| Show od ij u n BOOM FOR IDAHO i1t ZO 2d New Midland Road will JI1 to f in9 Develop I Resources Jod J > 01 OPEN GREAT TIMBER BELT 7ooi gOeJ gOeJD 1 Would Haul Buttcs Entire Lumber raU Supply from Crows Foot Pass < Country Open Up New and Great i Mineral Field Copy of the Creigli r f ton Letter which Has Been Sent to Pd all Ticket Agents in the Country in Nt g an Effort to Stir Up Trouble Kail road Notes 1 The Idaho Midland Is attracting n groat deal oC notice in the neighboring State The Boise Statesman calls attention T at-tention to one point In connection with this project that has not been brought out I is that the section of road J fioin the Montana line to Butte Is need fd by the latter place and Is destined to be built in any event If the Mid L Jand Is f constructed this will be a portion Ion 11 I-on of the line The Umber for Butte comes from the a Bitter Hoot valley A branch road runs k up that valley from Missoula I Is now being extended southward to reach i now timber belts and will reach nearly to the Crows Foot pass above Gib Irunsvllle over which the Midland must 1 cross Into Montana But the haul for lumber from that suction by way of Mlssoula to Butte is 1 very long and 0 shorter road is needed I need-ed This will be bulk by way of Mouse lake Jt will pass through f heavily Umbered section and will have a largo traffic from the mines of the Moose Lahv district Butte Is i using 5000000 I feet of lumber monthly nearly all of I r which will pass over this section of the Midland 1 and the road will have a very largo tralll I of other kinds Another Montana gentleman talking Ntorday of the 1 advantages of the proposed pro-posed road said It would open a marIn hot mar-In Montana for all the products that 20000 people could grow In this valley Bulle and other places In that vklnity are absolutely dependent on oilier localities for flr everything they consume con-sume and they would use all that I r rould be produced In this section if thy had direct railroad communication I I 4 THE CREIGHTON LETTER 1 I Copy of Circular I that is Causing I Moro Trouble in Ticket Circles The Tribune has received a copy of I the noisy Crelgh ton letter 1L S I I roghtun Is secretary and treasurer of the Vestern Coupon Ticket Agents as N MHlation with office In Chicago anil he Is endln I sending out thc following letter I lo every llckoi agent In the country but no far few ngents have sent him a 50 draft Hero IH his letter I Dear SlrYou aro well awaro of lho iicllon of lho I various passenger associations associa-tions In discontinuing payment of com o E mIilxsionR Wo nrc making an organized enort to ovorromo this I recent ruling anti if Ilomptly and piopcrly bundled in all 11llerl iTorir > mlr > nl I and = yriUiimilc mUller we hi I ovrry u siiriinc < f of success Various vcukiT linos ilml bao hereto fflr4 enjoyed an iiieivU5Cd lovcnuc by the Im melt of JL commission wire not desirous desir-ous of entering this compact and will wlll wi vl ItiKly allow tho ticket nguni that small o1lippnH llon lo secure jib tniftlc t Coin nlH1iiTik hpXv 4HVH > 7 buQu ui rilcp In i IIHO 1 In our monthly alary mal Is I only a i JUKI compensation for services rendered I 1 Tho ad Ion of this I assotiai ion will IH io5sarlly hi for the bencllt of thoKo who 1 a nri members and urn willing to uuslHi In J HiibHtunllal rnaniior ICvoiy posalblo I M od Ion In n legitimate manner will bon i bo-n lo bring about our cnos and secure IflSIIII H Under t existing conditions connnlaslonn iinnoi bo paid iw formally through llio Various general offices and tillsjflire will L bo an agvnry for adJnsiliiK coinml slonM lor bo vtrloiiK lines hut so desire I Members will IH I > advised of all lines that d > dio commlKslont handled In this manner InclosiMl I you ulll llid i blank 1 uppllcatlon for memborwhlp I which you mire rronchlo < l to till out and forward to A liclhnr with 5 money order or dnift l > n > ablo to thn order of tho treaitiiirer of thin assoclntlon Tho membership of ibis association will bo kepi Invlololc but should you not de niro your nnmo lo appear Limo appltca Uon sent ID numbered and lit recorded In our oftlce Mull tho uppllcatlon with Thi Jtuiiibershlp feo and you will bo entitled I IWI lo tho bcnellts of this ussoclallonn Tlilx inoposltlon Is 1 being placed before I c v r > conpiin Ikkel agent In the Uiillcd 1 Suites i win and Mexico Fuilher cor 1 lUe furltIl il uuiy io4iuiuieUce will bo conllned to members I Hitvi your reply reach UH before March il h thru we may know by that tlmo our I lull I turcngth > I 1 Wo desire your hearty cooperation and I If handled promptly before affairs edjust 44 thlmal11 we uru nsMUUd of > UCCHI I S P 1 TAKES POSSESSION j Carson Colorado Line Turned Over i it4 to its i Purchaser I I Carson Nov March 2The Carson I A ColoruUu railroad was turned over to the Southern Paclllc olllccrs today The railroad olllclala stated that tho Virginia Truekee railroad had not b l 1 included In the sale but left the linprcKalon that negotiations for the yil II were pending Regarding the cut I uif from Wndsworlh to Churchill the ofllelala doclarid that I hey could nut eonllrm or deny the report I JJ 0 Mllla and other Southern Pa dUe directors arc expected to arrive r earlv next week to make a lour of tho I neulypurchuBed road I 1L1 I I I Classification Changes I 1 i I New Turk March 2A number of I changes to take effect March 10th have j t been made by the rielnHslflcatlon com j rCe inltteeH ut the trunk lltua and the Ccn i trat Truflic soilatlon The changes In 1 many cass restore I I raleM to tl same basis that obtained i i bfoie January 10th lust Cotton goods < Ute reduced 15 per cent and agrlcul I f ul linnleniiiits and vehicles SO pert per-t I Is said that further changes I l contemplated I Railroad Notes The raliioada ure once again after the CHtiHdlun Pacific tommmblul Agent H S Srny ot the < City lntn t4 Ueorgla Jahct I ffainKunuttf I I I I u ftifoados general purchaBltu 1IgIIL of tllJ uregou ShortJalnc o Is1 I I I < hlcngo I tJ nntI Trufllc Mauagor S W Eoclea of the Oregon Short JJnc hau returned j I I I tiom the Hor north I I Jrorpe F Baker hus been apiwlmeo tiivlng freight and paswunger agent 1 ir the Kurllngton at Denver I a G nral Superintendent Calvin with I UojwIiMil lin lnefr A hton huts bccu t making I LOUt of the Short Line r It la said timt John 1 Egun wrll II known iwre l is lll l elected prldnt of the Central I of Georgia railway amc I ceedlng the late H M Comer l I J It Ieneotk Chicago manner of tlOk the Doinlnltm vteaniMhip line vrnnIn the II I t tlty y 7 terdttv wIth rin rll 1zts I I ti iiKer Axftit Callaway of the Soo I Inn I < In-n Maivli lt u ivllff Ouparimfiit will i l tabllHhetl Southern 1iiclllr I Jlnhlhlhtl fm the udlr I aJ Mllupy and plae d In the executive I I chiut of Mr A F IIe1 I ui > erln I I ln1 nt 10 hc diu rtert at San I w X 4 Francisco whose directions In carry llon 10 Ing i out its regulations InE Olt ls sulatom are to be com piled with subject to the control of an advisory committee composed of rep resentatives of the employees and of I the company The Denver Rio Grande has or I derid fifteen more bfg engines That joad has been giving splendid service between I Grand Junction and Denver Juncton I since the new card became Impl |
