Show H NORTHERN RAILROADS ft A few days ago we gave a review review C of the condition of the railroad pro cressand gres sand project in our readers will ren remember that a compromise was being talked of bell tween the union pacific as the lie go father of the TJ N and Is the northern pacific it appears that the question is still being agi at bated in a lively manner although it has not come much nearer its solution the helena independent a good authority on northern railroad matters says about it that one of its u citizens had a conversation in in new york a few days ago with president dillon of the union pacific jn in reply to a question regarding v the rumor that the union pacific had deci decided ded not to extend its T atall A northern road to helena mr F f dillon said no such decision had bad been beer made imade the northern pacific will build a branch to butte from little blackfoot and inside of the broad guage track the utah nory them thern will lay a third rail so that their narrow guage cars may be run over oyer the same road it is understood also that the union pacific bas agreed to deliver at the end of its track tons of rails for tho the northern Pacific which will facilitate the latter road in in extending its main line rine in both directions from the adouth of little blackfoot and of course render T the final completion of the road a p almat matter ter of less im time than if could only be prosecuted from its eastern and western terminal points our helena contemporary confidentially FV fidentia lly expects that the same ari ran gemont may bo be made for the delivery of rails at three forks thus further hastening the day of final completion of the northern pacific a consummation which will have considerable bearing on the business development and commercial growth gro ih of northern utah |