Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-20

during the past mOnlh the cluD mas
been cooperating with the CONNER
cial organizations of Stanton, Kildeel
and other towns on the Kildee
branch Of the Northern Pacific. The
club is now in receipt Of a courteous
letter from President J. NJ. Hanna
ford, who states that this matter is
receiving careful attention and tina
he hopes to be able to comply will
the wishes of the cCmpany's patrons
in this section
A. present, passengers leaving Xii
deer on the mixed trains at 7 a. m
do not reach Bismarck, and an easy
passenger schedule would make the
journey in five to six hours, bringing
kildeer folk into Bismarck at moor
or at ] in the afternoon. A result Of
this improved service would, the clul
believes, be more travel between Xii
deer and other stations on that line
including the hustlng town of Stan
ton, and Bismarck. More shoppine
would be done in Bismarck, if the
round trip could be made comfortabl,
in two days time. AS it is now, shop
pers from the kildeer branch arrive
in the city too late in the evening t
visit the stores, and in order to take
advantage of Capitay City bargains
they must remci in over the next day
returning home on the morning OF the
third, and travelling twenty-four hours
out of the thirty-siX.
The Stanton Commercial club anC
other live organizations along the
Kildeer branch have been active il
the campaign for better service, ant
the Bismarck club has been glad to be
of assistance to its younger brothers
The StantOnKildeer country is de
veloping rapidly. and the club is con
fident that the Northern Pacific's in
vestigation will reveil sufficient bust
ness to warrant q continuance of the
excellent daily freight service now en-
joyed, after the addition of the pas
senger trains.
After Rural Route.
Philip Harvey, a pioneer farmer re
siding northwest of the city, brought
into Bismarck last Saturday a peti
ton signed by forty-one heads of fam
lilies, representing 100 individuals
over the age Of sixteen, who desire
a tri-weekly rural mail service estab
lished.
The Commercial club some time
ago took up this matter with Repre-
sentative Young at Washington, ant
he offered some suggestions, together
with blank petitions. The latter were
turned over to Mr.. Harvey, who de
voted an entire day and several sec
tional days TO a thorough canvass o.
the district. The names on the peti
ton include many of the oldest ant
most representative farmers of Bur
leigh county. The families reside
along the line of the old star route
to Painted Woods, and for many years
they enjoyed good mail service unit
the comparatively recent discontinu
ance of the Painted Woods postofIice
owing to the lack of a postmaster
Now many are situated sixteen miles
or more from the nearest pOstOftice
and during the busy season theil
mail accumulates in the Bismarck
DOstOffice until a five-tOn truck is re
quired to haul it away. These people
are progressive: they read daily pa
DtIS anu III
and other periodicals, and it is felt
that the volume of mail will warrant
the establishment of the service ask
ed for, if the number of families is
not quite up to standard. The petit
ton is now in the hands of Deputy
Postmaster Lundquist, who will do al
in his power to procure favorable &C
ton. The club is also further inter
esting our representative at Wash
ington in the matter.
Route No. ] running northeast OF
Bismarck, established several years
ago after considerable difficulty, has
exceeded all expectations in the vol
ume of mail matter handled, and it is
announced that daily service will
be inaugurated May I.
Stop War-Get Cutoff.
President Pennington of the Soc
Line has broken his long silence in re
the Max cutoff, and he suggests that
if the Commercial club will kindly
stop the European unpleasantness, in
order that railroad stocks may return
to normal, he will very gladly build
the thirty miles of railroad required
to shorten the trip from Bismarck to
Minot about one-third. Until the
Commercial club does induce Bill and
Nick and George and the rest Of the
crowned heads to bury the Ratchet.
Mr.. Pennington intimates there will be
little doing in the way of new con-
struction so far as the 500 Line is
concerned.
The club has referred the matter to
the proper committee, with instruc
tons to report progress.
The Fourth Of July Fetes.
Chairman Glitschka Of the recrea-
ton committee has been devoting
practically all of his time during the
past week 70 getting good citizens on
record as to the extent of their inter
est in a big Fourth of July celebra
ton for Bismarck this summer. Every
one is anxious to have Bismarck cele
brate and while the funds pledged to
date are far from sufficient to do the
thing up right, and while the Com
mercial club will not take hold of the
proposition unless it can be made q
complete success, it is hoped thai
some of the patriots not yet heart
from will come to the rescue and as
sure he old eagle an opportunity to
ki-yi.
A Side-Light on Paving.
An interesting side-light on paving
was offered by Mandan real estate
man who was in the city this week
when he stated that TO his positive
knowledge there has been invested ir
the Morton county seat since is main
street was paved $l0O,0oO00 which
would not have been invested had the
CITY net shnWn this prOgreSSiYe spirit