The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-12
sio.I5s 4s sO.5s5 80

GLIDING tax
IS -. 49,. =. 6f0.15s 4s $50 e5 80
Sal. 1856 ~ 40. 100 81
The Increase in the surplus earnings
for the time Indicated is Sill. 176.3 81.
Not less than 1000 miles OF track
have been laid in the United States since
July 1. This. added TO the 1.is2 miles
put down In the first half of the year,
makes almost 1900 miles for the nine
months ending September 80. The above
has no reference TO renewals or sec
ond rack and sidings. but means that
1000 miles of new railroad railroad have
been built I'm the last three months. II
this ratio Of Increase keeps up until
December 81. the close of the year viii
see not less than 5000 miles of new
road built in 1898. with many hundred
miles more under way to be completed
In 1899. There IL enough work In pro-
gress TO bring the total up to 1900 miles
without difficulty. unless something I'M
foreseen occurs 70 cause delay.
The first half OF the year Il neccee-
sarily one OF preliminary work largely.
and II is a matter OF history that the
number OF miles OF track laid In the
first six months Of any year equals
about one-third OF the total mileage for
the year. A number OF important lines
which devoted the forepart OF the year
almost exclusively to grading are now
laying track rapidly. and many miles
OF new road are being added daily to
help swell the total for the year. Mo-
table among these are the Pecos VAL
ley a Northwestern, which In building
from Roswell. N. NJ. to Amarillo. Tex.
206 miles. N which has not laid ov-
er one-third OF the track: the st. Louis
a Oklahoma City. which In being rap
idly completed from Sapulpa, I. T.. to
Oklahoma City. io3 miles; the 500 line.
which Is pushing Its extension from
Kuhn. N. d.. northwest Is miles toward
Bismarck. and the Washington County
railroad. which is just completed track
laying OF i1s miles of road between Ca
lais and Ellsworth. Me.
The 200 miles of road built during
the first nine months OF 1898 exceed the
total mileage for any entire yea since
1898, when 2.635 miles were completed.
In 1894 1.s4s miles were added: in 1895.
LIS miles: in 1896. 1,s4s miles. and In
1897. 1850 miles.
over one-half the mileage thus far
this yea Is distributed among nine
states: Minnesota. 16s miles; Tex ls.
Ia miles: Alabama. 145 miles; Arkan-
sas, 1903: Louisiana, 1873; Missouri, III;
Oklahoma. 105. and North Carolina. 104l
This makes a total Of 1.166 miles In the
eight states and m territory named,
and several other states not far from
the l00-mile mark. T~racklaying has
been confined TO 80 states and terrific
ries. and no new mileage has been add
ed In Connecticut. Iowa, Kansas, Mas
sachusetts, Nebraska. Nevada. New
Hampshire, New Jersey, rhode Island.
Utah. Vermont and Wyoming. Alas
ka this year joins the list OF territories
I'm which railway construction Is i'm pro-
gress. and contributes 90 miles OF road.
extending from Skaguay north through
the White Pass 20 the International
line.
Just at this time there seems o. .e n
revival OF interest In the matter which
is so often agitated in Omaha, concern
ing the absorption of the Short Line
by the Union Pacific. says the Salt
Lake Herald. The fact that both the
meeting OF the Short Line n the Un-
ion Pacific are TO be held here
this week has given omaha an argu-
ment for sending out stun to the effect
that the Union Pacific in going to again
have control of its severed branch. or
course the Omaha folks do not know
the Union Pacific Is now incorporated
under the laws of this state. and has
to hold its meetings here. hut such
Is the case.
n Herald has told the people from
time to time there IL going To be no
consolidation OF the interests OF the
Union Pacific and the Short Line, and
nothing has arisen since the last state
ment OF this kin TO warrant a change
of opinion. IL is true that the Union
Pacific people are largely interested In
the short Line and TO a certain extent
the interests OF the two are Identical,
but not to the extent OF consolidation
and operation from the Mississippi river
a thousand miles away from the bust
ness which Is being transacted. IL
may be possible the consolidation will
take place. but until this Is actually a
matter OF record there II no reason
whatever for changing the views taken.
which have been predlcated on infor-
nation which those who so earnestly
whatever TO obtain.
Many Fasteners express openly the
belief that President James j. Hill. OF
the Great Northern. agreed to become
a factor In the Baltimore a. Ohio princi-
pally TO become a factor in the general
trunk line situation and very incident
ally 20 secure through connection from
ocean to ocean. By applying his policy
Of reducing the cost of transportation
10 the Baltimore q Ohio II IL believed
a revolution In trunk line methods OF
operation will be attained. Mr.. Hill
himself has no doubt on this point. To
what extent the Hill policy will reduce
the cost OF transportation II a matter
Of conjecture. Many believe he car re-
duce the average cost per ton mile
on the trunk line systems from 4 to 2
mills. Conditions under which East
ern and Western properties are oper-
ated. however. are dissimilar and only
unrestricted experiments on the former
will show what can be accomplished.
officials of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy and friends OF President Per-
kins Of that property are again annoyed
by the appearance OF the report that
the present chief executive will retire
at the next annual meeting OF the
stockholders. Similar reports have been
circulated prior 20 each annual meeting
for a number OF years. Why they y
pear officials do not know. for there
has ne ser been any basis for them.
vice-President Peaslev. who Is Presi-