The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
RAILROAD NEWS

Ed LeBarge came in Monday from the
/ Warland pit.
Eleven new brakemen We're put to
work this week.
Conductor Elmer Arnold has been lay
ing off this week.
Mack Bailey has taken position as
cashier at Troy.
Conductor "Buckshot' Robertson is
on the Fernie run.
Engineer Sol Pickett came up from
kalispell Saturday.
Engineer Bert Weller was in town
Monday from Rexford.
Engineer L. R. Saunders has been on
the sick list this week.
The new steam shovel at Summit came
| from the Montana division.
Fireman Al Tlllman has been promoted
to the right hand side of the cab.
Conductor j. P. Bradley came in Fri
day night from the Fernie branch.
Engineer Jerry Ryan has given up en-
CINE No. 1913 and taken No. 1915.
Geo. D Horn OF Manning, Ia, has
taken position as cashier at the depot.
Mack Bailey, formerly cashier at the
depot here, returned Monday from
Seattle.
Engineer Frank Reidell and Fireman
Stevens came in yesterday from the
Fernie branch.
Passenger train No 3 was annulled
Tuesday on account of washout on the
Montana division.
Two additional freight crews went to
work this week, which indicates that
business is improving
Geo. Gutensohn marked up on the
firemens list Friday. He formerly
worked in the roundhouse.
Engineer Walt Conners and Fireman
Gage came in from Essex hill Monday
with engine No. 1914 for repairs
Express Messenger J NJ. jefferson,
who was slightly injured in derailment
at Tioga, is laying off this week.
; Engineer j. w. Paul, formerly of
: Whitefish, but who is now located in
Hillyard, came in last Friday for visit
: here.
Work is in progress on the foundation
for the new depot at Bolton. The work
on the proposed hotel has not yet been
started.
The members OF the state railroad COM
mission are making arrangements to per-
sonally inspect all main and branch lines
in the state.
Conductor VIM. Deeringer, who is out
OF the hospital after having his leg am
putated, left Sunday for Spokane, where
he will remain for several days.
Conductor A. NJ. Matthews went after
the time record yesterday, and reports
having caught four large trout in 45
minutes while trolling on the lake.
About half of the work of ballasting
and shouldcring the track on the west
end has been completed, and the finished
i portions OF the track present a fine APP
9 pearance.
: Conductor c. N. German returned
h Sunday from Soap Lake, Wash, where
s he took treatment for rheumatism. lie
e is greatly improved in health and has
r taken run OH the main line.
General Traffic Manager Broughton
= = went through on No. 3 Monday. Mr..
:, Broughton speaks optimistically OF the
. business outlook for the Great Northern,
: stating that there will even be an in
. crease over the present heavy traffic.
!. Steam shovels were cut in al
|. Summit and Rexford on Monday, from
J, which places gravel will be taken fn'
d ballasting purposes. A large amount OF
this kind of work is being done this year,
and the roadbed is being placed in first
class condition.
, Mr. Van, the conductor on the branch
!, day run, states that on an average 5o'
;. people are coming in and going out O.
o Kalispell every - hours. Most of then
:, are tourists or homeseekers, coming tt
see what the Flathead can offer. them
!, The incoming trains are carrying by TAI
: larger per cent of people than the out
;, going trains, showing that many are re-
naming. Inter Lake.
l. The railroad company is to be asked
by the Chamber OF Commerce to proyide
= special electric lights at the depot during
the period of registration, and put in
enough OF them that the grounds may
be thoroughly lighted Many OF the Wis
e itors will come in the night, and it IS al
: most necessity that the depot platform
and the walks be lighted better than at
present.-Inter Lake.