The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-30
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
8. B. Caldsrhead Appointed q. F.
and p. A. of the w. g. G. r. r.
HE WILL LEAVE AT ONCE
The Butte terminal Association IL Ready
TO Begin Operations No More
Unnecessary Delay in IN
loading Cars.

days ago as auditor n general pas
senger and freight agent Of the Mon
tana Union. was yesterday appointed
general freight and passenger agent OF
the Washington & Columbia River
railroad. a branch of the Northern Pa
cifc, running for $50 miles through the
grain ountr of Washington. The APP
pointment came in a personal letter
yesterday from President Mellen with
a request hat ne should Immediately
enter upon his new position, and Mr..
Calderhead, accompanied by his fam
lily. will leave this morning for Walla
walla, headquarters of the Washing
ton 4 Columbia River road.
Mr.. Calderhead had expected to take
a vacation. and while he had been given
some intimation by President Mellen
on the latter's recent visit to Butte that
he nigh be sent to one of the Western
branches, he nae not expected the order
so soon. He will return to Butte next
week to sign some papers in the final
transfer OF Montana Union affairs to
the Northern Pacific and VIII then
leave Butte for good. Until the affairs
Of the Montana Union are closed up.
J. A. Mcmillan will nave charge of Mr..
Cslderhead's former Office.
NJ. =. Martin. auditor of the Northern
Pacific. will be I'm Butte Saturday to go
through the accounts of the office and
turn them over to the Northern Pacific.
1t is understood that the entire office
force will be provided with other places
by the Northern Pacific and the Mon
tana Union goes out of existence with
out the least III will on the part OF any
one. Under the new arrangements,
Superintendent Horn of the Montana
division will ave charge OF the Butte
a. 49, ,al. a~I CHaaiN-
tendent Russell of the Rocky Mountain
division will v charge of the o
from Garrison TO the Butte yard limits.
Both superintendent will be in Butte.
The details of the operation of the new
branch line have. however, not yet been
worked but.
The Butte Terminal association starts
operations tomorrow. The association
yesterday opened Offices over Hight &
Fairfield's jewelry store. corner of Main
and Broadway. Commissioners James
Sloan yesterday sent out notices to all
shippers and receivers of freight in
Butte. The notice, which IL signed by
the Northern Pacific, Montana Central,
Montana Union, Oregon Short Line
and Butte, Anaconda e. Pacific roads,,
is as follows:
"A serious loss and great inconven-
fence has been caused both to shippers
and to railroad companies by the un-
necessary delay TO cars in loading and
unloading freight. Shippers are often
unable To procure cars, sidetracks are
wded and the speedy movement
of freight is impossible under the prac-
tees that have prevailed. To correct
this evil the railroad companies nave
issued the notice printed below. The
system thus established has proven to
be a success at a number OF important
points, Denver, Omaha, Chicago. st.
pnrnl Afinnnn mills ntH The GnAH
amount charged is not sufficient to
"recompense the companies for the use
OF their cars. tracks, etc. and is not
collected for evenue, but for the pre-
vention of abuses.
Commencing July I. 1898. n charge
will be made for delays of cars and
use of tracks at Butte, Mont. and
points within a radius OF 10 miles OF
the city limits, after As hours from the
time OF delivery of cars on track for
unloading. not including Sundays or
legal holidays. Total free time to be
allowed as follows. Ore within the
territory embraced will be exempt from
demurrage. Wood. silica. lime rock,
iron ore. lumber. stulls and tagging.
-four () days; coal, hv 90 days. All
other commodities As hours. Cars
standing over the time allowed will be
subject to a charge OF two go dollars
per car per day: a fraction of a day to
count as a full day.
Delivery of cars shall be considered
10 have been effected at the time when
such cars have been placed on the
proper private or public delivery
tracks. or II such track or tracks al
ready contains such number OF cars
belonging to the same consignee as to
prevent prompt delivery. then such cars
will be considered as having been
placed when the road offering the cars
would have delivered them had the rom
dition Of such tracks permitted"
w. II. Burns. who a few days ago
resigned as president and general
manager OF the Montana Union, left
yesterday afternoon over the Short
Lin for his home on the Hudson. He
will stop at Omaha for a week to take
I'm the exposition. Before leaving Butte
the Montana Union BOYS presented him
with a handsome shotgun. and they all
parted from him with earnest express
sions of regret and good wishes. Both
Mr.. Burns and Mr.. Calderhead leave a
| host OF friends among the railroad men
and other citizens OF Butte.
p. II. Seaman. travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee e. st.
Paul. r. In Butte. Mr.. Scanlon Is en-
thusia sttc over the success of the Pio-
neer Limited. the splendid new train
recently put on by his road between
Chicago and st. Paul. Others have
termed Il the most perfect train In the
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