Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-22

superintendent Dickinson OF the Monta,,
Union, Marcus DAILY, Col. Estes, and Ja'
McCaig. After tho train reached the DEM.
The nartv dined, attended to business , ~!
char nroceeded to the Silver Bow club Nv
r~ecreation and when found by The MNpSss
representative they were recreating Nv
irving to ascertain who was tho wor,,
| billiard shot in the company.
Mr.. Cakes made our card an excuse n
leave his companions m in his usuo,
afable manner consented to beinterviewsS
| He il the picture of robust health, saws h.
has enjoyed his trip to the Sound and nv
| cidentaliy remarked that he had grea,
faith in the future OF Butte. He is a mos
| courteous and agreeable gentleman to tall
I to. and wasted no words in making replips
to queries put to him.
The interview was about as follows:
What is your opinion as to the construp.
| ton of the Butte & Gallatin Valley road
by the Northern Pacific and will it be I'm.
| dertaken this summer?
The construction of that road depend,
larxely upon tho result OF tests OF coal fields
in that vicinity. Examinations are nov
| being made as to the extent and c~haraete,
OF the coal beds and until their value il
/ positively ascertained nothing will be dom
LII tu0 Budpo u OOliOAuS VuS Ace"'
About the Helena, Boulder Valley i
Butte Railroad; will it be completed Ia
Butte this spring, and if SO, about what
date may we expect trains to be runnip,
direct to Helena?
] cannot tell you. 1t has not yet been
determined as to whether the road willt
completed, or if so. when.
It is currently reported in this city that
the existing contract between the Northerr
and Union Pacific Companies prohibits
vour line from coming into Butte on apy
line that you may construct. Further
would like to ask whether the Boulder Val.
ley road when completed will be operata
by the Montana Union.
There is no contract between the twr
companies that prohibits the Northerp
from coming into Butte on a line OF its own
and I presume if the contemplated roads
built it will be operated by the Norther
Pacific.
Tell me your opinion of the conditions
the Rocky Fork & Cooke City r ad, ts
prospects of it's completion. and what effe+
it will have on the coal traffic OF Butte?
The road in question is owned by ind.
viduals and has no connection whateye,
with the Northern Pacific. | think, how
ever, that it will be completed. Our CON.
pany has encouraged the enterprise ami
has already made q very liberal traffic A.
rangement by which they canlay down Goa
in Butte at exceedingly low figures. Th
Northern Pacific has always Appreciate
tho fact that cheap fuel would be OF msst.
mable value to Butte, and we PROPOSE to
do all in our power or in-reasonto see tn :
your people have it.
There is considerable comment on taeds
lays at Garrison. Do you care to say
anything on this point?
l fully appreciate that owing to circun.
stances, over which We have no contu
our trains from st. Paul west bouM
are not unfrequently, during the wints
season, late in arriving at Gar
East via our line are subjected some times
to a disagreeable delay at that point.
have taken up the matter personally witt
Superintendent Dickinson, of the Montana
Union, and intimated to him that fhs
company cannot consistently give us an
extra train on such occasions for the bene
fit OF u passengers that we will willinaT
audit his bills for any extra expense il
Cured by running a special with passen
gers, mail and express to Butte. This VII
unquestionabiy be a boon to the people,
Butte, and it is my desire that it shalt
carried into effect at once. The v~exatior
delays which are experienced by Patrons
our lin at Garrison have been on mat
occasions brought to my personal motto
and l feel it incumbent upon the Northg
Pacific to give every dispatch to pass
gers, mail, etc., to Butte.
What effect do you think will the adve
of the Montana Central have upon the COZ
and mining business OF Butte?
For the present I do not think that;
will have any material effect, but do thin
that in the near future it will cut amin
figure. If the proposed intention
the Manitoba system are carried into
effect, namely, to erect large and importar
smelling and reduction works at Ores
Falls such as are in Denver, Omaha au
Pueblo, and which are said to be undo
at that point, then, V
may look forward to Butte becoming, to-
great extent, a producer OF crude o.
merely. which will deprive the camp Oft
profits resulting from the reduction of or
N Butte to a profitable shipping basis.
Do you expect TO be able in the ne
future to be in a position to supplyth
camp with cheap fuel?
1t is not unlikely that the NorthernP
;llc viii! be in q position to successful
compete for fuel, IN SO far as coal is CO..
concerned, with any rival in this distrl
t is stated to me with a degree of con.
fence which cannot be disputed, thatt
'oai which we expect before long to heat
% snip from points on the so-caI!ed Roe
'ork Railroad Company, has no equals
steam coal in this Territory, and IL
onhdent that the proprietors deerutt
oal question one OF the most importa
ouching upon the prosperity of thecamp
Mr.. Cakes and party left on a spec
t 8 p. NJ. They will remain q few hou
Helena and then proceed directly to;