The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
WANT A REIMBURSEMENT
Northern Pacific Men Will Ask
for Higher Wages.
NO FRICTION EXPECTED
Another Divisional Consolidation by the
Great Northern-A New Spark
Arrester-A Novel Ticket
Scheme.

The conductors and nremen Of the
Northern Pacific have decided on max
ing a demand for a readjustment of the
wage schedule. but il is announced hat
there is no likelihood Of a friction with
the road. A. the officials seem inclined
To meet the men and consider The mat
ter. Word has been received from Cen
eral Superintendent Kimberly that ne
will be glad To meet the conductors, and
Mr.. Herr, superintendent Of motive
power, has appointed "a date for a meet
ing with "A committee representing the
hremen. What the demands Of the con-
ductors are has not been made public,
but the firemen think that the great
compound engines which have been in
troduced on the system quite extensive
~ since the cut in wages was made
should be the basis of "A new class, as
those who handle them work harder
than before.
The Great Northern has made an
other divisional consolidation to sub
serve economy of operation. Hereafter
all Pacific coast lines will be part of
the Cascade division and r.. S~hesgreen
viii have immediate charge of il ali. w.
4. Taylor viii be assistant general SUI
perintendent of the ST. Cloud and Fer
gus Falls division with headquarters at
Melrose, Mimi, his former position, the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Pacific coast
lines, being abolished. Two circulars.
announcing these changes. which took
effect yesterday, were received in Butte
over the signature of General Superin-
tendent Harding. The one relating to
The situation at the western end paalz /
as follows:
Effective this date. the office of SUI
perintendent Of the Pacific coast lines is
abolished and the jurisdiction Of the SUI
perintendent of the Cascade division is
extended TO include the Pacihc coast
lines.
"All employees heretofore reporting to
w. 7. Taylor. superintendent of the
Pacific coast lines, will hereafter report
TO and receive Instructions from +.
Shesgreen, superintendent of the Cas-
cade division, at Everett. Wash"
Something new in the way of a spark
a~rrester is being successfully tried on
the Northern Pacific road. 1t consists
OF an exhaust pipe in the form of a re-
verse curve, which shoots the products
of combustion from the front of the
smoke box through a petticoat pipe,
which is so placed as to gather all the
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them through a convex pipe attachment
10 a spark chamber located ON the top
of the boiler. This spark chamber con-
tains a dash plate which thoroughly
scatters the sparks, all of which are
by contact with the eN-
haust. The light, ~extinguished sparks
pass out through the stack. The heav-
Ter sparks fall to the bottom of the
chamber and are carried thence back 10
the ireboX by means OF steam jet pipes.
y ticket has been placed on sale by
one of the Florida roads which is diff
terent in its features from any ever sold
the United STATES. The ticket is mucn
10 that used on railways in
switzerland. The ticket entities the
purchaser to travel for one month. three
six months, nine months and
one year, travel during the periods
being entirely unlimited. The
price is graduated according to the
length Of time for which the ticket is
purchased. as follows: one month, $50:
.hree months, 500: six months, Sl15;
nine months, S262. so. and II months,
1850. The ticket will contain a descrip-
ion Of the purchaser, his place of resi-
ience, age, weight, height, color of eyes ,
color Of hair. In addition to this, !
{ is necessary that an unmounted photo !
raph, not exceeding 3x3 inches and not !
than 2i2x2l3 inches, shall accom- :
the application. ,
The following statements of earnings Z
been made public: ,
Great Northern !
Month July 1898. 1897. a
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