The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-23
AS TO THAT NEW DEPOT
MSSOula Sees Prospects Of Needed
improvement
THE CITIZENS MUST ACT
II the Site Can Be Secured the
Northern Pacific VIII Erect
Handsome Building
Up Town.

MIssoULA, March 22-There was good
foundation for the rumor reported in the
STANDARD yesterday regarding the build
ing of a new depot. The railroad COM
pany has had in contemplation for six
months the enlargement of its equipment
hero and, while tho present depot an
swers the business purposes, the building
of n new depot is among the improve
ments contemplated. This step has been
taken in Difference to the requests OF citi.
Gems here, who want the passenger station
located SO that travellers will gain better
idea of the town than that which they
now obtain. The railroad company will
build this depot, provided the desired site
can be secured. This is at the head of
Higgins avenue, where the present rail-
road crossing is situated.
If this site can be obtained the work
will go ahead, but the company leaves it
to the citizens eff the town as to whether
1t shall be done or not.
The plans for the depot show that 1t is
to be n handsome two-story stone and
brick building, with circular towers at the
southeast and northwest corners. In the
first story will be the agents office,
ticket office, baggage room, waiting
rooms, restaurant and kitchen. The Sec
ond story will be given up to the division
offices, now on the second floor of the
present depot. The building will be sur
rounded by broad concrete platform and
the station, if built. will be the finest be-
tween the coast and Minneapolis.
Other improvements will be necessi-
tated by the construction of this building.
The present car shops will be torn down
and new ones erected north of the round
house; the round house and machine
chAra will ha nnIar0a6 and tho VA ri Of
the road will be extended considerably.
This will make it necessary to remove the
warehouse now standing west of Higgins
avenue. belonging to Marcus Daily and
the Mssoula Mercantile company but
both of these owners have expressed their
willingness to remove their buildings
whenever the erection OF the depot is de-
termined upon. The warehouses are
built upon the Northern Pacific right-of-
way and, according TO the contracts with
the company are to be removed whenever
the company needs the ground.
The present depot is to be remodeled as
| a freight house and will be moved south
| from it's present location. This would be
used for the Offices and warehouse of the
freight department and would facilitate
| the handling of the business of this branch
of the service. .
This is the plan OF the railway company
provided that the site desired can be se-
cured. There is no apparent opposition
to the plan, except from property owners
and business men on upper Woody street
and in the immediate vicinity of the. depot.
They are disposed to oppose the removal
of the depot for obvious reasons. There
is no truth in the statement that the re-
moval would be opposed by the owners OF
the warehouses mentioned. Both have
signIfied their willingness to remove them
as soon as it is determined to build new
depot. This has been known to the rail-
way people for several months and they
have gone ahead with their plans upon
the assurance that this would be done,
| when necessary.