The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-05-16

down of the stick, and there was good
natured laugh at the expense of Mag:nnis
Railroad Notes.
Rates from Chicago to New York on
cattle have been reduced to 80 cents and
on sheep to 40 cents.
Northern Pacific Agent Livingston, at
Rozeman, is getting up an excursion to
Painted Rock and Big Spring on the Mis-
souri,.
A great force of men and teams in the
employ of the Northern Pacific are build
ing dyke to protect the track west OF
Glend,ve. It will be firlshed before the
June freshet and will coast $4,000.
Samuel Glover of Delaware, Ohio, late
" purchased 10000 acres of land il La
Moure and Dickcy counties, Dakota, from
the Northern Pacific. He is to have a
bonanza farm. The price paid was $780,
900.
It Is announced from the general freight
department of the Northern Pacific road
that an agency has been opened at Top
penish, Washington territory, on the Yak
ina division, 1853 miles west Of St.
Paul.
The Northern Pacific and Wells-Fargo
express companies are fighting a legal con-
test in Oregon. The latter company has
persistently refused to accept packages
from the Northern Pacific express for
trans-shipment to points on the Oregon &
California not reached by the rival COM
pany.
Commencing Saturday, May Is, refrig-
orator cars will be run on the Northern
Pacific from St. Paul to Spokane Falls
for the purpose of carrying perishable way
freight, and continued Saturdays of each
week through the season. The cars will
be kept clear and cool, and fish will not
be carried.
A plan is afoot for the consolidation of
the Central Pacific and the Oregon and
California railroad. The G. P. now has a
road from San Francisco nearly to the
Oregon line and there is a gap Of only
about 175 miles between it and the 0: &
C. Should the Central obtain control Of
the latter it would doubtless quickly
bridge the gap and have an outlet at
Portland as we'll as the Union and North
ern.
The last official report of the Union
Pacific directors said of the Utah and
Northern: 'sRemarkable as the statement
appears, it is yet true, that two stations at
its extreme northern end, Butte and Ana
conda, % miles distant from each other
and about /, 400 miles distant from Omaha,
collect and receive annually an amount of
earnings nearly equal to one-tenth of the
gross earnings of the entire Union Pacific
system, so rich is the surrounding country
in mineral wealth.
St. Paul Globe: There is a strong be-
lief in railroad circles that J. j. Hill,
president of the Manitoba Railway COM
pany, intends extending his company's
line west to the Missouri river at Bis
marck. Mr.. Hill, accompanied by Dennis
RYAN and C. A. Broadwater of Assina-
boine are at Helena at present, inspecting
the proposed line of railway to Fort
Benton. The object in having the Mani
toba road extended to Bismarck and
Benton is to occupy the rich mining and
cattle regions at an early day.
A. H. Harrison, general passenger agent
of the Illinois Central, has made con
tract with C. s. Fee, of the Northern Pa
cifc. for an excursion of from IS to t0(
persons to Yellowstone Park and, the Pa
ciic coast. The party will leave St. Pau
Aug, 10 and reach Livingston and tht
Park on the 22nd. Six days will be con
sulned in tour of the Park when TIN
party will go on to the Pacific. Th'
members of this excursion will CONF
mostly from the extreme south. Th'
Interstate Excursion Company, of Chic
ago. project an excursion to leave st. Pau
June 10 and two New England parties OF
Ang., 8 and Sept, respectively.
H. Rodgers, Jr, has been appointed
local tourist agent OF the Northern Pacific
railroad, and will have charge of all tn
summer pleasure travel over the road t
the Yellowstone Park and other points o
resort in the Northern Pacific territory
The appointment went into effect May I
and Mr.. Rodgers will have his headquar
tiers at the general Office of the compau
in St, Paul. He has hitherto been con
nected with the Northern Pacific as dis
tr;ct passenger agent at Philadelphia. Th
Office of local tourist agent may be re
parded as a new one, for the tourist busi
ness has been attended to by gentleme
holding other positions in the passenge
department. In view of the prospect
large business this season, in consequence
Of the low rates to the Yellowstone, it hf