The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-25
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
No Serious Rupture Between the
n. p. and the o. r. d N.
THE PROPOSED CUT OFF
Ths CsarWstsr Short Line Would Short
sn ths Norshsrn Pacific Line About
. Hundred Ntlss-Nsw Rolling
Stock for the o. Q. l.

President Mellen Of the Northern Pa
cinc has returned from New York and
has given out the following statement
regarding the Clearwater Short Line
controversy:
The Northern Pacific has decided to
build . line east from Lewiston. and q
few miles are already under construc-
tion. 1t Is proposed to make arrange
ments. IL possible. with the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company for the
use Of Its line west OF Lewiston. The
Oregon Railway & Navigation compa-
ny would probably like to build the
entire line. There have been several
conferences recently In New York be-
tween representatives Of the Northern
Pacific and Oregon Railway & Naviga-
ton company. but no final conclusion
was reached. We still hope to reach a
settlement OF this matter. concerning
which so much has been said in the
newspapers. The stories abou a seri-
Gus rupture are incorrect. We are no
further removed from a settlement to-
day than. we were two weeks ago, and
there Is good reason to suppose that an
amicable settlement car be reached. 1t
would be borrowing trouble to say
what we might do otherwise. This
matter Is in the hands of a committee.
mo. / rave not heard of any serious
disagreement between Mr.. Hill and Mr..
Morgan. and j have been around j.
Pierpont Morgan & Co's Offices a good
deal recently. Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Nor
gan are both more han n years old
and can speak for themselves. 1t does
-~ " -
to assume that they ave had any Sc
rious differences"
Chief Engineer McHenry OF the
Northern Pacific stated that the pro-
posed Clearwater Short Line would be
about 800 miles long and shorten the
Northern Paciic's main line about 100
miles. Surveys are now being made.
but no definite route had been decided
upon. The line will probably begin at
Ainsworth. on the east. and end at
Missoula. on the west. This will give
b Northern Pacific much the shorter
route to Portland. as compared with the
Great Northern's. The Union Pacific
naturally prefers to take sides with the
Oregon Railway a Navigation compa-
ny In this deal. and systematically sup
ports President Hills objections. be-
cause the Great Northern Is In much
better condition to serve It's interests
in the North Pacific coast. Reports
about prospective rate-cutting by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
are discredited. Lewiston Is the middle
of the proposed Clearwater Short Line.
Before the end of the week the Ore
gon Short Line will doubtless place or
ders for a large amount of rolling
stock which the road is so much in
need Of at the present time, owing to
the great increase in traffic. avs
the Salt Lake Herald. President
Cornish was In consultation with Cen
eral Manager Bancroft and other Off
cials of the road yesterday. for the
most part considering the purchase OF
locomotives. The officials of the road
for some time have had in contempla-
ton such a move, but as announced
some time ago, h order was delayed
until matters under the new regime
became more settled. While no official
information could be obtained II is
known that one OF the principal objects
OF Judge Cornish's trip at this time is
TO consider the needs of the road in this
direction.
The locomotive order was taken up
yesterday with the result that to-day
an order for 10 new locomotives will be
placed. The matter of ordering freight
cars. box and coal cars. refrigerator
cars, n possibly some passenger
coaches. will be taken up during the
course of the week and no doubt some
thing in the way of adding to this class
Of rolling stock will be DONE. II is quite
probable, however, that a large order
for box cars will not be placed until
next year The great rush is in the
early fall, n while the road at pres
ent has no cars to spare, there Is no
such scarcity as a few weeks ago when
grain. wool n stock were moving at
a record breaking rate.
Some passenger coaches may be or
dered at once. Just how many no one
seems to know, but Ii is thought from
six to a dozen may be purchased in
the near future.
President Cornish has not yet had
much opportunity to acQuaint himself
with the details. but ere he leave for
the East again II is expected several
important announcements in connec-
tion with a general Improvement Of
the system will be made. When ap-
preached on the subject yesterday he
preferred not to say anything definite.
for the very good reason that he had
not posted himself up on the situation
and therefore had reached no fixed de-
cision. In a general way he said the
line would be improved and u In the
Interest OF the country which IL
traverses. The line will continue to be
u Independently and reports of any
sensational nature affecting Salt Lake
should not be taken seriously. The fact
thai 10 o.c~aoaal Carr a q nrQSfdanf had