The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-08
ON THE RAILS.
What the Different Railroads Are
Doing.

DOluX.
The immigration departments of
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern are we'll pleased with the travel
west thus far, as it has been greater
than was anticipated SO early in the
season. One feature of the movement
is that a large percentage of the set
tiers come from localities that have
not been worked by agents Of the
roads-men who have decided to move
west to better their conditions, who
have been offered NJ Inducements
other than that gained from the litera-
through the east and have as yet
chosen no location. This warrants
the belief that the seed sown by the
immigration workers will bring a
greater harvest from those localities
than has been anticipated. There have
been three excursion days SO far this
year, and a conservative estimate Of
the number Of settlers who have gone
west is made at 1900.
A Lincoln, Neb., contractor is quot
ed as authority for the statement that
about April l a corps Of 100 engineers
with assistants will go into camp
along the line of the proposed Guern-
sey-Salt Lake extension of the Bur-
lington for the purpose of making the
cross sections for the new line. When
this is completed, the authority says,
the officials will proceed with the
awarding Of the contracts for grading
and bridge work and that as fast as
this is finished the company will lay
the rails. The contractors will be
given two years for the completion of
the work, though it is said that the
officials expect to have portions Of the
track in service this fall.
The Pawnee railroad, northwest Of
Pana, ILL.,, is the most unique in the
United States. The road is 10 miles
long, running from Pawnee to Au-
burn and is owned by six farmers.
five men and one woman, a widow,
and was purchased by them when the
road was not lf-sustaining. The
only rolling stock of their own is one
coach and two engines. The freight
cars they use are owned by other
companies. The expense of running
is 5000 a month. The receipts amount
to ST., 500 to So, 900. The road cost
500, 600.
Contracts have been signed by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
- Sc co;l IN <rc,,crnrf U10 mn 0N0
worth Of freight from Chicago to the
Klondike and othere districts of
Alaska within the next three months.
The freight will consist largely of
flour, clothing, produce, packing house
products and mining machinery.
Transcontinental roads will advance
the rate on hops from Pacific coast
points to trunk line territory from
ST. so to So a hundred pounds, the adj
vance to take effect April l.. The
roads will also increase the maximum
weight of a carload of dried fruit
from IL, 0OO to 80, 900 pounds, the
same rule to apply to all canned goods.
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The Northern Pacific westbound
passenger was delayed three hours
yesterday by reason Of a heavy train
of homeseekers. The tram consisted of
about - cars. This mornings Bur-
lington was divided into two Sec
tions, there being in all II cars.
The Northern Pacific has decided to
place another train in service for pas
senger business between Portland and
Seattle, via Olympia and Tacoma,
about the 10th inst. 1t will be a day
light run. The new train will make
three daily runs.
W. W. Harrington of Wymore, Neb.
brother of j.. L. Harrington, local
agent Of the Burlington, has been IN
the city several days. Mr.. Harrington
is a fireman and will hereafter have q
run out of Sheridan.
M. M. Potter of Helena, represent.
ing the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, made one Of his usual visits tc
Billings yesterday in search Of bust,
ness for his road.
The Northern Pacific passenger
trains are resuming their old tactics
OF being late, but the delay is not sc
great as it was during last week.
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Trainmaster Dan Boyle was .dowr
from Livingston yesterday, seeing that
all trains we're in good running order
out of this city.
w. A. Miller of Alliance, surgeon fol
the Burlington Relief association, wa
in the city yesterday.
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