The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-05-02


health and cleanliness is desired. The
drive from Bozeman is delightful and
over splendid road, and one is we'll re-
paid for visit to them. A good home
like meal can be provided at any time.
RAILROAD RACKET.
The through train now leaves St. Paul
at S:35 a. IN. and carries the through mail.
A train for Mandan leaves st. Paul at
S:15 p. m.
E.v. Emalley, who has been employed
by the n. P. R. r. company to write
complete history of the road from its in
ception to the present time, has arrived
in st. Paul, and will soon make a trip
over the road.
A circular was issued by General
Manager Haupt Of the Northern Pacific,
appointing William C. Battles acting
superintendent of tree plantations on the
Northern Pacific. The circular also re-
fers to the death Of the late L. B. Hodges,
and speaks of the work done by him in
the matter of planting trees along the
line of the road.
The power for the railroad shops at
Livingston will be furnished by 1892
Atlas orless engine, purchased of Min
neapolis firm.
The through train arrived on Wednes-
day evening five hours late. The delay
was caused by an unusually heavy train.
Beside the regular passenger outfit, there
were attached to the train the pay-car
Livingston" and three private cars, in
Guiding a baggage and dining car,
and Gen. Anderson's special car "Monta-
na." The last three cars were devoted
to the use of General Anderson, engineer
in-chief of the Northern Pacific, and the
United States commissioners who are to
inspect the road between Livingston and
Bozeman, and also section of fifty miles
west of Missoula. The pay-car run close
to Bozeman, paid there, thence returned
and paid along the road to Fargo, be-
tween which point and st. Paul it paid
on its westward run. One of the new
dining cars was attached to the train,
which reached here Wednesday evening,
and henceforward these cars will run
on all through trains. The Pullman on
this mornings train is named "Mis-
scula"
Ex-senator A. H. Cragin, New Hamp-
shire, Col. Albert Ordway, Washington,
and G. Pomeroy Reese, president of the
Second National Bank, of crookston, N.
Y, arrived in Bozeman on Thursday.
They compose the committee appointed
by President Arthur to examine the sec
ton of the track of the Northern Pacific
Railroad between Livingston and Boze-
man, and from Bozeman to Gallatin City.
The commission was accompanied by
Gen. Anderson, chief engineer Of the
road The work to be done consists Of q
thorough examination of the road as re-
quired by the U. S. statistics. All the
commission returned to st. Paul, with the
exception of Col. Ordway, who will go to
Portland and thence to San Francisco.
During this season the Northern Paci-
fic expects to receive $4,000 tons of rail-
road iron at Duluth and Superior. That
received at Superior will be used in the
construction of The South Shore extern
sion.
The Northern Pacific is expected to
reach Missoula about July l, and Helena
at the same time. When this is done,
one hundred and thirty miles of track
will be all to be laid to complete the
Northern continental span.
The trestle on the Northern Pacific
across Corsican defle, twelve miles west
of Missoula, when completed will be 800
feet in the air. The length of the trestle
is 2,4OO feet.
Since the through train. of the North
ern Pacific have leftSt. Paul at S:55 a. M.
the number of passengers taken out by
that train has been very large. Tuesday
morning The train had twelve cars at.
tached, and all of $50 passengers aboard
The heaviest trains of the week are taken
out Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays
when the number of passengers runs
from 400 to 500. This is occasioned by
the fact that most Immigrants leave
Chicago on Monday, the first of thu
week, and commence arriving in St. Pau
Tuesday.
According to special telegram to thu
St. Paul Pioneer Press of the 25th, quite
furry has been caused by rumor tina
the leading men of the Chicago & North
western and Northern Pacific railroad
were considering the proposition to con
solidate their properties under one man
agement. 1t was treated as a very dee
secret by certain gentlemen who are pop
ularly believed to know what is going O.
in connection with the roads which ar
affected by congressional legislation. an
only the most vague assertions wer
made about it. 1t is impossible at thi
point to either confirm or deny the story
1t is stated that the arrangement is force
upon both companies by theirprog
of operations. The Northern Pacific mus
90 to Chicago over track Of its own. o.
the other hand the Northwestern peopl
wish to stretch out and are ambitious t
reach the Pacific. 1t is said that Wander
bilt and Willard are getting ready to max
this coup d. etat, which is to be tn
browning sensation Of the year in raj
road matters, between now and the tim
to move the growing crops. Genera
Manager Haupt, of the Northern Paciii
was seen in reference to the above, an
stated that. as far as his knowledge eS
l.tended, there was not word of truth i
the rumored proposed consolidation. II
said he could not well see how such NJ
gotiations should be pending when Pres
ident Willard, of the Northern Pacific
was out on the other end of the road, an
Vice-President Cakes would leave Chic:
90 to-day for the Northwest The gel
eraI said he thought it was one of thos
sensational stories founded upon som
, vague rumor that occasionally find the