New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-15

RELATIONS OF HIS ROAD WITH THE 'f
RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION CON-
PANY-A DIVIDEND DECLARED
The following important statement regarding inc
relations between the Northern Pacific ana oreeo,
Railroad and Navigation companies was given ou'
yesterday by c. s Mellen. president OF the Nor'h-
ern Pacific: 49,
not taken any notice OF the numerous SENSATIONS
articles which have appeared IN 'ne The vari
Gus statements attributed 10 me ano 70 .ne o, ,on
in fact and never made or In any way sue q
eested by me or by them Will now enoe az 1o ~
S SieSye u '' o.s,rno,,rx nor
does 1t intend construct lines for me pn ap'eye
of njurng any other company nor do ,uas 70
that any other company intends TO pu''' '''e' "
nq be only conssruc,on Which the Northern Pa
SSh hes ear m Country in Idaho The Northern
Pacific is the only line In that has arisen
the Northern Pacific and the oSsSn Ra all qe son
Navigation Company as to Whethe h,on M, not Also
f Moved 70 occupy that country without being
Considered as invading territory OF the Nor''e'"
Except the seyentyhve miles in in qSesNs Hqibe no
CONSTRUCTION has been @ m ndertaken without
its authority. have none TO recommend az ''~
The Northern Pacific is not engaged In any Sass
with any OF its neighbors OF competitors anu iSh
not expect to be- It's relations with all It's "''e
Local territorial questions. Ike the one oet~ eea
svSaIion company are Of common occurrence
between railways. and when sT1fegot,ation as
S Ssevme This one viii be in due time.
sb ane Nort f Pacific since its reorganiza
ION was completed over two years ago has nut
on G S Une bought only one hundred and fifty miles
this latter line which had been 1aT,bnrn Pacific
had been unable to pay for by reason oi i'S III
sovency. MA 4, o. dsnosea either TO
s TaToads and san ha Woad lead Il
ness necessity from time 20 time as me coun,rdd
develops have TO build shori sborten It's line
between Missoula and Lewiston or Pasco chat
make the nsy Ee Clearly understood by those
Interested in the Northern Pacihc ana tna' .,Ss
bau nor be Influenced by sensational reports mace
for obvious motives
This statement authortatvely confirms the as
sertions which have been made from time 70 "me
nv members Of the conference completes OF tne
lion Companies that satisfactory progress was be-
ing made toward the settlement OF the controversy
The directors of the Northern Pacihe at their n.
eeS n, On the common stock-a step predicted by
The Tribune two months or so ago
1.Eu1GH VALLEY TO BUILD LOCOMOTIVES.
ras,on Penn Dec. 14-It announced mere
to-day that the Lehigh Valley Railroad COMPANY
viii hereafter build its locomotives instead
of buying them The big building in South Easton
IN which passenger built Is 10 be conVerteu
in,o an enrineering shop About a hundred addi-
fIonal nachinsts will be employed Inc car oo
partment will be moved TO Sayre, fehu.
SOME KANSAS ROADS TO BE ABANDONED
Topeka Kan. Dec. H-At the annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Atchson. Topeka ana
sante Fe Railroad in this city last Thursday the
purchase Of all the branch lines now operated
by the company, with the exception OF those IN
Corporated under the title OF the Chicago Kansas
and Western Railway approved On top OF
the failure Of the company TO make any arrange
nent for the purchase Of these branch lines comes
The information from an authoritative source that
the shutting out Of the Chicago. Kansas and Vest
ern properties IS only preliminary to the abandon.
men; of the majority of them. From the standpoint
Of economy It is said. President Ripley has de-
cided TO abandon every mile Of unrrontable track
Some Of the Chicago. Kansas and Western branch
lines will be abandoned altogether, ana the mlIease
OF others will be curtailed. The Chicago, Kansas
and Western Railroad includes sl2 miles or track
and comprises some twelve of fifteen BRANCH lneS
,hat were built the time Of the boom In Kansas