The Anaconda standard., 1896-05-29
TO TAKE OFF A TRAIN
The Through Passenger Via Helena
May Be Discontinued.
IT'S A LOSING PROPOSITION
Nothing Definite Given Out Yet,
sut 1t 10 Believed that Butte's
Present service VIII Re-. ....
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IT'S A LOSING PROPOSITION

Another change is practically decid-
ed upon on the Northern Pacific road
and within a few days one of the
through trains will be taken off The
matter of most concern to the people
OF Butte Is whether the through train
which runs by way of Butte or the
through trains which runs by way of
Helena is to be taken off. With one
OF the through trains off either Butte
or Helena will have to be placed on
the stub once more
1t was stated at the local Office of
the Northern Pacific yesterday that a
change Is In contemplation and that
in all probability Nos. and would
be taken off and the fast trains, which
run through Butte at night, be kept
on. This would place Helena on the
stub. The matter is not understood to
be definitely settled as yet or at least
definite information has not been re-
ceived. But the understanding in the
local office here is that the through
trains will run by way of Butte and
that local trains will be put on along
the line where necessary. There will
for example be local train between ST.
Paul and Fargo, another between Bill
ings and Missoula via Helena and an
other between Portland and Seattle,
taking the places of Nos. and 4. The
Missoula and Billings local will. it is
understood, run up the Bitter Root
branch to Hamilton.
The double transcontinental service
was inaugurated on the Northern Pa
cific about six weeks ago, and IL is
said that 1t has not proved a financial
success, which is the reason for dis
continuing it, The travel was heavy
for awhile, but has fallen off the last
two or three weeks. Nos. and 4
sometimes lately have not carried pas
sengers sufficient to pay the operating
expenses of the train. There will be a
big increase in June when the Ma
tional Park season opens, but IL is be-
ieved one through train can accom-
modate all this traffic.
The trains running through Butte
have done a good business right along
however, and will run as before. The
time of Nos. / and will be length
ened between Missoula and Portland
and between Fargo and Billings, which
will be necessary on account of the in
creased number of coaches, and also
from the fact that they will have to
stop at all stations, but the time will
be about the same between Missouia
and Billings.
The schedule Is not officially an
nounced. 1t was expected TO start the
change at the terminals Sunday, but
it may be a week later before the
change is put into effect
Several well known railroad men
were in Butte yesterday, including S.
X. Hooper, general passenger agent of
the Denver & Rio Grande; j. Francis,
general passenger agent of the Bur-
lington & Missouri River, and H. NJ.
Cushing, travelling passenger agent of
the Denver & Rio Grande, headquar-
ters at Salt Lake.
The new trains on the B., A. & p.
are proving very popular and the peo-
pie of both Butte and Anaconda great
ly appreciate the accommodation.
The B., A. & p. will run an observa,-
tion train on Saturday from Butte to
Gregson's, so that the great bicycle
road race may be witnessed.