Fergus County argus., 1902-02-05
RAILROAD
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DELAYED
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Work My Cease for a Few Months
Pending a Settlement of Rail.
road Difficulties.
DENIED BY THE OFFICIALS
A Contradictory Report Has Been Re
ceiVed From Burlington Peo-
pie at Lincoln.

In an interview accorded to the
Great Falls Leader last week an of.
fetal of the Burlington railroad said;
1T has been the intention of the
road to build to Great Falls this
year." he said, "and surveyors were
put out last fall to look up the line as
rapidly as possible. At first it was
the intention Of the Burlington to
build to Okla and the Great Northern
would be built from Armington to that
point; that was before the merging of
the roads. since which move the plans
were changed and the Burlington was
to have built the entire distance, as It
would be foolish to put separate out
fits in the field for such small
amount of work. when as a matter of
fact the new line would belong to a
community Of interest system.
There has been no contracts let on
the work and the statement which
was made to that effect was mis-
.ahe' 10 p'o""o'e ''ia' "eohahe
n'''"'iS' vi oi'aHa' """lu nave I""
the contract for building the new line.
and one of the brothers was in Bill
ings a few months ago looking about
'i''''' '"' 'he'' ""S no oont'ao' 'e''
i'i "'l' any supp'ioS pIouFh' III io'
Wv "''"' r"'is.D''iii's' i'"'' any
io''io"u man WIZ at oi''e ""V''rSl'n"
'i'' 'h''e 'o"'' nut nave o''h con
"".' VIZ" 90 ii"''S' VI 'n'' 'io
'ou'e W 'e io'io"eu WIS no' even lai'l
out' ''le ohly survey "nieh our roau
mas 10 'i'' VI" 'ii' i''"p'u many years
@eo' anu ''iat was put rough rlsht
VI wa! iihe anu VIII not pe 'o'o"eu
'nioushou''
The reason for the stopping Of the
work Is the hight which Is at present
being made against the railroad merg-
err by Governor Van SAINT OF Mime
sofa and Others. The line was to be
built as partnership affair between
the Burlington and Great Northern,
and 1t can be readily seen that II the
merger proposition were Knocked out
that the two roads concerned might
not desire any such arrangement, and
even If they did the conditions which
might arise would not allow of the
road being either built or paid for un.
der any such terms. The Burlington
!" ANXIOUS 10 get INTO treat ralis ahn'
taken Win the proadehihg Oh the mar
TOW gauge here' the line wouid mean
the making oil three great transcontl'
hehtal lihes 10 the coast anu Is much
10 DE uesireu oy everyone connected
WIN lhe burlington the "reat NOT
( thern ana the Canadian racine sys'
3 tens' not 10 speak oil the desireS ol
: the people Oh treat fails' Inc pro
: losed iihe was 10 nave oeeh ouiit U!
e the burlington uhuer the community
: oil interests plah' ana the hght against
= that propositioh mas iorced the puiid
4 Ing Oh the ROAD 10 De apahdohed uhti
t such tiine aS the roads may hho"
5 "ne'e '"e' orc a. IA '"e a''e' :,
4 ,ne". =. - ".'o, 80 'peaA -.
b ine VI inc '"''''' '"a' ".' WI" eoa'
+ on unue, 'n0 sam PIC. ;" "". " 'n'
, ''a'e' "".'' ~. ,"e' "''e' mo-
> ,un "'' o '"' ~ "' " ""'
t ue'e''p'"''
l. i nave not met Chief Enginee
l. weeks OF the burlington ior seVera
= months. but VIII volunteer the state
l. ment that the Vlsit OF MT weeks
t this time is Tor the purpose OF caiiinI
Il the surveyors at the other END OF In
p line on, and further that MS order
IS come direct from the president OF IN
T. road and were TO the enect that IN
l. lime be abandoned Tor the presen
e. year. The men on this end oil the roa
d VIII be allowed to run on TO Armini
1t ton, where they also VIII be called on
Ie we are as sorry as anyone mat IN
IS work has come 10 halt' Out u eahho
be helped
1T may be that If the merger is d.