The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-22
CHIEF ENGINEER PEARSON AR
RlVES IN MISSOULA ON THE
NEW TRACK.
THE FIRST THROUGH RUN
Leaving Seattle Sunday Morning, the
Party Makes Good Time and the
Journey Is Made Without Accident
and With No Delay Other Than the
Time Spsnt in Inspection.

All the way from Seattle over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
tracks, Chief Engineer e. ]. Pearson
arrived in Missoula last night, the
first through passenger from the coast
over the new line. With Mr.. Pearson
was. Superintendent Harding of the
department of bridges and buildings.
The two left Seattle early Sunday
morning, spent an entire day inspect
ing the road between North Fork,
Idaho, and Taft, Montana, and put in
a great deal of time on the examina-
ton of other parts of the line; Mis-
soula was reached early last even
ing-rather a good trip for the first
one.
1T was a very pleasant trip" said
Mr.. Pearson I'VE had a passenger
coach fitted up with a lot of blankets
and were comfortable all the way. The
journey was interesting as being the
first run through from Seattle to Mis-
soula over the new track; we had few
delays and could have made good
schedule time if we had not done so
much inspection work. Conditions
are good all along the line. In a fort
night we shall be able to start mixed
train of freight and construction ma
terial between the foot of the Bitter
Root mountains on the west side and
Seattle; this will be an every other day
service for the first few weeks but it
will be regular. In three or four weeks
we shall be able to have the same
service on this side.
The western divisions have been
named. From Deer Lodge to North
Fork will be the Missoula division:
next will come the Columbia division
and then the coast division. All along
this part of the line Mr.. Harding's de-
partment is busily engaged in con-
structng the necessary buildings, put
ting in permanent bridges and giving
the tunnels their permanent Innings
The last part of the work is nearly
finished; the tunnels on this division
with one or two exceptions have their
permanent Innings that will last longer
than we will. The stations and sec
ton houses and other structures that
are needed are being erected as fast
as possible.
"The Missoua passenger station is
not included in the list of buildings
that Mr.. Harding has in charge. That
Is being handled in Chicago. We sent
careful measurements of the location
with a set of photographs of the site
and with this material to work from
the MissOula station is being designed
in the east. 1t is nearly ready for a
start on the construction; it will be
an attractive structure and will be a
credit to the city and to our road
East of Missoula we are awaiting
the Northern Pacific's movements ir
vacating parts of the old line which
conflict with ours. This is being done
now; the heaviest work that we have
to do is at He'll Gate, and there the
Northern Pacific people are getting out
of the way as fast as possible. IL will
be but a short time now before we are
clear east as we'll as west"
Mr.. Pearson gave this interesting in
formation as he sat in Ye Olde Inn
enjoying his late dinner after his very
satisfactory trip. He spoke word OF
praise for the Inn and added that Mis-
soula should be proud of such an In
stitution. Then he suggested that il
be a good thing if he went to bed as
the trip from Seattle had been in some
respects a rest breaker, as the travel
ing had been done entirely by daylight
and this had necessitated some very
early rising. Mr.. Pearson will remair
in Missoula for a few days.