The Billings gazette., 1899-02-17
Railroad Briefs

pay car came in from Lincoln Tuesday
night. The next morning it dispensed
checks to the employees and left for a
return trip. Next Monday the North
ern Pacific employees will be made
happy, as it is their pay day.
Bert Sperry, a Northern Pacific dis
patcher at Glendive, was here the first
of the week visiting his father, J. G.
Sperry.
President Mellen and Vice President
Lamont of the Northern Pacific rail
road were in Washington last week and
had conference with the postofice de-
partment, looking to securing larger
contracts to be let this spring for carry
ing the mails. Again we are prone to
say that in anticipation of these con-
tracts the Northern Pacific will put on
its fast coast train, which will, in all
probability, soon be speeding across the
country.
The Northern Pacific railroad, ac-
cording to reports, is making arrange
ments to ship 1900, 900 pounds Of wool
from Red Lodge this year. which will
mostly come from the Wyoming focks.
H. N. Kennedy, the popular agent
for the Northern Pacific in Billings,
was this week distributing the Army
and Navy calendar. recently issued
by Charles S. Fee. general passenger
and ticket agent of the road. The
calendar is by far the most artistic ad-
vertislng effect in its line that has yet
been issued. It is series Of reproduc-
tions of six drawings in water colors,
delineating handsome American girls
in army and navy uniforms, with q
cupid, in each instance, on guard.
The cards are held together by bow
Of tri-colored ribbon, of the kind under
which Dewey fought and won and is
still fighting, and the effect of the
whole is decidedly fin de steele.
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Mike Elmore. who did the grading
of the Bridger branch of the Northern
Pacific, has obtained a sub-contract for
the grading of two miles Of railroad in
Idaho, on the Clearwater extension,
and has already forwarded the grea, er
part Of his outfit from Carbonado. The
balance will follow just as soon as Mr..
Gilmore completes his present work at
the latter place.
Advices from Thermopolis, Wyo., are
to the effect that teamsters who have
arrived in Thermopolis from Huntley.
the present terminus of the Burlington
road, say that the company has recent
ly unloaded large amount of steel
rails and scrapers at that place for the
purpose, it is said, of continuing the
line on westward It is reported in
Huntley that the proposed line will
be from Huntley through Pryor's gap,
across Big Horn basin to Thermopolis
thence in a westerly direction to the
line of the Oregon Short Line in Idaho.
During the past few weeks General
Manager Holdrege of the Burlington
has paid several visits to Huntley and
all persons here believe that the pro-
posed road will be built. The line was
surveyed last summer.
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The freight train wreck on the North.
ern Pacific the first Of the week oc-
CURED at Mission, ten miles east OF
Livingston, being caused by broken
rail at Mission switch As reported in
Tuesdays Gazette, the engine and
about fifteen cars were ditched and En-.
gineer McLees sustained spralned
back. Latest reports are to the effect
that the freight cars were broken into
splinters and it took the wrecklng crew
all Monday afternoon and night tC
clear away the debris SO that trains
might pass. We are glad to report that
the injury of Engineer McLees was not
serious.
Trenches are being dug for the pur.
pose of laying the pipe to connect the
Northern Pacific depot with the city
sewerage system.
Work has been resumed on the North.
ern Pacific sewer. which had to be
abandoned on account Of the cold
weather.
George Gordon, one of the most pop.
ular freight conductors on the Northern
Pacific system, left Tuesday night for
Livingston to accept run on the main
line. That gentleman's many friends
will be glad 10 hear of his deserved
promotion.
q. Emmerioh OF Glendive, claim
agent for the Northern Pacific, was in
tho city Wednesday.
The Red Lodge train met with M no.
cident Tuesday similar 10 that Of tins
biidger train lust week. The anaine