Newport Fights for Promised Railroad Depot

At the time the railroad commissioners visited Newport to hold a hearing concerning railroad service at this place, the commissioners ordered the erection of a new depot adequate to the needs of the town. The hearing was adjourned until July 1 to give the G.N. time to submit plans to the commission. At that time M. J. Costello, assistant general traffic manager for the road, agreed that the plans would be prepared and submitted to the town and Commercial Club before July 1. As nothing further has been heard from the G.N., the Commercial Club secretary has written the railroad commissioners notifying them of the failure of the road to come through, and the matter will again be pushed before the commission.

While the Great Northern granted a rate of a fare and one-third for the Fourth, they refused to grant any extra train service for the Newport celebration or to permit the stopping of their regular trains at the small towns on that date to enable people to get here. Evidently the G.N. officials do not care to favor the people of Newport and win their good will.