Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-06
ANONG THE RAILROADS.
The Union Pacific Canceling Trafae Ar
engagements With the Manitoba.

h Union Pacific Canceling Trafae Ar
engagements With the Manitoba.
The new traffic arrangements patched uE
between the Union Pacific and subsidiary
lines and the Chicago d Northwestern anG
Its branches, is beginning to be felt already
In this locality, especially by competing
lines. According to instructions, General
Agent Lewis OF the Union Pacific, is send.
ing q circular letter to all agents OF the
company In Montana that on and after
Nov. 10 all traffic arrangements with the
Montana Central end Manitoba roads will
cease. On that dare will be discontinued
the sale OF through ~.;essts, througa check.
ing OF baggage I'D through billing OF
freight.
This new conditicE q: taings will practically
leave the te rontis cautioned in the order
the same as they reTs before, only local
roads on all ~west-bound business, having
no direct connection. as far as through
freight and passenger traffic are concerned
to points west OF Butte. It is thought
that this step on the part OF the Union
Pacific will compel the Manitoba to OK.
lend it's line to the coast at q date much
sooner than vas contemplated, judging
from the agreement just now being
a~brogated by the Union Pacific.
speaking OF the new order
to q MINER reporter, yesterday, Mr.. Lewis
that the Union Pacific would soon
be in the field as q competitor for all St.
Raul and common point business, and
would meet all rates for such business that
competing lines would make. The matter
o! time will be the only material consid.
sration in favor OF the Northern Pacific and
roads, but, it is thought,
that by crowding freight on the Union
Pacific and its northern ally al
Inc east end doing the same, the |
In tim between the three com ]
oeting lines will be so small al to cut only /
: triatng hsure. 1t is more than likely that
no Union Pacific will not make q strong
ight ior the st. Paul passenger business,
when ID comes to freight it will be
to make . hard struggle.
Links and Pins.
The report that the Anaconda company
rill build and operate an independent road
Butte to Anaconda 10 again revived
this time, too. with enough OF the air
! certainty attached to it to make it ap.
ear strongly credible. Certain things
'hich are known to Q few on the inside
the rumor appear very reasonable
III ou0kO 1r0 suOD0 WAO kQOQI0 know VINO 4
o not hesitate to give 1t % their opinion
no one needs DO greatly surprised to
ear at any time that the mandate had
one forth to build the road.
1t was reported yesterday that the Union
aciic had notified the Rock Island and
arlington roads that all traffic arrange.
ents which 1t might have with them
ould be cancelled. This will leave those
70 roads with n outlet west of Denver
they arrive at some agreement I
it'll the Southern Pacific and connecting
Anaconda roads.
special rate OF ene and one-ffth fare 9
om all points or the Montana Union and il
Montana points ON the Utah & North.
q has, been announced for Nov. "a and .
inclusive, on account Of the teachers in q
Itute. Tickets will be good returning b
til Nov. rs inclusive. v
The new Montana Union shops and
pot ct Anaconda are rapidly nearing =
mpletion and will be among the hand. y
NEST and most substantial structures Of =
Dir kind in the state. They will also be =
feet in all their appointments.
The most ENCOURAGING reports continue r,
come in from the Butte & Gallatin n
Of the Northern Pacific. Work in n
tunnel 10 progressing rapidly as it is
. on all other parts ri the line. I.