The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-30
1T is BAD ENOUGH
Some Of the Shortcomings Of the Butte
and Bozeman Short Line.
Travellers Who Have Had a Sorry
Experience on the New Route
What Butte People Have to
Say About II.

dent. OF the board of trade, returned to-
day from a trip to Glendive, after having
an / experience which inspired indig-
nation at the way in which the Northern
Pacific road uniformly treats Butte. Al
the meeting OF the board OF trade last
Tuesday night, Mr.. Dickinson, assistant
general superintendent of the Northern
Pacific, assured the meeting that begin
ming Thursday there would be two trains
over the short line daily, connecting will
the trains on the main line. In the opin-
ion of Mr.. Dickinson this would suit the
people of Butte better than a through car.
III il was not so satisfactory, why some
change could be made afterward.
Relying on this information Judge Bar.
ret started for Glendive Wednesday and
expected to reach home Saturday. On
that day he reached Logan in
time to catch the supposed
new train for Butte, but for some reason
or other there was no train. Mr.. Barrett
was informed that there had been no new
train started yet, So he went on to Helena
and had to stay there over night. and
finally reached Butte by the Montana
Central to-day.
$50 il seems we have no two trains over
the short line. or any through car either"
said Judge Barrett last evening. "What
we, as a city, should do is to withdraw all
patronage from the Northern Pacific until
IL comes To terms or treats us with an APP
pearance of fairness, anyway. We have
lived on promises long enough. Most of
our merchants ship by the Northern Pa
ciiic; but they should form a combina-
ton To cease doing this whenever IL is
within the range of practicabiliiy. Many
merchants are forced to patronize either
the Northern Pacific or the Union
Pacific, owing To the fact that
the Montana Union will not carry on TO
Anaconda aud Philipsburg goods shipped
hx, tho Montana lanfral
81 expect" continued the judge, "that
the board of trade will take action on this
matter at its next meeting. At any rate IL
will be brought To their attention. en-
joyed the editorial in this mornings
STANDARD hugely. / read il on the way
from Helena, and II struck right TO my
heart. William Thompson and myself
discussed the feasibility of a strike on the
part of Butte Shippers n passengers
against the Northern Pacific, and we will
stand in with anything of the kind.
Why, on the main line train AT Logan
there was n party of New York people
who wanted To go To Butte. They found
the short line train was not going, and so
they went on 10 Helena. The Northern
Pacific promised to make Bozeman the
eastern and Butte the western terminus of
the short line. But Logan seems To be all
the terminus there is.n
Henry l.. Frank is another man who is
strongly i'm favor of fighting the Northern
Pacific by Withdrawing all patronage
from il.
as 1 nave done,' said Mr.. Frank, 1.-THE
company would be brought to time pretty
quick. ! have not shipped by that line
since there was a 1.-The to Butte which is
willing to treat us like men. | am greatly
pleased with the position of the STAND
ARD. just keep IL up. Sail right into
them. On our part. at the next meeting
OF the board of trade we will endeavor Ia
have "A committee appointed to go aroun
10 all the merchants u shippers in own
n get them 10 sign an agreement not
to patronize the Northern Pacific road,
That roads treatment of us has been out
rageous in the extreme.
Butte gives the Northern Pacific its
hest patronage between ~. Paul and
Portland. But the Northern Pacific will
never appreciate that fact until tho
: fact is forced on its attention
by "A marked diminution in its receipts
IL is difficult in his town To get a goo,
start In the matter, but once the mer
chants are thoroughly aroused and unite,
! they will bring b great corporation Il
! its needs"
: Said w. r.. Kenyon: .The Northern
Pacific has always treated MS slabbily
. At the very start il sidetracked us, am,
ever since has played Helena the favorite
: All branches ave been constructed on
= of Helena. The Castle branch will ais
start from Helena. II is foolish for tn
people of Bozeman to expect anythinl
. else. If all would do as l do. the North
: ern Pacific would not he long in coming
,, to time. i have not patronized the North
ern Pacific since IL was possible Ia pat
ronize another line. | cannot see VIII
anybody should travel by the Northern
Pacific when il il possible on the Mon
witho ut a change of cars. ! don't believ
: the Northern Pacific can succeed in IL
. e~ndeavoring TO keep eastern people out q
= Butte. They have heard of its resource
= now and are bound to come to il. Tn
Northern Pacific will lose n great dea
! more than we will by playing int
> Helena's hands. They must know tina
passengers can do better by the riva
N lines. But the company should not alon
: Dc made to feel the loss Of passengc
!, traffic, but of freight traffic as well. ShiJ
u pers should do all their shipping by othe
roads. There are many of them who vii
be slow to do this, but by means of agita
ton IL can be brought about"
w. A.. Clark said in regard to the mat
ter: 1.-THE treatment Of our city by tn
Northern Pacific road has been far fron
I right. We might as well have no sbor
line at all, so far as passenger accommo
n dation is concerned. IL is evidently th
intention Of the Northern Pacific 10 %
y our freight trade and do nothing for u
y In return. In my opinion the merchant
and other shippers Of Butte could he IN
1uced to take "A firm stand in the matte
and demand Of the company that il Civ
us one of its through trains. There il u
reason why we should not have % Of III
o through trains. Ii is our desert. As IA
6 as am personally concerned ! shall Gel
tainly consider the claims OF the othc
roads In arranging my shipments. TIL
Manitoba is given through traffic to Ill
q East and will soon be able To give throug
I, traffic westward. The Northern Pacit
is not necessary 10 our existence. w
have become a great city In spite of
y and can still do without il. Whether tina
road can do without us is another que
ton"
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