The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-18
DOWN GO The RATES.
Whilst The Railways Knife Each Other
the Public Smiles Bsnisnly.
News Of the Railways and Headlight
Flashes from Numerous
Places In the North
vest.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May 1.-THE passenger rate
wal between the Trans-Missour roads Is
constantly increasing in fierceness, and
the most utter decentralization exists in
consequence. What, until recently. con-
stituted the Western Passenger associa-
ton has been dismcmbered and only the
old rate schedules remain To show that IL
ever had an existence.
II is the old story iron clad compacts
and agreements To De observed until
some weak road finds that il is not receiv-
ing its share of business, a demand for
diferentials, a refusal of the association
to grant the demand, and the
weak road falls back on the
old method Of cutting rates in order
To force the Others To acccde TO its de-
mands. Instead of doing this. they also
make cuts and a bitter war follows which
benefits no one but the public and proves
a losing game 10 all who are concerned
i'm IL. For years II generally was the Bur-
lington 4 Northern which was the''pirate,'
but recently that roa merged into the
parent system, the 20" and the hope was
expressed that henceforth all would he
smooth sailing and rates would he kept
up. But that hope only proved short
lived Tor an apparent successor To
the pirate" made its appearance
in the Wisconsin Central which
III v,ouns may JON ~ reeoIs.ruct-
~ -, 1911 nss.heer assocIa,ion OF .ne
a.ana5 ~ - otser rIaus NV -"
This declaration was at once put into ex.
ecution and a cut i'm the rates from ST,
Paul to Chicago followed. This was soon
taken up by other roads and gradually
.u nbr pctweeh Ni,ssouri river
posss a"u ,n'rago weTe urawh mo u
anu Ia'es rom hansas wy, 81. Joseph,
onnhana nu 9.Iier piaces tnl,aRo were
lsn oaii, .heh o"c-'hiru anu now
iess man one-lourtn;
.assenge'S rom put'e 20 h,cago nave
HOW ohiy 20 pay tne local rate
20 me Hi'ssissippi or missouri ana
~ ooh ,nere 10 .hlcago. None
,as easueIn OF .ramscontlnental
roans nay niaue any cuts ana passengers
TO the Aualic seaboard pay full rates,
WIN 'he penent OF the cut made by the
iowa ahu WISCONSIN, roads between ST.
raniai,u Nllssouri river poiiits.
nu, u eIeaoes. cut yer inadc was an
nonnceu 'nis ai'ernoo,i when me Great
norineri,' Union facifc and Northern
pnci'c nuIietiheu u rate 'oi 81 from 81
Taui, onhana anu hansas my To 81;
LOUIS ,nst WHAT caused this last ana
nnos' uisas,rous Gu, II not kmowh'
nut mas peen ihaue ana VIII go
nn.o cnect mex! hoiuas' MAY ~, anu
aPpIpes 10 po.n hrst ana seconu
Class ucke's; snI VIII make the
ave from b",'e anu az olher Montana
po,nos 10 ~ LOUIS, $3.50 nrst class anu
Sr,.oV secoiiu CLASS, VIA cither OF the three
g1sat rairoau sys,enhs, terminating ~ the
Mlsslssipbi mo missouri rivers.
II" oniciai announcement Is made
rom mon i'aciIic headquarters that !.
=; sichlDnln. eeneral purchasing agent
OF ~ company mas Resigned u that L;
>. Anuersph Oh boston mas Deer appointed
TO sacceeu MN. D. y. ,hoate, s',perin'
0nuenl OF tne .oiorauo DIVISION; mas aiso
ncsiRhen anu IL succeeaeu Dy u. Dhh.
.an' imm,ucr'. semmeraI 'hanaRer Oh
~ pe,Ner. texas a. ror'
Mortu peIore 'hat road was
cons9Ii.a.eu WIN ,he .hioh faclIc' ",
y. M,hters sucoeeus duncan on tne ror'
Wor.n ruau' Ine re~siRIlatlon OF Mchip
eau h.ots " pJrWn a d,neIsnc.
Tt"eeu h'iiseii an" 'lcs-f resiuch'
I~ioicoihp, anu uates PACK To tht
uihe Mheh rresine't huaihs counter
n.aiueo Hioico'nos cir1uiar appointing
,harLcs 70 succeed MchipDin as genera
phrcni,sine aRe,t Oh the company. since
,neI INC nest OF ieeiing mas MOI existed
De,ween hoIcoinn and Mchibbin, ana d
wa an ut ,a niso oe NJ. ~ ;h Inc 'n,eres, o. mar
Ihohy 70 give Hichippeii an opportlili,y
70 resign. All me colorado lines OF tls
company haVe pee consoliIated as tl'
new NieNlco nivision' WIN u. T.. bissse
as
ia; Mayer superintendent oil the Mon
tana ulvision OF inc urea' Norther,' ar
rived ia the city to-day IN q special ca
u Iei' Tor Anaconda lie was accom-
pahieu by assistant Superintenden
Greehe OF tne Montana central
To the Dellef that the visit OF MIR. Mayer Il