The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-26
THROUGH TO THE COAST
Track Laying in the Utah g. Pa
cifc Not to Be Delayed.
BUTTE AND UTAH TRAVEL
More Pullman Coaches Put Into Service
on the Oregon Short Line-The
Talk in Railroad
Circles.

cifc Is quoted as saying that track lay
ing will never be stopped until the road
reaches the Pacific. 1t Is now claimed
the Union Pacific and oregon Short
Line people are behind the McCune
road. the object being to have three
routes to the coast in connection with
the Vanderbilt lines and Union Pacific.
these being the Oregon Short Line TO
Portland. the Central Pacific to San
Francisco and the Utah * Pacific 10
some point in Southern California.
The disquieting rumors concerning
the Union Pacific and Short Line has
led the Salt Lake Herald to make spe-
cial efforts to arrive at the truth. so
IL says, and the following appears in
10 editorial columns:
although Ii was stated at the time
the stockholders of the Union Pacific
and Oregon Short Line held their an
nual meeting in this city ard elected
boards of directors. that tne"' would
be no removal of the headquarters @:
the latter road. n that tne Os-en
gateway would not be closed, there
have been persistent rumors to the
contrary. so persistent that many have
thought there must be some foundation
for them.
Knowing what deep interest our cit
izens take in thes questions. we have
taken pains to ascertain whe her tIeie
Is any foundation for these run,-s. IL
can be l,ani.eiy seated that there is ~
foundation for them; that the i,sa1-
quarters of the Oregon Short Line Will
remain in this city. and that the Ogden
gateway will not be closed.
The authority for this statement is
the best. and is unimpeachable."
For the purpose of accommodating
the oregon Shor Lines increased
Butte and Salt Lake travel. three new
Pullman palace sleeping ears have been
ordered. The first Of these came into
Butte Monday afternoon on its initial
run. and the other two will be I'm SER
vice in a few days. The Orta. which
started on its return trip to Salt Lake
yesterday. Is a fair sample of what the
Montana n Utah travellers will have
at their disposal. II is the largest and
most handsome railway coach that ev-
err came west. II is ~ feet long. has
wide vestibules and best of all. con-
tains ~ sections. whereas the old-style
Pullmans have but 10 sections. In ar
tistic coloring. elegant finish, solidity.
roominess and all up-to-date improve
ments. the Orta Is a veritable palace
on wheels. The car has an oval ceiling,
and the prevailing colors are blue and
holds aiV III ~ tlphlit III ~ ZIP
rooms. green and gold. Ten full Pintsch
gas jets and four side lights illumine
the car at nights. The woodwork Is
mostly inla1d mahogany and vermilion.
The toilet arrangements are perfect.
and one of the luxuries the Salt Lake
and Butte travellers will revel in will be
camel's hair blankets of the finest tex
ture. The new car represents an invest
ment of 1000. n the only hope OF
the short Line management is that pas
senger travel on the northern line Will
soon increase sufficiently to call for two
such palace cars on every train.
General Traffic Manager Eccles of the
Short Line. in company with General
Manager Bancroft and Superintendent
Calvin. have just completed their trip
through Montana. Idaho and Wyoming.
and report hat freight traffic is UMPIRE
| cedentedly larger In volume and alto
gether the outlook is most encouraging
The railroad is finding some difficulty
In obtaining cars sufficient. especially
for moving crops In Idaho and Wyom-
ing. At Diamondville and Kemmerer,
In Wyoming. many important improve
ments are under way on the coal prop
critics. The present oui .Jut al Diamond
Vile il $50 cars daily. but with the com
| pletion OF the new opening at the Dia-
mondville mine on Dec. 1, the coal ship
ments to Utah. Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming points will reach $50 cars
daily.
Gross earnings Of SO American rail-
roads for the first week Of October are
computed at 81. $50. 40. an increase as
compared with the corresponding pcridd
Of last year OF s47s.73 or SO per cent.
For the second week of October 81 roads
report $s.G49. $50. an increase of 1864 .952,
or "a per cent.
ALI Magnus of Chicago. travelling
passenger agent OF the White Star
Steamship Line. Is in the city.
Calling Cards.
1 Call at the i'd ofice. 81 Fast