Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-01
NolsrHEHN PACIFIC CHANGES.

III vi o''i' mum
general traffic maiia. CT ut TN" North
.rn Pacific railroad and The elevation
oil. NJ. llannaloid Ia The head IL Tie
freight aud traffic department u ,"e
most notable, as far a. uur interests
are concerned OF lhe naty changes
that have recently taken place in That
corporation. without rejecting in
the least upon Mr.. Muir's adnIini>tri-
ton il j. NOT too much ts say that Mr..
Hanna lords accession Ia the control Of
the traffic business of the road viii
meet with the most ahounicd salts
faction of the patrons ofthe road along
its entire length. His connection
with the road dates from lie earliest
DAYS, and when the eatire business
both pass, niger aud freight was cared
for by four men OF whom he was one.
Allied to the interests of the road for
the last ten or twelve years, and gath
ing his promotion solely by nierit, he
stands now conspicuous Ia the rail-
road world rs one of the youngest and
most promising of the brilliant men
of that sphere. Standing as he docs
at the head of the principal branch of
the operating department ot the great
est road in he country, his honers are
indeed great, and il needs just such Il
level head a. he has pot 10 keep from
being carried away with il. The
policy of the road heretofore has not
been what it should be 10 encourage
the growing interests of this country.
Presuming on the fact that cattle
grower, preferred ,o make th,ir drives
10 the Northern Pacific read on ac-
count of better grazing AMI water than
on the Union Pacific drives, they haze
been held IT, the -iInc raic> - the
latter road, on The selfish principle
that they would ship 10y tn" N"rih"rn
paciii, anyhow, aud while tlir rvIrr
proved the reasoning rHrrrt, tie ~ilil"
pcrs ncv,rtnciC-- ltit tlai an HH@lr
adyau,:. ~ wa. nciu- taken al t!cIn
aud mwaIu.y rrpc..d. With the
mercantile inter ST. %! ugr growing
towns "a Ii;c oplr ->inil has nc'iI rae
iiced ia the entirely UNNECESSARY au
vance ui n,arl, one hundred p,r oGt,
in wintcr freight mlc,. compelling oar
merchants to pat ia, in september
and Uctoucr. It siUrk sufficient Ia ln,i
them siN months, ihus burdcEing
them ~ the dullr,i -,T-ulI - The year,
aud tn, timp when -turE- should
naturally nc llir lowest wl,i' a large
surplus Of auuG-. Whiir, hni Il rras"n-
able advance" sufficient "I,g h. cover
the extra rNprns" % w.ul"r OPERATION
al the road, uccu nlad", or merchants
would have teen ablc Ia aNuri This
ov.r.stocking. Mld would gladly have
paid the advance un such mruhuHdi-r
~ they were really in need "L lh'-c
are poini~ that ARE ."lcly felt AMI have
been largely commented nn during
the lasi year aud The Northern Pacific
can very wen allUid h take tIcn I'M
der consideration. ia" road j. for the
benefit or the country aud the country
il for the benefit oi the road. No
more purely mutual interest. could he
imagine |, ami the reciprocal feeling
should be io-tercd not hc repealed. With
Mr. Hannaiorl now Ia control Of the
policy Of the traffic department il Is
believed that hcsc callses for COM
plant will cease and that his good sense
will at once dictate n hroad gauge policy
that will not only largely increase
the business aud friends Of the road,
but make his own name n household
word among the patrons of the road.
Mr.. Clias. :. Fee who has recently
risen to similar distinction In the pas
senger department of the road, Is, like
Mr.Hannaiord, young man although
an old employee vi the r0nd, and has
earned his promotion step by step TO
his present high position, and already
has sci the stamp of his good judge
ment ON the business of his office.
That the management oil the road has
had the good sense to place It's bust
ness In the hands Of such capable and
clear headed young men IN are the
gentlemen mentioned speaks volumes
for the future. Patient, accommodate
ing, always easy Of access, and will
ing TO hear aud adjust grievances, their
elevation to high trusts, Is hailed with
satisfaction by the customers Of the
road, aud the hope Is expressed that
their tenure of Office may be for life.
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