The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-02
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A VISIT FROM o. 2. OYHICIAIs
. They Arrange With the rseplSi fr,ne,
|, pertation c. fra Jeint 1900
Freight and Express Businso
; A number Of Union Pacific olic;.is.
. now on tour Of inspection Of the road.
: were invited by !. H. Brown, s<ner.i
manager Of the Peoples TrsnsportatisA
Co., to visit Ceur d'Alene. In rs-pouse
; Mr.. Brown received the following tele-
gram from N. J. O'Brien, accepting the
invitation; 81 will be 1t HaFrtsoa
Thursday morning about eight thirty
with General Manager Dickinson's party
and would be pleased to accept the in
vitation extended to Mr.. Baxter for .
trip on the lake, il you can arrange il. "
| Upon the receipt Of this message,
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Brown ordered
the Wheaton, which was 1t Old Mission.
back to Harrison and with Trafic Nam
ager Budlong boarded the Volunteer for
Harrison to meet the party. BY speciA
invitation . representative Of the Pass
accompanied them.
Promptly at AS Thursday morning,
the special train arrived at Harriasa
bearing Howard Gould, e. Dickinaaa.
assistant general manager; Z. L. Lmax,
general passenger agent; r. W. Baxter,
general superintendent; w. H. Hurt
burt. assistant general passenger sesuss
y. ]. OBnen, superintendent of Pa
cific division;J. H. Mcconnell, super
intendent Of motive power and machis-
cry; E. Buckingham, superintendent Of
car service; L. H. Korty, superintendent
OF telegraph; E. B. Gibbs, master me
chanic of Pacific division; C. A. Coona.
private secretary to J. H. Mcconnell:
J. c. Lalor. private secretary to z.
Dickinson. They Immediately left the
train and boarded the Amelia Wheeton
and were soon on their way to the Queen
city Of the lake. The party arrived here
about IL O'Clock, .. M, and we're met at
the wharf with carriages and driven
through the garrison and to different
parts OF the city, reaching the Ceur d.
Alene Inn about IL 30. p. n, where N
elegantly prepared lunch awaited them.
After lunch they met and conversed
With many Of our prominent citizens.
These officials were here for the pur-
pose of inspecting the line of the Peo-
pies transportation Co. and to investi-
gat the amount and class of business
that they were likely to do. The result
OF their trip should be most encourag-
ing to the members Of the transportation
company and our business men eener-
ally. They granted every request that
Manager Brown made of them. Among
the other arrangements made BY the
two companies are Spokane rate from
all points east and west to Ceur d'Alene.
the extension of the Pacific Express
line to our town and for a
Joint through, and local passenger and
freight business. In fact all the benefits
OF two competing transcontinental lines
Of railroad are secured to our citizens
without an effort on their part and
without dollars expense TO any one
outside Of the members Of the Peoples
transportation Co. Much of the credit
Tor this 10 due to J. II. Brown, the
prime mover in the organization Of tho
Peoples Transportation Co.
This gives US advantages over shy
other town in the county, as two Of the
arHest railroads in the country are now
here. This has been accom-
plished with 60 little bluster that it
seeems possible. yet it 10 true
md two companies are now here ask.
ns for your patronage.
In view Of the arrangements COM
'leted on Thursday the Peoples Trans-
'ortation Co. saw the necessity Of in
:reased facilities and instructed Mall
ger Brown to buy the machinery for a
lew boat which he has already done.
plan for the new boat has been sub
nitted to the company, which they will
accept. 1t is for boat l3s
ret over all and - feet beam, which.
nth the machine ~ purchased is gusren-
eed to make p miles an hour. Il will
e finished in the latest style and fitted
nth all modern improvements, inclu-
ing electric lights.
Many were the expressions Of delight
nd surprise made by the different
l.mbers Of the Dickinson party over
he scenery and Improvements they cav
IA their trip to our city.
Howard Gould and J. n. Mcconnell
ere delighted With the lake and ssid
lat they wonld certainly return in the
ear future and spend sou,s time enjoy
q life on its shores.
General Passenger Agent Lomax was
uch pleased with the beauty Of the
ke and enthusiastic over its great poe.
bilities ~ summer resort. and ssys
at he will make Ceur d'Alsns one Of
'e leading objective points at their
immer excursions from the east.
All were much surprised as the size
I'd beautiful appearance Of our town.
I'd there 10 no doubt but what the tosn
III feel tho effect Of the interest created
tho U. T. officials, by their visit here.