Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-10
PRESIDENT 5ElilOTTs VISIT
SPECIAL TRAIN FULL or RAIL
ROAD OFFICIALS VISITS THE
CITY.
RENDERED RECEPTION, CALL ON
THE coyERNoR AND coMPLl-
MENT CITY ON IT'S
PROGRESS.

Bismarck, the metropolis Of the
Missouri slope" was the toast of
President Elliott Of the Northern
Pacific railroad company yesterday.
The special train bearing President
Elliott and party arrived in the city
at four p. m. yesterday. It was COM
posed OF Ave compartment cars and
carried the leading officials OF the,
road and q number of friends The
train was met at the depot by dele
cation Of Bismarck business men and
a warm greeting given the visitors.
After q short inspection Of the
depot the railroad officials were .es-
corted to the parlors Of, the North
west where a reception was rendered
them, the greater part of the bust
ness men Of the city calling to pay
their respects. I 49,. i. G...
After the reception the distin-
gutshed guests were driven about the
city and taken to the capitol where
they paid their respects to Governor
Sarles. The train did not leave the
city until a late hour and President
Elliott and other officials were very
complimentary In their remarks about
the city and the apparent progress
iveness Of It's people. ~
Ia The following persons made up
President Elliott's party: 81
Howard Elliott, president; H. j.
Horn, general manager; F. w. Gil
bert, general superintendent; E. j.
Pearson, chief engineer; Newman
Kline, assistant, general superintend-
ent; A. B. Smith and Henry Blakeley,
assistant general passenger agents;
I,P. 6. Prest, purchasing agent; w. @.
Johnson, auditor disbursements; c.
j, p. Perkins, ex-president of the C. b,
! e @; r. p. Perkins and ]. H. Carroll !;
Major H. M. Chittsnden, u. s. A.;
A. M. Burt, superintendent; L.. s.
i.Storrs geologist; H. M. Curry, gen.
eral master mechanic; f., J. Taylor,
division engineer; q. D. Clark, secre.
tary to J. II. Carroll; M. K. Dougan,
.stenogTapher to Mr.. Elliott; Chas.
Lorimer, stenographer to Mr.. Horn;
Geo. McDougall, stenographer to Mr..
Pearson; J. P. Heine, stenographer to
Mr.. Gilbert. y,
President Elliott is a most zap.
proachable" man. He said this was
merely one of the semi-annual trips
of inspection he was in the habit of
making; that he wanted to personally
meet the people along the line and
familiarize himseslf with their needs.
He spoke Of the work to be done on
!, the bridge this summer and said that
a. number OF improvements would be
made at this point. In speaking of
the work to be done in this state by
his company this year he said the
Edgeley branch would be extended
! 40 miles. eventually tapping the main
line at Steele instead of Dawson,
that he had, last fall, driven over the
country in that section and found
it q garden spot which only needed
settlers, to develop He said he would
make a personal inspection Of the
country northwest and southwest of
Mandan this year and decide which
way a branch from that town would
be run. He said he did not think the
Denhoff branch would be extended
this year to the Missouri river, but
eventually would reach that stream.
"a. B. Smith, assistant general pas
senger agent, was one of the popular
men of the party. He was particular
ly pleased with the many improve
ments noted in the city since his last
visit and had many kind words for
this section OF the country. He said
his department had many inquiries
regarding western North Dakota, and
he had noticed very gratifying in
crease in ticket sales to points along
the slope, and predicted a large and
early settlement Of the range coun-
try. +.
STATE NEWS.
The First National Bank of Hanna
ford will have a fine new home.