The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-22
Railroad News

exploring the coal fields at Horr.
Engineer r. s. Johnston Of Glen.
dive. who uns between Forsyth and
Billings, is taking a layof while at
tending to business matters.
The Montana railroad is reported
doing an increased business in ore.haul.
ing and passenger traffic.
A dispatch from Dunrick, N. Y,
says: 1.-THE Brooks Locomotive works
at Dunrick will turn out within a few
days a locomotive for the Illinois Cen
trail railway larger than any other To-
connective In the world. 1t will be
eight toms heavier than the locomotives
built by tho Brooks works a year ago
for the Great Northern railway, and
which are the largest locomotives in
the world. This giant locomotive will
be a twelve-wheel freight, with cylin-
der OF 80 inches in diameter and 80
inch stroke. It will have eight drivers
Of 81 inches diameter. The boiler will
have 424 two.jnoh f1nes, IA feet and
eight and three-eighths inches long.
The total weight Of the engine is 49,.
600 pounds and with tender, $50, 600
pounds. It will have tractive force or
draw-bar pull of 1900 pounds, or 20
per cent more thar either of the monster
locomotives built for the Great North
ern."
The latest freight-rate war is over
wool shipments from Colorado and
Montana to New England. The rate
from Denver to Boston has been cut
from $l.54 to 81. 10, and the rate from
Portland, Ore, to Boston was reduced
a few days ago by the Northern Pacific
road to 80 cents per 100 pounds. The
fight has just begun and rates are Ger
tain to 60 lower. The Santa Fe Off.
cials are trying to find out how the
Burlington took from them, after they
bad several Of their cars loaded with
the wool, q shipment from Denver to
Boston worth $13, 600. The Santa Fe
had out the rate from $1.54 to 81 "a
and began loading the wool, when
suddenly an order came from the con.
signee that the wool must be shipped
via the Burlington.
ION to the coast seems to be the
watchword Of the Burlington, and
while it is making no noise about the
matter the work on the Alliance-H Hart.
vile line goes steadily on and with sur.
prising speed. This Hartville exten.
sion is nothing more or less than a part
Of a line which will be pushed on
through Wyoming and Utah to the
Pacific coast during the next two years.
In the survey Of this line, which has
penetrated far into the central portion
OF Wyoming. seemingly no considera.
tion has been paid to the cost of max.
ing the road bed, the chief purpose
being to secure an easy grade, with
light curves. In selecting the road. bed
the engineers have run through hills
and over ravines as though it were no
trouble to move dirt, and as though
but n purpose were in view-that Of
reaching a given point over the straight
est possible route and with the least
possible grades.
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has sent o circulars notifying railroad
men and shippers that hereafter the
government will require but one reve.
nue. stamp for the bills OF lading Of a
consignment Of freight, instead Of N
stamp for each bill, which has been re-.
quired sence the revenue act went into
effect. The railroads rejoice at the
decision OF the revenue department., for
it will mean the saving of thousands of
dollars to them. Since the revenue law
became effective the roads have been
required to put a 1O-cent stamp on each
OF the three or fur bills that are
made ont in connection with the ship.
ment and receipt Of a consignment Of
freight. The action of the government
means a saving Of 30 or 80 cents on
each consignment. Hereafter the
stamped bill Of lading will be given
to the shipper.
The Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad contemplates an ex-
tension Of that road from Worthington.
MIMI, to Canova. S. D., a distance Of
l25 miles. Representatives are now in
the field purchasing the right Of way.
It is expected that the grading will all
be done this fall.
Frank Roberts, express messenger on
the Rocky Fork branch, is taking his
annual months layoff, which will be
spent in bringing the swift winged
fowls OF the air to the ground and
Turing the trout from their watery
homes. His work is being performed
BY G. S. Collins of this city.
The Northern Pacific il furnishing
the Clarke's Fork Goal company OF
Calm with a lanno oool ~ LAili~z