The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-11
THEIR PURPOSE UNKNOWN
Nothing Definite From the Meet
ing of Railroaders in Utah.
PRESIDENT BURT is THERE
It Is Believed That the Conference VIII
Result in Grand Reorganization
Scheme to Involve ali Rail-
roads in the West.

The purpose of the meeting of promf-
nent railroad officials in Salt Lake is
still uncertain. though it was an
nouneed in Butte yesterday that re-
suit would be reached and information
given out tomorrow With President
Burt are all the other principal officials
of the Union Pacific, and others taking
part in the conference are Vice Presi-
dent d. c. Dodge and General Passen-
ger Agent f. a. Wadlcich of the Rio
Grande Western. General Traffic Man
agcr ). W. Eccles and Superintendent
OF Motive Power J. +. Dunn of the
oregon Short Line, General Traffic Man
ager \. ). Hughes of the Denver x Rio
Grande. and officials of the Q. r. & y.
1t is probably the greatest gathering of
prominent railroad men ever seen in the
West and is believed to portend some
thing of Importance.
President Burt in an interview stated
that he was a guest Of General Mana
ger Dickinson on the trip West, and his
purpose in making il was to thorough
ly inspect the system and familiarize
himself with all it's operations, branch
lines and tributary territory At this
time. the president continued nothing
could be said as to the future policy
of the Union Pacific. The system would
continue to be operated by the receivers
for some weeks yet.
When asked if the transfer to the re-
organized company would have To be
deferred until Feb. 1921 the dates of
sale of various Kansas Pacific proper
ties Mr.. Burt replied that the transfer
Of the Union Pacific might or might not
be completed before that time.
The president MAS also asked as to
the truth of the many rumors from
Omaha to the effect that changes
would be made in the management of
the system, but he said in reply that
he had made statement TO the East
ern press denying that such changes
We're contemplated. II can repeat the
statement now he said THE road
has been and is being well managed
and the officials are all efficient. thor
oughly familiar with the work and in
accord with the public. and il is GER
tainly premature TO suggest such mat
terS.'
From a careful inquiry among the
higher officials, says the Tribune, it
was learned that the general opinion is
10 the effect that no changes or any
pronounced moves are looked for in the
traffic relations or operations of the
several lines represented, and that most
of the rumors printed in various papers
down by the river are mostly made out
of whole cloth AS one official put il
last night The policy of the Union
Pacific, in my opinion, will be To
manage the system as to receive the
greatest results and at the same time
give to the public the best service con-
sistent with economy and safety, and
continue to make such betterments and
improvements as have marked the
roads record for the last five years"
one of the rumors of the alleged OBJ
Jects or one of them, of the gathering
of railroad men is given by the Port
land Oregonian in the following:
"A rumor of "A change that will revo-
lutioniZe the railroad business of the
haG hoo
said that the new management of the
Union Pacific. hacked by prominent
stockholders of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. have in contemplation
the organization of a grand terminal
system of the roads west of Huntington
and Spokane. This would mean all the
lines that enter Seattle and Tacoma the
lines of the o. r. & n. and Great
Northern and the line between Tacoma
and Portland. They will be operated
says the rumor by the Morgan-Van-
derbilt combination. the biggest railroad
syndicate ever formed.
1t is the plan to conduct the system
exactly as belt line in a large city is
operated, connecting with all the over
land lines alike and showing favor TO
none. 1t is in line with the policy of
this combination to reduce expenses and
increase earnings. and wherever practi-
cable combinations of several lines have
been formed with this end in view.
II. c. Burt the new president Of the
Union Pacific. represents the amalga-
mated interests of the combination in
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
stocks, and it will place these lines on
an equal footing with the Union Pacific
il this system is organized"
l.. V. Maze returned yesterday from
Salt Lake. where he met President Burt
and other railroad officials. He says
there has nothing yet been decided
upon and there is nothing new to re-
port.
Con St. Clair of the o. r. & y and
+. S. Blair of the Rfo Grande Western
left yesterday for a trip through the