The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-09
RAILROAD BRl IN
Changes of Conc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ex-
cursiOns-N. +. Construction.

For commissioned officers and Deepen
dent members Of their families, whaI
travelling at their own expense, one
half of the lowest first-class rate to al
points west Of Ogden and Huntington
To points west Of Ogden one.half 0
the limited thirty day rate will apply
via Sacramento or Huntington. II
points north Of Portland, to aud includ
ing Seattle, one.half Of the thirty day
limited rate will apply via Huntingto,
only. For disabled volunteer soldiers
inmates Of national soldiers homes
when travelling at their expense
the same rate may be made.
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Geo. Gordon is now punching tick
cts o., the Rocky Fork run, which is q
very familiar one for him. Frank
Scott has been transferred to the BOul.
der branch and will likely remove tt
Helena. as that is the most convenient
point to work from. Mr.. Gordon had
a passenger run Oh the main line, but
he much preferred the Rocky Fork run.
W. p. Campbell, formerly conductor
OH the Bridger branch, has been pro-
noted to a passenger run on the Logan
and Anaconda branch. W. Fl. Gal.
lagher. who was formerly on the
Bridegr run, has again taken tnat line.
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Win Cunningham of Livingston has
succeeded G. \ House as day yard.
master for the Eoyfhern Pacific in this
city. the latter Daving returned to Liv.
insston to take n freight run,
J.. E. Sesse, formerly manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office in this
city, butt lately operator III S%upelrnten-
dent Horns Office An Livingston, has
resigned to ACCEPT n position as dis.
patcher az Laramie, Wyo.
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Several more passenger conductors on
the Montana division of the Northern
Pacific were discharged last week and
there are said to still be others listed
for removal. Four freight conductors
in Livingston were ordered to have uni.
forms ready this week to take passen.
ger runs, 1t is rumored that seven.
teen men have left st. Paul to fill the
vacancies, caused by removal, Oh these
divisions.
According to statistics compiled by
the Railway Age. $500. 10 miles of
track were laid III the United States
last year.
1t is announced that the eastern lines
will soon cease to pay agents in the
west commissions on tickets sold over
their lines. Ticket agents do not think
such al agreement will last long. First
one road breaks over the rule in order
to get business, aud the other roads
rapidly in its wake.
10 avoid as much az possible the nat.
lral depression IN travel which invari-
sbly follows the holidays and continues
the spring and summer season,
he railroads operating in this section
ire exerting every possible effort to
interest the public in homeseekers' TX.
'ursions. Special excursion rates will
20 made effective OH certain days dur.
ng January, February, March and
April, and the advertising departments
Il the various railroads have jnstruc-
ions to give as wide publicity as posi-.
lie to the dates of sales, the low rates
and the territory to which
will be sold. Homeseekers' OK.
u1sions will be run to nearly every
west Of the Missouri river. The
are extremely low, a round trip
are costing but a triffie more than the
way rate. The first excursion
'as last week and will be followed by
mother next week.
Judge Sanborn in the United States
at st. Paul has filed an order dis.
harRing the receivers Of the Northern
acific railroad company. All lands
nd other properties Of the company
lat were placed in the hands Of the
have been sold and suits
,ainst the company for the most part
ave been adjudicated. The property
I'd affairs are turned owe to the stock.
olders in the reorganized company
hich succeeded the old corporation F.
I'd bid in its holdings. Receivers :
cHenry and Bigelow are relieved of
|rther duties, but are retained as re.
ivers only TO look after suits COM
enced against them as receivers that
we not yet been settled.
The Northern Pacific reports that it
ID in active service upon its line at :
g beginning Of the new year so To-.
motives. 42S passenger train cars,
1888 freight train cars and 2,531 mis-. 2
llaneous rolling stock. Several good
led orders have been placed during
@ past two months for new cars aud
comotives, and these will be added to
o roads equipment soon.
Something like fifty Northern Pacific