The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-21
GENERAL MANAGER GALLWEY
GIVES OUT IMPORTANT NEWS
IN ANACONDA.
WILL SPEND A MILLION
Entire Line From Butte to George
town viii Be Electrified. Power to
Come From Missouri River-May Be
Realization Of Dresr, Of Electric
Road to Hamilton and the Valley.

Anaconda. Jan, 90 Especial )-Tl1c
Butte. Anaconda 4 Pacific railroad.
the biggest little railway In America,
is to be electrified That wag the an
nouncomcnt that came from the office
of the companys general manager.
senator Harry Gallwey. this afternoon.
For some time II had been rumored
that. such a step was being contem-
plated by the roads management, but
until today no announcement Of tho
fact was made public. Manager CALI
wrytNas asked today II the report was
true, and he said that 1t was.
At Once.
I'VE expect to begin work right
away" said Manager Gallwey, and It
should be completed within a year.
Approximately the cost viii be ST.
100000. We believe that II will result
IN notable economies. chiefly, of course.
IN the matter of fuel"
Confcrring with Manager Gallwey
today on the matter We're q. X. ARM
strong. an electrical engineer Of the
General Electric company of Schnec-
tndy, ~ y. Max Hebgen, manager of
the Butte Electric x Power company,
and r. NJ. Kerr. also of the latter
concern They have gone over esti-
mates and the work In general. and
they see no reason why the plan should
not be "A tremendous commercial sue
ccss
The new system viii be of the over
! bead trolley kind. and viii be the most
| modern equipment In the world, Man.
ager Gallwey said that Willie electric
engines" were being used In freight
service on some eastern roads and
/ esea here. he knew of no line that had
as yet equipped it's passenger trains
with motors. The Butte. Anaconda &c
/ Pacific passenger trains will bo run
with electrical power as we'll as It's orc
/ aud freight trains
Seventeen new engines or motors will
be- required for the line. The motors
VIII be of the same type, but geared
differently for passenger and freight
service. There viii be no material
change in the equipment outside of tho
motors The roadbed is In splendid
condition and the equipment adequate.
Finest in tho World.
II is not surprising that the Butte.
| Anaconda a. Pacific railroad should bo
the first steam road in the world TO DO
electrified throughout. Electricity,
where available, is generally recog-
nized as tho coming" power. and some
of the great roads of the country have
been experimenting with u view to en-
ploying It In the motive department
on heavy grades and where 1t Is par
ticularly desirable to eliminate smoke
and guses The Butte, Anaconda N
Pacific railroad Is. perhaps. the most
modern railroad In the world. Its
equipment represents the last word In
mechanical perfection. Thus It's loco
motives are models and AS fine as tho
best American engineers can turn out.
Its ore cars are Of stoel and thorough
lily up to date, while It's passenger
coaches are the marves of all who
make use of them. Indeed. the pas
sengcr COACHES of the Butte. Anaconda
Il Pacific cost within $500 as much as
Pullmans, and they represent the very
finest modes In car constructions
The roadbed of the Butte, Anaconda
n Pacific Is In keeping with It's equip
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