The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-21
A TOUR OF INSPECTION
Northern Pacific Officials Pass
Through Butte.
THEY ARE WELL PLEASED
Fir the Affairs OF the Road In Good
shape-war Between the c. p.
and American Lines May
Be Removed.

A special train carrying a party OF
Northern Pacific officials arrived in
Butte yesterday from St. Paul. and will
leave this morning for the coast. In
the party are J. w. Kendrick. general
manager; NJ. c. Kimberly. general sup
~erintendent: w. O.. Pearse Of Tacoma.
assistant general superintendent: +.
w. McHenry, chief engineer. and c.. s.
Fernard. tax commissioner Of the com-
pany. The party is making a general
inspection OF the road. and yesterday
spent some time in East Butte, where
the road Is building a new terminal.
Mr.. Kendrick. in an interview, stated
they were making a regular trip over
the line for h purpose of inspection
and that they were very well pleased
with things as they found them.
A renewal of the transcontinental
rate war which ragged so fiercely be-
tween the American roads and the Ca
madam Pacific for nearly a year, and
which. IL was hoped, had finally been
settled by the Interference of the inter-
state commission, seems to
be imminent.
Renewed accusations against the Ca
madam Pacific have been made through
tnt ncdu Vi IN DdSStuktT utDdftfitiit
OF the Great Northern railroad. 1t Is
stated that the Canadian Pacific has
not kept faith with the American roads
in so far as a restoration of east-bound
passenger rates Is concerned, and IL Is
intimated that the Great Northern is
preparing to adopt retaliatory mea-
sures. The letter follows:
Referring to my letter of oct. 3. re-
garding Canadian Pacific order for
.talx.t. ~ 1,,t xatoC xx.htnh a.a ON Salo
in Seattle from the 25th to the 2sth
of September, the Canadian Pacific,
excusing their appearance upon the
market with the plea that the orders
had been sold by the Alaskan agents
of the company prior to the receipt OF
Instructions for the restoration of rates,
and advising that the market had been
cleaned, n the Alaskan agents prop
erly instructed. we accepted these
statements in good faith. but contin-
ued to closely watch the situation,
and on Oct. Z purchased in Seattle a
Canadian Pacific order calling for one
second class ticket from Seattle to
Minneapolis. the affidavit OF the pur-
chaser affirming that the same was
purchased at Dyea Oct. 1 for so, the
order being limited TO Oct. 10, and
stamped Sept. 80.
THE matter was taken up with the
Canadian Pacific company. and Oct.
IL advice was received that there vsls
only one order on the Seattle market.
yet on that date the steamers City OF
Topeka and City. of Seattle. which
sailed from Dyea on Oct. Z. dumped in
the Seattle market a further supply
between 40 and 50-of Canadian Pacific
orders, calling for tickets to Eastern
destinations at cut rates. Some OF
these are dated Sept. "a and are limited
to Oct. IA; others are dated Sept. 80,
and limited to Oct. Ia.
we cannot accept any further eX-
cuses from the Canadian Pacific com
pany that It's Alaskan agents have not
been notified. l think 1t was Sept. 5
that Vice President Shaughnessy made
public announcement of the restoration
of rates. The Canadian Pacific tariffs
were prepared prior to Sept. IA, and
had such tariffs been forwarded with
out delay via either Seattle OF Vancou-
yer they should have reached Dyea
and Skaguay by Sept. "a. at any event
before Sept. 30. II you will e a copy
of the affidavit attached you will note
that IL is affirmed the Canadian Pacific
agent at Dyea stated he understood
rates on other lines had been restored.
but they had not been restored on the
Canadian Pacific lines.
w cannot help being OF the opin-
that IL orders have been forwarded
to the Alaskan agents of the Canadian
Pacific railway they are not being car
ried out and no matter who is respon-
sible for either the omission or the
fault. this company is a sufferer to the
extent of losing our entire share of
the interests which we represent we
feel bound to place ourselves on an
equality with our competitors.
These facts are given you that you