The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-01-30
MEANS ANOTHER ROAD.
incorporates Of the Montaua ssath
Easssrn Railway.

Incorporates OF the Montana ooushs
Eastern Railway.
BUTTE, Jan. 29.AArticles Of incorporA.
tion of tho Montana Southeastern Rail.
way company were fled In the Office OF
the secretary Of state at Eslcna yesterday.
by Henry L. Frank, Loo Mantle. C. s.
Warren, George w. Irvine, w. McC. White
and n. c. Ray. all Of this city. The route
of the proposed road as given In the cir
tiflcate Of incorporation 10 as follows:
Beginning ~ q point near Butte, then
southensterly up Black Tail crock to the
summit Of the main range Of the Rockies,
thence eastorly up the Little Pipsstone and
Fisk creeks to the valley Of tho Jefferson
river, thence up said valley and the
valley Of the Ruby river to the summit OF
the Rockies In Madison county, with o
branch TO Bozeman from some point In
the valley Of the jefferson river; also from
o convenient point ON the main limo south.
erly 10 Dillon and up the valley Of the
Beaverhead river, and branch from near
the valley of tho Ruby river east TO the
valley of the Madison; thence up to Mad
ison river and it's tributaries TO the sum.
init Of the main range on the southwest
boundary OF tho state. The capital stock
is 81. .000.O0. Tho principal oflice Of the
company 10 to DO at Butte.
Mr.. White was seen by q reporter this
evening and questioned regarding tho now
railroad, but he assumed an unusually
mysterious air. and without answering
any questions referred the reporter 10 M.
Irvine. Tho latter when approached, was
engaged In critically examining . very
poor hand Of cards and was evidently not
In q mood to talk about proposed rail.
roads. even IL his name did figure In Il as
ono OF the incorporators.
"Mr. Irvine. what Is thore to this new
railroad scheme 2" he was asked.
"There is nothing to il yet, except the
filing Of the articles of incorporation"
said Mr.. Irvine, after picking over his
cards carefully and lighting an old cigar
stub.
"what does the filing Of the articles
meant"
"Everything 10 now In tho hands of Mr..
Ray" said Mr.. Irvine. MIR. Ray 10 an en-
gineer, for whom O fr,iitless search bad
been made by tho reporter earlier In the
evening.
"If there 10 nothing In it, what IL there
behind it?" was the next question, which
was answered after minute or 30.
"well, that remains to be seen. Can't
say just yet what 10 behind IT,"
"What particular railroad 10 backing
the scheme
II don't know. am sure." and that 10
all Mr.. Irvine could be induced to say.
A well-known railroad man was next
seen, and although he objected to having
his namo mentioned, he said that there
was no question but that tho scheme out.
lined In the articles of incorporation Of
tho Montana Southeastern Was . pro-
liminary for an extension Of the Burling-
ton road from tho present terminus In
Wyoming TO Butte, ond that II Was bis
understanding that the road would un-
doubtedly be extended through Montana
during this year.
This idea was unfolded by tho reporter
10 the third incorporation seen In regard 10
the new road, and he neither denied or
affirmed the report that the Burlington
was back Of the thing.
1--WE aro not In position to give out any.
thing for publication at this time," said
he. "and probably will not be for three
months. But this ! can say, that 1t is .
go, and the backing Of the scheme Is solid
enough to insure Butte now railroad be-
fore another season rolls around. Tho
fling Of the articles Of incorporation was
simply o starter and probably nothing
moro will be done for several months.
| When there Ii, the public will know it."