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Show Knilroart Nntea. JV. A. Follotte, wbo has .represented - theRed 1 .iue fast freight for eleven years at Kansas City, has been made Chicago agent of the same lino. On Sunday the first through Northern Pacific train will pass through Bmte jviatlie Butte & Bo.eman Short Line and the Montana Union railway. A prominent ticket broker says tho reason travel is so light in all parts of the country is because the railroads are . discouraging instead of encouraging travel. Denver picnicers are hoping summer will be on before the Santa Fe and D. & R. (i. enter into an agreement on the excursion rate qucsti on. The roads are yet far apart on the subject and no signs of kiss aud make up in sight. Some of the roads are considerably exercised over the discovery that the Missouri Pacific is now accepting a rate of 40 cents per 100 pounds from New York to thu Missouri river against the regular rate of 4.H cents. |