Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-04
A WELL.FOUNDED COMPLAINT.

For some time past numerous com.
plants have reached this Office from PROM
inent business men of Butte and vicinity
concerning the inconvenience they expert
ence under the present arrangement of the
timetable OF the Montana Union Railway.
The Inconvenience more particularly COM
planned Of arises from the fact that Butte
parties having business at the Capital are
compelled to absent themselves from their
business at home an unreasonable length
Of time in order to attend to the matters
which may call them to Helena.
For instance, under the present time.
table for the departure of passenger trains
for Helena, q man who has two or three
hours business there leaves here on the
1:55 p. m. train. He arrives at Helena at
6 p. m. He finds the banks closed and
nearly all the business men through the
labors of the day and at their dinners.
The train leaves for Butte at z in the morn
ing. The banks are still closed and bust
ness men ar. at their breakfasts at home.
He is compelled to remain all day. He can
take q train in the evening for home or
wait until the next morning. If he take
an evening train he must remain at CARR.
son from 1:O3O p. IN. until 6 in the morn
ing, and unless he is accustomed to sleeping
in a train yard with q believing, blowing
switch engine for a companion he will start
for home annoyed and fatigued for want OF
rest and unfit for business during the rest |
the day. Here are three days spoiled in
FRO N co o$spv ton ~ %hvoo h-,..y L-..- /
at the Capital. This is oil wrong. It is an
to the Butte business man, and
the railroad company instead of being the
gamer loses money by it.
This annoyance, loss of time and incon-
v~enienee On the part of the Butte business
man can all be avoided by a change OF
time for the departure of one passenger
train from Butte. For instance instead of
two afternoon passenger trains for
Helena, let US have one train to start from
Butte, say at z o'clock in the morning.
This train will arrive at Helena at 11:3O
\. m. and depart, say at 3 p. M, arriving
vt Butte at 7:3O p. m. Under this ar
'angement::Butte business men will have
,hree hours in which to attend to their
in Helena, exclusive OF the time
Employed in going from and to the depot.
find the banks open, business men at
posts and return home at q saving
II nearly two days in time. fresh and vigor.
'us from an enjoyable daylight trip to and
the Capital. l.
The railroad company will also make
money by the change. It will find that
travel from Butte to Helena will
Increase at least SO per cent. for many will !
pare a day to run over to the Capital who :
low transact their Helena business by the
lower and more unsatisfactory method OF {
Another very important matter |
Dr. the Montana Union to consider in con- !
ection with this change in it's time table :
the fact that there are ten Butte men i
no find business at the Capital where e
is one Helena man who has business d
, attend to in Butte. Hence any change Il
hich will increase the passenger travel .
this city to Helena will be in the v
rect line of the interest of the railway Ii
,mpany. It is . matter of dollars and
nts in it's favor which ought not to bel
and at the same time afford j.
6 An accommodation to the Butte travel a
8 public that will be duly appreciated. -.