The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-15
BUTTE News.
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
r.
"A Press Agent Appointed by the
Burlington.
position Is A NECESSITY
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How the B. 81 o. Killed Off a False
Impression Opening Up Colorado
Roads to Traf1c-A New
Burlington Rumor.

y The Burlington has strengthened its
advertising department by the ap
pointment of a press agent, Charles S.
Young, for some years railroad editor
Of the Omaha Bee, being selected for
the important position. While the en-
terprise of the Burlington has always
been recognized, it has heretofore been
wanting in that very important par
ticular, a live press agent. A good
press agent is of almost as much need
to great railroad system as the ad-
vertising department itself. One most
prominent example of the value of
press agent to a railroad is that fur
nished by the Baltimore & Ohio. Be
fore Colonel J. Fl. Maddy took that po-
sition with the B. & O. the road had
gained, probably undeserved, a repu
tation as 1.-THE worst way to Washing
ton,'' and in a great measure had fall
len into rather ill-repute with the trav-
cling public, Notwithstanding the con-
slant and permanent improvements
that were being made in the road and
its service. Mr.. Maddy, however, has
changed all that, for he has obliter-
dteu TIE "iDllS ilHpIeSSlUu re-
garding the B. & o. Through his eff
forts it has become the popular line
east of Chicago, and travellers may
again hear the sentiment expressed in
old Jingle, which had fastened itself on
the minds of the people years ago, and
was heard from the Missouri river to
New York:
Westward, no!
Eastward go,
Every body takes
The B. & O.
1t has been said that people have
gone crazy to the time of that Jingle.
The rhyme met the eyes of travellers
at every railroad station and in every
public place. The rumble of the rails,
the toots of the engine and the move
ment of the train all seemed to go to
the same jingling tune, and travellers
even fell into the habit of masticating
their food to the time set by the B.
& Q. advertising man. The name of the
road was so thoroughly though not
entirely agreeably, fixed in the public
mind that almost unconsciously and
irresistibly people took the B. & or
w. C. Mcbride, general agent of the
Rio Grande Western, has received word
that the roads in Colorado are once
more open and that both passenger
and freight trains are moving regular
ly again. The blockade of the Denver
& Rio Grande has been one Of the mos.
remarkable of it's kind in the history
of the West. Colorado never before ex-
perienced such storms as swept
through the canyons and across the
prairies this month. The line was first
tied up three weeks ago, and since then
not only the Rio Grande, but every
line into Colorado has suffered more Or
less from the same cause. For one
day traffic on the Denver & Rio Grande
e 1n1 h11f hn
double drifts and held the road again
in it's grasp. A snow slide in the can
yon of the Grand river, where most of
the trouble laid, killed three men and
injured six others on Feb 8. The men
were employed on a wrecking train.
Gangs of shovelers and rotary plows
were continually at work on the block
AIDE, but exclusive of this expense, the
loss of Colorado roads is placed at
$4,000 day for at least two weeks.
The Denver and Rio Grande has stood,
probably, the bulk of this loss, but
President Jeffrey has done all in his
power to protect the system, and
through his efforts the successful re-
suit has been obtained.
This is the latest about Burlington ex-
tensions and comes from Thermopolis,
Wyo.: 'Teamsters who have arrived
here from Huntley, Mont, the present
terminus of the Burlington road, say
that the company has recently unload
ed a large amount of steel rails and
scrapers at that place for the purpose,
it is said, of continuing the line on
westward. It is reported in Huntley
that the proposed line will be from
Huntley through Prior's gap, across
Big Horn basin to Thermopolis, thence
in a westerly direction to the line of
the Oregon Short Line in Idaho. Dur
ing the past few weeks General Man
agerE Holdrege of the Burlington, has
paid several visits to Huntley, and all
persons here believe that the propos-
ed road will be built. The line was
surveyed last summer"
By all odds the most beautiful and
artistic publication that has been is
sued by the passenger department of
any road Is a new calendar which has
just been sent out by the Northern Pa
cific. Its design is emblematic of the
war PERIOD and it's execution is g, work
of art. 1t consists of six beautiful wa
ter colors representing handsome wo-
men attired in military and naval uni
forms and entitled Cupid in Camp"
and Cupid on Deck" The first shows
Cupid on Guard" the second is Gu
pld on deck giving an "Hurrah for
Dewey" the third depicts a Rough
Rider; the others are the Jolly Tars,'
the Cadets" and "a Manoeuvre'' The
SoloiliS 10 GA4ulSiLe anu the NIdWilS
the work of an artist. When the North
ern Pacific does anything it does it
well.
More than 100000 will be spent during
the year 1899 by the Burlington route
in improvements to it's track, roadbed
and bridges west of the Missouri river.
OF the amount set aside for physical
improvements more than 100000 will
be put into new iron bridges. During
the year $50 miles of 75-pound rails
will replace lighter rails, the bulk of
this Improvement being for the short
line to Billings. More than 1000 900 new
ties will also be put in during the year,
to take the place of old ones.
w NJ Winters of Helena. general
agent of the Wisconsin Central, was
in Butte yesterday.
Following is the official proposition
to Short Line stockholders made in a
circular letter from the Mercantile
Trust company of New York, which is
napotia ting the absorptiOn. of that road