The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
RAILROAD MEN
Manson Appointed 6uperintend-
emit Of the Idaho Division.
IN EFFECT ON CHRISTMAS
Great Surprise at the Retirement of
Mr.. Van Housen-Not in Harmony
With Mr.. Calvin-A Pro-
posed Railroad.

a Short Line circular, issued by Gen.
eral Superintendent Calvin and ap-
proved by Vice President and General
Manager Bancroft, appointing f.. c.
Manson superintendent of the Idaho
division Of the Short Line, was re-
ceivcd in Butte yesterday. Mr.. Man
son has for a number Of years been
chief dispatcher OF the road at Pocatel-
10. and he will succeed as superintend-
emit H.. +. Van Housen who resigned
recently. Manson's appointment went
Into effect on Christmas day. Mr.. Man.
son has been in the dispatchers Office
ut Pocatello for eleven years. and his
promotion Is regarded as a recognition
Of his ability and fidelity to business.
The retirement Of Mr.. Van Housen
has created a great surprise among
railroad men in Butte among whom he
Is well known, and there seems to be
a general impression that his resigna-
ton was forced. there having been rum
ors that he had not of late been in
entire harmony with Mr.. Calvin. One
report has IL that he will go to the
Union Pacific. n another that he will
retire from the railroad business and
engag In the sheep and wool indus
try.
A telegram received from ii. T. Rus
sell OF Deadwood. who is in Pittsburg.
Pa, in the interest Of the proposed
railroad from Deadwood to Denver,
states that he Is meeting with great
successes In his project. At present the
trip to Denver Is mad by way of Lin
coin, Neb., on the Burlington system,
which Is LOO miles out Of the way. Mr..
Russell proposes to build a road from
nAaI0AI 30 ,.. Ill.
and from Grin Junction. in Wyoming.
to Newcastle, 200 miles farther. With
these connecting links. a direct road
of $50 miles will be had between Dead
wood and Denver. Mr.. Russell tele-
graphs that he already has pledges
enough to guarantee the starting of the
roads. II Is estimated that IL will cost
500 900 a mile. II " stated that David
II. Moffet. the Denver millionaire. and
Maxey Tabor. another rich Denver
man. are financially interested in the
project.
Title to nearly 1000. 900 acres Of Nor
thern Pacific railroad land i'm the state
of Washington Is attacked i'm the re-
port of a special legislative investi-
eating committee. The committee was
appointed by the last legislature. and
the result of its work has never been
given out. II was earne to-day on re-
liable authority that the report was
completed and has been or would be
filled with the secretary of state in a
short time. The contention is that
the old railroad company received the
land under acts of congress in 1869 and
1870. and that the title did not pass
90 the present organization. The COM
mittee believes the title reverts to the
state.
Supplemental articles of incorpora-
fiOn for tho Snaka River NallaN
Railroad company have been filed
in Multnomah county. Oregon. in
.creasing the capital stock of hat cor
poration and authorizing the construct
of MIN ranch lines in the upper
Columbia valley. where competition Us
now so fierce between the Oregon Rail-
a Navigation company and the
Nnrtharp Dani6c raiIrooA