The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
BUTTE NEWS.
It WAS NOT A SUCCESS
Few People Took Advantage OF
the Bozeman Excursion.
HAS A NEW PROPOSITION
The Committee Wants the Train Run
Through - Officials Think the Ad-
ditional Expense Would Not
Be Justified.

The first excursion from Butte to
Bozeman was not the success that the
Bozeman people had expected. Only
eight people took advantage of the
cheap rate, and a committee from Boze-
man came over to Butte yesterday to
consult with the Northern Pacific Off
Gals and submit a new proposition by
which they believe the excursions can
be made a success. The train from
Butte only runs to Logan, where pas
sengers for Bozeman and other points
east must wait for the through train.
The committee from Bozeman urged
that the Butte train be run through to
Bozeman, which, they argued, would be
an lnducement for more people to take
advantage of the weekly excursions 1t
is not likely, however. that the request
will be granted by the Northern Pacific.
as the cost of running the train the
extra rs miles and return would be
about $50, and the Northern Pacific peo-
pie 40 not believe the business will
JUSTIFY the additional expense The
regular excursion will be continued for
another week. however, and it will then
be determined whether the rate will re-
main during the remainder of the sea-
son or whether it will be withdrawn.
The people of Helena have also come
to the conclusion that their town would
make good Sunday resting place for
residents of Butte. and the Great North
ern has been induced to run an excur-
sion train to that place next Sunday. A
round trip rate of SO will be made The
train will leave Butte at o'clock in the
morning and return about midnight.
The last excursion from Butte to Salt
Lake for this season is announced by
the Oregon Short Line for Aug. 10, the
occasion being the opening of the salt
palace. The round trip rate will be SO,
and there is no doubt that another big
crowd from Butte will take advantage
of it.
A Northern Pacific authority says:
THAT Mr.. Mellen should have threaten
ed to build into Portland, as he proba-
bly, did, is first of all evidence of the
extreme difficulty we find in making
satisfactory traffic arrangements with
the Oregon Navigation. 1t shows in the
second place that he is really prepared
to build this very expensive line-a line
that should be needless. Mr. Mellen
may do a little bluffing sometimes to
win point, but he never makes bluff
that he is not prepared to back You
may be sure that in this matter he is
prepared to back his bluff, if that is
what anybody chooses to call it, and
you may be equally sure that the
him. We still hope, however, that there
may be a favorable turn as the result
of the conference in the west between
Messrs Hartman, 'Mellen and Mohler."
On the other hand, gentleman whose
sympathies are with the other side, is
quoted as saying that the Oregon Nayi-
cation people have not changed their
attitude in the matter the least. They
are fighting for what they consider to
be their unquestioned rights, and they
feel that they cannot relinquish any of
their rights now without doing the road
and the security holders an injury
They have the entire support of the
Union Pacific and the Great Northern
in the attitude they have taken. They
do not want general fight or, in fact
any fight at ALL but they are in a posi-
ton to fight to good advantage if they
have to.
A mortgage given by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway company
to the New England Trust company has
been filed at Dubuque, Iowa. for $16,-
$50, 900 and required $S,033 in revenue
stamps. 1t-is given to secure bonds is
sued to purchase the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Northern railway. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy has Ss5,OOo,OO
other bonds outstanding.
In addition to 1000 freight cars the
Baltimore & Ohio has purchased two
new postal cars, go feet in length, four
65 foot baggage cars and coaches, three |
go foot first-class coaches with wide
vestibules and modern in every respect,
and two combination parlor, dining and |
observation cars, each CT feet in length. |
The Great Northern is paying 81 a |
day for men to work ON it's roads in |
Montana.
The gross earnings of the Burlington |
for the year Just closed were $43 3S9 424. |
an increase of $685. over the previous |
year. rE