The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-13

Comparing 1899 with 1894, large in
crease in the movement of loaded cars
has been attended by only a small one
in that of empty cars, while in COM
parison with 1890 empty car mileage has
actually fallen off, though the loaded
car movement has advanced 25,O00,00o
miles, OF some 20 per cent. The evil
dent good management in this depart
ment is one of the causes productive Of
a Al per cent operating ratio.
In the matter of train mileage prob
| ably the chief factor in promoting
economy cooperation has been the cas-
ing of grades, coupled with motive
power. Within five years there has been
| a reduction of akHost 100000 in the num-
at the same time the number of tons
of freight carried one mile has increas-
ed from 1927. 10000 to 1,s3o.00O00o. or
nearly so per cent AS a sufficiently
close estimate it may be said that If ~
handling the traffic of 1899, the man
agement has been able to get only the
average train loads of 1894, the total
operating expenses would have been at
least $4,000. 900 greater than they were,
and the operating rates would have
been correspondingly higher. With
these facts in mind one can see readily
where Northern Pacific's present divi-
dends come from, and the magnitude
brains that have been put into the
property during the last six or eight
years.
Not the least of the advantages re-
sulting from the liberal OUTLAWS upon
the road has been the inspiring of the
officials and the employees of the trans
portation department with fresh ambi-
tions. To secure the movement of max
imum tonnage with minimum number
md f.
ting efforts on the part of division SUI
nerintendents and their stats. In es-
tablishing the best modern practices
along the lines old habits often must be
overcome and new ones formed. The
Northern Pacit1c's splendid financial
showing bears witness to the zeal Of
the company's subordinates as well as
to the intelligence Of it's management
The Northern Pacific management
has decided upon a plan for great i'm
provement in overland traffic. The grade
revision. reduction Of curves, laying
Of heavier steel, improvement of road
bed and the immense amount of con
structon work which has been under
way for months point to this conclu
sion. A general officer of the road con-
firmed this suspicion and said:
Next spring we will show you some
thing in overland travel that you never
saw before. L do not say what, but
there will be an improvement in train
service and general overhaulng
which will make our service from ST
Paul to the Pacific something fine
The morning train out of st. Paul
which has during the summer run as
far as Havre. where it has been over
taken by the Pacific coast train of the
Great Northern, will run during the
winter months only as far as Minot.
New Train to California.
Another cut in time via the Short
Line-Ogden route to all California
points.
Thirty hours, the quickest route to
Los Angeles; % hours, the quickest
route to San Francisco.
Only one change of cars Butte to San
Francisco.
Call or write us for excursion rates
and particulars.
City ticket office, No. 10 East Broad
way, Butte, Mont
H. O. WILSON,
General Agent.
. Fought 10 Draw.
Denver, Colo, Nov. ia special to
the News from Ell Paso, Texas, says: