The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-25
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4 Road TO 30 Built Oooneosine
the silver City WITH the
Northern Pacific.
The superb energy with which the
construction Of the Northern Pacific
railroad has been pushed forward
during the past year, has invoked q
world Wide admiration, and IL oi
Itself sufficient guarantee that, what
the \. p. Management propose to do,
will be we'll and speedily done. In
another column We pablish . resolu-
ton passed BY the Board Of Directors
Of the Roxy Mountain Railroad
Company, 1t meeting held In Hell
esa ON Friday, the soth instant.
Messrs. E. l.. Bonner, who b largely
interested In the proposed road, aud
julie N. Hannaiord, General Freight
Agent II the n. T.. road, Eastern d.
vision, arrived In Butte from Helena
BY yesterdays train. A. both gen.
tlesna1 had been In attendance ut
the Helena meeting, the MINER re-
porter sought an interview with them
for the purpose Of obtaining informa-
ton - to the resolution, which an
nounces the intention Of the Rocky
Mountain Railroad Company to build
. road ut once connecting Butte with
the n. p. road ut the mouth Of Little
Blackfoot. The first gentleman met
by the reporter was Mr.. Jules Ham
naiord, WHO In reply to = question -
to what the resolution meant, said:
''There 10 no buncOn,be about that
resolution; It b to :e built by . Diff
ferent company but they intend to
build the road. There Is no doubt
but the branch rad will be built to
Butte within the next twelve months.
Grading will he commenced early in
the spring, and the grading will he
completed and the ties out before the
main roed reaches the Little BLACK
foot, and ~ soon after That ~ p0ssi-
ble the iron will be laid. You can
expect to see NOrthern Pacific en-
gines and cans in the yard ut Butte
within a year from his time"
Mr.. +. l.. Bonner approaching
during the conversation with Mr..
H.nna:or,l, the reporter asked that
gentleman what he thought Of the
early completion of the proposed
branch.
1T Is sure thing" said Mr. lion.
ner, 1.-THE contract il already let aud
signed, to Washington Dunn for the
grading, and he will commence work
with a large force Of men early In
the spring. I have taken tho con.
tract myself for all tue ties, bridge
timbers and other lumber required
for the road. I have enough ties
out now to supply the road from
Warm Springs to Butte, and l have
already let sul,-cnntracts for the ties
to cover tl,e section Letween tie
Little lslackfoot and Warm Springs.
They will be gotten out this fall aud
winter, below the ino.;th If the L.
tie BlackfO0t aud distributed from
the other end. The branch will lie
completed froIn the Little BlackiOot
to Butte within twelve months"
These positive assurances will no
doubt lie welcomed A. glad ti.linys
by our business community gener-
ally, for withdrawing the fact
that the Union Pacific management
has given Us early railroad facilities,
which have l'een an important fac
tor in the influences which have
combined to make Butte what ]: is,
and although the liberal manage
n,cnt Of the Union Pacific has made
many friends IN the Territory; y
competing line IL always a.'v:nta-
genus to the community. A. shown
~ published railroad guides, tile
,.r,,,nsetl Northern Pacific cOnnrc.
ton will bring Butte :s79 miles nearer
Chicago by rail than via the old
route, aud lower rates OF irei:hts ant,
fare to aud from tine east are q nee.
ess:sry result Of the new connection.
Many Of our heavy shippers, how
ever, will not be :sLle to avail them
selves o: . lower rate dnriny the hrst
year Of competition on account Of
the system Of yearly contracts
ad pied by the Union Pacific man
asemcnt, ani which, in many cases.
will hold shippers to the Oil rate for
s0:ue months after the completion
Of colnpctin. line.
The Rocky Mountain Railroad.
From, the following, which We clip
from the INtl.lx nsie"f Of the lind
inst, II would seem that Butte is to
have the Northern Pacific at her
door in the not distant future:
The board Of directors Of the R'n.ky
Mountain railrnad company held y
meeting on Friday, :zth inst. and
elected the following oflicer.: Presi.
dent, s. r. Hauser; vice. IRE :ident,
Ti,Os. +. ()akes; secretary and treas
urer. Ed. Stone. The following rcs'O-
LUTON was unanimously adopted:
Rr.,.'.csi. That In ~. Or'iance with
the instructions Of the stockholders
IF thisc.,il,pany, the necessary steps
Ike taken 10 secure the immediate
cons: ructiun Of the rssatl Of this .r'l.'-
many from a connection with the
Northern Pacific railroad ut Or near
the n,outl, of the Little BlackfM
river to Butte City; ave: MS" 1T tho
rnad Of the company fr'nl y cr'nnes''
;O,, will, tl,<. X. +. Il. II. 1T or near