The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-28
Union Pacific and Short Line Of
fcials Stop Over in Butte.
ARE IN A GOOD CONDITION
Directors Are Satisfied With the Amount
OF Business Which Il Being Done
An Ultimate Consolidation OF
the Two Lines.

conda Sunday night were in Butte for
a few hours yesterday afternoon, arriv-
ing at 1880 and departing for Portland
at 4 o'clock. The party anne in on two
special trains, but going out they con-
solidated their trains for the Portland
trip. The Union Pacific party consisted
of President Burt, General Manager
Dickinson. Chief Engineer Berry.
Freight Traffic Manager Munroe. Gen
eral Passenger Agent Lomax. Chair
nan OF the Executive Committee f. ii.
Hartman of the Union Pacific and T..
l.. Trudeau of New York city. The
Short Line party was made up Of Cen
eral Manager Bancroft. General Traffic
Manager Eccles. Secretary Tooker, Su-
~perintendent r. F.. Calvin. The officials
spent a very brief time up town In COM
pany with General Agent Maze of the
Union Pacific and General Agent Bacon
OF the Short Line.
The visiting gentlemen had nothing TO
say for publication. There had been
rumors that their our over the line had
something to 10 with the oft-predicted
consolidation Of the Short In with the
Union Pacific. but President Burt said
there was nothing new in hat regard
and that their trip had nothing to do
with IL. He said they had been making
a tour of inspection of the Union Pacific
and Mr.. Hartman. who Is heavily inter
ested In the Short Line, desired To make
a trip over that road i'm behalf OF him
self and other stockholders. and the
other officials and the Short Line gen
tlemen kindly accompanied him.
President Burt said matters connect
ed with the Union Pacific were in a very
satisfactory condition, and that he was
pleased at the amount Of business which
was being done. The road was demon
strating that the country through which
it passed was self-sustaining, and that
the line was a good one. He said there
was no changes contemplated in the
immediate future. The directors were
well satisfied with the work which had
been done.
Mr.. Dickinson had very little to say,
stating that the road was in a very
good condition.
Traffic Manager Munroe said the
freight department VAS doing exceed
ingly well on account of the stock bust
ness. One gentleman Of the Union Pa
ciic party said that. while there was
nothing new to be announced in regard
to the relations of the Union Pacific and
Short Line, there was a general opinion
that sooner or later there would be a
complete consolidation OF interests.
From Butte the party yer south to
i hNaAflip aIh bN'l u CilOAl Lllt anu
o. X. & n. to Portland.
Western railroads will bear the our
den of the war revenue tax on bills OF
lading, receipts and other forms of evil
dence Of the acceptance of goods for
shipments, says the Chicago Times
Herald.
Not all of the lines have yet decided
TO do so, but enough Of the strong lines
have declared intention of paying II to
insure that all viii follow their lead.
The general solicitors of the big
Western lines were not able to agree
as 10 whether the railroads could shift
the burden to the shipper. Some of
them were OF the opinion that II could
be done, basing their decision on the
fact that the bill providing for stamps
upon bills Of lading does not specify
by whom the expense is to be borne,
while I'm the case OF stamps on sleeping
car tickets II expressly provided tilat
the expense shall be borne by the
transportation companies. An agree
ment. however. was OF little account
as long as some 81 the strong ines de-
clared they were convinced that IL was
intended that the railroads should bear
tended that the railroads should bear
the burden. and that they intended to
bear IL. No other line can AFFORD to
take a contrary stand. for Il would
lose enormously in prestige and traffic
IL ID should do so. Hence IL Is con-
ceded by all that the railroads will pay
the tax.
The only question now before these
roads is as regards the manner Of car
rying out the law.
Eastern lines already have agreed
practically that they must bear the bur
den. With these two strong combina-
lions OF roads taking this stand, there
is no question that all other railroad
interests OF the country will fall into
line.
Lines running into Omaha are deter
mined hat the scalpers must be driven
out of the exposition city. If they
are not made 10 quit business Il Is prob
able that low rates made on account OF
the Trans-Mississlppi Exposition will be
withdrawn.
Before rates for the exposition were
made the railroads exacted from the
Omaha authorities and the exposition
image a promise hat the brokers
would not be permitted 10 do business
in that city during the show. That
promise has not been kept. there being
in Omaha to-day "a scalpers, an In
crease over the normal of an even dog
en-. Chairman Caldwell Of the Western
Passenger association has been author
lied TO notify the proper Omaha men
that this promise must be kept or the
low rates will be withdrawn. In ad-
dition. the following resolution has been
adopted:
That the lines terminal at Omaha
and Council Bluffs agree that they will
individually. at the earliest practicable
date. institute suits in the federal
courts TO the effect that outside parties
shall be restrained from dealing In non
transferable tickets through ticket
brokers. scalpers or others"
The resolution further provides that
a meeting OF attorneys shall be held
within 10 days to agree upon action
under the resolution. attorneys OF the
Omaha lines TO act as a sub-commit-
tee In calling such meeting.
ms Santa Fe Pacific and the South
ern California. both A.chison proper
ties. have withdrawn from the Western
Passenger association for the reason