The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-20
BUTTE WILL GET 1T
The Burlington Road Will Extend lis
Line There This Year.
THAT'S THE OUTLOOK NOW
IL Is Said That a Line Has Been
Surveyed and Selected over
Most of the Route-Passen-
ger Traffic Light

| BUTTE, Feb. 19.-As result of the
/ wholesale increase in passenger rates
which went into effect on Friday, the re-
ceipts of all three of Butte's transconti-
mental roads have fallen off considera-
bly,, although there is no noticeable de-
crease in travel. This apparent contra
| diction is accounted for by the fact that
the majority of intending travellers were
| thoughtful enough to buy their tickets be-
fore the rates were raised, and these tick
cts will continue to be used for probably
n couple of weeks longer. The passen-
ger receipts we're unusually heavy IN all
the local offices for two or three days be-
fore the increase in rates went into effect.
and they will now show n heavy falling off
until the tickets bought at that time have
been used. Ii is not believed that the in
crease in rates will have any perceptible
effect on the passenger business.
While 1t is almost an impossibiity at
this time to secure any definite informa-
ton on the subject from reliable sources
there is excellent reason for believing that
the extension of the Burlington from Bill
llngs TO Butte is being earnestly discussed
by the officials. 1t Is a significant fact,
which is not generally known, that a route
has already been surveyed from Billings
TO Painted Rocks, point near Toston on
the Missouri river, about 100 miles from
Bate. The projected road runs short
distance northwest of Billings and then
follows the Musselshell river to a pass in
the Belt mountains just east of the Mis-
souri,. The route has a river grade all the
way and has been formally accepted by
the 20" officials.
There is good reason to believe that
work on survey from Toston to Butte
will be commenced early in the spring md
nm CHrI he
projected is about eight miles shorter be-
tween Butte and Billings than by the
Northern Pacific. As the industrial, finan-
cial and commercial center of Montana,
Butte is the natural and logical terminus
of the Burlington, and an immediate ex-
tension of that road into Butte is looked
upon in railroad circles as a settled fact.
1t is fact over which there can be no
discussion that when the Burlington was
extended from McCook TO Denver, n dis |
lance of $50 miles, the outlook for business
was not one-half so favorable as that
which is offered by Butte, and, further
more, there was absolutely no posi- bility 4
of any local business, while there is fine
field for local business in extension to
Butte.
The Burlington people have the neces-
sary money at their demand and they
know that more than 50 per cent. of
Butte business awaits the arrival of their
first train and it can be stated that work
on the Butte extension will be actively in
progress within six months.
w. w. Johnston, the Burlington's hust-
ling commercial agent for Montana, ar
rived in Butte to-day on one of his short
and welcome visits. Mr.. Johnston is now
stationed at Billings and as soon as gets
everything running smoothly with the
Northern Pacific he expects to come over
TO Butte and take up his headquarters
here. He is n thoroughly western man.
having been general agent for the c. B. &
.. at Deadwood for four years prior to
his promotion and removal to Montana
and he has readily established himself on
most friendly footing with the business
men OF Butte, who will heartily welcome
him rs permanent resident of this city.
The Us officials showed excellent judg-
ment when they selected Mr.. Johnston
for the position he occupies.
The Burlington is now building n wool
house at Billings which will tie by long
odds the biggest storehouse for that pro-
duct in Montana. 1t will be 250 by 80 feet |
In size and will be equipped with scales. |
presses and other facilities for handling |
the wool. The wool will be stored i'm the |
warehouse by the ranchers and will be /
bought there by representatives of the big |
concerns IN Boston, Philadelphia and St. |
Louis.
1t is intimated that the Northern Pacific |
will put on n local passenger train be- |
tween Butte and Billings about April /.
Honey. honey. honey, homemade bread, |
fresh ranch eggs and creamery butter al |
the Southern hotel. Meals 70 cents.