The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-27
UNION DEPOT TALK
Mayor Thompson Would Like to See
More Activity.
HOW SUCH THINGS ARE DONE
Usually an Association 10 Formed
Consultations with the Rail-
road Companies Had. and
the Rest Follows.

Mayor Thompson is still working to
secure a union depot for Butte, and he
seems to be a little annoyed over the
inactivity that has been displayed by
the chamber of commerce and its spe-
cial union depot committee in this i'm
portant matter.
Il am reliably informed" said the
mayor yesterday afternoon. that the
Union Pacific has about completed ar
rangements to connect with the b., A.
& Z. railway at Silver Bow Junction
and run its trains in and out of Butte
over that road instead of over the Mon
tana Union. II this is done II Will
bring the Northern Pacific, Union Pa
cific, B., A. & p. and Great Northern
depots close together. and / under
stand that the general managers of
these lines are now in correspondence
with each other in regard to the union
depot proposition. The railroad COM
mittee OF the chamber of commerce
should ascertain just what has been
done in the matter and push the thing
along The railroads owe Butte a
union depot, and / believe that one will
be built IL proper encourag ement is
shown. Although the Northern Pacific
is in receivers hands IL is putting up
magnificent union depot at Portland I'm
conjunction with the o. r. n. and
Southern Pacific. II the Northern Pa
cific would expend one-quarter as much
on union depot in Butte as IL is put
ting into the Portland depot, we would
be satisfied, and there is no reason why
II should not as I am satisfied that
that railroad gets fully as much bust
ness out of Butte in a year as 1t does
In Portland"
General Agent Tuohy of the Northern
Pacific. said that he had no idea of
what his company was doing in regard
to a union depot in Butte or whether
II was doing anything at all or not.
THE chamber of commerce is not going
at the union depot proposition In the
right way" said Mr.. Tuohy. Union
depots are almost invariably built by
separate companies and not by the
railroad companies themselves. The
thing to do here is 20 organize union
depot association and secure a convent
ent location for the depot. II the rail-
, roads could then be shown that the
association could handle the trains of
| the different roads cheaper than they
can handle them Independently, the
union depot problem would be solved.
| 1t seems to me that IL would be an ex-
cellent idea for those who are working
| for a union depot in Butte to cores
pond with union depot associations in
| Omaha, st. Louis and other cities and
| famlliarize themselves with the man
ner in which union depots are built
| and handled"
one of the greatest savings effected
| by a union depot is that there is only
! one force of ticket agents and baggage
men for all of the roads. They are d.
rectly responsible TO the Union Depot
company, and as they are perfectly in
| dependent of the railroads ticket scalp
| ing is abolished, as is also the waving
| of storage charges and the checking
| of 800 or 400 pounds of baggage on one
| ticket.
The earnings of the Great Northern
for January and for the seven months
| ended Feb. /, were as follows.
January. 1896 1895 Increase
NJ. isd mss s52,n6 sss.sn 1s2.54O
| Eastern Ry.
of Mimi. :. 1O5.4sS S.17o 1928
| Montana Cen
IaI Ry.. :. la.Sss LOSSES 1910
Total for sys-
| tenn :. e. ..s1.112.4s1 8 ss1. sss s 2SO. 5i3
Seven months to Jan. 81
| St. p, NJ. q
NJ Is'd rms $40. IT'S s s,sessSs 1852 81
| Eastern Ry.
| of Mimi. 1,235, CO. 49,, 90 2O,l41
| Montana Cen
tenn :. :. ..s12. 1850 s1O,7ss. 42s r.sl9. 2n
The following table, taken from the
| RAILWAY Are gives the number OF