The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
Candidates Chances and a Cas-
sif1cation of the Votes
Pledged Them.
The N. P, Cattle Shipments
into Montana Estimated
at $4,000. Head.
Increased Transportation Facil
tiles to the National Park
Being Arranged.
Northern Pacific Earnings for
the Fiscal Year.
National Park Affairs.

National Park Affairs.
ST. PAUL, April 24.-C. w Hoffman, of
Hoffman & Wakefield, Bozeman, Mon
tana, and proprietors of the National
Park tourist transportation lines, accom-
panied by his wife, are here en- route
home from protracted stay in the east.
Mr.. Hoffman spent several weeks in New
York among the capitalists who are in
terested in the Northern Pacific country,
and found them fully aroused to the
great future of the northwest and taking
a lively interest in the development of
the territory tributary to the transconti-
mental, in which they had invested heav-
ily. From the outlook there will be a
great tide Of travel over the Northern
Pacific, not only to the National Park but
all along the line from st. Paul to the
Pacific. In anticipation of a heavy park
travel, Mr.. Hoffman gave orders for a
number of wagons of new and unique
design. The facilities of the company
will be SO largely increased this season
that parties of fifty may be comfortably
carried through. More could be cared
for if there were better facilities afforded
for caring for the people in the park.
If Mr.. Hofman's suggestions should be
adopted by Mr.. Stebbins, who will direct
the affairs OF the improvement company
through receiver Love, ample accommo-
dations may be provided. This sugges-
tion is that at all of the principal points
Of interest, hewn log houses with plank
flooring should be built. These would
protect the tourists from the intense heat
of the direct rays of the sun in a rarified
atmosphere during the day, and from the
chill air of night which is as extreme as
the heat during the day owing to prox-
unity to snow in the higher ranges in
mid summer. This is practical sugges-
ton from man OF the mountains, who
knows what he is talking about and it
should have great weight with Mr.. Steb-
bins who is now on his way west to look
over the ground and straighten out the
rather sinuous affairs of the company.
CHICAGO, April 23.-The eight eastern
trunk lines announce they will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Chicago during the
session of the republican national con-
vention at one fare for the round trip.
The superintendent Of the Western and
Northwestern roads out of Chicago will
sell round trip tickets tor one and one
third fare. Representatives OF the Bur-
lington and of roads in the western trunk
line association held another session to-
day and adjourned till tomorrow, when
another joint conference will take place.
This afternoon the western trunk line
roads held secret session, presumably
to determine upon definite line OF po-
Icy in future negotiations. 1t is not now
thought any definite action will be taken
before the meeting next Saturday, as
several of the general managers have left
the city till then. 1t is concluded by
those in the interest that there is now a
fair prospect for the final adjustment by
the conference, and the present prolong-
ed negotiations are simply leading to
that end.
CINCINNATI, o., April 24.-The Amerl-
can Oak Leather tannery occupying the
square bounded by Kenner street, Nc
Lean avenue, Dalton and Florence
streets, was burned at an early hour this
morning with the exception of the jap
aiming department, which was saved by
the desperate work of the fire depart
ment. There were 5000 hides in the
factory. The loss reached 100000; in
surance 100000. Portions of the tan
merry were burneda year ago. Four hun
dred people are thrown out of employ
ment. The fire originated in the drying
room above the boiler, and was discover
ed by the Waterman while lighting a fire
under boiler about 2 a. m. The spread
of the flames was rapid and the spectacle
was one of remarkable brilliancy. There
were many narrow escapes from falling
walls, but no injuries are reported. The
establishment was the largest Of the kind
in the world. The capital stock is ST.
100000. There is no question of the
ability of the company to repairits losses
and proceed with the business.
New York, Special Telegram, April
at. F. Oaks, vice-president of the
Northern Pacific, who returned to New
York to-day after three months in St.
Paul, said:
The business of the Northern Pacific,
so lar this year, has been very satisiac-
tory. immigration to Dakota and to the
Pacific coast far exceeds our expecta-
tons. Trains are hauling westward
from 600 to 800 persons day. OF this
number about 200 seek Dakota, about
fifty the Ceur d'Alene mines, and about
100 other points in Montana and Idaho,
and the remainder Eastern Washington
and the Pacific Northwest. l am told
that miners along Pritchard creek are
taking out gold to the value of from Sl5,-
900 to $4,000
"What are the prospects for the grain
crop Of Dakota this year,"
at is little early yet to estimate it.
The product of the tributary country to
the Northern Pacific last year was 7,C0O,-
600 bushels of wheat, of which there are
100000 bushels yet remaining to be
shipped being in elevators and in the
hands OF farmers. 1t is expected that
the acreage this year will be 25 per cent
greater than last, and that the crop this
season will reach an aggregate of 10 OOO,-
900 bushels The spring this year open.
ed much earlier than in previous years,
and seeding has progressed very salts
but will not be completed be-
fore the latter part Of May. The recent
lower prices of wheat do not seem to de-