Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-06
DAY TRAINS WANTED.
Northern Pacific Reported to be
Willing to Give Miles City
Day Trains
II the Business Men of the City
Will Get up a Petition
for Them.
New Buildings to be Erected
Talk With Mr.. Stoddard-
General Notes.
Change I'm Time Wanted.


just returned from an eastern trip says
that when in st. Paul he was talking
with an officer of the Northern Pa
cific road about the passenger train
service to Miles City. The official
said that he understood The people of
Miles City were under the impression
that the Northern Pacific is and has
been working against their interests
This, the official said, is not the case.
The Northern Pacific has always been
kindly disposed toward Miles City
and was willing to do anything posi-
BILE to benefit il. He further said that
If the business men of Miles City
would get up u petition, the running
time of the passenger trains would he
changed so as to run in here in the
daytime. Nothing that the Northern
Pacific could do would give more sat
isfaction to the people Of Miles City.
The necessity of having trains run in
during daylight has been discussed
time and again by the business men of
the city, but 1t appears that the North
ern Pacific has only recently been in
formed of the dissatisfaction felt with
the present running schedule. Miles
City is the most 49,
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CENTER
between Fargo and Helena. and more
consideration should be paid to its
wants. The benefits that would &C
crue from such q change are innumer-
sble. The Northern Pacific will make
Its usual spring change of time in a
week or two, and il the business men
of the city get up the petition that the
Official of that road said was necessary
to bring about u change, and forward
it to the superintendent Of transporta.
ton at st. Paul, 1t might have the de.
sired effect. The Northern Pacific
has been paying a good deal of atten.
ton to Miles City of late and intends
making some important improve
ments here this season In the way of
stock yards, which goes to show that
it fully recognizes the importance of
this place as business center. A
careful canvass of the business center
was made to secure the opinions OF
merchants, aud everyone approached
was very anxious for day trains, and
pointed out the numerous advantages
that would be derived from them
For over two years Miles City has moi
seen q day passenger train, and the
people have almost given up the hope
of seeing one by daylight before two
through trains are run daily each way
and that will he long time, as 1t will
be years before business demands
them. When ex-President Billings
and one of the directors OF the North
ern Pacific road was
MAKING HIS ANNUAL TRIP
over the road last fall he stopped off a,
Miles City and told prominent bust
ness man that he would do what he
could toward securing day trains. and
1t Is thought he did speak about it to
the management at st. Paul, but on
account Of the mails arriving at st.
Paul the time they do. 1t was consid.
cred impossible to make any change
from the present running schedule.
The fast mail arrives in st. Paul from
the east OF 3:25 p. m, and the North.
ern Pacific through train leaves there
at 4 p. m, thirty-five minutes after
the arrival Of the eastern mails. In
expressing their opinions the business
men thought the train could leave st.
Paul at o'clock just us well as at 4
O'Clock. 1t arrives In Fargo several
hours before the mail can be distrib-
uted and by leaving at 0 o'clock Fargo
would suffer no disadvantages; 1t
would on the contrary be benefited.
and the only difference TO Bismarck
would be that the train would arrive
at supper time instead Of at noon.
Miles City wants day trains most seri-
ously and
THE PRESENT AGITATION
is meant for business and not for the
mere pleasure Of kicking. Hundreds
OF people would stop of at Miles City
II trains passed through in daylight,
but as II is they pass through. A
number Of these who would stop of
are eastern spectators who Judge OF
the importance Of a town from what
they can see from . railway train, and
1t is mighty little that can be seen o.