The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-31
Railroad Briefs

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: Montana division of the Northern Paci-
J tic, with headquarters in Livingston,
as soon as the construction and repair
} work opens up in the spring. Consid-
cradle attention will be necessary on
account of the great amount Of track
and bridge work that is to be done,
which will keep about 20 work trains
engaged.
The editor Of the Sheridan Post noti-
ies his readers that they will soon have
placed before them Notes from Inside
a B. & M. Mail Car Mr.. Story
received permission from the postal
authorities in Washington to make a
trip for the purpose of writing up the
many interesting facts connected with
the service. He made the trip from
Sheridan to Billings Friday, under the
protection of F. M. Moore, one of the
veterans in Uncle Sans mail service.
There are but few people that realize
the enormous amount Of work connec-
ted with the railway mail service. The
writer well remembers a trip he took
when a boy with his uncle, who is now
GIliGl GitIhs III tIlc dl1WfS hb1 SlCS.
In order to become a mail clerk, a per-
son has to pass one of the strictest of
civil service examinations and after get
ting a run is examined twice each year
as to his competency.
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The Livingston Enterprise says that
notwithstanding the largely increased
force in the Northern Pacific shops the
accumulated work, incident to the
company's rapidly increasing business,
renders it necessary that the ten hour
schedule be resumed in that city at as
early a date as possible, and the an
nouncement is semi officially made that
this change will take effect with the
beginning of the next month.
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The daily papers last week published
a dispatch from New Haven to the eff
feet that President Mellen of the Nor
them Pacific was being considered in
connection with the presidency of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad. MI. Mellen was interviewed
in st. Paul in regard to the matter and
said he was not a candidate for any
position in the railroad service, and he
did not believe the reports were any
thing more than idle rumor that he
was so situated with the Northern Paci-
fc at the present time, it would be i'm
possible for him to consider a PROPOSE
tion to leave its service until the work
he was sent here to accomplish had fur
Their progressed.
Engineer Hannaford Fl. Ross, who
accompanied the remains Of the late
Engineer James j. Dempsey to his for
mer home in Portage, Wis, returned
last week from his sorrowful journey,
and has resumed his run out of Living
stOn.
Chief Engineer McHenry, of the
Northern Pacific Railway, has invented
a water tank which promises to do
away with the old-fashioned reservoirs
seen at every station in the coun.
try. His invention consists of a
small, submerged tank in a we'll or in
a water-pit, the tank holding just
enough to fill a tender. In this tank is
a piston-head on top of the water.
Steam is forced by pipe upon the top. of
this piston-head, pressing upon the wa
ter and forcing it up through a pipe to
the tender. This saves, not only the
costly superstructures now SO common,
but also the necessity Of employing a
to care for the tank and the plumb .
ing machinery. Fourteen of the new
tanks have recently been put in on the
Northern Pacific, and one is in use on the
Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Road.
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Conductor William Gallager who sue
ceeded Bob Whalen on the Bridger
branch, has gone back on the main line,
running out of Livingston. He has
been succeeded by Conductor VIM. P.
Engineer Ercanbrack, who has been
on the Butte passenger run from Logan
Anaconda. has been transferred to
the Rocky Fork run and is now a resi-
dent of our city. Mrs. Ercanbrack ar
rived in Billings a few days ago and
will go to housekeeping as soon az
they can secure q residence.
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Laurel is becoming quite q place for
Rocky Fork engine to fly the track.
Thursday nights train, with 9. d. Err. {
canbrack was delayed there nearly all I
night BY reason of the engine. which
one Of the mammoth size, jumping
The track. On account OF the ssaeavy
OF these engines. whenever
stretch Of track 10 reached where the
are lower IN one side than the I
other. they topple o II
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Since the change In conductors tho Y
Rocky Fork train has bsasa coming In !.
Almost invariably 0n time. says the Red :
LlOdVN Hlokaf. mnah IN aha n~nhiafnNtinn :"