The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-06-19
RAILROAD NEWS
"Buckshot" Was Cornered

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son boarded train recently iu the cap
acity of trainmaster. and sat himself
down in seat beside gentleman who
made room for him, and who at once
began talking. In fact he was very
talkative, and seemed to be in very
bad frame of mind. First he sailed into
the political party which Mr.. Robert
son, is aligned with, and roasted the party
members to turn. Mr.. Robertson is
rather sensitive about his politics, and
made fitting reply, which led to the
discovery that his seat mateIwas deaf.
Then he settled back and gritted his
teeth.
After exhausting this subject, the talk
ative gentleman changed the subject to
religion, and in particularly loud voice
denounced all the churches, but espec-
tally the denomination with which Mr..
Robertson is identified. As the genial
railroad man has very deep-seated re-
ligious convictions, it will be readily
understood that his inward feelings by
this time had about reached a point of
explosion.
Then the man with the copious flow Of
language took up the subject of railroads,
and handed out hot bunch which in
cluded everybody on the line, from the
president down to call hoy. He seemed
to have particularly venomous hatred
for those in the passenger train service
and warmed up to his subject with al
ardor which drew the attention of every.
body in the crowded car
Mr.. Robertson's safety. valve is sci
pretty high, but it gave way at thi'
point. Leaning over, he shouted some
thing in the strangers ear. The reporter
did not learn what the words were, bu
they were few, forcible and. to the point
according to the story as it canaa -dnwl
the line by the grapevine route and final
ly reached the newspaper man. Then h
retired from the car in his well know
graceful manner.
T.. ". lLdIlCI ICOuliSu Acf
y lweek from st. Paul.
Engineer r. w. Larter has been O
the sick list for the past week.
Fireman Ole Slettcn has been trans
ferrcd to Troy, to take position as host
Ter.
There are no reports Of washouts Q
the new line Of the Billings and Nortler
railroad.
E Wallace Calquhoun, formerly hostile
\ at Troy, is in Whitctish for PROMOTE
as an engineer.
Two carloads of Holsteins and Jerst
cattle went through Saturday, bound Il
= far away Japan.
= The night switch engine was again p
into service Saturday, to aid in handliI
the extra business.
g Two additional train crews were put
8 Sunday and three on Tuesday, to he
~ handle the rush of business.
9 The first engine of the 1900 class
y pull train out of Whitefsh, went es
G Saturday with IL loaded cars.
- A day car clerk has been added to t
9 force at division headquarters here,
3 account of the increase in traffic.
9 Engineer John Strantze Is now RI
3 ming out of Stockton, CAL, according
x letter received from J. d. Perdue.
5 John Egge, All engineer, who left 1t
g during the slump in business last IL
5 has returned and reported for duty.
g Thos. Molicson has charge of the ste
5 laying gang between Valcour and Tr
~ while Thos. Clifford is foreman OF
G crew working east from Warland.
= Conductor Hill left Tuesday for Phi
9 dclphia, where he will undergo treatm
3 for injuries received several months a
AZ and from which he has4iever recover