The Helena independent., 1894-11-17
SHOWS ENTERPRISE.
Tho Burlington viii Establish an office
and Hustle Tor Business In
This City.
BELIEVES MONTANA GOOD TERRITORY
The Road Opens up a New Market for Mon.
tana Stoekgrowers and Missouri
Wholesalers.
BELIEVES MONTANA GOOD TERRITORY

! The Burlington expects 10 establish
a freight office Ina Helena In a few days.
w. w. Johnston. the roads commercial
agent for the territory Including Mon
tana, and who is located at billings,
has been in the city arranging de-
tails. MIR. Johnston left yesterday for
/ Butte whore he may decide 10 estah-
lish another office for his road. He
left behind him Harry +, Ruger. tray
cling freight agent. who will take
charge OF the Burlington's Office In this
city. Mr.. Ruger was found at The
Helena last night by an Independent
reporter and when asked about the
roads Intentions, said;
Eyes, the Burlington officials have
determined 90 establish an Office in this
city. We expect a great deal Of bust
ness from Montana territory. Helena
is a commercial center and II Is only
natural that an office should be estab-
llshed here. We want this city's busi-
ness and we hope to get our share Of it
before long. We can only establish
freight Office for by the terms of the
traffic arrangement between the Bur
lington and Northern Pacific the lat
ter road is 10 do the formers ticket
selling business along the Northern Pa
cific line"
THE new road is sure 10 be a promi
nent factor In developing the state.
continued Mr.. Ruger. ut affords a
direct line for Montana merchants 90
omaha, Kansas City and ST. Louis,
IL opens an immense territory to the
wholesalers and jobbers OF those cit
les, heretofore closed TO them. This Is
bound to be OF great benefit 10 the
people OF this state, as well as the
wholesalers OF Kansas and Missouri.
for IL permits competition with St
Paul, Minneapolis aud Chicago job
hers, The Burlington reduces very
considerably the distances between Hell
ena and the cities named. Ii is the
shortest line to Omaha from Helena
by 294 miles; shortest To Kansas City
by 3Sl miles. and by 164 miles to ST.
Louis.
THE Burlington. as you know. passes
through the Crow reservation. and II
will do much toward the development
of that great country. Few people
realize the extent and richness of that
section. II win. in few years, be one
Of the chief agricultural and stock
raising regions in the state. Ii has
long needed a railroad, and now that
Il has one. and a through line at that.
II is bound TO prosper.
The Burlington offers the stock
growers of Montana a new market. for
now they can ship their cattle to
Omaha and Kansas City. There have
been large shipments of stock over the
new line this fall, and cattle shipments
are still being made. Most OF the stock
Is from the ranges of Custer and Hel-
lowstone counties. The passenger bust-
ness, considering the newness of the
line, is very satisfactory. The roads
service is excellent as through trains
OF Pullman palace sleeping cars and
reclining chair cars run daily between
Billings and omaha.
by the way distinguished party is
expected TO alLve here from Omaha
To- morrow. This party is composed of
william Amin. Washington news
paper man, Senator Chas. +. Mander-
son. Nelson Patrick and John Patrick,
business men Of Omaha The party has
been inspecting the new road, and af-
ter a day here will probably proceed
west"