The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-05
WANT THEIR PAPERS
Delayed N. P. Trains Hold the
Standards " Away Back.
TALK ABOUT THE RAILROAD
What Is Going on In Local Circles
and the Present and Future Out
look News of Burleish's
disappointment.

Missoula, March 4.-Missoula people
have been longing for return of the
Standards old handcar delivery since
the bottom dropped out of the Bozeman
mountain and delayed the trains so
that the Standard doesn't reach here
until late. There have been more kicks
and more trouble during the past few
days than since the floods two years
ago. The people here want the news.
and they know that there is but one
paper that gives II to them. They
don't like to be obliged to wait so long
for il, and to-day there have been all
sorts of uncomplmentary remarks
made about the Northern Pacific. Re
ceiver Burleigh is blamed for the cave
in at the Bozeman mountain, the as
sertion being freely made that his swift
trip westward a few days ago caused
all the trouble. OF course, IT is only
natural that the receivers should be
blamed for 1t. but 1t seems little un-
reasonable to blame Mr.. Burleigh for
1t just because he was running on extra
time in order to get home before he lost
his job. Anybody would do that. It's
pleasanter riding in a special car than
IL is making the trip on scalpers
ticket. 1t would have been very UNI
fortunate for Mr.. Burleigh If he had
some Montana town-Miles City. for in
stance-before he lost his job He
would have had hard time buying
ticket for the rest of the way.
Z The warm weather of this afternoon
has loosened up things around the rail-
road as well as elsewhere. and business
has recovered from the condition of
desuetude into which IL was thrown by
the blizzard. There are numerous in
dications of revival of business
around the depot Merchants are rush
ing their delayed shipments and dray-
men are trying to make up for lost
time in getting the warehouses clear.
The platforms and yards are busy
places and along the sunny sides of the
railroad buildings lines of men who are
waiting to be next out" discuss the
railroad situation and speculate as to
the outcome of the muddle in which
Mr. Burleigh now stands. The opera
tives of the railway system keep as
close watch Of the movements of the
courts in the matter of the receiver
ships as do financiers and business men.
All of them have their favorites among
the high officials and as one faction or
the other gets an advantage there are
corresponding expressions OF disgust or
joy. If one wants TO be well posted on
railroad matters, he can learn a whole
lot by listening TO these discussions. A
W
ness and does IL, Is favorite with
these men, and he gets the credit but
II the men don't like an official, he will
receive some of the most artistic roast
ing at these discussions that anybody
ever got. Even Ingalls, could get point
ers in vituperation from a railroad
man.
There is no material change in the
local railroad situation. Since the spas
modic outburst of the local morning
paper against Judge jenkins and the
Kendrick management, there has been
every effort made to demonstrate that
Missoula regards Judge jenkins as all
right. In fact. 1t is whispered on the
streets that the anti-Jenkins editorial
referred TO above. was the theme of a
very humble letter OF apology and that
il had something to do with a revision
of the salary list in the aforesaid news
paper office. And why should not Mis-
soula be friendly to Judge Jenkins?
He has the pull now and Missoula is
absolutely dependent upon the railroad
for her prosperity. -either directly or in
directly. What, then. is to be gained
by jumping jenkins? IL may be an evil
dence of good nerve. but IL displays
very poor judgment Missoula Is for
Jenkins--for the present, anyway. She
never was opposed to him. There was
a time when she vas not expressing
IS decidedly for Jenkins and the sooner
he knows II, the better satisfied Mis-
soula will be.
With the regularity of the new moon
q Jim Hill scare passes along the line
of the Northern Pacific and for few
days there is quite furry of excite
ment. But IL soon dies away and all is
quiet again until somebody sets an
other story going. Just before the bliz-
yard the story was passed along that
President Hill had everything fixed
an that his recent trip over the lin,
was to see how IL suited him. Regrets
were expressed that Mr.. Hill was
asleep when he passed through Mis-
soula, as he could not see the new
depot. II Mr.. Hill is going 10 get the
road. Missoula wants TO be solid with
him and II he could have seen the depot
that the road will soon possess, ht
would certainly have been favorably
impressed.
A private telegram received here to-
night brings the information of the
decision of the United States court al
Washington TO retain Mr.. Burleigh as
receiver. This causes considerable un.
certainty here as to the outcome of the
nuddle. II has been thought that Their,
was no doubt that the Kendrick man.
agement would be extended over tn,
whole line. but Burleigh holds on like
a leach.