The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-18

Z MoUlu tnen FelNaln. besides Inc SAoNhs
only the underlying Manitoba. Eastern
Minnesota and Minneapolis Union
bonds. With Great Northern preferred
on a 6 per cent dividend basis, the
charges would not be increased by the
deal. but the general idea I'm banki
circles is that some promises as 10 max
ing Great Northern preferred a per
cent stock will be held out in order TO
induce foreign holders Of Manitoba to
change.
According to the st. Paul papers the
Northern Pacific conductors and fire
! mems committees expect To hear from
the regarding their respective
cases about the middle Of the week.
The company through General super
intendent Kimberly n Superintend-
emit Of Motive Power Herr is now con
sidering the representations the COM
mittees made on behalf OF the Two
classes of employees they officially rep
resent. and when n decision mas been
reached the committees VIII ne given
another hearing. during which every
detail Of the proposed new schedule
will be discussed The committees
made no official visit 10 headquarters
Yesterday and viii not DO so until the
officials in charge Of their documents
fix a time for hearing and send them
formal notice.
Next Saturday there will be another
meeting Of the passenger agents 9I
Western lines to complete the Work
began on the 9TH for the purpose OF
forming an association, which should
include all the Western roads as far
west as ogden. beginning at the river
Nessrs. Buchanan of the Elkhorn. Lo-
max Of the Tnion Pacific and Francs
OF the Burlington were appointed the
committee 10 draft the agreement, ana
n their work is Tor at the time men
TONED. action will doubtless be taken
on the document. II il is not. a post
ponement will probably be advised by
wire.
According 10 the Denver News, j. e.
Markell. general manager OF the eating
houses on the Unlon Pacific lines, mas
issued an order to close the salooh
which has been part OF the Paclhc
hotel at Laramie. This order Is a part
OF the policy of President Burt, who.
il Is believed. will abolish the sale OF
Iiouors i'm all these places. If the order
becomes general IL will affect about 70
houses between ogden, omaha, Port
land and Kansas city.
Auditor Calvin OF the Northern Pa
cifc Yesterday finished checking up the
local offices. and w. II. Merriman was
formally installed as general agent 10
succeed Mr.. Tuohy, and Cashier g r.
Redmond was promoted to the position
| OF depot dEtHA ldH 49, -
Nerriman. while the office Of cashier
was filled by the transfer from BILLINGS
OF o. l.. Dillenbeck.
II Is officially stated that the equip
ment of the Burlington q quincy COW
ers / O50 locomotives. $4,000 freight
cars, LOO passenger cars. This equip
ment. IL coupled up. would cover a
stretch Of track 300 miles long. There
are LIE towns on the burlington ~
| Quincy route. of which A are cities or
more than 10000 people.
NJ. c. Heaton, former general audi
tor Of the Chicago Great western
until the first of the year private secre-
tary to J. J, Hin Of the Great North
ern. has Just been appointed live STOCK
agent Of the Chicago Great western
with headquarters at Helena.
The Oregon Short Lin will suspend
its SUNDAY excursion to the park next
sunday on account Of the Miners union
picnic at Anaconda.
The contractors for the erection OF
the new Northern Pacific round mouse
in East Butte started work on the eN-
cavation yesterday with 20 teams and
about 50 men. The building Is to be
completed in 90 days and will cost 500
900. 1t will have stall for 20 engines
Superintendent Horn of the Montana
division Of the Northern Pacific and
Timothy Harrington Of Livingston were
in Butte yesterday.
NJ. NJ. Potter, general agent OF the
Milwaukee, with headquarters at Hell
ena, is in the city.
Charles McNamee OF ST. Paul, attor-
ney for the Northern Pacific, was in
Butte yesterday.