Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-02-04

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Pacific Ut IreaEhrf -.

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! HELENA. Frlt. ga special train
nver tu. Northern Pacltie :AiIf >ad, ,
w lcll arrived frutu -. Paul yesterday
| murninE, uft+ IN fast .un. had nn ,,nafn
] W. i. M"llrn, K-1l+rAl niating-r; J. 4.
! H'ker. g-ntrAl auditor; i. h. MORE,
general freight agtn1, aud Lawyer
| Bliss, ohe nf the attorneys ut The road.
The gentlemen were clnseted part Vi
the day with Judge W. F., Cullen, the
counsel Tor the Northern Pacific ut
this point. ~ An outcome nf thu cpu~
ferenue there Was flied 1t the United
States court durtn The afternoon
bulky document. which proved To he
u petition, a~king for AN injunction 10
restrain the Montana Uuiun railway
from DUNG anything that would pref
ndiee the ri4ht1 euj"ye by the North
ern Pacific to the comnl IA usa ot thAt
line for tts business.
The Montana Cuinn railway, al Ii
pretty generaly Known Ia this vtcin-
tt>, II all important piece OF road both
for the Northern Pacific and the
Uulun Pacific, the twn having com
mon lights ov+r 1t through lea@e nr
agreement made some years ago. The
Northern Pacific cutters Butte Dvur
the Montana Union by WAY Ct the
Logan branch frnn the EAST and hy
Way # Gurrisnn from the West. Part
nt the year one It the thio1gl. tx
lre-- trains OF the Northern Pacific
pns1t. over he Montana Uniou either
gnng e+~t er "t%'. leaving h~ ,nain
in" ithtr ut Lrguu tr Gtrr1rf:n ae~
u riding 10 which dtr+ elton they nrt
| travelling. and i'a>-ing thrnngh Butte
tnlh way. At other ttne~ nuly o1t.
through express ~ n-td *ltsttr way
eHet, day. Al snrl! Hinge. co1nertto't
is made with Bate ~ t.4eAn$ of u
sub train uvtt inr Montana CuIon,
rtnuecting At the l'uiuts nau!td with:
I ht regular flyers Vii O. pt>4 through
Ht}tpu daily. b. ~'sIc- this the
Nu,tueru Pac tir e1j ~ II lucrative.
, carrying trndr "vtr III Montana
linton between Butte AA.i :An4cnnsia,
Ahd nlxn betWcen tho-e g'+,F tn utnE
A1lu suieitln9 eent+is anal the ontsldr
wurli. The tane rights to t'sr list nf
the Montana Iui"n arr RI joyr*t hy thu
Union Pa. ,tic nnn it, feed~r~~tht'
Oregon short Llue pnd the Ct*t, Il
Northern. In fnc1 thr Montana uuinn
business, which III thus divided up le-
tween the t*n Great ruaos '~ sid tn be
| the h4av.est, for the length III tag line,
of any railway In ths Uulted States, II
not in the world. Whllt IL bays Two
roads to divide the business, 1t would
make either Of them rich to have 1t
all. It appears from the proct edings
taken yesterday that the Northern Pa.
chic suspects the Union Pacific Of
wanting 1t aIl.
The leaee by which the Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific divide The
business OF this great ni"ipg territory
| contiguous to Butte Expires some time
ia 1893. Already, 1t is believed by the
Northern Pacific people, the Union
Pacific contemplates such a move no
will give it sole use of the Montana
Union. and consequently The exclusive
control OF The business that p,es over
that muney making road, This can
only be done before 1903 by annulling
the lease Or agreement fur j. int use,
VIII ch /. matter within the pnwer
Ut the executive committee having
/ charge @: the affairs Ut the Montana
Union. Thai the Northern Pacific
las nu idea the executive COMMITTEES
might do something of this sort IL evj-
denced by the fact that they are in
cluued in the injunction thut IL as@ed
) for. Should the injunction be granted
IL will estop all proceedings looking to
} such II result, except what may ha
/. ken through tire medium of the
courts, and give the Nortblru Pacific
An eqnhl chance with Its great rival.
In short the Nurtbern Pacific wants
to prevent ''snap Judgment being
taktu to lts det,inent.
With the Union Pacific /, control
of The Montana Union the Northern
, Pacific would be- put to the expense
r aud los4 OF time and business consn-
quent upon the building ot a line o
l its own. 1t woulu no doubt do this Il
j., II had to. Whether 1T will have IA Is
| n matter which time will develop
The Northern Pacific people thInh
they will not.
A Leader.