Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-04-19
AMONG THE RAILROAD BOYS
A Change OF Time Expected on the
Montana Ceutrai About
May ).
Busy Times on the Road-Pay Day
ednesday-Persnnal Items
About Depot.

The business OF the Montana Central
has been booming lately and month by
month has shown steady increase. The
receipts as compared with the same
months last year have in every case
shown very large increase, proving
that business in Great F'al)s vastly i'm
proved since a year ago. Wednesday was
pay day on the road and Agent Pheeney
was busy all day giving out checks. 1t
was the heaviest pay roll for some time
and the en.ineers, hremen, and shop
men were al down for pretty good-sized.
checks. The total pay roll disbursed by
the company in Great Falls yesterday
would figure up pretty close to $4,000
There is talk around headquarters
about change in time which will soon
go into effect. 1t is proposed to
change the time or the main line
and the train service on the Montana
Central will have to be changed SO as to
conform to it and meet the through
trains at Havre. 1t has not yet been
definitely announced flom st. Paul what
the new time schedule on the Great
Northern will be but if it is fixed as at
present talked Of, the mail train from
the east will arrive at Great Falls about
5 a. M, instead OF l0:3O a. H., and No. ~,
which arrives from the west at 3:4O
p, m. now, will get here about $3.50 u. n
An lntimation has been received from
st Paul that the change will 60 into
effect about May >.
There is also some talk of running
the stub train that now goes between
Helena and Butte through to Great
Falls, thus giving two trains day be-
tween Butte and Great Falls.
Passenger traffic has been quite heavy
this month from Great Falls and keeps
pace with the increase in the freight
traffic.
A trainload of Oregon fir came in this
week from Seattle for use in the con-
struction of the new high school build
lug. 1t is the finest lot of lumber OF its
kind ever brought into the city, and
comprises long timbers, joists and
boards II cost So a thousand.
The Montana Central is commencing it's
spring repairing. Foreman Bradley and
gang Of IS men are now at work doing
some repairing at Craig and there will
soon be good deal more work under
way. There is also a good deal of side.
track work to do this season. a force of
meE are now at work adding side-track
room to the yards at the Boston & Mon |
tana smelter.
Superintendent McLaren, who has
been absent for couple OF weeks, dur
ing which he had the sad duty of bury
ing his mother at Cincinnati, Ohio, is ex-
pected back in day or two.
r.. NJ. Flood, dispatcher in the head |
quarters Office, has made arrangements
to take months vacation and expects
to leave Saturday for st. Paul.
r. II. Bowron, chief clerk in the super
intendent's Office, who has been east for
the last three weeks, returned to Great
Falls Monday last. He brought with
him his family from Nashville, Tenn,
who will make their home in this city
hereafter.
st. Paul, who has been filling Chief
Clerk Bowron's place during his absence,
will return Friday to st. Paul.
A. G. Wood. the obliging ticket agent
at the depot smiles blander smile than
C'Oi eAo Ao pto'APo eiiC Li'-hplo uIb ihhCp
in the cash, and the cause is said to be
brand new boy which arrived at his home
on the West side on Monday last
Miss Alice Weaver, niece of f. G.
Shelton, ana Leslie Austin of the Great
Northern were married in the private
parlors of the Merchants hotel Sunday
evening by Rev. Van Goeson.-- Havre
Advertiser.
The very many friends of w. w. Cur
rier, formerly acting superintendent of
the Montana Central, will be pleased to
learn that he has recently been ap,
pointed trainmaster on the Alabama
Great Southern railway, a portion of
the Queen and Crescent line, running
from Chattanooga, Tenn, to Meridian,
Miss. Mr.. Currer was superintendent
here during the big strike on the Great
Northern, and his conservative and wise
action had much to do with the preser-
walton Of the peace during those critical
times. He has host of friends not only
among railroad men but also the bust
ness men in this city.
r. M. Goodwin OF Winona, one OF the
directors Of the A. r. u, is expected
back here some time next week to re-
main some time in the interests of the
union. He reports very great encourage
ment and success. both east and west OF
here. in his efforts to build up the organ
ization and reorganZe it.