The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
Railroad News

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Fl. b. Segur. general agent Of the
Burlington, made a business visit to
Red Lodge the latter part Of last week.
G. s. Buck, head brakeman on the
Rocky Fork train, ID taking q vacation
and nursing q hand which he had in
jured in Red Lodge last Wednesday
While making u coupling he had the
index finger OF his hand crushed.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Craig of the Northern Pacific passed
through the city the latter part Of last
week on his way to Portland to look
after the transportation of the Thir'
teenth Minnesota regiment from that
place to st. Paul.
The Burlington representing plant
at Edgemont, s. d.. will be completed
about October /. It will cost $40, 900.
When the plant Ia III operation, 5000
ties II day will be- treated by the new
process for preserving them. 1t is
known az the chloride Of zinc process,
and IL tho same as that used BY the
Santa Fe railroad ut Las Vegas, N. M,
aud by the Southern Pacific road il
California. The Burlington will be
the first railroad in the northwest to
take advantage Of this process. This
ties are placed IN n large iron cylinder,
the air Is pumped out, and the tics
heated by steam then the chemicals
are dumped IN. and the ties kept in the
solution under high pressure until they
are saturated, when they are removed.
The Burlington has u yard at Edge.
mont in which 800, 900 ties u be stor.
cd. Before the ties are III shape to treat
they must be piled up and allowed to
season for about sixty days.
A Great Northern branch to Lewis
town IL one Of the possibilities Of the
near future. says the Milk River Eagle.
Indications point to the entering Of the
town Of Fort Benton below the bluffs
ut that place. II IL u difficult place to
build a railroad into and more difficult
to build out Of the town. Hence 1t IL
reasonable to suppose that the company
would Dot build its main line into the
town simply to build 1t out again. A
line from Benton to Lewistown II the
easiest, and probably the cheapest, way
to reach the heart Of the Judith coun.
try. And II the Great Northern builds
into the town Of Benton, the question
Of a Lewistown line Ia advanced into
the list probabilities.
Frank Roberts resumed his run yes.
terday morning 40 baggageman and OK.
pressman on the Rocky Fork train,
after a months vacation. during which
time he was relieved by g. ). Collins
Of this city.
There IL u possibility, IT appears.
that the fight between the railroads for
live stock business may result IN a good
big benefit to Montanan stockmen. A
week ago the competition served to
bring the rate on Montana and Dakota
euttle down to 10 cents between st.
Paul and Chicago, and now it. Is said
there Ia a likelihood Of the rate going
still lower. Concerning the matter the
Minneapolis Times says:
Rate troubles are not confined to
the passenger departments OF the Obi
oago.st. Paul lines alone. Freight
officials have started OH a lively little
race for business on range cattle, When
the cattle movement from the west ba'
gan a few weeks ago 1t was noticed
that the Milwaukee secured more than
its usual share OF the business, An in
vestigation followed, which resulted IL
one of the lines cutting the rate on
range cattle, Minnesota Transfer to
Chicago, down to 10 cents per hundred,
"The reduction was promptly met by
the other Chicago lines, including the
Milwaukee, But the cut failed to ad-
Just matters satisfactorily, however.
and the milwaukee continued to receive
a big share of the business, The ~
NOR was current yesterday that the
Burlington would take q further step,
and make n 5-eent rate, The figure is
ruinpusly low, but the Burlington
officials are understood to suspect the
Milwaukee, They claim " Is not lly-
ing up TO its agreement, hut is making
secret quotations, No action has been
taken rs tar as can be learned, but
there is keen rivalry shown tor the
business,
nAnothsr explanation which has
been offered In support OF the continued
showing Of the milwaukee, Is TO the
effect that early IN this seasoA II con-
traatad for cattle shipments at rates
which " named NJ that tins, and IN
present. business is resulting largely
from those contracts,