The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
IT'S SHORT ON BEDS
Garrison Affords Accommodations In
sufficient for the Travelling Public.
A WHOLE LOT OF ROARING
One Night Recently a Weary Moth
rand Her Sick Child We're Com
PEELED to Remain All Night
in the Dingy Depot.

Missoula. Jan. 22.-From men and
women who go to Anaconda ana Butte
from Missoula and western points
there has for several months emanated
a kick so vigorous and so decided that
il ought not to be ignored. Such trav-
elers reach their destinations by way of
the Northern Pacific and the Montana
Union. changing at Garrison. The kick
which is being made is regarding the
policy pursued by the Montana Union
as to the connection at Garrison with
the eastbound Northern Pacific train.
IL this train is more than two hours
late, as is sometimes the case. the
Montana Union train does not wait lor
IL but leaves for Anaconda and Butte
before the arrival of the passengers
who desire to reach those points.
AS a result of this, a crowd of men
and women are obliged to remain all
night at Garrison, where the limited
accommodations are not sufficient for
the average number of passengers who
daily arrive there. en- route for south
ern points. one night last week, dur
ing the coolest weather of the storm,
the Northern Pacific train was three
hours late and, when il pulled into
Garrison, there were 80 passengers who
found that they would be obliged to
remain there all night and all the next
day, unless they could get out on
freight train. The Garrison hotel could
accommodate but Is people. so that 20
men and women found themselves COM
PEELED to camp i'm the depot. The rooms
at the hotel were secured by men, most
ly drummers, who were posted and
who made rush as soon as they
learned of the condition of affairs.
Among those who were thus forced to
remain in the depot was a woman with
three children, who had come from
Western Washington, and who was
bound for Salt Lake. She. herself, was
nearly sick from the effects of her long
ride. and her youngest child was
moaning with pain. having contracted
a bilious fever on the trip. The poor
woman was distracted. There was no
room for her at the hotel and the depot
afforded scant facilities for the care of
a sick child. a kind woman of Garri-
son learned of this sad state of affairs
and lent her aid. A cot was speedily
placed in one of the depot rooms and
such simple remedies as were at hand
were administered TO the little one. All
night the worn and weary mother was
compelled TO remain in that dismal
Garrison depot, when she should have
been speeding toward her destination.
Had IL not been for the timely aid Of
that good woman in Garrison the baby
would probably have died.
= This is but one of a score of in
stances that might be cited. Business
men have missed important engage
ments through this lack of accommo-
dation on the part of the Montana
Union and the result has been that
from Spokane, west, nearly all the
travel to Butte goes over the southern
route by way of the Union Pacific.
This is especially true of the express
business in fruit and fish and other
perishable goods. A delay of "a hours
at Garrison would ruin freight of this
class and shippers from the coast are
not willing to take that risk, so they
ship by the other route. The reports
and statements of the Northern Pa
cific Express company show that since
the Montana Union had adopted this
strange policy. this class of business
has fallen off nearly 80 per cent
The Standards readers will remem-
Der the vigorous protest which was
made last summer by shippers i'm the
Bitter Root, whose berries and vege-
tables were rendered unmarketable by
reason of the fact that they were taken
to Anaconda and Butte by way OF
Logan instead of being transferred at
Garrison. This was said TO be the re-
suit Of a disagreement between the
two express companies. Whatever the
cause Of it was. IL was the source of
much financial loss to shippers and II
will be good news to these people that
an agreement has been reached by
which all shipments to Anaconda and
Butte will be made by way Of Garrison
as they were before the trouble began.
An order has just been issued to ex-
press agents to this effect.