The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-09
IT'S A BAD PLAN.
Great Falls Doesn't Like the Montana
Centraps New Time Schedule.

Centrars New Time Schedule.
Great Falls. May S.-Great Falls has
unwillingly endured two days expert
ence of the new train schedule on the
Montana Central, and the people are
more than ever determined that, IL
persistent protesting and constant APP
peals to those in authority will accom-
plish anything, the former schedule
shall be restored, or one as equitable
and satisfactory shall be established.
Already the hotel arrivals indicate a
marked decrease in the number of
visitors to the city, and business men
bitterly complain that they are forced
to transact by correspondence business
which should be granted personal at
tention, and which has heretofore been
transacted in the presence of all con-
cerned.
Great Falls has suffered various dis
appointments in the citys brief exist
ence. and has been forced to submit
to the infection of great injustice at
the hands of enemies; but this last
blow is the most unkindest cut of
all" and the fact that Ii was delivered
by a company which has always pro-
fessed friendship for the city, and
which is under great obligations to the
city, makes the wrong doubly hard to
bear.
The annual reports of the Great
Northern railway system for the past
two years have shown that the profits
of the Montana Central line have been
sufficient to Offset the losses on any
two other roads in the great system.
Great Falls and the tributary country
are unquestionably the mainstay of the
Montana Central's enormous traffic,
and the people do not relish train serv-
ice inferior to that of Sand Coulee or
Glasgow. People within a radius of $50
miles of the city depend upon Great
Falls as their nearest railroad point.
and the press of Northern Montana is
unit In the condemnation of the mis-
taken policy-which Injuries this city.
In Great Falls the roar is loud and
prolonged. The fruit season has just
begun, and people must either open
their stores at unearthly hours or per-
NIT the fruit to rot in the heated at
mosphere of the express office Impor-
tant correspondence is made IL hours
late. and all communications must be
prepared at an early hour where, in
other cities. business men are calmly
reposing In slumber. Twenty or more
per cent of the business of Great Falls
merchants is transacted with small
towns along the railroad. Rush" or
ders are sent from these towns, and
reach Great Falls 80 hours after be-
ing mailed. For instance, letters which
were mailed at Fort Benton Monday
morning were received in Great Falls
this "wednesday morning.
The wool season Is about to begin in
Great Falls. Heretofore this has at
tracted to the city an average of at
least 80 visitors per day. Billings is
making a high bid to secure much of
the wool which heretofore found a mar
ket at Great Falls, and the Burlington
is exerting every means In its power to
deprive the Great Northern OF an i'm
mense source of revenue in the wool
shipments. Yet, with blind determin-
alton, for which no satisfactory reason
has been advanced. the Great North
ern has established a system which
will play into the hands OF it's rival
The wool buyers viii not arise In the
dark from comfortable beds In order TO
meet growers or to visit ranches on
which the clip is stored: nor will the
growers consent to travelling by night,
but will seek the Billings market.
There are no wool men here yet, but
several cattlemen are in the city, and,
in view OF the new schedule, are con-
templating establishing headquarters
at Glasgow, or on the Northern Pacific
or Burlington.
The people have not yet ceased TO
hope that their petition for justice. nu-
merously signed and published in the
Standard recently. will be needed. But
they hope that. IL IL Is disregarded.
Uncle Sam will have something to say.
and will speak so emphatically that a
railway mail service at least equal to
a pony express In efficiency will be
,roinfafred