The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-19
TIME FOR HUSTLING
The Railroad May Be Induced to Run
Into the Springs.
BUT THE PEOPLE MUST ACT
It Is Rapidly Approaching Castle.
and Unless White Sulphur Of
fers Some announcement
She Might Ee Snubbed.


this town." 1t is time they Were
thinking; but it will not be very long
now until they will have to quit think
ing and go to acting in earnest. or be
passed by unnoticed, as the Montana
railroad will surely go to Castle, and
will also come to the Springs. provided
the business men and men OF means
/ show some enterprise in the matter.
The railroad can get along comforta-
bly, without White Sulphur Springs.
but the question is can White Sulphur
Springs get along without the railroad
OF course some citizens who are not as
public spirited as they should be will
say, I'VE have got along without a
railroad all right so far and can con-
tinue to do without one" This is true
as far as it goes but ii does not go
very far. If the Montana railroad does
not come to the Springs, the town is
sure to lose its prestige. as the mer-
chants cannot begin TO compete with
the merchants of the town which will
spring into existence along the line Of
the road. If the people want to keep
up with the procession IL is time they
were comparing notes and trying to de-
termine upon some plan of action
Work on tho road is progressing nice
ly, the wea ther considered There are
something like 90 bridges between the
mouth of Sixteen Mile creek and tho
great canyon. and the piles for about
four-fifths of these have been driven.
and the timber for the balance is on
the ground, and Contractor Nesbt ex-
poets to reach the canyon before the
track-layers overtake him in the
spring. The contractor Quinn. has
about % men enPa ged i'm getting out
ties. and there is no danger Of delay on
TINS score. as the men ere confident
they viii fulfin their contract to the let
ter. There are three outfits engaged on
the rock work, md tho combined force
Of men. by actual count. handling now
der and drill is r. besides surveyors.
bosses. etc. Much has been written
about grand canyons but there is moth
ing yet traversesd by a railroad that
compares with the CANYON on this
route. 1t Is only about 20 feet IN width
and rises. according 10 the estimate Of
the engineers. 10 a height Of 500 feet.
IT is expected that the rock work will
be completed before the frost Is out Of
the ground sufficiently to admit Of
blowing and scraping but in this event
the men will be kept in camp so that
no time will be lost when the ground
thaws sufficiently to work. Tracklay-
ing, II is understood. will be COM
menced by Nav /, and will probably
overtake the graders before they reach
the dump Of the Cumberland rnine-the
present destination Of the road
The road crosses Smith river valley
is miles south of White SULPHUR
Springs, and a track 10 this place could
he laid at a nominal cost. as there
would be very little grading. but no
ARA n gements have been made for
building to the Springs. Only one man
here claims that this place is 70 have
the railroad. but he has talked railroad
so long that his statements are not
credited. br; he says the people are too
enterprlslng 70 let such n golden on
portuuity slip by. and II is 10 be honad
that i'm this he is correct A railroad
is all this place needs 10 bring II to the
front as one Of the leading towns in .
the state, but a railroad 16 miles south .
of ii would prove n calamity rather .
than n blessing. so far as this town is .
concerned. although II would greatly .
improve the outlook Of Smith river val
ley generally. 1t Is time for action and
IL Is honed the people viii see to Il that
White Sulphur Springs will be on deck
when the time comes for driving the
silver spike
Quite a number of new suits have
been fled in the district court during
the past week The following cases
have been set: F. T. Anderson 81 al.
VS.. George r. Choate. for the fore
closure Of mortCage Of 81. a23 IS on
Neihart mining property: Anderson
Bros. vs. y ". Macintosh ~ al. for
mo foreclosure Of a mortgage Of ST.
20 20 on Neihart mining pronertv:
State Of Montana We w T. Clark ct al
to recover tayes on 5000 OnO as net pro-
reeds OF the Rroadvater group ~
mines: Cooley Sheen company VS.. w
". Mcknight. for damages I'm the sum
d S26o.1O on account of a mortgage sale
by defendant. ms sheriff. Of sheen
>laimed by plaintiff. Answer was also
We'd in the suit recently brought nv the
First National bank ~ Great Falls vs..
Allen Pierse et al. the defense being
hat the sheep were sold to satisfy de-
inquent ta~es.
G.. j.. KumDe. one Of the most ,,on-
ilar young men in Meagh county !
WI leave in few days for Fort Doug
ass. Ftah. ~ attend the exa-,iration
% be held there the first OF March To-
appointment 20 West Point. Mr.. KumDe !
vas appointed alternate in the com
'etitive examination held I'm Helena /
turing last May and his numerous
ricnds here are very hopeful that he
'-ill secure the appointment this time
ure
Mr.. and Mrs. ". w Coates and Miss
,eBord 90 NartinSdaie are visitors in
he citv this week. NJ Coates heinz
litf.i''''fi - III ItfdIN now IN session 3 Z
o tx valuation Of real estate for next
s~essrnent
The masquerade ball given last Fri
Az evening by the Auditorium man I
genent was complete success. both 1
ccially and financially. There were
bout SO persons IN costume. and II was
pparent that each was trying 20 outdo
he other in the matter OF disguise
nd right we'll did they succeed. The
Dectators. % which there vas a large
uUher. az. wei az those in mask. Nad
jolly god time. More 81 such pleas
- gatherings as this will bring the
eorle ~ The Springs together socially
2 they should ba