Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30

Encouragement of Northern Pacific Of
ficers-Montana Union improvements.

Encouragement of Northern Pacific Of
ficers-Montana Union improvements.
A circular to agents Of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad, issued by Presidet and Gem
eral Manager Cakes, received by Mr.. Nc
Caig yesterday. some important
Encouragement OF officers and divisions OF
that road. The resignation OF J.. M. Buck.
ley, Assistant General Manager Western
Divisions. at Tacoma, on account of ill.
health, is announced and reluctantly ac-
cepted. Mr.. Buckley is well known here,
and his retirement will be learned with
regret, owing to his excellent qualities as
e man and the loss TO the road of such q
thorough railroad man. His retirement
will take effect February 1, and will be
followed by the discontinuance of the three
so-called grand divisions OF the Northern
Pacific, as well as OF the titles OF assist
ant general manag RS controlling such di-
visions. For this the following n
ments were substituted:
The jurisdiction of s. r. Ainslie, formerly
stationed at Livingston, now Assistant
General Manager Eastern Divisions, to be
extended over entire main line and
branches, with the title OF General Superin-
tendent; headquarters at st. Paul. He will
rave direct charge OF Road and Transpor
tation and will report to the President and
General Manager. The Superintendent of
transportation and the Division Superin-
tendents will report tothe General Super
intendent, or his Assistants, and be gov
erned by his authority in all matters per-
tanning to transportation and maintenance
of road and structures. The Superintend-
emit Of Motive Power, Machinery and Roll
ing Stock will continue to report TO the
President and General Manager.
N. D. Root, now Assistant General Mn
ager Middle Divisions, to be Assistant Gen.
eral Superintendent, with headquarters at
Helena; Jurisdiction to be hereafter de-
fined. :.
The Second Vice.P President at Tacoma
will continue to exercise the general author
ity heretofore delegated to him in all affairs
OF the Company in Washington Territory,
oregon and Idaho (see circular No. y aside
from the direct supervision OF road and
transportation.
Mr.. Law was met by a reporter yesterday
and from conversation with him it was
learned that his resignation had been
handed in and accepted by the Northern
Pacific and that he will assume charge oil
the Montana Union on the first OF next
month. He stated that his coming to the
NJ. u. was with the understanding that the
deficiencies of the road were to be made
good. Repair shops were to be esta blished
somewhere along the line OF the road, and
facilities to be given him to handle properly
the business of the road. Mr.. Law said
that in proportion to it's mileage the Mon
tana Union did a larger business than any
other in the United States, he excepted
none. And it is more exacting thar that Of
any other road, the conditions here differ
ing essentially from anywhere else. Here
they have to count upon handling two hun
dred cars of material a day, at all seasons
and in all weathers, for the Anaconda Com
pany alone. These cars cannot be
allowed to remain on sidings for a
few days as the freight cars Of
other roads do. They have to be flled
and unloaded the same day to supply the
great requirements of the smelter. And
the capacity OF the latter would be consid
erably increased in a few months. He hao
no doubt that, with the understanding the
authorities of the Montana Union had o
the situation, he would be able to adjust
matters to the satisfaction of the Ana
conda company, SO that it would be unnec
essar.. for that company TO build the in
tended separate line. He would forward
his report to the executive board as soo al
he took hold, and expected the authorize
tion for the necessary increase Of equip
ment before the middle OF next month.