The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-30
Tho Burlington Losing No Time n.
Pushing Tho Montana Ex-
tension.
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win Reach tho Park In 1893 and
Helena IA Twelve Months
After.


The Burlington ID sparlng neither man
nor money in tho work Of pushing I'D *
iension Into Montana. Al the meeting Of
the Stockgrowers' association In Miles City
1 couple Of months ago representatives Of
the Darlington syatem promised the stock
mon that they would be In shape this year
to handle direct = pars Of their business,
md from the present outlook they will
keep their word. Rut that il not al. The
Burlington has nov carried ita overland ~.
tension 10 far that In order 70 make II pay
II mast carry u farther. A terminus ont
on tho prairie zoo miles from any p~opulous
center and In ! section where there 10 only
traffic for . few months In the year 10 be
depended upon, is mot . condition Of things
that will please the stockholders, 90. Of
of necessity, the road must be carried TO
those points whore il can compete for on
lar0sd passenger traffic. ore and coal ship,
msnta lumber and other commodities.
Then again it must get to q market
in this state for tho products
Of the agricultural state Of Nebraska.
and this market will be found only in cen-
trail. western and southern Montana. The
only logical outcome of the extension under
taken two years ago is for the road to build
TO Helena. the distributing center OF the
state for the corn, and other pro du0tions Of
Nebraska. And here. too. the Burlington
will find the only point whore IL can COM
pete with the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific for the trade Of not only Montana,
but Of adjoining states, Ores from the
American and British Kootenai, from Idaho.
from Warrington and from the rich min
sral producing counties Of Montana come
here 70 DO sold 70 the highest bidder. The
numerous branch lines that run into al the
mineral districts from Helena focus here,
and IL 10 here the .ore buyers make their
headquarters. Once its line touches the
limits Of the city. the Burlington will be
able to offer the producer who desires to
ship his ore to Omaha or Denver q most
direct route. and at rates hat will give it
its full share of the traffic. At no other
had. The officials recognize this, and they
also know the quicker they get here the
better il will be for their treasury.
The Burlington also proposes to be ready
for u big National park business in 1888. A
private dispatch from Gillette, in Wyoming,
says steel is now being laid On the Montana
A force Of !, 300 teams nj $500 men is now
employed. and just 80 soon 40 the weather
settles this will be doubled. The Bur
linRtGn will be in the Yellowstone val
Icy before Jan. l, 1888, and in Helena By
the end Of that year. The officials have
now shrown Oft all disguise and announce
that the Montana extension will be pushed
from now on with all possible dispatch.
The Chicago Post publishes a teleg am re-
ceived by Breese b Cummings, stockbrokets
Of that city az follows:
It 10 believed in some quarters that the
IL about to make a further issue
of convertible five per cent bonds in order
TO extend the system to Helena and Yellow
stone park.