The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-20
THE N. P. AND U. P.
The Union Station Buildings at
Garrison.

The MINER received very pleas
ant call yesterday from Mr.. VIM. P.
P. st. Clair, Supt. of the U. & N.
Railway and Agent Scott, Of the U.
& n. of this city. Mr.. St. Clair had
just returned from Garrison, where
he has been recently engaged in lay
ing out side tracks, and left yesterday
afternoon OF the south bound train.
Concerning the erection Of transfer
freight and passenger buildings at
Ga, rison, Mr.. St. Clair stated the
matter was agreed upon and definite.
ly settled by the representatives of
the Union Pacific and OF the North
ern Pacific at the recent conference
of railroad traffic agents at San Fran
cisco. The buildings are now in
course Of completion at Omaha and
when finished will be shipped to
Garrison in sections and put up, the
Northern Pacific paying one-half the
total cost and will occupy them joint
with the e. & n.
On being questioned in regard to
statement made in the Helena Her.
aid that he had been ''snubbed" by
SUIT. Buckley, of the Northtrn Pa
citic, in conference he'd with that
gentleman at. Garrison, Mr.. st. Clair
Iaughingly replied:
''The first time l knew anything
about this 'spubbing' business was
when my attention was called to the
Heraltps squib referred to. If there
was any 'sAubbing' done the North
ern Pacific agent got as much of it as
I did; but the fact is there is nothing
in it, and 1 Was surprised to learn
such statement had been made in
the public prints. The facts in the
case are these: After the agreement
had been arrived at in San Francisco
to build union station buildings
at Garrison, Mr.. Doddridge, the
General Superintendent Of the
U. & n. was telegraphed to meet Mr..
Buckley of the n. p. at Garrison and
locate the site of the buildings. Mr..
Dodlridge did not get the dispatch in
time to meet Mr.. Buckley, and wired
me to meet him. l Immediately
went to Garrison. Mr.. Buckley,
who was travelling in special car
from the west, soon after arrived.
He held that the buildings were to
be erected at a place two miles fur
ther west which the Northern Pacific
people had recently named "Garri-
SON." stated that the terms of the
agreement between the two compa-
nies EXPIRE: sly stated that the build
ings should be erected at Carr son,
formerly called Little Blackfoot. Mr..
Buckley wss not informed as to this
and aflerward telegraphed to head
quarters for instructions"
"Wel]. did he get them and was he
at last satisfied ," queried the MINER
reporter.
II suppose So" replied Mr.. St.
Clair, "for the buildings will be put
up at Garrison, formerly known as
Little Blackfoor, right at the junction
of our road with the Northern Pa
cific."
80 that is the extent of the 'snub-
bing business ."
THAT'S all there is about it," an
swered the aftable Superintendent as
he bid us good day.
Our readers may depend upon its
transfer buildings will soon be
erected at Garrison.
Mr.. St. Clair further informed u
! that a Union Pacific surveying party
I! was now engaged. in and had nearly
completed the survey for road from
| Stuart to Anaconda. The road-bed
/ will be built and the ties laid for a
broad gauge road, and a third rail
will be put upon them. These who
can see through 8 grinds one, or even
through Butte mud, may probably
see what that all means. We give it
up