Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
THE MONTANA UNION,
Supt. Blickensderfer Tells What He
Knows About It-SOme Notes.


Yesterday morning Superintendent Rob
ert B~lickensderfer, Division Superintendent
OF the Idaho Division, came in from thu
south to look after the improvements that
are being made in the yard of the Utah &
Northern Railroad and along the line tc
Garrison. A reporter of The MINER met
Mr.. Blickensderfer n endeavored to find
out something in regard to the manage
ment OF the Montana Union. Mr.. Blck'
ensderfer replied he would be happy to give
to the readers of The MINER ali the infor.
nation that he possessed in regard to the
situation.
"In the first place" he said. II have not
yet set the day when we will make the
change from narrow to standard gauge, but
next Tuesday, when | come up again, will
try to let you know. Gen. N. j. I. Dana,
President of the Montana Union, will prob
ably be along very soon, and he is the only
person who knows anything about the new
schedule. No one else has the right to say
how the trains shall run. Who he will Sc
lect as his General Traffic Manager and
Superintendent is hard to say. The re-
port about Superintendent Choate, of the
South Park Division of the Union Pacific
Railway, coming here, has nothing in it.
General Superintendent Syl. T. Smith and
Assistant General Superintendent Dickin-
son know nothing about the matter, and
are in the dark as to the future course
that Mr.. Dana will pursue. The article in
regard to the engines OF the Northern Pa
cific being bought for the Montana Union
l should think is correct, as that COM
pany has a surplus OF rolling stock.
We have he'd considerable trouble in re-
gard to workmen. A great many OF them,
as soon as they came in sight of Bntte,
would jump Of the train aud strike for
the town, but we have over 200 men now
at work, and will be able to turn the road
IRON Butte to Garrison over to the new
company by August 1. 1 am kept very
busy, as there is a great many things to
look after in changing the gauge OF the
road. No doubt the new schedule by
which trains will be run between Butte and
Helena will make close connection with
the new time table that goes into effect |
about July 25, SO as to give Helena people 4
the advantage of going east via the Union
Pacific, as the time on all the branches OF
the Union Pacific will be shortened. Hook !
for q standard gauge from Butte to Po-
catello inside of a year. We have lately |
replaced over fifty miles OF road with
steel rails, and put the entire line from
Butte to PocatellO in first-class condition, |
so as to make faster time with perfect
safety to the public"
Mr.. Blckensderfer went south last eve.
ming in his special car.
UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT RATES.
The following circular will explain itself:
BUTTE, MONTANA, July 16, 1886.
1.-The freight rates named IN my circular
etter OF July IL, 1886, will be cancelled on
md after July 20. Taking effect July 20,
he rates between the points named will
,e restored TO tariff.
&C. w. Scorr, General Agent"
TIL rates referred to above by Mr.. Scott
vas the cut rate which was in effect from
st. Louis. and east of the Missouri
River, and wasfrom 20 to 80 cents Ger hun
lred pounds.
RAILROAD NOTES.
It is rumored that the Montana Union
ncorporators Charles Francis Adams,
r.. Frederick L. Ames, s. R. Galloway,
robert Harris, Benz. P. Cheney, IT., Lewis
Harris, and N. j. T. Dana-will be in Butte
m August l, to formally place the road in
barge OF Manager Dana.
President Harris, of tho Northern Pacific,
accompanied by Benjamin p. Cheney, j.
lewis Harris and G. NJ. Hanneford who
re now en- route to Portland), will meet
resident Adams and party in this city on
1.
Assistan superintendent Leslie, of the
Division, left Pocatello last Monday,
or Omaha. It is whispered hat MI. Leslie !
Vill be rendered the position of general
ratiic manager Of the Montana Union.
70 better selection could be made.
Query by the New Northwest: Chow is
change OF gauge, July 25th, going to
fleet the circus transportation" answer
y The MINER: The circus a change cars
4 Rutte.