Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-17
THE RUMBL|NG OF THE RAILS
Spring Work on the Montana Cen.
tral Is Now Well Under Way
New Steel Bridge.
Z. III. jerks, the New Superintendent
Takes the Helm - Personal
Notes and Comments.

G. II. jerks has taken possession
OF his old desk as superintendent of the
Montana Central railroad, and Superin-
tendent McLaren was relieved. The
latter, accompanied by Mrs. McLaren,
loft Thursday for the Pacific coast on
pleasure trip. They expect to visit
most of the coast cities, extending the
trip as far as Los Angeles, CAL, and will
be gone about three weeks. On their
return they will probably remain in this
city day or two before leaving for their
permanent home in Cincinnati, O. Mr..
McLaren leaves behind him very large
circle OF personal friends in this city
who will follow his future movements
with the klndest wishes and lively inter
est. Among his subordinates in the
railway service there is but one express.
sion. and that is regret that he is leav-
ing them and cordial wishes for his
prosperity in the future. Mr.. McLaren
possesses In large degree those quail
ties that bring out the respect
and loyal attachment of those
working under him, and their
farewell to their late chief WAS
something IN thp nature of an ovation
and d personal compliment which he
must appreciate. Capt. jerks, his sue
cosaor. ia tlso very popular with tho
employees Uf The road who have worked
under him helGtOtOre, and as ID change
was to be na3e it would have been i'm
possible to have chosen q SUCCESSOR to
Mir. McLAroH moro acceptable to the
railroad boys
The spring work of the Montana Cen,
tTal is no" soil commenced, and it is
apparent that tho management Of the
road are dotcrrIined to korpup the policy
followed for the last few yea. of making
extensive ana permanent improvements
on the lino. last year Il large portion
of these improvements were put in be
tween this city Nnd Ei8lou8. This year
the heaviest work viii! be done between
Helena and Bu>tc.
About $3.50 ties have been received
by the Montana Central road so far this
season, and a0uut $1,000 of these are
strung out along the line between thus
city and Helena. They are being placed
in the roadbud at the rate of about LOCO
d day.
\ steam shovel and a force of about
80 men are at work near East Helena,
changing the yards and altering the
tracks so as to conform to the needs of
division point has been removed to
Clancy. They are also cutting down
the grade at Fast Helena
The Chief engineer has received in
structions to the effect that the Corbin
trestle, near Wiokes, is to be replaced
this season with fine new steel bridge
and this will be one of the importan
improvements of the season.
About "a mon in three gangs are busy
on the line between Vim and Craig rip
rapping the line along the river front SO
as to have this portion of the line in
good shape when the June floods come.
The depot at Wickes, which was de-
stroyed by fire about three weeks ago,
has been replaced by new structure, or
rather IN old structure, which was
moved TO that point ana fixed over 1t
makes much larger depot than the old
ono aui viii be occupied by the com
pAny Office in day or two.
Thos. Collins. the switchman who was
run over Tuesday night and tukep TO the
Columbus hospital, is AS woll as c1uld be
expected, DR.. Longrway the company
doctor, /, attending him Outside Of the
left leg, which was crushed above TIE
ankle Ivy the wheos of an empty car
passin., over it, Collins appears to have
sustained 10 serious injuries. There is
some hope that the foot may be saved,
but it will not Ee known for day or
two whether amputation will be ncces-
Gury or not,