The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-13
TOOTS And CINDERS
Interesting Gossip About Montana
Railroads.
THE NEW TIME CARDS
Some Important Changes Are
Soon to Be Made In the
Running Time or
Trains.
NEW TIME CARDS


Butte, May ia new time card win
go into effect on the Great Northern
within a few days under which the
local train between Butte and Helena
will be extended to Great Falls, in
compliance with a unanimous demand
from the people of that city for better
train service. in compensation for the
injury which they claimed was done
them by the recent change in time Of
the through train. Under the new card
the local train will leave Butte about
a. m. instead of 10 o'clock as at pres
ent. and WIN arrive in Great Falls
about 3 p. M. and will leave there on
the return trip probably half an hour
later. arriving in Butte at $40 p. m.
the same - under the present arrange
msnt. The new card is now in the
hands Of the printer and 1t is expected
that it VIII be out in time to go into
effect next Wednesday. The change
will prove a great convenience. not
orly to Great Falls but to Helena,
Butte and Anaconda as well.
E. s.. Blair, the urbane city ticket
agent of the Great Northern, who has
been laid up for several days with an
attack of the grip. has almost COM
pletely recovered and he will be back
behind the counter again tomorrow.
dealing out smiles and pasteboards
with his usual grace.
General Agent w. M. Tuohy Of the
Northern Pacific is spending a few days
| in Missoula on company business.
The Northern Pacific officials are be-
| ginning on slight change Of time in
their eastbound train, which will still
| further reduce the time between the
| great west and st. Paul. II the ar
| rangements are carried out as now
| contemplated the eastbound train will
| leave Portland at IL a. m. instead Of
8 a. m, as now, which will give prompt
| connection from all California points
| and the difference of two hours In the
| time of departure will be made up be-
| tween Portland and st. Paul. II Is
| expected that the train will leave
| Butte about IL, p. m. 40 minutes later
| than at present, which will reduce the
/ time between Butte and st. Paul to
AZ hours. This change will prove quite
a convenience to theatrical companies
| and business men who wish to clear
up their last days business before
leaving for the east.
l. Business. is, reported to be picking up
all over the Northern Pacific system
and particularly in Montana, and ex-
elusive passenger trains will be at once
| placed on all branches where mixed
trains have heretofore been handling
the business. Commencing with next
| Wednesday there will be daily pas
senger train on the National Park
branch.
The managers of the Yellowstone
| Park have made a big reduction In
rates this year, and the Northern Pa
cific has made corresponding reduc'
ticn from its eastern and western ter.
minals. Heretofore the round trip rate
from Livingston for the regulation triI
of So days through the park, including
hotel bills, stage fare and all expenses
has been $50. This year the rate will
be $3.50, and the hotel rate. which has
always been IS a day to tourists re
naming over in the park. will
seven days at the hotels a rate
of SO a day will be made. The
Transportation company has also made
reduction of over Is per cent In theiI
rates for side trips. An exceedingly
| large park business is expected this
year by both the Northern Pacific ant
i the Burlington, and arrangements arr
already being made to handle fta iaBe
fore this year the people in the ,Blacl
Hills and Kansas and Nebraska ant
the Southwestern states have been vir
tually shut off from the park on &C
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| REQUIRED to reach IL, but the completion
of the Burlington to Billings will nov
enable them to make the trip in from
"a to 36 hours.
| The Northern Pacific has also re
| duced the rate to Alaska. and a larg'
increase in tourist travel is looked for
Last year the round-trip rate from Ia
| coma to Sitka was 800, but this yea
| the rate has been cut to $50 and will
include all expenses of the trip. i
has only been possible to make the Al
aska trip during late years. but 1t hai
| grown into popular favor so quickl!
that two steamers are now required t
handle the traffic. The steamer Queen
| which is equipped with all modern con
| yeniences and has accommodations 70
$50 passengers, will be devoted exclu
sively to excursion travel. The roun'
trip to Alaska requires about IL day
from Tacoma, including a visit to al
! | of the principal points en- route. Un
der this years reduction the round tri
rate from Butte will be $147.20.
Three years ago, when the Northern
Pacific inaugurated its steamship lin
between Tacoma and Hong Kong an
Yokohama, only two steamers were re
quired, the Victoria and Tacoma Te
months later the Sikh was put on. an
! this year three new steamers. the Han
kow, Evendale and Strathnevis will b
added to the fleet. The new boats hav
nearly double the capacity of the oil
ones and have all of the latest i'm
provements. This line of steamer
makes better time than the line fror
| San Francisco. 1t has. in fact. virtu
ally secured a monopoly on all Orienta
business from the northwest. and 4
order to head IL OF, IL possible. tn
Union Pacific agents have received in
/ Cfrunfi0nS tn meet rate that
made by the Northern Pacific fror
Butte. although the latter road. hay
ing its own steamers. claims to be en-
titled to a lower rate than can b
made from San Francisco. The ne,
line has effected a saving of from on