The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS.
Dissatisfaction Among Northern Pacific
Conductors.
There is understood to be consider
able dissatisfaction among the con-
duotors Of the Northern Pacific re-
garding their treatment by the man
agement Of that system, says the Min
neapolis Times. The road has three
ticket exchangers, who board the
trains at any points between the twin
cities and the coast and they check
up the returns of the conductors. No
other road in this section is similarly
equipped, and to these exchangers the
conductors offer no protest.
But recently the management Great
ed what are called train collectors.
There are two of them. They BOARD
the train at any point which suits
their convenience and take charge of
affairs. The conductor is obliged to
accompany them through the coaches,
explain the hat slips and show up the
tickets besides. The conductors COM
plain about being Inundated, and in
the four months the collectors in ques-
tion have been operating it is claimed
that not one conductor has been
caught in wrong doing.
This is but one of a number of COM
plants which they are making. A
grievance committee will come to the
twin cities soon, it is said, to ask for
certain concessions.
Out in Wyoming the Burlington
railroad is building a line down INTO
the Big Horn Basin country, and
the contractors succeeded in interest
ing a lot of Grow and Sioux Indians
from the reservation nearby, and en-
gagged q number Of them on the grade.
At first they were lined up each with
scIaper and a team of horses and at
the word, with a yell, they started to
race, that being the sport dearest tn
the Indian heart. But after the boss
got them in line again and explained
that they were to"move dirt and
not to race horses things went more
smoothly, and most of the bucks have
developed into good workmen.-Ana-
conda Standard.
The plan OF employing Indians on
the above mentioned work did not
succeed as had been anticipated. After
working a short time the redskins
"bucked the traces and quit the job,
saying that it meant too much
sweat for them. Their places had
to be filled by white men.
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Col. G. H. Gould, who looks after
the interests of the Burlington east to
St. Paul from Miles City, spent a few
hours yesterday in renewing acquaint-
ances among the railroad boys. Mr..
Gould makes his home at Miles City a
great portion of the time and is doing
much to make the meeting Of the
Eastern Montana Stockg1owers' as
ISOLATION, which at Miles
City next Monday. a success.
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Thursdays home seekers excursions
on the Northern Pacific were crowded
to the guards, there being two trains
OF ten cars each, carrying over SOC
persons who are taking advantage o.
cheap rates to look over the western
country with a view to locating. The
Burlington had over 800 passengers
!, also and brought in a large number
again the following day.
i Col. F. M. Malone of Miles City wa
looking up business for his road, the
Milwaukee. The colonel states tina
the people of his town are making
!, arrangements to entertain a large
J number Of delegates to the eastern
, Montana Stockgrowers' association
which meets there next Monday, ant
that a big time is guaranteed.
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The Northern Pacific will soon be
gin work OH increasing the yard ia
%cilities at Laurel, which the compan,
is compelled to do in order to care TO!
the increasing coal business from Car
bon county. Two new tracks will b.
laid.
THOUSANDS SENT INTO EXILE
Every year a large number OF poo
sufferers whose lungs are sore anC
racked with coughs are urged to go tt
another climate. But this is costly anC
not always sure. Don't be an exile whe1
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton will cure you at home. It's thu
most infallible medicine for Coughs
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