The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-13
GOOD FOR BILLINGS
1t Is Proposed to Settle Up the Ada
cent Country.
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
The Citizens of That Thrifty City
Are Looking Out for 7 heir Best
Interests. Aided by the Rail-
way Company.

George w. McCaskey, district pas
senger agent OF the Northern Pacific.
came in yesterday from Billings. where
he has been in consultation with the
officers OF the new Commercial Ex-
change, which succeeded the Billings
board OF trade. in regard to their
scheme for increasing the population
OF the country adjacent to Billings.
The exchange has so far effected only
a temporary organization, but II Is
proceeding with the business IL has In
hand in an energetic and business-like
manner. The principal object of the
new organization at present Is the
settlement Of the farm lands surround
Ing that thrifty little city. 1t is the
Intention to place on foot a movement
that Will encourage emigration to that
section and in furtherance OF this un-
dertaking a committee of two or three
will soon be sent into the state OF
Pennsylvania. whose mission II will be
to try to interest the Dunkards, who
are considered a very thrifty people,
In the new movement. and to induce
as many of them as possible to remove
to Montana. One or two of the Dun
kards. who possess the full confidence
of their people. will be asked to come
out and look the ground over and II Is
expected that they will quickly dis
cover that Montana offers many adj
tions.
The commercial exchange will prob
ably effect a permanent organization
in about 10 days and active operations
will then be commenced. When the
matter takes definite shape Mr.. Nc
Caskey expresses no doubt that the
roads interested will supplement the
effort of the exchange in every way
possible, as they are naturally inter-
ested in any movement having for its
object the settlement of lands west of
st. Paul.
Extensive alterations and improve
ments are being made in the Northern
Pacific uptown office for the conven-
fence OF patrons of the road and in
order to facilitate the handling of the
business. The passenger and freight
departments will be entirely separated,
which will prevent promiscuous crowd
ing at one counter and General Agent
Tuohy will have a coy and convenient
private office in the rear. The passen-
ger department will be located in front
and will be supplied with easy chairs
and boxes OF all grades of cigars. City
Ticket Agent ]. f. Mccormick and
Freight Agent j. f. Liebe have done
a great deal of the carpenter work in
cident to the alterations and have
shown that they do not have to de-
pend on railroad business alone to
maintain a living. While Receiver
Burleigh has recognized the need of
better accommodations In the Butte
office. the Northern Pacific through
trains are still running by way of
Helena.
A Chicago dispatch says that officials
OF the Transmissouri lines held a meet
ing there for the purpose of determin-
r..
their lot with the Western Passenger
association and allow it's agreement to
cover their business up to Colorado
common points. The meeting adjourned
without taking definite action, but the
chances are very strong that the lines
will come in under the association
agreement. The greater part OF the
day was taken up by a consideration
OF the association agreement. and the
lines got over IL without any particu-
lar trouble.
The only disagreement was over
rates from Montana points to the Mis-
souri, river Tho Rio Grande Western
asked that the Union Pacific reduce
its rates from Utah points to the Mis-
souri, river from $50 to s25. on account
of its low rates from Montana points
Utah. The Rio Grande Western
claimed that as the matter now stands
the rates from Montana through Utah
to the river allowed a scalp on their
Utah business. and they wished II re-
moved. The Union Pacific demurred.
and the result was a long argument
and no agreement.
The Union Pacific reduced it's Utah
rates TO the Missouri river a few weeks
ago to equalize them with its Montana
rates, and II Is not expected by the
representatives In Butte that any fur
Their reductions will be made.
The Burlington is making arrange
ments to run personally conducted
tours to California. The tours will
embrace 80 days. and will include all
points in the state. The first will
leave Chicago on Jan. .. the second
on Feo. and the third early In
March. The cost OF the entire trip
will be $3.50.