The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-09
THE NEW NORTHWEST.
Plans for Booming Montana, Oregon and
Washington.


CHICAGO, March John Muir, Superin-
tendent of Traffic of the Western Division
of the Northern Pacific railroad, who will
soon assume the position Of Superintendent
of Traffic of all the Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company's
lines, was in this city yesterday, and from
him a reporter Of the Tribune learned fall
particulars of the agreement recently en-
tered into between the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company and the Union Pacific
for an interchange of through traffic to Port
land, Oregon, via the Union Pacific Oregon
Short Line, and other matters of interest re-
garding the doings of the Northern Pacific
and the Oregon Railway aud Navigation
Company. Mr.. Muir said that the new
agreement of the Oregon Railway and Navi-
CATION Company is TO extend its Baker City
line to the Snake river, where junction
with the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line
will be made. The distance from Portland
TO the point Of junction is All miles. From
Omaha to the Snake river, the junction
point with the Union Pacific, the distance Is
about 100 miles. The distance from Chi
cago to Portland via the Union Pacific Ore
CON Short Line will be 2,611 miles. The
distance from Chicago TO Portland via the
Northern Pacific Is 2,340 miles. All business
going to Oregon via the Union Pacific Is to
60 via the Oregon Short Line and Snake
river, and the Union Pacific is TO take 10
business for Portland via San Francisco. An
agreement has also been made with the
Union Pacific to lay third rail to Helena
via the mouth of the Little Blackfoot, In
Montana, and also to lay a third rail from
the mouth of the Little Blackfoot to Butte
City; and on this agreement the Union
Pacific will run to Helena. via the Little
Blackfoot and the Northern Pacific TO Butte
via the Lite Blackfoet.
1t has also been agreed to interchange the
business for Ogden, Salt Lake City and
Colorado points. The rates from the Pacific
Coast to Ogden, Salt Lake and all Colorado
points will be precisely the same as those
from the Missouri river points. The new
tariff will 60 into effect OH March 18th. The
passenger travel on Puget Sound, Muir says,
has SO largely Increased during the last year
that the company has found 1t necessary to
arrange for increased facilities. Therefore
it has made contracts for the construction of
two side-wheel steamers with steel bulls,
which will cost 5000, and will be de-
livered on Puget Sound on December 1st
Each one Of these steamers will ha We berths
for 800 passengers and will accommodate
1900 day passengers. The Northern Pacific
i
elevators, one at Portland with capacity of
100000 bushels, which will unload twenty
four cars at once and work seventy cars an
hosr and will cost $4,000. Il will be COM
pIeted by the spring of 1884. The other two
are to be located at Walls Walla and Tacoma
or Seattle. Arrangements have been per-
fected by tine Terminal Company for the
construction Of great hotel st Portland,
which will be seven stories high, With .
mansard roof and towers. 1t will cover an
entire block 200 feet square and will cost
$3.50, 0e0. 1t will be ready for occupation on
September LIST, and will be called "The
Portland"
Dir. Muir also stated that his company in
tends to run three excursions to Alaska this
summer, SIT is sn inland sea route all the
way" he said, sand consequently will make
the trip an exceedingly splendid one. At the
season these excursions take place there viii
be about twenty-three hours Of daylight and
only one hour of twilight on the ocean,"
The rates for these excursions will be largely
reduced and will inclnde berths and meals.
The route Of these excursions will take in
the Yellowstone Park, the grand scenery of
the Columbia river, Puget Sound, and
Alaska"