Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-15
Robert RantOu] Says Eastern
Montana is PrOSpering.
NEW COAL FINDS IN CARBON
Neagle Has Resigned Northern Pa
clfic Trouble West of Montana
Business Resumed in Colo.

Robert Rantoul, division freight agent
of the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany, is in the city. Mr.. Rantoul's head
quarters are in st. Paul. but he keeps in
touch with affairs III Montana, and par
ticularly of that section of the country
traversed by his road. 1t may not be
generally known, but it was largely
through the recommendations of Mr..
Rantoul that the Gaylord & Ruby Valley
branch of the Northern Pacific was con-
structed.
For the past ten days Mr.. Rantoul has
tarried in the Montana towns that -four
ish along the line of the Northern Pacific
east of Butte. He says that section of
Montana is III a most tlourishing condi-
ton. He is particularly impressed with
the future of Carbon county, where re-
cent exploitation has demonstrated the
extent of the coal deposits, known in the
past to be large, to be even greater than
ever dreamed of by the most sanguine.
Butte capital is heavily interested in
these coal beds, and the enormous finds
means an almost unlimited supply and
cheaper coal for Butte consumers. Dur
ing the next so days the output will be
greatly augmented.
WIFI reference TO the new basis OF
switching rates. which made material
concessions to local industries, and which
go into effect today, Mr.. Rantoul said the
yard limits have been extended to cover
all the smelters and industries from the
Colorado smelter at one end to the Bos-
ton & Montana at the other. In his dis
trlct no switching charge will be assess
ed on either local or competitive business
coming from the Northern Pacific lines.
On car load shipments from eastern and
western terminals of the Northern Paci-
fic free delivery will be made to all points
on the hill. On lumber and wood, from
Northern Pacific local points, the rate to
all points on the hill will be SO per car.
This IS a reduction of from 81 to 81 per
car over the old basis. The rate on
Northern Pacific Goals will be Is cents per
ton to all points, including the Haggin
Spur, and beyond hat point 20 cents per
ton, the minimum in both cases So per car.
This comprises the main features and will
result IN a material saving to the patrons
of the road.
j. Ross Neagle, one of the most popular
young railroad men in Butte, has resign
ed. he telegraphed his ~eSignatio to
General Agent Clifford of the Union Pa
cific today, together with the
That he had accepted a position with the
Oregon Short Line company, in the Port
uIu III Vi lHdl ROAD. MI. Ne3glc mad
been with the Union Pacific a number of
years, and was promoted when Ed Maze
was general agent for Butte, to travelling
passenger agent, which position he re-
tanned under the new administration.
Butte railroad men, and the business men
of the state with whom Mr.. Neagle a
much to do, will regret his going.
The Great Northern seems to have been
the northern limo which SrffarnI fln
greatest Inconvenience by reason of the
recent storm, and the Hclena-Butte line
was not the only portion of he road
where the big rotaries had to be called
into service. Speaking of the conditions
west of Butte the Spokane Spokesman
Review of yesterday says:
Yesterday there arrived in the city at 8
a. m, % hours late. the Great Northern
overland westbound train due Sunday. 1t
reached here after encOuntering difficult
ties that would have completely blocked
most railroads.. For nearly 20 hours the
train was showed in at Durham, Mont,
a point in the Rocky mountains about
nine miles west of Blackfoot This point
is on the eastern slope of the Rocky
mountains IN a steep grade. Snow had
accumulated there to a depth, it is report
ed, of about IS feet, and it looked for a
time as if the train was to remain there
for a considerable portion of lhe winter.
The rotary snowplows and the efforts
of a large force of men, hurried to the
scene, dug the train out. This spot, one
of the worst on the road, is now being
kept open by rotary plows running over it
constantly. Yesterdays Westbound train,
due here at I a. M, came through all
right, arriving here only three hours late.
Improved conditions are reported west
of here on the Great Northern. The train
due here Sunday morning on the Great
Northern from the coast did not arrive
until 7:45 a. m. yesterday. 1t was follow
ed at 1915 by the train due yesterday
morning. The delay to Sundays train
was due to snow in the Cascades on the
sWitchback. All trains on the Great Nor
thern were reported moving approx
matelv on time last night.
The Northern Pacific is having troubles
of it's own, also. They are chiefly in the
Rocky mountains. The train due from
the east yesterday afternoon was seven