The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
N RAILROAD CIRCLES
The Powerful Union Pacific Sys-
tenn Come to Life Again.
CONSOLIDATING THE LINE
Twelve New Cars for the Rio Grande
wsstern-vanderbilt Lines Will Re-
serve Positions for Those
Who Go to War.

The Chicago Times-Herald. usually
reliable in its railroad news. has the fol-
lowing regarding the Union Pacific situ-
alton:
The ono powerful Union Pacific sys-
tenn is to come to life again. Announce
ment has been made that all segregated
lines now under separate receiverships
or arrangements will return TO the main
company June L. This arrangement Ia
understood to include the Union Pacific.
Denver and Gulf and the oregon short
Line. Both these roads will have gen.
eral managers. but with this exception
separate general offices will not be
maintained"
TIT Salt Lake Herald. a paper that Is
seldom right in any of it's railroad news,
calls all such reports OF consolidation
SILLY trash Ii is more han likely.
however. that there Us considerable
foundation for the persistent rumors of
an early N complete consolidation.
The Rio Grande Western has just re-
ceived II new chair cars to run between
Denver and Portland. The cars are
probably the handsomest OF their kind
ever turned out Of the shops. Their
outside appearance is that of the richest
ttEst
finished and furnished with all modern
conveniences. and presents a dream Of
romfort. The windows are very large.
M the view from the cars Is almost
equal to that from the famous observa-
tory cars. The use of the elegant cars
In free to first-class passengers. Mon
tana people catch the cars at Pocatello.
All the Vanderbilt ines will. II Is un-
derstood. reinstate employees who may
be called upon to fight for their
try. The Michigan Central has issued
a notice to this effect. and the other
roads in the Vanderbilt system are ex-
pected to send out similar notices. Thu
notices of the Michigan Central are sent
70 the employees in the various depart
ments by their official superiors. and
read as follows:
BY direction OF the president. ] beg
TO notify all employees who may belong
TO any military organization. whether
naval reserves or other military COM
panies. and who may be called upon by
the government to serve. that upon their
release from military duty and return
20 this company the places they now
occupy or equivalent ones will be ready
for them"
Thu Consolidated Coal company. whose
mines are on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. near Cumberland. Md. ship
considerable coal TO san Francisco Tor
smithing purposes. and the cost Of the
coal at the mines and the price at which
IT is sold To u i'm certain parts
of California has developed an interest
ing situation with reference to rams
portation charges. The company gets
SIC a ton for the coal at the mines. and
then IL is sent over the Baltimore and
Ohio to Locus Point. where IL Is loaded
on vessels and goes around the Horn
TO San Francisco. From there IL Is
shipped by rail to the interior points.
and then placed i'm sacks and carried on
mules To small mining settlements scat
tered through the mountains. This coal
IS retailed in these settlements, some
being hundreds of miles from the rail-
road, at 500 a ton. or &c a pound.
During the past two months the Bal
simore and Ohio has received LILO new
box cars. 1899 double hopper gondolas
and pa coke cars of the order of 5.150
recently placed with the Pullman Pal
ace Car company. the Michigan PENN
sula car works. the Missouri Car and
Foundry company and the South Baiti-
more Car works. Deliveries are be-
ing made as rapidly as the cars are
completed.
G. I. Tuttle. general live stock agent
of the Oregon Short Line. is In the city
in the interest Of his department of the
road. II is his first visit 10 Butte In a
long time.