The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-26
Railroad News


II. q. Mutt, assistant superintendent,
Of the Burlington. war visiting among
the boys IN this city today.
A Northern Pacific bridge near Grey
cliff burned down Saturday night
causing a delay Of about ten hours tt
the e%astbound passenger train Sunday
II. j. Horn, superintendent and ID,
Boyle, trainmaster, Were down from
Livingston Sunday.
The switch tracks In the Northern
Pacific freight and passenger yards are
being leveled and strengthened and
ballasted with oinders.
Col. II. M. Malone, the Montana
representative Of the Milwaukee, Is in
the city today.
Pat Scanlan Of the Milwaukee was
here last week in the interest Of his
railroad.
The Northern Pacific coal experts
have discovered q vein Of genuine an.
thraoite coal. but its location 10 kept q
secret.
The Northern PaciAq<fagman's sta.
tion and coal bin bHve been changed
from the east fide<of Twenty.seventh
street to the wSsF side in order to give
0 room for Che memorial library,
The Northern Pacific is using Bird.
ger coal o. its trains out Of this city.
Tits claimed BY those who know about
1t that the coal 10 the best aver used on
the system and ia far better than the
Red Lodge, which the company has
been using for years.
1t 10 reported that the Northern Pa.
cific Ia seriously considering the exten.
sion Of its BridgAr branch to some point
in the Big Horl{ baSah, in Wyoming,
with a view to d1tkfng off the contem.
plated extension Of the Burlington. It
may be a case Of bluff" Oh the part Of
each road.
The railroads Of the United States
are at least 100. 900 freight cars short
today and each day makes the car
famine more Of 0 reality. The western
lines are very hard pressed for Temp
ties" Every available car 10 In use
aud NINA 0VA knNk No utNuana kvootrs
longer than ia absolutely necessary.
Thursday mornings Northern Pa.
cific w%est.bound passenger was IN two
sections. The first consisted Of the
mail, express and baggage oars also
the car Of the United STATES fish com.
mission, a privAte car, Aso the private
car Of Generall ManpEer Kendriok Of
the Northern 1aoi@ railway. The
second section wAsMn unusually heavy
one. containing two specially char.
tered cars from Michigan filled with
homeseekers going west. 1t was re.
ported that u car would stop ut Liv.
insston and that the other wal bound
for Idaho.
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The Northern Pacific railway COM.
pany announces a rate Of q fare and
u fifth to Seattle on the occasion Of
the W. 9. T. U. convention held In
that city Oh the 18th to the 2bth Of
October inclusive. The rates will be
given regardless Of attendance. Those
who attend from the city will secure
leceipts for the money paid for tickets,
ut the place m meeting the return
ticket for one fifth fare will be issued.
A large attendance is expected at the
convention.
The Northern Pacific has added a
new style day coach to its through pas.
selRer trains. The seats used are on
the style In use previous TO the chairs.
but are improved. They are even
more comfortable than the chairs.
The window shades are q new patent
by a Pullman conductor, and cannot
get out OF the grooves made for them, !
thus relieving II from considerable
annoyance during the course OF a Jour.
ney. The interior ceiling arrangement
differs considerable from the old style
coach, being more artistic and some. {
what on the order Of Pullman sleepers, :.
the cars being manufactured by the
Pullman company, The toilet rooms J
are also an Improvement wei the old J
ones Two OF these cars are used on ]
each passenger and anyone taking pas. !
sage IN them will receive AZ comforta. {
bic q ride ~ though he were esconsced !
IN a Pullman sleeper, ]
: There doesn't seem to be much talk ;
any more r%egarding:the Burlinghton az, ;
into Northern Wyoming, but !
nevertheless there seems to be some :
probability OF seeing a reality made of ,
reports already circulated, OWL +,
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