The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
BUTTE News.
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
Two Excursions to the Hawaiian
Ielands Planned.
BUTTE PEOPLE WILL GO
negotiations for the Withdrawal of Fast
Trains Between Chicago and New
York-The Trafac Is Com
pletely Demoralized.

Here is he latest rumor about the
Oregon Short Lin and the Union Pa
elf:
Harry O.. Wilson. chief clerk in the
freight department of the Short Line
at Salt Lake, is to be appointed agent
TO represent both roads at Butte, and
that the two offices of this city will
be consolidated as soon as the two
roads are again united. There is no one
in Butte who could confirm or had au-
thority to deny the rumor. E. v. Maze
of the Union Pacific said he had heard
nothing about 1t, and Mr.. Bacon of the
Short Line said he knew no more about
il han did Mr.. Maze, though he had
heard the rumor but had no idea
whether there Is any foundation for IL
or not.
"If there is to be a change" said
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Wilson is perhaps as
likely to get the place as anyone ]
know Of"
: Wilson Is at present acting as travel
ing freight agent In place of Mr.. Tag
CART, who recently met with an acci-
dent, which resulted in the amputation
of one of his legs.
The Northern Pacific railroad. in con-
nection with the Seattle & Honolulu
Steamship line. has arranged to run two
excursions to the Hawaiian islands. a
circular letter received in Suite yester-
day from Charles S. Fee, the general
passenger and ticket agent, explains the
plan. The first excursion will leave
Minneapolis by special train on Nov. 5
and will sail from Seattle On the steam
ship CITY of Columbia on rs 9Th. The
second excursion will leave Jan. 81 and
sail on the 2ith on the City of Column
bia or sister shin the Roanoke. The trip
will be made both ways through Seat
tie and over the Northern Pacific. and
each will consume 80 days, covering
over 5000 miles of railway and steam
ship travel. including a stop of two
days at Hilo to visit the great volcano
Kilauea, also about one week in Homo
lulu and vicinity. Arrangements have
been made by which excursionists may
stop over at Honolulu beyond the date
set for the return of the regular party.
and to remain permanently On the ISL
ands and obtain a refund of the fare.
which has been placed at $3.50. including
all expenses. As quite a number Of
Butte people nave already declared
their intentions of going to Honolulu IT
is likely that many of them Will go on
the excursion.
Action taken by the Michigan Central
road in abolishing fast train service be-
tween Chicago and New York threat
ems to be contagious, says the Chicago
Times-Herald. 1t may result in the abo-
lition for a time at least Of such service
by all roads. 1t is reported that nego-
tiations are now in progress between the
New York Central, the Lake Shore and
the Pennsylvania roads for the with
drawal of all fast trains. It is intimated
that these negotiations have progressed
TO that stage where II Is safe to predict
that a dlscontinuance of the service will
be in a very short time. \
60 49,, 4 a. aFFn .aN.Aafn - ha ri
out. but when these have been attend
ed to the fastest time between the two
cities on any of the roads named will be
% hours. This will enable them to do
away with excessive fares entirely and
place them in a position TO Insist on
the carrying out of other changes in the
conduct of the passenger business in
the territory affected. which are said
TO be absolutely necessary to the pros
perity of the roads.
A thorough reorganization Of the sys-
TEN of doing business is said to be in
evitable. These standard lines have
made up their minds that differential
rates must go. AS the surest way of
getting rid of them they are preparing
to do away with the one thing above all
others which has been urged as the
most plausible excuse for their continu-
ance- When the differential roads ac-
tually make better time between the two
cities than the So-called standard lines
where will support for the claim for
differentials in favor of the former come
in? 1t is not supposed that the differ
entail lines will give up without a strug-
gle the advantage in rates they have
, enjoyed for the last Is years. A rate
war is seen to be Inevitable. But as
one practically exists now the standard
lines say IL may as well be conducted in
the open, where they can see the enemy
and find out what he is doing, rather
than permit him TO skulk behind breast
works and entertainments.
A more demoralized condition than
now exists could hardly be conceived,
That generalization has all been
brought about by this question Of differ
entails, and the standard lines ave
about ecide to do away with all eX-
cuse for differentials and then to dc
away with the differentials themselves
although their abolition involves one OF
the fercest rate wars ever fought.
Speaking of the furious rate-cuttina
over army business, the Railroad Ga