The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

he IS EXPECTED IN BUTTE
His Mission TO the Northwest Unknown.
Wage Schedule for Freight Con-
ductors and Brakemen on
the Union Pacific.

not q PUBIC matter until ne apptdTt
In Great Falls a few days ago. IL wal
then announced that he would be In
Butte Saturday or Sunday On his way
10 salt Lake, but the
was made by some one that did no
know. and yesterday the Information
was received hat Mr.. Cornish and par.
~ were somewhere in the Puget SOUND
country and would go to Salt Lake
over the o. r. a n. His mission 20
she Northwest Is a matter OF which
local officials are not informed. but as
the dispatches a few days ago men,
toned r. H. Harriman's name on the
Pacific o company's directory. IL Is
probable that the latter and the Oregon
Hallway 4 Navigation company are
the roads demanding a certain share
of attention from the New York syndi-
cate. President Cornish Is now ex-
pecfed { o come to Butte from Salt
Lake IN q few days
Three cent per mile for freight con-
ductors n 2 cents per mile for freight
brakemen will continue to be the scale
of wages on the Union Pacific rail-
road. The wage schedule hearing
which has Just been held at Omaha
settled these two points. These rates
of wages are the same as have been
In force for a number of years on the
Union Pacific and on every other rail-
coad in all parts of the country except
IN the extreme Eastern states, where
freight conductors receive 2 cents per
mile and freight brakemen Ia cents
per mile. The conductors and brake
men of Union Pacific passenger trains
will continue to be paid by the month
and not by the mile. This system has
also been In effect on the Union Pa
cifc and other railroads for a long term
of years. Some of the passenger runs
shat were considerably uneven In their
pay but not In their work.. were equal
lied in salaries by the conference just
concluded. A few of the runs were
brought up s. each in the ages paid.
and a smaller number of runs were
correspondingly decreased in
ation-
All kinds OF rumors are floating
around in traffic circles concerning the
future of the Baltimore * Ohio. Moth
ing is positively known Of the inten-
tons of the men who Will control the
property, but II is safe to assume that
President Hill of the Great Northern
and the Chicago capitalists who are
closely allied with him, will have a
deal to say when the slate is finally
made up for the future management.
1t IL said i'm Chicago that John w.
Gates will be elected president. and
that both Messrs. Cowan and Murray
will be retained as vice-presidents. the
onc III tIdIkt " tkal alldAlS dht az
other in charge OF traffic.
President Hill of the Great Northern
IS anxious that +. ID. Underwood hould
be elected y1ce-president and general
manager. but that programme. II Is
said. is moi entirely satisfactory TO Mr..
Murray. who, as receiver, has borne
all the burdens of the managerial de-
tails. and is admirably well qualified
90 take the helm.
The last statement OF the Great
Northern follows:
October 1898. Increase.
st. p. NJ & NJ. leased
Eastern Ry. of Mimi. 4s4.7s 1872. 239
Montana Central 49,. 1856. Ola s7.5ls
} Total for system. . .S3. ole. PAS $s53,145
-Four months to Oct. al
st. p. NJ. & NJ. leased
lines. ......... ....Ss .s46.s66 Sass. 056
Eastern Ry. of Mimi. 1.311.5s7 455.4 ol
Montana Central. . . 659.049 '76.3l2
{ Total for system. q. SO. sl7.6 1 $685. las
-
Decrease.
Though the courts and the hnaciers
are discussing the Baltimore a Ohio
REORGANIZATION, the work OF rehabili-
Eating the property goes merrily on.
The maintenance OF way department
reported recently that since March I.
1896. to July /. 1898. there had been laid.
east OF the Ohio river. 81. s32 tons Of
-~S5-pound steel rails. or nearly 400 miles.
There are still about 5000 tons to be de-
9ivered by the manufacturer.
TIKI tracks have been further improv-
ed by the purchase of 2.59l.472 cross
aies and s54. liz cubic yards of stone
ballast. TIT Baltimore * Ohio south
western has begun It's proposed series
of improvements by beginning the lay
ing OF 5000 tons OF s5-pound steel rails
between C~hillicothe. Ohio. and Parkers.
burg. W. Va.
. President Ripley of the Santa Fe saws
that stockholders OF the San Joaquin
Valley road will be paid for their hold
tngs In cash on or before January I
next. About 2.400 shares have not vet
come in. and their holders will he al
1owed a reasonable time in which TO de-
posit them. Unde its charter the Val
ley road must forever be a separate
corporation. This requirement was
made In order to prevent the Southern
Pacific from ever obtaining control of
the road. II remains to be seen how
friendly the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific are.
A change in the arrival and depart
ure of Nos. "a and l Of the Great North
ern went into effect in Butte yesterday.
No. "a. the through train. will leave
Butte hereafter at s:15 instead of sos
D. m. and No. /. the Great Falls local.
viii arrive in Butte at s:l5 instead Of |
s:0s p. m. There are no other changes.
and the changes in Butte will not af-
feet the arrival and departure ia An
aconda-
g. q. Yerkes has been appointed trav-
aIIn M <kanOaE aan. ]
Northern In Seattle. succeeding ]. A.
Miller. who was appointed general
agent OF the freight department. vice
l. q. Gray. resigned.
j. A Nicholson has been appointed
city ticket and passenger agent of the
Great Northern In Duluth. vice w. Il.
Hutter. appointed Northwestern mas
senger agent of the Lake Shore.
why Ne Did Not Pinch.