The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-01
NEWS OF THE RAILWAY WORLD
BONNER LINE READY
THIS WEEK
STRETCH OF DOUBLE TRACK
EAST OF MlSSOULA NEARLY
FiNISHED-N. p. NOTES.

Work has been finished at last On
the new double track of the Northern
Pacific between Double T@Gck jun
ton and Bonner and either today
or tomorrow WIN see the old line
around the bend in the river aban-
doned by the company for good and
the new track across the Bandmann
ranch put in active use. This road,
which will mean a saving OF a couple
Of miles to the railroad and will do
away with a bad grade between the
/ functions has been in progress OF
| construction for more than two years
and is one OF the last stretches of
| the Missoula- to Garrison double track
| which has to be finished The cut
over the old Bandmann ranch has
neccssitated the building Of two big
double track bridges between here and
| Bonner Both of these structures are
I of steel and cement and are two of
/ the best built bridges on the roau.
They have been ready for several
months now, but the grading and bal
lasting of the track has delayed the
completion of the stretch Of road.
This work Is all finished now, on one
track at least, and trains will be
sent over the finished track within
a couple of days. The title of the
Northern Pacific to the old line
around the bend in the river expires
on July 2 and on that date the track
from Bonner down to what is now
known as Double Track junction will
go into the control of the Clark in
terests, who will use it as the right
of way for their new electric road be-
/ tween this city and Bonner.
The completion of this road leaves
only is miles of double track to be
opened. This distance is contained in
stretches along the road from Mis-
soula to Garrison, where the work
has been siowest The urcompleted
parts up to date are a stretch of
/ IL miles between Drummond and mile
post 49, and one of four miles be-
| tween Willis and Bearmonth. Work
on these is rapidly nearing compile
! ton and it is thought that by August
/, at least the entire line will be
opened.
1 Superintendent Rapelje returned on
\ No 16 yesterday morning from an
extended trip over the division, which
4 was finished up when he accompanied
4 the Perkins party from Butte to Par
adise on Tuesday. General Superin-
tended G. A. Goodell who was an
other member Of the party, came back
just ahead Of him on No. 6 and went
/ at once to Livingston.
Every day now the incoming trains
are loaded with people coming to
get an early berth for the Flathead
registration next month. The hotels
are rapidly filling up and the pres
sure is already beginning to be felt.
The colony 70 campers down by the
Van Buren, street bridge is also be-
ginning to grow and a number of
families are there, waiting until the
registration begins. This early traffic
1 Is but a mild foretaste of what will
follow and already the railroad people
are continuing to prepare for the rush
and the demand for coaches and
equipment which will come with it.
/ The two Bitter Root trains are also
doing pretty rushing business these
days, and both morning and after
noon trains pull out with every ear
filed. Most of this travel consists OF
valley while on their way back from
the fair They all return looking sat
ished, and the valley is rapidly get
ting national reputation
Word was received in the local Of
fees yesterday of the arrival at the
end of the road Of the party of Wo-
| mans suffragists who passed through
here on their way to the national
convention in Seattle last Sunday
morning. The prospective lady voters
have been making tour of the coun-
try they passed through and have
stopped at most of the important
towns on their route to attempt to
convert the natives. For some rea-
son or other Missoula was left out,
probably because the train went
through in the night, but most of the
other towns along the road were
visited and prosylited They will
not it is thought, return this way
but will go over another route on
their nOmeWafu TRIP.
Two new additions were made tc
the force at the Northern Pacific hos
pital yesterday, in the persons of DIS
Paul Greene and +. A. Thurman, who
arrived Tuesday, These two young
men are both from the east and are
well up in their profession. DR.
Greene is Michigan man and has
been residing in Ann Arbor for the
last year or so. DIR. Thurman is from
Minnesota The two men will relieve
Drs. Cochrane and Morse who are
leaving the service of the road FOL
private practice.