The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-09

the Northern Pacific has laid its plans for
entering severy available foot Of ground
in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. whore
there il business to be found or new coun-
try to open to settlement.
II went to the coast continued Col. Nc
Naught, with the intention Of remaining
ten days, thinking could fix up my bust
ness in that time, but have been out there
just two months. have been pumped dry
by newspaper reporters, but can give you
some news that has not yet been made
public. On Wednesday night last the
Northern Pacific concluded traffic ar
Management with the Seattle 4 Northern
and half Of the interest on the
bonds. This road starts at Anacortes on
|the Puget sound goes north to the Skagit
river and crosses the Seattle Lake Shore
and Eastern at place called Ssdro. This
gives us communication toa rich and pro-
"Where are you bound for now p
II 90 first to st. Paul, then to Winnipeg,
land to New York. will be in Winnipeg
next Wednesday, whom the formal transfer
LOT the Northern Pacific and Manitoba rail
way to the Northern Pacific system will take
place. This will add 264 miles Of railway to
|the Northern Pacific system. This line runs
from the British boundary to Winnipeg and
branches out from there east and west.
While this is practically new territory
|opened up by the railroad within the past
year. within that period 1t has yielded two
and one-half million bushels Of wheat,
whioh the Northern Pacific and
"What do you think Of the region west of
the Cascade ranger"
"There is nothing to equal it in the
world. The present population Of our ter
(ritory west Of the Cascades is is 250, 600 and
lin three years time it will be half million"
~ .~>ks< Su~
on in the Puget Sound region?''
well, there is great deal. cannot es-
innate how many men are employed, but
work that will involve an expenditure of
more than IS, OO0, 600 is now under way in
that section. The Northern Pacific, the
Union Pacific companies are doing about all
the work that is being accomplished. Tho
Great Northern, 80 far, has practically ac-
6omplished nothing out there. We are
building line from Chehalis to Olympia
and to Shoalwater Bay and Grays Harbor;
Union Pacific 10 pushing northward along
the east shore Of the sound, They have
their line surveyed to Seattle and will have
b very pretty country to traverse, the seem
ery being the principal attraction."
As to the outlook for the Castle railway
being built at an early date. Mr.. McNaught
was not posted, as his time has been wholly
occupied by affairs in the Sound region,
where the Northern Pacific has about &C.
cured all the terminal and other facilities
e will require for some time, though Mr..
McNaught said the Northern Pacific has
not yet got through. Il is spending $780,
poo to improve it's service and equip the sys-
lem in first-class shape.
Mr.. w. E. Cullen, attorney for the North
ern Pacific, e. j. Carter, agent of the st.
Paul d Kansas City, and General Agent
Edgar were at the depot to meet Mr.. Nc
Naught.
Judging from curbstone comment yester-
day, the views of A. J. Davidson expressed
Pt the Board of Trade meeting Thursday
hight are not endorsed by the community
be whole. Reference is made to his iilea
pf switching from the Northern Pacific to
The Great Northern In the mattSs of urging
he construction Of the railwsA,kp Castle.
NJ. Hill left yesterday morning for st.
Paul, R1d the committee did not get an
OPPORTUNITY to interview him. IL Is be-
ieved that Mr.. Hill is 60 enQsoiied with
his coast extension, the consumnation Of
(areer, that he will not edhsider anything
Pacific can more easily md RAPIDLY build
he road than any other! corporation, and
n official of that compAASiAaid yesterday
hat his people had about III the business
hey could possibly haadIe fpr the present.
ines being constructed Sast and west Of
Helena. they would consider the Castle
ailway. 9isHsH
Than Col. A. E. Edgar, general agent of
be Northern Pacific at this point, the COM
any has no more loyal official in it's service,
nd he takes great pride in telling about
be superiority of the Northern Pacific over
ny line IN the world. "Just think of il, -
rem remar s..sa yesterday among . party Of
rom st. Paul to Helena. distance Of more
nan l, 100 miles in three days time. Be-
ween Chicago and New York. merch ants
hink the railroads are doing rapid work
they manage TO get carload Of freight
bonn one place to the other within week,
nd the distance 10 about 1000 miles, An
bstern gentleman said to me few DAYS
go that, with the bare possibility of ex-
bpting the Pennsylvania road, the North
n Pacific had the best passenger service
any road in the country, and he had been
all Of them.
ssThe Northern Pacific will be found tax
g the initiative in every new enterprise or
ApFovement. It was the first line TO intro
nee air brakes ON freight cars and the first
establish dining car system from the
bast to the east. N is at present spending
vast sum OF money ON Its system. Tho
ID bridges and trestles of wood are being
plaoed with steel and iron and stone
ridges and trestles. Heavier rail is being
id on the main line, the best cars that
ullman can manufacture are being brought
to service, and the Baldwin locomotive
orks are now building some new lOcomO-
YES for the company that will weigh 150.-
o pounds. Within the past fifteen months
70 Northern Pacific has expended ]260,O0O
extending and improving the Helena
prd, which has NO superior ON the entire
stem: There are thirty miles of track in
|e Helena yard"
It Is rumored that thu Northern Pacific
y made overtures 70 the Montana Union
enter into trackaee agreement whereby
p latter will assume control Of the Butte
allatin short line. The terms, it il aaid.
pre mot satisfactory TO the Montana Union
pe. II y pretty vsll understood that the
neahasu Pnet1o = Nd particularly ID love
u tho nev short lsno and thi6 sHidant
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