The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-22
BUTTE News.
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Double Train Service Between
Butte and Salt Lake.
THE OREGON SHORT LINE
Plan Gives Great Satisfaction All Along
the Road-Work on the Seven
Devils Line Is Progress
Ing Rapidly.
THE OREGON SHORT LINE

The Oregon Short Line will put on
double train service between Butte and
Salt Lake on or about the first of June.
Confirmation of an early service of that
kind, which was announced by the
Standard some time ago, comes
through the Salt Lake Tribune The
positive announcement will cause
feeling of general satisfaction to cti-
Gems all along the route. Such places
as Brigham, Pocatello, Blackfoot,
Idaho Falls, Market Lake and inter
mediate points will derive a much
closer relation ITO Ogden and Salt Lake,
while Dillon, Melrose, Red Rock, Lima
and other places will be that much
closesr to Butte All the towns W il en-
joy the accrued benefits Of two fast
passenger trains, better mail and eX-
press facilities, and an equal show for
morning and evening papers at both
termini. At present the Butte train
leaves Salt Lake at 9:45 a. m, and ar
rives at Butte next morning at LOS a.
m. This train will remain, but the new
train will leave Salt Lake at about Q
D. M, and arrive at Butte about las
p. m. next day.
The present Salt Lake train leaves
Butte at 4:45 p. m. and arrives at Salt
Lake at S:55 a. m. the next day. This
will remain, but the new train will
leave Butte early in the morning and
arrive at Salt Lake about 7:45 p. M This
will give passengers choice both ways
Of day or night run.
Ganara1 n Calvin will
arrange the schedule in few days, and
while nothing has been said as 10 the
details, it is rumored that the new
train will be the best local ever oper-
ated by the Short Line. The equip
nent will be of the roads best and
good time will be made.
The operating department is making
some great strides on it's two main
lines and the latest action is one to be
commended. The business already JUS
titles the double train service, but it
is undoubted that within few weeks
the improved schedule will prove so at
tractive to local passengers that a new
business will be the outgrowth. In
this connection it might be noted that
the three modern buffet cars for the
Short Line have been received They
will be round housed at Shoshone I'M
til placed in service on the Portland
run. They are small palaces, built OF
steel and the best of hardwood, fin
ished with artistic interior work and
upholstered in leather. Each has a
saloon, writing room, drawing room
barber shop and library. The baggage
ENDS have no platforms or hoods.
They We're built by the Barney &
Smith company of Dayton, o.. and the
factory has turned out beauties
j. H. Bennett, auditor and general
traffic manager of the new Northwest
ern railroad now in course of construc-
ton from Huntington, Ore, to the
Seven Devils. country, stated to Salt
Lake Herald reporter that the work on
the new road is progressing with en-
tire satisfaction to the company.
Track laying commenced last
week" he said, and by June 10th
track will be laid to the first tunnel, a
distance of six miles" Mr.. Bennett
stated that the tunnels might delay
them some, but that they expected tc
have fifty three miles of the road ir
operation by the LIST of August. The
present destination of the road is
Tramway Junction, from which place
the tramway runs to the Peacock mine
but Mr.. Bennett stated that they die
not expect the road to be built thai
far before October or November Or.
man & Crook. the Pueblo contractors
have the contract for the work ant
have a force of between 700 and S0t
men at work stretched over about q
miles of. road. Mr.. Bennett stated
that they had closed contract witt
the Oregon Short Line for 20 miles O.
steel
The Northwest Copper company
which is practically the same as ths
Northwest Railroad company, Owls
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