McCarver and Tacoma . fic Railroad on Puget Sound be established onthe south side of Commencement Bay, in Township 21, Range3 East of the AVillamettc Meridian. The Commissioners im-mediately started for Portland, but on the way sent a telegramfull of thrilling import to Tacomans, as follows: History of Tacoma !79 kalama. (uly 14. [873. To General M. A I. McCarver, Tacoma City: We have located the terminus on Commencement Bay. R. I). C. AIXSW « >RTH. Commissioners. September 10. the Board of Director- of the Company, byformal resolution, approved the action of Commissioners Ricean
McCarver and Tacoma . fic Railroad on Puget Sound be established onthe south side of Commencement Bay, in Township 21, Range3 East of the AVillamettc Meridian. The Commissioners im-mediately started for Portland, but on the way sent a telegramfull of thrilling import to Tacomans, as follows: History of Tacoma !79 kalama. (uly 14. [873. To General M. A I. McCarver, Tacoma City: We have located the terminus on Commencement Bay. R. I). C. AIXSW « >RTH. Commissioners. September 10. the Board of Director- of the Company, byformal resolution, approved the action of Commissioners Riceand Ainsworth in locating the terminus, as follows: Resolved, That the X. 1. R. I\. Company locate and con-struct its main road to a point on Puget Sound on the south-erly side of Commencement Bay, in Township 2] North,Range 3 East of Willamette Meridian, and within the limitsof the city of Tacoma. which point in said city of Tacoma isdeclared to he the Western terminus of the main line of theNorthern Pacific Thirtieth Street (then Second 1, Tacoma. in 1873 THE RAILROAD REACHES THE BAY 1TI1 much concern, this was tin- event that thousandsof people had been looking forward to. They haillong intended to identify themselves with the chiefcity on Iuget Sound, which they had no doubt would he theplace selected by the Northern Pacific Company for its terminus. I hey instantly began moving to Tacoma. Agencies
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