Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-20
Burlington Officials Will Ar
rive To-Day
WILL BE ENTERTAINED
BY the Butte Traffic Club T0niqht--
Smoker at the Nc
DermOtt.

The railroad men will own the town
to-night. Negotiations for the purchase
OF the municipality We're
THIS afternoon by Charles Clifford of the
Union Pacific and j. T.. Mccormick of
the Northern Pacific. appointed Satur-
day night by the Butte Traffic club with
discretionary power to make any con-
tracts and take any action they saw fit
looking to the suitable entertainment
to General Passenger Agent p. S. Eustis
OF the Burlington route, and the Rur-
llngton passenger agents whom he has
in tow. and who are scheduled to, arrive
in the city some time this afternoon,
Now il there is anything that the Bur-
lington people take just pride in it is the
rapidity of their gait. That they are
fast all competitors stand ready to ac-
knowledge. and the Butte committee
have arranged their schedule accord
lngly. The visitors G'e enroute via
the Great Northern and Will arrive at the
depot at 4:3o O'Clock this afternoon. The
inter Mountain has telegraphic advice of
their departure from Helena. They will
be met at the depot by all the local
railroad men. whose duties will permit
them to join in this hospitable demon
stration. They will be escorted to the
McDermott hotel. which will be their
headquarters during their stay in tine
city. After they have dined they will
be the guests of the Silver Bow club UNI
til 10 O'Clock, when they will be escorted
to the McDermott hotel. where a smoker
Will be given in their honor. The smoker
VIII be given under the auspices of the
Butte Traffic club, and the rules adopted
during the clubs recent trip to Salt Lake
city will govern.
Among the railroad men who are with
Mr.. F.ustis are the following: Division
49, XIV 7 W.
Bechtcl. w. NJ. Shaw, w. J. Davenport,
II. e. Heller. Travelling Passenger
AScnts-H. II. Houghton, r. r. Wyne, A.
5. Crawford. A. l.. Eidemi!ler, r.. T.,
Wright. G. ID. Hagerman. J. Stalker. r.
/. Birkett. W. y. Cornell, a. j.. Spur, II.
4. ELLIS. w.. $. Jones. Pass niger Agents
--E. a. Abbott, -- Berger. j. q. Della
PLANE. w. G. Locherty, r.. Valentine, j.
+. McFlroy. J. II. Grifitts, F. T.. Bell.
THAT the visitors are expecting 4 great
time in BUTTE is evidenced by the follow
ing telegram received this afternoon by
Phil Daniels from w. r.. Seeley, con
tracing freight agent OF the Burlington
at st. PAUL.:
Passenger agents would like to see a
pugilistic entertainment tonight batween
two local men if you can arrange it,"
MI. Daniels has been doing his best to-
day to make the arrangement in compli-
ance with this Geographic request. ana il
is possible that a bout will be arranged
between II. O. Wilson and Major Daw-
son.
The Inter Mountain has received the
following special from Helena in regard
to the coming of the railroad men:
"~TWenty-siX passenger men of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
company from various points east of Chi
cago arrived in Helena this morning
the Northern Pacific in the private car
Glover. They are in charge of p. s.
Eustis, general passenger agent at Chi
cage. and arc making a tour of the west.
seeing the country, many for the first
time. The party left Chicago three days
G over the Burlington for st. Paul,
coming here over the Northern Pacific.
General Agent Ituger of this city met
them at the depot and showed them
around town this morning. Under the
pilotaEe of General Ruser the party left
for Butte this afternoon in their private
car over the Montana Central. After
doing Butte and Anaconda they will pro-
coed to Billings and then make the trip
over the entire Burlington system, west
of the Missouri river. General Passen-
ger Agent Eustis said the trip was for
the purpose of posting the passenger men
OH the vest
According to the Chicago Tribune It 10
probable that the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy will Guild an extension to Ogden,
Utah, and make connection there with the