The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-12
FAST TIME SCHEDULES
They Will Go Into Effect Next
Sunday Morning.
TIME WILL BE REDUCED
Four or Five Hours Will Be Saved Be-
tween st. Paul and Portland A
New Local Between Butte
and Great Falls

Tomorrow the new fast time sched-
ules on all the Western and transcon-
tinental railroads will go into effect.
By the new schedules both the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern viii
reduce their time from st. Paul to Port
land from four TO FIVE hours. The
changes are made 10 accommodate the
Alaskan travellers. II was understood
for time that the Northern Pacific
would put on an extra train for the
klondike movement. but officials Of the
road contend that ii is more economical
and requires less work on the part of
the train dspatchers IL run the regu-
lar overland i'll sections which needs 10
be done only when the travel is espe-
cially heavy. Stih if the travel should
increase beyond present expectations
another train will be put on. The
change of time on the Northern Pacific
was published fully in the STANDARD a
rev days ago. The train for the East
VIII leave Butte a a.0o r. m and arrive
from the East al o'clock i'll the morn
ing. The train for the West Mill leave
at $50 IN the afternoon and will arrive
from the West a the same time as now
by the new time on the Great North
eIn the train for the East and West
VIII leave Butte al 9;35 in tho evening
instead Of at 4:30 O'Clock IN the after
noon, as at present. The train from The
Sas' which now arrives in Butte ut
10 IN the afternoon VIII under the
schedule leave ST. Paul ut 1870 d. m.
and arrive in Butte at $50 =. NJ of the
second day. The now local between
Butte and Great Falls will also be put
On, leaving Butte at $3.50 in the morn
ms, ii VIII be a complete service and
All
Butte. Nelhart. Great Falls and Belt
The Oregon Short Line will also in
augufdte change tomorrow in order
10 meet the changes un the other roads
east and west. The southbound train
which now leaves Butte at 4:20 ~ M
VIII tomorrow and after that date
leave At ! o'clock, arriving AT ogden vi
..ah a. m. and al Salt Lake at $50
The new train schedule of The ri,
Gfande Western railway and conner-
aiohs, Whlcn Went into effect Feb. g. has
proved great success. by the new
TIME card passengers from Butte. Boise
Haley Pocatello and all points on the
oregon Short Line. art landed in chi
eago in less than three days after de-
paiture. Close connection is made at
Ogden between the trains of the Oregon
Snort Line aud Rio Grande Western,
leaving that point a s A. m, arriving
at Denver at 40 a. m. the following
Wy anu Nhltdse a. 10 y. m. the third
daN. connections are made ia Chicago
Win the limited trains far New York.
rms new service is nj addition 10 The
fdst night train ot the Rio ttrandn
Western, which leaves ogden at 6:Sa y
M, arrives in Denver the next evening
and Chicago al $ il. m. The third dav.
thus making close connections III Chi
cage with the fast morning trains for
Boston and New York Both If These
trains are splendidly eauipped with All
the latest appliances and conyeniences
T.. j. Flynn Of Salt Lake, travelling
freight and passenger agent Of the
Missouri Pacific. Is in Butte. also l.. Il.
tiorham OF salt Lake, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Rock Island,