The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-02-12
G. N. OFFICIALS
VISIT GLASGOW
Many improvements Contem.
plated by Company.
CONSIDER GRADE CROSSING
officials will Take up Matter of Nov
ing House Track. New Freight
House also Discussed.

That the Great Northern Railway
will make extensive improvements at
Glasgow during the coming year was
practically assured to the Commercial
Club when Mr.. R. Budd, Assistant to
President L. w. Hill and other officials
of the road were in the city Thurs
day.
Secretary Moore of the Commercial
Club had been extended an invitation
by the officials to accompany them
over part of their trip over the Great
Northern system and take up with
them matters that would be of mutual
interest at Glasgow. Mr.. Moore ac-
companied the officials from Malta to
Glasgow and laid before them matters
that were of vital Importance to the
city and surrounding country.
The feasibility of having a grade
crossing put in for the accommoda-
ton of the people living on the north
side and for business and commercial
use was discussed and while the Of
ficials did not hardly feel that the
railroad company could put a cross
ing in without so greatly interfering
with the enormous amount Of freight
and the large amount of switching
necessary at this division point, yet
they considered the proposition and are
willing to do anything that will alle-
viate the situation. The matter of
having subway was taken up and
discussed. The company is going to
consider all things pertaining to make
it more accessible and will submit
something to the city officials within
a short time.
The house track question was also
discussed and the officials were shown
how the appearance of the main
street was interferred with and that
very few people on the trains could
see any part of the business district.
Its general inconvenience to the peo-
pie going to and from the depot as a
result of having to cross the track.
The necessity of freight house
being built to handle all the incoming
and outgoing freight, where house
track and loading platform could be
built was considered and the sugges-
ton made that a freight house be
erected at the west end of the yards
and the house track moved there and
the elimination of the present house
track. This will be given due consid-
GRAFTON by the officials and they will
make every effort to comply with this
request.
The matter of electric lights was
brought up and the fact that electric
J lights are now being used at the de-
pot and filtering plant shows the quick
action taken on this matter, and there
is every possibility of the Great Nor
thern using them in the yards, round
house, and every other department of
their plant at Glasgow. They realize
the conditions requiring the present
basis of rates charged for power fur
nished and realize that the larger
amount of juice used will make a cor
respondingly lower basis of rates to
be charged by the city. The officials
expressed themselves as willing to use
all the juice possible in order to help
reduce the present rate.
The matter of rates for the pros
pective trip to the Panama Pacific
exposition was taken up and special
arrangements were made whereby the
Great Northern will quote rate gov.
erning the trip by rail from Glasgow
to Portland and by water from Port
land to San Francisco, as the Great
Northern has placed three large pas.
senger boats on the Pacific to carry
passengers between Portland and San
Francisco, in connection with their
trans Pacific line. These boats are
new and modern and are considered
floating palaces. The trip is one that
will be most pleasant and educational
and one that would be devoid of sea-
sickness, as the boats are large enough
to eliminate the plunging of light
boats. The trip is made by water in
about 25 hours, or in about as short
a time as by rail. The rates will be
announced within a short time for
this trip and it is expected that a
trainload will leave Glasgow about
March first.
In discussing the development of
the Great Northern's business in
Montana and especially in Glasgow
the gentlemen of the party represent
ling the Great Northern stated that