The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

tain, however, that this building will
be completed in the very near future.
The increasing business in all depart
ments at Missoula is rendering the
present depot and office facilities all
too small and more room is necessary
even now. That the site upon which
the erection Of he depot was begun is
the most desirable there is no doubt.
The location is central and nearer to
the business part Of town. The site Is
not so remote from the business houses
and hotels that have grouped them
selves about the old depot that the re-
moval will affect them seriously. Their
business is established and the change
of three blocks will make no essential
difference to them 1t is known that
the desire of the railway company is
and has been to locate the new depot
even farther east than Higgins ave-
nue.. on account of the grade and the
yard arrangements. The location at
the head Of Higgins avenue was agreed
upon as sort of compromise, and IL
the railway company is compelled to
clear away the foundations of the depot
there, the location that will be decided
upon for the new structure will be
farther east toward the Rattlesnake.
That would be undesirable and 1t is to
be hoped that the city council will con-
slider the matter carefully before open
ing UP the crossing at the head OF the
avenue.
Superintendent Russell was asked
not long ago for some outline of the
work for the ensuing year that was
projected by the division superintend-
ents in conference with the general Off
GERS at the annual meeting last month
Mr.. Russell said: There is not much
that will interest the public. The meet
ing of the division superintendent was,
on the whole, a most successful one,
and l am told by the older officers that
it was in many respects the pest that
has ever been held. The programme
was somewhat different from the one
that has been usually followed as you
know. The superintendent of the east
ern divisions came west with General
Superintendent Kimberly and went to
Tacoma, those of us who are along the
line joining them as they reached our
divisions. At Tacoma careful inspec-
ton of the terminal equipment and
methods was made and then we came
east together, going clear through TO
st. Paul. The trip was so arranged
that we had daylight runs all the way
east and afforded us a splendid oppor-
tunity to study the road and it's terri
tory. There was one thing that i'm
pressed me very forciby. That was
the amaZement that the eastern super
intendents showed at our mountains
and the track that crosses them. Ac-
customed as they are to seeing nothing
but prairie, the sight of our great hills
was a novelty to them and they all
said that they shared my enthusiasm
for this part of the country. They said
that it was the greatest scenery thai
they had ever looked at and they ceas-
ed to criticise me for my glowing ac-
counts of our country out here. But,
really, I did not in the whole trip see
any section Of country that I liked as
do Western Montana. I am speaking
now, of course, of the country itself.
1t is the best on the road
When asked as to the new plans of
the company for it's overland train SER
vice, Mr.. Russell had nothing to say.
He admitted that the company has
some plans under consideration, but
they are not yet ready for publica ton.
From other sources it is learned that
the prediction made some weeks ago
in the Standard was substantially cor
rect and that the Northern Pacific will
in the early spring introduce some
thing that is entirely new in the way of
overland passenger traffic. Just what
the innovation is nobody wants to tell.
but 1t will be a train that will be all
right. That much is certain.
Notes.
All of the copper and green equip