The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-03
NEWS OF THE RAIL
FOR A DAY
RECENT HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
INTEREST IN THE RAIL
ROAD WORLD.

The next few weeks will see the end
OF the construction in the vicinity Of
Misscula. Winston Brothers are with
in sight of the end Of the work or
the Northern Pacific's double track.
The last big two-track steel bridge at
Nimrod has been finished, and the
grading If the eight miles of track
which that bridge has tied up is going
on at a rate which insures its speedy
completion. This will finish the North
ern pacific's construction work. on
the Puget Sound the line is nearly in
finished state. The tunnel at Bon
ner. which was finished last week was
the last work of any great account to
be done on this division. and a camp
is being set up there now for the con-
crete work. SO that couple of weeks
VIII see the bore in operation. The
two wooden bridges at Bonner and st.
Regis will also be opened today ana
all active construction, with the ex-
cepfion of the concreting of the st.
Paul pass tunnel. a job which is not
stopping traffic at all. win be over
within a month at the most.
There is more in sight however. The
official announcement Of the award
ing of the Lolo pass contract, which.
while not vet received. Is expected at
any time, will set an army of men at
work on job out of Missouia which
viii last at least three years, and the
building Of the line OF the o. II. & ".
through the Clearwater. n task which,
1t Is now granted. will be started soon.
will mean another long construction
era The Puget Sound. IT Is thought.
will also have men Mt work within the
next year. The surveys on the Black
foot have been finished and accepted
by the engineers of the road, and they
have practically admitted that the
building of that line will take place
within a short time. All Of this as
sures activity before long. and IL will
probably be a good many years yet
before the construction crews are done
with western Montana.
When IL comes to traffic, yesterday
was certainly hummer. Every train
out of town was loaded as never be
fore and the makeup special to Spo-
kane which runs out of Mlssonla at 8
u
ii is estimated. no less than $500 peo-
Pile. There were II coaches on the
train and every one was filled to over
flowing.
The railroad people are expecting to
handle an unusually heavy travel dur
ing the end of the registration and
equipment and motive power are being
carefully saved for the last of the rush.
Trainmaster Hagerty went off duty
yesterday and for month he will pro-
coed to forget everything about rail-
roads He spent yesterday on the Bit
ter Root with pole and line, just get
ting in trim for his work during IN.
month. and today he leaves for Rivnlet
for four whole weeks on Fish creek.
The trainmaster has made up his mind
to Guido all previous records for the
Y. r. offices and local official. who
certainty lis In a position To know,
said yesterday that he had made ar
rangements to have one of the big &c.
000-pound capacity refrigerator cars
run up the Occur d Alene on 14l every
day and return loaded on ls2. This
report may be slightly exaggerated. but
IL is certain that the trainmaster Is
out for fish. and II Is no less certain
that he will get fully his share OF
them before the month Is over.
General Passenger Agent w. +.
Warner of the Puget Sound spent yes
terday in the city looking over the 10
cal situation and visiting his Missoula
friends Mr.. Warner is pretty busy
these days keeping track Of all
of the growing business of the road
and his trip here was made for the
purpose of getting line on the bust
ness here. -