The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
N RAILROAD CIRCLES
A Road to the Seven Devils Min
ing Country.
TO START FROM WEISER
The Project is Said to Be Backed by the
Short Line VIII Not uild
the Main Linz Through
Boise.

snort LIN Is packing a PROJECT 10 puilu
a road from weiser. Idaho. to the Seven
Devils mining district. A deal has been
made by the promoters of the Seven
Devils road with the Short Linz for
enough old rails Of that road. which
are being replaced by new steel rails.
! TO build 100 miles of the new line. The
object Is TO extend the a to Spo-
| kane. The Short Line will deliver its
| old rails at weiser at a nominal cost
I and take the company's paper to cover
the bill.
IL Is also announced authoritatively
that the Short Line will not build its
main line through Boise, the cost Of IL
being considered too great. with little
in the way of benefits TO offset IL. The
| people OF Boise have been working hard
for IL and will be much disappointed by
the decision Of the company.
Reports from New York say rumors
are current on Wall street TO the eff
feet that important negotiations are
pending for the sale of the Colorado
Midland to one of the western roads.
II was at first thought the Rock Island
was the real interested party. but Den
yer papers have ii that the Rio Grande
Western is the real road seeking to
purchase the Midland.
The Denve Times says IL has been
no secret in railway circles for n long
time that the Western wants the Mid
land. and has only been waiting for an
opportunity to get hold of IL. Large
blocks of Midland stock have been
changing ownership of late. and IL Is
supposed the Western people have been
getting hold OF 1t. II then sizes up
the situation like this:
Relations between the Rio Grande
md shA NTAatgR, An.rA ..As 49,. aa.~ -
good since the connection at Grand
junction was made. and President
Palmer has always wanted an indie
pendent line from Denver. II he Sc
cures the Midland. that means that
he can easily enough get a Denver con-
nection at Colorado Springs, and IL
means. furthermore. that the Rio
Grande will have to build to Salt Lake
City. Thus the Rio Grande would have
a two-fold object In securing the Mid
land-frst. To keep the Western from
getting IL and relieving that road OF
the expense of building over the noun
tains. second. the Midland has been n
strong competitor since Mr.. Ristine has
been I'm charge. and that would be
done away with. Furthermore. the Rio
Grande would use the Midland be-
tween Colorado Springs and Glenwood
Springs for it's fast ranscontinental
business, making a difference OF sew
enty-ive or n hundred miles in the
haul " Grand Junction and
Denver. thereby reducing the compete
ton Of the Union Pacific on the haul
between salt Lake City and Omaha. q"
President Hill. Darius Miller. Frank
Ward n other Great Northern offi-
Gals and j. q. Pangborn. the American
traveller. returned to -. Paul a few
days ago from an extended tour i'm the
West. The stories from the Northern
Pacific coast predicting the construc-
ton of many lines by the Great North
ern. especially i'm that territory, are en-
phatically denied by Mr.. Hin and en-
tirely discredited by others in a position
TO know anything about them. SINH
lar stories, predicting the paralleling of
the oregon Navigation by the Northern
Pacific. receive as little attention. Mr..
Hill and his party brought back glow
ing reports regarding business condi-
tions, says the Pioneer-Prcss
4 copy Of the White Pass and Yukon
Routes folder and the first frcight and
passenger tarin sheets have been re-
ceived in Butte. The folder is a neat
work OF art in colors, the title page pic
turing a train running along the noun
tain side. with snow-clad peaks I'm the
background.
The road T. completed to White Pass,
n distance Of 20 miles from Skagway.
and the passenger fare for the distance
IL s.. with $50 pounds of baggage free.
Excess baggage. 20 per cent. of first
class fare for each 100 pounds or frac-
ton thereof. The freight Is divided in
To five classes. with rates ranging from
s2.75 10 $3.50 per 100 pounds.
The Great Northern's statement for
last month follOwsl
81. Paul NJ. & NJ.
leased lines .......S 50. 734. 1853 1908. 796
East. Ry. OF Mimi. s less 29O. 9S5
Montana Central -. 166. 5S2 1875. SOC
Total for system. 81. $3.50, 3il 81. 342. ABS
Five months to Nov. 3:
81. Paul NJ. & NJ.
East. Ry. of MINI. 1853. $50 1.147.1s2
Montana Central .... S2h.6 32 1926. 1928
Total for system. sl2. 253. 955 81. log, 907
c.