The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-26
PRESIDENT 0AKES' VISIT.
Northern Pacific Officials and a Board
Of Trade Committee Have
q Conference.
The Railroad to Give Excursions
Both to the Coeur d'Alenes
and to Helena.
Frsirht Rates and Stop-Ovsr Privileges
~ Affecting Helena to he Given a
Thorough Investigation.

The conference yesterday between tne
Northern Pacific officials and a committee
from tho Board of Trade, was a satisfactory
one to each party. Tho railroad people ar
rived in Helena at seven a. H.. several hours
sooner than expected, but tho committee
appointed by the Board of trade was noti-
fed. and a meeting held at the First Ma
tional bank parlors at 1880. 4. M. Hotter
was tho chairman. the other members be-
ing, r. H. Kleinsehmidt, A.. kleinschmidt,
r. Jockey, W. A. Lyman, w. II. Orr, A. NJ.
Esler. g. e. Boos, Fl. Hewins. M. Lissner,
S. schwab, DR.. w. NJ. Billiard, L. NJ. Hoyt.
]. b. Sanford, Il. G. Wallace and L.. A.
Walker.
Mr.. Hotter referred to the general OBJ
iects of the conference and then T. H.
Kleinsehmidt went more into detail. first
asking President Cakes if it was possible to
arrange an excursion for Helena business
men over the De Smet branch to the Occur
d'Alenes. Without hesitation MIR. Cakes
replied that he recognized the sentiment OF
the people of that section was for closer re-
lations with Helena; that he felt it would
be mutually benefclally for the railroad
and the people of Montana that
this feeling should be encouraged,
and in order to do what he could to
further the business OF the two sections.
when the De Smet branch was completed,
the Northern Pacific would give the people
of the Cnur d'Alene country an excursion
to Helena, and would also give the repre-
sentative business men of this city an ex-
cursion to the Idaho silver-lead country.
This latter excursion is to be under the
auspices of the Helena Board of Trade, the
company furnishing tho transportation.
Mr.. Cakes was then asked If better rates
on freight could not be given Helena mer-
chants. In reply he said he would look
into the matter, and he assured the COM
mittee that Helena would have no cause to
complain of unjust discrimination.
When the question OF stop-over prlvl-
leges come up, Mr.. Cakes referred the ques-
ton to General Manager Mellen. The gen
eral manager was in his car at the depot.
but a carriage was sent to bring him up
town, aud in a little while he met the COM
mittes at the Office of the Hotter Hardware
company. After the committee had informed
him of their mission, he said he regretted
yery much that the last legislature had not
passed the bill known as this sealsers bill,
according to the terms of which. II a pas
senger bought a through ticket from st.
Paul to the sound, and discontinued his
tourney at Helena, or any other Montana
point, the company was to be compelled to
pay him the cash for the unused portion OF
the ticket. As it was now, stopovers at
Helena would make a good business for the
s%oalpers,
MI, Mellen was reminded that second
GLASS passengers, with tickets to the sound
were allowed a stopover at Spokane, an
that there were scalpers there as we'll as II
Helena. This was, apparently a nov
phase of tho subject to him, and he tole
the committee he would have a conference
with Traffic Manager Hannaford and see il
he could not arrange the matter to the sat
isfaction of tho people OF Helena.
On invitation of Manager L. A., Walker
T. F. Cakes, N. G. Thrall, G.. b. Lam
born, Paul Sohulze, 8. T. Hauser and G. A
Broadwatsr partook of luncheon at Th'
Helena. The menu was excellent, while
the service did not detract from the hotel
reputation in that respect.
Mr.. Cakes and Mr.. Mellen, as we'll eS the
other members of the party who came ny
town, expressed themselves as much please'
with their reception, and the business-llkt
way in which matters we're called to their at
tention. They predict a big business TIM
year for tho road, and their trip was fol
the purpose of inspecting the line aud see
ing that everything ID in good trim to han
die the traffic. It was the intention tt
leave Helena at ll:30, but 1t was two o'clocl
before the three special cars and baggage
left the depot.
Agent Edgar Joined the gentlemen a
Haussr junction Wednesday, went over tn
Cour a'Alene branch and same to Helene
with them. Those composing the part.
were: President F. r. Oakes; Assistant t
the President N. G.. Thrall; General Man
ager, w. S. Mellsn; General Superintendent
Nj. @. Kimberly; Assistant General Super
intendent G. W. Dickinson; Land Commits
sioner G.. B. Lamborn; General Agent Pau
tchulze, OF Tacoma; Engineer il
Chief j. W. Kendrick; Princlpa
Assistant Engineer S. X. McHenry, O
Tacoma, Principal Assistant Engineer W
L.. Darling, of Helena, General Counse
JAS. McNaught, SUI e~rintendent F. w. Gil
bert, of the Idaho division, Superintendent
$. e. Ramsay, of the Rocky Mountain div
ision, and Superintendent. G. o. Finn, c
the Montana division.