The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-28
IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER
Everything on tho B, 4 4 p Goss Is
Smoothly as Clock Work.
CROWDS AT THE STATION
Tho First Trains Watched With In
terest and Admiration - The
Time Schedule All That
Could Be Desired.

Butte, Dec. 27.-Butte people maui-
tested a great deal Of interest in the for
NAL opening Of the B.. A. & p. for passen.
ger business to-day. and there was quite n
crowd at tho Great Northern depot at so
this morning to see the first tram
como IN from Anaconda. 1t was tho
Great Northern through express and boro
n number of Anaconda people, who came
up 10 Butte for the express purpose OF
taking ride on tho first passenger train
on the new road out Of tho future capital.
They nearly all returned to Anaconda on
the next train. There was another crowd
At tho depot when the evening train pulled
| out Mt 5 O'Clock. II carried many passen-
gers. several of whom went to Anaconda
90 attend a ball.
Tho first train made up OF b., A. 4 r.
passenger cars arrived sharp on timo at
10 0:35 this morning and was given hearty
welcome from tho crowd around tho
depot. This train, which is made up OF
two first-cinss coaches. smoking
and baggage cars In charge of Con-
ductor T.. T.. Johnson and Engineer
Charles Bonhan, leaves Anaconda as No.
at Q 10 a. M. reaching Butte at 1925.
Returning IL leaves Butte at II $50 p. IN.
as No. =, reaching Anaconda at 2:20. Re-
| turning again il leaves Anaconda
at - u. m. as No. s, reaching
Butte at i.30 o'clock. At o'clock it
leaves Butte as No. and arrives at Ana.
conda at 6 :05. No. . leaves Anaconda at
80 q. m. and reaches Butte at 3 :55 a. m,
whore it becomes Great Northern
~ and runs through to St. Paul.
| No. 23 on tho Great Northern
leaves Butte as b., A. q p. No. 5, at 8 .o5
| y. m, reaching Anaconda at 10 10 p. m.
| These two trains are east and west.
bound through trains and are handled be-
tween Havre and Anaconda by Conductors
J. NJ. Hall, Jerry Flanagan and George
| Stephens.
No. 4. Greas Northern. the Helena LEGAL,
| leaves Butte as b., A. a r. No. I at III AS .
IN. reaching Anaconda at II 80 p. m. Re-
| turning It leaves Anaconda at . o'clock p.
IN. as No. . reaching Butte at 3:o5 y. m.
where II becomes Great Northern No. ..
leaving Butte for Helena ut $40. This train
is in charge Of Conductor Frank Bing-
ham and Engineer Matt Fisher. All
freight and passenger trains on the B.. A.
& T.. run daily except Nos. and 8, which
do not run on Sundays. The b., A. & +.
passenger trains make tho run between
| AuhcOnun anu butte In uouF anu uln-
utcs, against hour aud IL minutes
on the Montana Union and the present
time will probably be reduced when tho
road bed Is settled.
| The time card which was published in
| this mornings STANDARD has elected q
great deal Of commendation on account
it's convenience. The freight trains con-
sists of Nos. ., 10. n. L., II
| and II. the even numbers east
bound and odd numbers wcst bound.
Thor schedule will not be completed be-
fore Jan. I. Conductor Stranahan, with
Engineer sam Copeland, leaves Anaconda
at $50 q. IN. on No. 10. the STANDARD
paper train, which. returning, leaves
/ Butte as No. l3 mt 1:45. The first ors
will be shipped over tho new road on Jan.
| 2. and the order is for l75 cars day. This
means that the hill mines will have tn
be worked to the full capacity. Tho
b., A. 4 L. has established q yard
on Anaconda hill. Of which q. l..
Chapman Is in charge. Mr.. Chap
man Is succeeded In the Butte yard
Of the Great Northern by n. Z. Grey ~
yard master. b.. A. d r. tickets wers
placed Oh sale to-day in the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific city offices, and
| il IL stated that they will also be placed in
the Union Pacific up town office.
Traffic Manager Donahoc states that
handsome passenger and freight depots
will he erected here early in tue spring.