The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21

OF the transcontinental business which
has moved on cut rates. . Local fares
on these lines. however. Ia " been
greatly cut on account Of the night. and
much trafic which should have gone to
them has been diverted to the Northern
lines. These Northern lines have no
local business to speak Of. and they
ave refused to consider any proposition
looking toward a settlement with the
Canadian Pacific. Missouri river roads
lave grown tired of suffering without
any recompense. and now they propose
to deal a blow to the ''other fellow" In
the hope OF bringing him to time.
On the present very low basis 'he
first-ciass rate from Chicago to Port
land is $31. 80. and the second Glars rate
81 80. II the Missouri river lines make
heavy cuts they will sell tickets on the
rebate plan In order to protect as much
as possible their local business.
III the Western lines apply TO the In
terstate Commerce commission to ex-
tend beyond July ! their privilege of
ignoring the long and short haul
clause i'm order to sell transcontinetal
tickets at the same rates as the Cana
dian Pacific. II Is not unlikely that the
Eastern roads will protest against the
permission being granted. 1t Is I'M
deniable that the privilege granted the
Western roads has failed to accomplish
the object sought, the protection Of in
termediate rates. As a matter of fact.
both Eastern and Western roads have
lost 500 on intermediate business 10
every dollar they would have lost had
the Canadian Pacific carried every
Klondike passenger. The suspension of
the long and short haul clause" in
tended for the benefit OF the Western
railways. has practically been a lease OF
life to ticket brokers. Al the end of
a campaign of six months. which has
cost the American railways an inesti-
mable sum. the have not accomplished
anything toward the defeat of the ANA.
dian Pacific. On the contrary. the man.
ayers say they have demonstrated hat
they can do nothing without the aid of
congress. The policy they have pur-
sued OF ate will make II embarrassing
for them to ask congress to pass an
anti-scalping law m for legislation to
prevent an alien railway. maintained as
a military highway. from invading their
territory n robbing them of their
traffic.
Gross earnings OF 1872 American rail-
roads for the first five months of the
present year show an increase. as COM
pared with the corresponding period OF
1897. Of $29. 900. $50. The aggregate gross
earnings of these roads was 1924. 161. Ill.
For the single month of May the gross
earnings Of 1874 roads aggregated $780,
54t,Ull, an increase OF %. t1f,zVl. 1n1S
figures out 3459 per mile, which is with
I'm one or two cents OF the average for
the phenomenal month of May. in 1898.
From this month on financial reports
OF American roads are expected to show
but slight increases in gross earnings,
II not decreases. This will be because
the comparisons will be made with ex-
tremely favorable conditions. while
heretofore they ave been made with
~unfavorable reports. Earnings for the
first half of last year were extremely
poor. and SO far this year comparisons
nave been made with these poor re-
ports. During the last half of 1897.
however. earnings were so phenomenal
that the report for the year was n Of
the very best in history. From now on
comparisons must be made with these
very favorable reports. and the result
will be a heavy cutting of increases. II
not their total humiliation.
General Passenger Agent Fee OF the
Northern Pacific Is quoted as saying:
THE attempt by Mackenzie 4 Mann
to build a railroad from Glenora, on the
Stickeen river, to Teslin lake. has EVIL
IDENTIFY been abandoned. as the steamer
Athena. which arrived at Seattle a few
days ago. brought down from Glenora
a large number OF horses and "A lot of
material which had been sent there for
the purpose. and which Is now to be
used by the Canadian Pacific in connec-
ton with their Crows Nest line"
Souvenir spoons of Dewey's flagship
given way with every purchase of 81