The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-01
A TIME CARD WAR.
An Interesting Fight Is On Between the
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An Interesting Fight Is On Between tn q
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1t Is more than probable that the
Northern Pacific will change its time
card so as to meet the cut in time made
by the Great Northern, says the st.
Paul Pioneer Press. The Great North
ern will. on April 2. put into effect a
time schedule which will reduce the
running time between ST. Paul and
Seattle by IL hours. This time is sew
eral hours less than the time now made
| by the Northern Pacific trains.
Now comes the Northern Pacific with
a demand that Great Northern return
to the original schedule 1t threat
ems to cut the time IL the demand is
not acceded TO, that its trains will
/ make 10 hours faster time than the
new schedule Of the Great Northern.
II this is done. the probabilities are
that the Great Northern will again re-
duce the time.
The whole fight is practically a time
card war; The time of the Northern
Pacific is at the present somewhat bet
ter than that of the Great Northern.
The latter's line is about 230 miles
shorter and the announcement was
made several days ago that the time
would be changed so as to make a diff
ference of ~ hours
The new time card of the Northern
Pacific is being arranged and unless
the Great Northern decides to return
70 the old time 1t will be put into eff
feet. If the fight is once started II
looks as though there would be a mer-
ry war between the two roads. The
Great Northern has already made the
announcement and sent out the official
circular announcing the Change and IL
is Improbable that the OFFICIALS will
deem II wise to return 10 the old card.
tI< t.
very good thing for st. Issal and for
the entire Northwest. The Great
Northern, having the shortest route,
WILL in all probability, be able to make
the shortest time, and If the time is cut
by the Northern Pacific, a new card
will doubtless go into effect by which
the Northern Pacific's time will again
be lowered. There is a chance that
there will be all sorts of time cutting
during the next few weeks Neither Of
the roads is making the time that is
possible. Any reduction in the running
time OF the coast trains will be an ad-
vantage to the people of st. Paul.
Merchants from the West can come
here at a smaller expense of time and
consequently more OF them will be
willing to come. There will be a re-
duction In the time required for the
transportation of mail and express and
the time for freight trains will doubt
less be reduced to correspond with the
reduction In the time of passenger
trains.
No one at the Great Northern office
yesterday was in a position to affirm
or deny that w. w. Finley, third vice
president of the Southern railway, was
to return to the Great Northern serv-
ice. President Hill is in Europe and in
his absence no one else is authorized to !
speak. Mr.. Finley was formerly gem
eral traffic manager of the Great |
Northern road. and when he left and |
went South for family reasons. IL was |
generally understood that he could
have been vice president II he had
chosen to remain, and the place IS
probably still open to him IL he desires
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