The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-11
WHAT RAILROAD men
ARE DOING
LATE HAPPENINGS IN RAILROAD
CIRCLES WHICH is OF
GENERAL INTEREST.

Dispatches from Lewiston these
tone regarding the work on the Mis-
souia cutoff and the consensus of
opinion on the western side of the
divide seems to be that the road will
be built ultimately. and before long
At present. according IL reports from
the district. there are 10 crews of
surveyors stationed on the middle
fork of the Clearwater. In addition
to this number of construction
camps have been built along the road
and 100 men are now at work pre-
pairing these camps for work. Sup
plies sufficient to keep things moving
for months are being stored along
the line and everything now seems To
point toward immediate construction.
The q. X. &. ". in connection with
the improvements which it is making
in its service. is planning To give
Wallace new depot. The old Struc-
turc has been moved and prepara-
tons are being made to begin on the
new building. The recent affiliation
of the Puget Sound with the Harri-
man road has given this move partic-
ular import and Wallace people ex-
poet to see some big changes in the
railroad situation before very long.
The first official statement regarding
the plans of the Puget Sound with
reference to its feeder lines came re-
Gently from NJ. II. Wclton, travelling
immigration agent for the company.
Mr.. Weiton, speaking in colfax.
Wash. stated that the company would
probably start on the feeder lines
along its main road just as soon As
things We're running smoothly.
While l am not in any way con-
nected with the construction depart
ment of the Puget Sound" said Mr..
Welton, Il know that the policy of
the road is to build feeders into new
territory. Naturally. our first care
has beenNto get the main line to the
coast built and in operation. but as
soon as that is finished attention will
be turned to developing new fields
for transportation and running
branches into competitive territory"
a new limited train Chicago to
New York in % hours, was placed in
service Sunday by the New York
Central line, making close connections
with the crack trains of the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern daily
i'm Chicago. The new train is equipped
in modern style and saves travellers a
half day wait in Chicago on the Jour-
ney To New York.
The latest railroad scare from Miles
City way is to the effect that the
Northern Pacific is going to build its
Mandan CUTOFF clear across North
Dakota into the cattle town. The line
would save, the Miles townpeople
claim. several hundred miles. and
would make. the Northern Pacific's
line shorter than any other at present
trarersing the state. Surveying par
ties working out of Miles City have
added to the rumor and the people of
the eastern Montant town are certain
that the road is to be built.
The people of Libby are still ex-
cited over the rumors regarding the
proposed north and south line through
Lincoln county. The continued pres
ence of surveying parties and the ap-
parent desirability of such a route has
made the people of the booming little I
town certain that they are to get the /
iull benefit of the war which Is GO
ing on there between the Great
Northern. the Puget Sound and the
500 lines.