The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27
RAILROAD MEN
Consolidation Of the u. p. and
Short Line Omces.
CURRENT RuMORs
Negotiations Relative to the Northern
Pscinc's Proposed Cut On-The o.
r. q N. Enters . Deter
mined Objection.

Since he visit OF the Oregon Short
Line officials to Butte there has been
a rumor that the Union Pacific and
Short Lin ofices In this city would
be consolidated 1t Is argued that II
is a useless expense to maintain two
Offices for the transaction of business
for practically the same company.
While that, however. Is but q rumor,
IL Is announced as a fact that the
Union Pacific will shortly put In a
ticket case Of its own again. The
Union Pacific ceased selling soon after
the Short Line put In a case. but In
the near future IL will again be In the
business.
A conference Of the interests In
charge OF the Northern Pacific. Great
Northern, Oregon Railway & Naviga-
tion and Union Pacific. called al the
instance of J. p. Morgan 4 Co., met In
New York a few days ago to discuss
q settlement of the conflict which has
arisen out of the Northern Pacinc's
proposal to extend it's line In the Clear
water district. The call for a meeting
and the resumption of negotiations.
coming as II did from the Morgan in
t~erests, was taken as Indicative OF a
desire for a harmonious partition of the
territory In dispute. The Northern Pa
cifc executive committee met the even
ing before. and the conference the next
day was called as a result OF their de-
liberations. 1t was said on the par OF
the Oregon Navigation company that IL
was quite willing to lilo the Northern
Pacific 10. shorten its line, provided IL
chose Lewiston as the gateway. but re-
fused to permit e~ncroachment on the
Clearwater river territory lying east
and south of Lewiston. 1t was also
urged that the Northern Pacific might
accomplish It's desire for a shorter line
by building northeast from Lewiston
through The mountains. leaving the
Clearwater and Lolo region to the Ore
gon line.
IL Is announced that about Dec. I
the Oregon Short Line Will put on a
Pullman sleeper service between Salt
Lake and Boise. This Is in line with
the road's policy to improve its public
service In every direction that II possi-
bly, can, n this new arrangement
will be a matter Of great accommoda-
tion to the large number of people who
travel between Salt Lake and the Idaho
metropolis, say h Salt Lake Tribune.
II is expected that within a few
weeks at the outside the new chair
cars will be put on the through service
from Omaha to Portland. When Man
ager Bancroft. Traffic Manager Eccles
and Passenger Agent Burley were in
the East a few weeks ago arrange
ments were made for this through SER
vice. The contract with the Pullman
company calls for an u~p-to-date serv-
ice, and the coaches are Ito nave all
modern improvements. The officials are
now getting matters into shape so that
the new coaches will soon be a part
of all the overland trains.
The cars will be of the most i'm
proved kind. a special feature being the
commodlous ladies' toilet and dressing
which will be several times larg-
err than those in use at the present time.
The upholstered chairs will be another
feature. and altogether the new service
will be as modern as any In the West.
The Rio Grande Westerns gross
earnings for the third week in Novem
Der are estimated at 10000. which is
an increase of $1,000 over the same
week in 1897.
The decrease which was shown in the
report for the week previous was large
ly due to the blockade on the Central
Pacific. but now hat traffic has been
resumed. II Is expected that the figures
will show the normal Increase every
week.