The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-08
FOR FASTER TINE.
New Northern Pacific Schedule
in Effect Next Sunday.
sgATTleTosT.PAuL IN IS HOURS
Carefully Matured Time Card and It's
Numerous Administrations
in single Rates by the Lakes.

beginning with the first moment OF next
Sunday that Is TO say, AZ ore minute aiIeF
midnight. the new Northern Paclhc
schedule VIII go into effect, the train iesx-
ing for Portland that morning a. 4-Ss
O'Clock and for So. Paul az $50
The main features OF the new schedule
have already been given 10 the readers OF
the Post-In.e.iigencer bu. the rev time
card reached Seattle for the first time
yesterday and will prove OF very gsnerai
interest. Ii viii be Of special interest 10
a wide circle OF newspaper readers Tor IL
means that the Post-1ntslligeEcer dis
tribution will he much facilitated Tas
early informing trans viii carry this paper
10 q large ard important section OF terri
tory ahead of any rival and VIII undount-
eddy extend its circulation This VIII De
especially true with reference 70 Eastern
Washington. giving quicker access 20 sncn
important points as North Yakima Ellens-
burg, Sprague. Cheney. Wala Walia- Col
fax. Roslyn, Dayton. Spokane ana other
towns.
The new service vii give patrons of the
Northern Pacific two transcontineDtal pas
senger trains daily each way. and two OF
these, which are 10 be known as the
Puget Sound Maii'' ard the Twin City
Mall" will reduce the time between Seat
tie and St. Paul somewha.. more than five
hours. Their actual time viii be sixty-give
hours and ten minutes quicker than that
now made.
Beside the quicker time the new schedule
has other advantages. II secures close
connection A ST Paul for Chicago. and also
for the South. BY q somewhat peculiar
arrangement Il gives both Butte and
Helena through daily passenger service
The two fast mail trains. Nos. l and 2. VIII
run via Butte, with trains TO connect on
ill., |. .~stcf
gan The two express trains, Nos. AMI
t. simply reverse this arrangement, they
run ria Helena. with trains 10 connect from
Butte via Garrison aqd Logan. This prac-
tcally puts Butte on the main line, and IS
an importaa 1T concession to its commercial
importance.
Tho Burlington has readiusted its
schedule TO meet the new Northern Pacific
time card, and the result vii be faster
time between the Northwest and all Mis-
souri, river points. as the fast mail trains
VIII make close connection with the Bur-
ington at Billings
No. ]. the Puget sound mail. which will
leave ST. Paul daily at 3l5. and Minneapo-
lis at 3:iS p. m. will be a six-car vesti-
buled train. carrying mail car, baggage
and express car a frst-class coach a
dining car. a standard Pullman sleeper.
and Pullman tourist sleeping car. This
train viii stop only az important inter-
mediate points, and will arrive at Seattle
at $50 a. IN. on the third day.
No. 2. the Twin City mail the opposite
train. which will be composed of similar
equipment. will leave Seattle at $40 p. M.
arriving at ST. Paul at 5.55 p. M, same
time as at present. thus making close con-
nections with the fast night trains for
Chicago. St. Louis and all Eastern poin-s
Train No. 3. the Oregon express, which
Will leave ST. Paul at p. m, and Mime
apoiis at SIS p. m, Will be a ten-car YES
tibuled train. 1t will carry sleepers for
Fergus Falls. Wahpeton. Fargo. Grant
Forks, Grafton and Winnipeg and win
make close connection at Staples with the
train from Duluth. Ii will reach Seattle al
u.50 =. M. third day out.
Train No. 4, the Twin City express, will
leave Seattle at $50 a. m. and viii arrive
al 81. Paul at 40 m, thus making con-
nection with the early morning trains for
the South and East. No. Will bring into
St Paul the Winnipeg, Grand Forks. Fer
gus Falls and Fargo sleepers. Connection
VIII be made at STAPLES for Duluth.
In connection with the new card, trains
Nos and s. on. the Minnesota division.
running between ST. Paul and Fargo. ami
local trains Nos. 5 and T. on the Pacific
division, will be superseded by new trains.
Nos. and T. Trains Nos and 6. running
between St. Paul and Fargo, viii be con-
tinued on present time
The following figures from the new TINA
card are authentic: