by promising them cars to handle their accumulated stocks.

During the afternoon Mr. Kendrick met a committee of shingle men in the Chamber of Commerce. He told them the Northern Pacific now had 2,655 box cars west of the Missouri River on their way West. Half are loaded and will come directly through, then load shingles going back. The others will bring wheat from Eastern Washington and Oregon and then load shingles for the East. Mr. Kendrick promised the shingle men 100 empty cars within the following three days. He said the company could not afford to haul empty cars west, but would do all it could to meet the present emergency.

Mr. Kendrick also talked with A. F. Burleigh, general counsel of the Oregon Improvement Company, about the Ram's Horn matter. Mr. Burleigh said yesterday: "We will take up the Ram's Horn matter, now so long delayed on account of the strike, and, in connection with the property owners, the Seattle & Montana people and the city, will endeavor to effect an amicable settlement. This we will do soon. Mr. Oakes and Mr. Kendrick were much pleased with their visit here and the appearance of things. They look with great favor on Seattle and the surrounding country, and are inclined to do all they reasonably can to promote our interests."