Daily inter mountain., 1899-02-21
RAILROAD GOSSIP
Westward the Course of Erll-
pire Takes Its Way.
DEAD EASY FOR EMIGRANTS
VaEderbilts Want Three Outlets to
the Coast --Railr cad Building
in the West.
DEAD EASY FOR EMIGRANTS

The transcontinenta1 lines evidently
propose that the eastern h0meseeker
shall be permitted to come west, investi-
gate the wonderful possibilities of the
great western empire, and if he appre-
ciates good thing locate here and
grow up with the country. j. f. McCOr-
mick of the Northern Pacific received
dispatch from St. Paul this morning to
the effect that that road, as we'll as all
transcont:nental lines would shortly
place in effect homeseekers tickets from
! eastern terminals to Montana, Idaho,
Washington and the coast. The rates will
not apply from intermediate stations.
The Northern Pacific rate from st. Paul
to Seattle. Tacoma and Portland will be
| $26 one way or $50 for the round trip, and
| to Spokane the rate will be $2250 one way
or $47 for the round trip. Stop-over priv
/ ileges will be permitted on round trip
tickets only, and the tickets will be linn
tied to 81 and % days. A recent North
ern Pacific circular bearing on this mat
ter, is as follows:
The Northern Pacific railway COM
pany announces that on February 21,
| MdTCl ana NdlCI Il lHeS " III HlsthC
one way and round trip special excur-
sion rates to points in Minnesota, Dako-
ta, Montana, ashington and Northern
Pacific coast points The one-way eXcur-
sion rate will be based on one-half G2)
of the lowest first-class limited rate,
plus 81, except that the lowest one-way
excursion rate made will be $4.
THE round-trip rate will be based on
hn act ffSt t-n1aS cd fnrso nj
81, except that no round-trip excursion
rate will be made less than ST. This will
make the one-Way excursion rate to Hell
ena, Butte and common points in Mon
tana, $3.50, and the round-trip excursion
rate $37 and the one-way rates to Port
land, Tacoma, Seattle and all Pacific
coast points will be $26 and $52 round
trip.
This is the first time the transconti-
Mental lines have ever made anything in
the way of one-way excursion rates, and
it is supposed that these rates will be
taken advantage of by the large number
of settlers who usually go west at this
time of the year,
The house committee on Indian affairs
at Washington has fayorably reported
both bills granting rights of way across
the Nez Perce reservation to railway cor
porations. The Clearwater Short Line
| halfway company, the Northern Paclflc S
offspring, had it's bill favorably reported
Thursday This grants a right from
Spalding to the south boundary Of thu
reservation in the vicinity of Stuart
where the route leaves the reservation
! and takes to the Bitter Root mountains
In the preparation of the bill, it is said
ample provision has been made to guarC
! the rights of both Indian and white lanC
! owners. Both bills are expected to pas
| without opposition.
Since the appointment of Larry Nal
10y as superintendent of the Montana
division of the Oregon Short Line, h
| and Ed Manson, superintendent of thu
Idaho division, have swapped privat
cars, Manson relinquishing No. t.
Malloy and taking the one-spot for him
self The two superintendent say tina
the swap conveys no significance, bu
when the unusual avordupois of MI
Malloy is taken into consideration tn
conclusion is reached that the transfe
was made with a view to the safety o
the equipment, the three-spot having
much greater carrying capacity tha
the old Montana division car.-Salt LAX
Tribune.
The specifications for the 800 gondol
cars recently ordered by the Orego
e Short Line call for self-clearing stee
hopper coal cars 81 feet inches owe
end sills, 10 feet high, of 100000 pounds
cana city, The wheels will weigh 90
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