The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
TRAINS RUN ON TIME
The Bozsman Tunnel Trouble Has In
terfered With the Schedule.
OLD MULLAN IS ALL RIGHT
Heavy Lumber Traffic on the
Rocky Mountain Division-Work
on the New Depot-About
Eurleigh. the Receiver.

Missoula, March S.-Receiver Bur-
leigh took fresh hold to-day and the
trains on the Northern Pacific ran a
little closer to schedule time. The west
bound express came through only about
an hour behind. having crossed the
Bozeman mountain. This was an agree
able change from the service of last
week. when the train from the East
did not reach here until after dark.
The train from the West has been run
ming regularly and on time since the
blizzard spent it's force. Passenger
traffic in both directions has been fairly
good and the beginning of the fruit
and vegetable season gives the express
men enough to do. The blizzard, how
ever will hold back the vegetable ship
ments for a while, as II is reported that
the gardens in the Walla Walla coun-
try were nearly ruined by the cold
snap, the thermometer falling as low
as zero in some places. The accident
on the BoZeman mountain has, OF
course, tied up all freight traffic, ex-
cept the local business between here
and Garrison, and what little goes to
Helena. There will be a rush for
while this week, when trains once more
run over the sky line.
The Mullan tunnel is said to be as
solid as a rock, the masonry lining be-
ing firm and strong. Railroad men be-
lieve that the trouble at this point is at
end. 1t ought to be. The big hole
through the summit caused trouble
enough for several years and the en-
ployes of this division are glad TO have
the seat of war transferred to the other
side of Helena. These delays in the
freight business of the road are very
serious in their results and there is a
noticeable look of anxiety on the faces
of those who are connected with the
traffic department.
The lumber business keeps the rails
on the Rocky mountain division from
getting rusty. Every train from the
Bitter Root and Occur d'Alene branches
brings in big load of lumber and the
small mills on the West End are send
ing in a good amount. All of this goes
TO Garrison and over the Montana
Union to Anaconda and Butte. There
has been but little interruption in this
traffic all winter, the smaller mills
away from the rivers having begun
saving about as soon as the big mills
stopped. When the latter will resume
shipments depends entirely upon the
weather. Everything is in readiness to
start as soon as the ice disappears
from the rivers.
1t is expected that work on the new
depot here will be resumed in a few
weeks and that the structure will be
completed during the summer. When
cold weather last fall put a stop to the
builders operations, II was stated that
the finishing work would be commenced
at the earliest practicable moment in
the spring. Since then there has been
no announcement of any change in the
plan and IL is supposed that II will be
carried out. The plans for the enlarge
ment of the yards and the Improvement
of the shops are here and, If the work
therein outlined is carried through
there will be no finer station equipment
between the terminals of the road than
Missoula will have The owners of the
big warehouses between Higgins ave-
nue. and Woody street have been noti-
fed TO prepare for the removal of these
buildings, and IL is said that this work
Will be done very soon, in order to give
room for the yard improvements.
The retention by Judge Gilbert of the
Burleigh receivership has started anew
the local circulation of Hill news al
legged to be reliable and accurate. Ac-
cording to prevalent rumors. there is no
doubt in the world that President Hill
will have the Northern Pacific in his
pile in a very short time Just how this
authentic information reached here is
not known, and nobody seems to know
that IL is authentic, but il keeps on GO
ing just the same. only a few DAYS
ago prominent railroad man said 20
Standard reporter: within six
months you will see Northern Pacific
through trains running over the Boze-
man short line 10 Butte and over the
Montana Union TO Garrison. You will
also see large amount of through
freight hauled this way" How this Is
to be brought about does not appear
but nobody who honestly views the sit
uation will deny that trains ought &c
be run that way.
At local division headquarters II IS
stated that there is no information re-
garding a change in the time card OF
the main line. The proposition of a
local train between Billings and this
city, while IL finds favor with many
travelling people. is not regarded by
railroad men in an encouraging man.
ner. 1t may be that such a train will
be added some day but the railroad mer
say that IL will probably be a long time
from now. There is no doubt that sucl
train would be profitable in itself but
its business would not be new business
1t would be taken from the trains now
running. so the railroad people say.
Foreman Dillingham;. who is IN
charge of the construction work on tn,
Perma bridge. is spending Sunday IN
town. He says that the piers of tn,
big bridge are practically completed
all that remains TO be done being IN,
water table on the abutments Abou
Is carloads of rock will be needed Z,
complete the riprap work. The irol
work will begin to arrive in about ;
week or 10 days and the contractor
say that they can build all four SPAN
in a month.