The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-05
ROAD OFFICIALS
HERE TUESDAY
improvements Suggested that
win Benefit City.

VIII Benefit City.
MAY BUILD FREIGHT HOUSE
House Track Likely to be Moved to
West End Of Town. Commercial
Club Working on Matter.
c. E. Leverich, General Superinten-
dent, J. M. Doyle, Division Superin-
tendent, P. H. Hervin, Resident En-
gineer and c. M. Nye, Assistant Prin-
ciple Engineer, Of the Great North.
ern Railway arrived in Glasgow Tues
day on No. % and remained during
the day consulting with city officials
and members of the Commercial Club
relative to improvements possible IN
the company's yards here, at a meet
ing held in the Commercial Club
rooms. 80 '' ...
The afternoon was devoted to gen.
eral discussion of present conditions
existing in the Great Northern's yards,
the need of changes for the purpose of
facilitating handling the railroads
business at Glasgow in keeping with
the rapid increase, in freight and pas
senger traffic 1T this point. Matters
were gone over relative to the necess-
ity Of freight house built in the
yards at q convenient location both
for the company and for shippers; ex-
tension of the passenger platform suf-
ficiently to give better and more safe
conditions for passengers arriving or
departing at Glasgow; platform light
ing was considered, as was also park
ing that part of the, yards adjacent
to the depot. ,.t,s +->
The question of grade crossing or
subway, to do away with the present
inconvenience of crossing the COM
pany's right of way from north to
south side of the city was given par
ticular consideration. The ofRcials
recognizing the fact that, under the
conditions now existing, it is most in
convenient as we'll as being unsatis-
factory to citizens of Glasgow and
expressed the hope that some agree
able solution may be. devised which
will be suitable to all parties con-
cerned. ..... ....
1--WE have been giving this matter
very deep attention with a desire to
afford the citizens of Glasgow some
satisfactory relief from the present
conditions" stated Mr.. C. E. Leverich,
at the meeting, "our engineers de-
partment has been wrestling with this
problem for months and that is the
reason Mr.. Hervin and Mr.. Nye have
been sent here from St. Paul. The
company has instructed the best men
in that department to come here, 60
over the situation personally and en-
deavor to find way to alter the pre-
sent conditions if possible.
1--WE are forced, of course, to al
ways consider our operating expense
time being one of the essentials in
figuring costs of operating, and we
must not add any more cost to pre-
sent operating expenses than is alb
solutely necessary. However, we hope
before long to be in position to sub.
init plan which will be feasible, and
also attractive to the people of Glas'
gok, as well as one that will not pre-.
vent the company giving good service
to the public. The Great Northern
realizes the rapid growth of Glasgow
and the enormous agricultural devel
opment now in progress tributary tt
the city. We know the time is not
far distant when shipping farm pro-
ducts in the way of wheat, oats, flax
and live stock will be of such large
proportions as to make it necessar!
for changes being made in the present
method of receiving and delivering
freight at this point. We want tt
make such changes, and will do so a
as early date as is expedient, ant
when they are made, the idea viii
be kept in our mind of the future
increase in business which is sure tt
develop here during the next tel
years as it has done during the pas
five years. We want our plant IL
Glasgow to keep step with the grea
development, and improvements mad
by the city," ut is a pleasure" sal
Mr.. Leverich, ITO meet such a buncl
of live wires as l find here in Glas
gov. The evidence of the confidenc
in the future of your city is readil,
seen in your handsome business build
ings, your fine streets and excellen
lighting system, wour new high schoo
building is worthy of the pride show
in it by your people, and the enthu
siasm and confidence in your future