The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
Absorption of the Short Line by
the Union Pacific.
A NEW BATCH OF RUMORS
Directors of the Two Roads to Hold
Meetings In Salt Lake Next Week.
Excursions to Twin Bridges
and Missoula.

There will be a meeting OF Union Pa
cihc officials at Salt Lake next Tues
day and a meeting of the Oregon Short
Line stockholders at the same place on
Thursday. which fact leads the Omaha
Bee to publish the following:
Union Pacific officials are eagerly
watching for an enlargement OF the
system. which they feel sure will AXE
place within the next fortnight. The
annual meeting OF the Oregon Short
Line will be held in Salt Lake City next
week. and II is freely predicted that 1t
will be the last annual meeting OF tina
independent corporation to be held.
THE fact that the Union Pacific OFF,
Gals will be In attendance at the an
nual meeting OF the Oregon Short Line
has very naturally given rise to the re-
port that the articles OF agreement for
the absorption of tina system by the
Union Pacific will be signed at this
meeting. Among the Union Pacific Of
ficials who will attend the Short Line
meeting are: General Consul winslow
s. Pierce. Director T. Jefferson Cool
idge talso a director of the Short Line).
President Horace q. Burt and General
Manager Edward Dickinson.
Whether the Short Line will be ope-
rated from Omaha. as formerly. Is an
unsettled question. 1t Is said hat this
matter Is n of the mooted points to
be settled before the absorption of the
old branch by the parent line takes
place. hould the management and
operation OF the Short Lin be moved
back to Union Pacific headquarters
more men will find employment at both
the Union Pacific headquarters and the
Union Pacific shops in this city. IL this
should not be done. the control OF the
Short Line would still mean an in-
crease OF work here. though division
headquarters for the Short Line would
probably be maintained I'm Salt Lake
City.
The absorption of the Julesburg
ranch Of the Union Pacific. Denver &
Gulf road is another desideratum that
Is expected to materialize at an early
date. The transfer did not take place
on Oct I. as was previously expected.
on account Of the in~tricacies OF the
financial and legal status of the prob
lem But IL is anticipated by those who
ought TO know hat the Union Pacific
viii be running its train between Oma-
he and Denver over its own rails within
90 days"
Many people In Butte will tomorrow
take advantage of the Northern Pacific
excursion to Twin Bridges, which will
be run on account of the closing day
OF the Southern Montana fair at that
place. A great programme of interest
ing ents has been arranged for the
entertainment of the visitors, n the
exhibits at the fair are aid TO be ex-
~ceptionally fine. As the excursion train
leaves Butte at 3 o'clock in the morn
Ing. arriving at Twin Bridges about IL
o'clock. and does not leave for the re-
turn trip until : O'Clock in the even
ing. there will be ample time 10 see and
enjoy everything.
The Omaha Bee says, editorially:
Predictions are again rife OF an early
~amalgamation or combination between
h Union Pacific and the Oregon Short
Line. which was originally built as fits
principal branch. Even when the Sc
gregation OF the Union Pacific system
was completed IL was plain that rail-
o 30 Identified In interests must
or later be brought together
again In some form. The alliance may
yet be hindered or deferred, but AZ Is
sure to come. and that before many
years"
The s. ~round-trip rate TO Missouia,
made by the Northern Pacific on ac-
count Of the Western Montana fair. took
TO Missoula yesterday a humble of
people The cheap rate gave many their
opportunity 10 take a look at the