The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-04
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
The Fast Trains of the Northern
Pacific.
WILL MAKE A BIG RECORD
Time Between Butte and St. Paul Will Be
Reduced Six Hours-Some New
Features in the Coast
Trains.

| The Northern Pacific is likely to es-
| tablsh a record in fast trains to the
coast when its new schedule goes into
| effect on the 18th of this month. Train
| No. /, which will leave ST. Paul at S:55
a. m, arriving in Butte at SIS the fol-
| lowing evening, will make the run to
| Butte in IS hours and 20 minutes, re-
ducing the former time of this train
| six hours. 1t will be the fastest time
| from st. Paul to Butte by two hours
| and 80 minutes.
| No. 3. which will leave st. Paul at
| 10:45 in the evening, arriving in Butte
| at 1925 on the second morning, will
make the run in So hours and 40 min
utes or about 20 minutes slower than
No. /.
Eastbound, No. 2 will leave Butte at
sos at night, getting into st. Paul the
second afternoon at o'clock. making
the run in 40 hours and SIS minutes, re-
ducing the former time three hours and
five minutes.
No. 4, which will leave Butte at / :35
p. NJ, will get into st. Paul at $50
on the second morning, making the run
in AZ hours.
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new service that will be of interest to
travellers eastward is the announce nant
that with the commencement Of this
schedule there will be a first class Sleep
ing car line between St. Louis and An
aconda daily. via st. Joseph and BIZ
lings over the Northern Pacific and
Burlington. There will also lie a tour
iSt car line two times week. on Gays
yet to be decided. between Kansas CITY
and Seattle via Billings.
The two trains under the new scheG
ule will go through from st. Pail to
Portland without change. Tram No. 1
will run solid into Seattle, Iay;n" over
there until 10 p. NJ, and hen so to
Portland as a local.
The general plan in regard to the
two coast trains is to have them pr;.c-
tically u hours apart in each dircc-
ton, and of practically equal speed.
The trains are to make stops in the
day time and run at a high rate of
speed at night, in this way cutting
down the running time and at the same
time giving first class local service
along the line,
Another important announcement
made by the Northern Pacific, along
the line of improvement, is that as fast
as possible the equipment of the trans
continental trains is being broad YES
tibuled, and while it will be impossible
after the new schedule takes effect,
eventually the Northern Pacific trains
will compare favorably with the best
in the country
The old Great Northern Baltimore &
Ohio amalgamation rumor has cropped
up again, says the Minneapolis Times.
The Wisconsin Central or the Great
Western is to be the connecting link.
j. P. Elmer, general agent of the pas
J1,, C,t 81 W.,
Great Western, said that he had just
received a telegram from his brother
in Chicago. who, by the way, is not
a railroad man, to the effect that deal
of some sort or other. according to
rumor" was soon to take place. Mr..
Elmer said that he would not vouch
for the truth of the rumor. The morn
ing Chicago papers say nothing Of such
a deal but it is a significant fact that
the Great Western and the Great
Northern are on very good terms and
that the Baltimore &, Ohio officials have
been in Chicago for some time. Yes
terday it was announced in the Times
that the Great Western and the Great
Northern, beginning March l, will es-
tablish the same rates on all commod-
tiles on Missouri river points to Mon
tana common points as are in effect
by what are known as the direct lines.
Putting one thing with another, it
would not be surprising to hear that
something was afoot this time.
The general manager of the Great
Western could not be seen yesterday.
as he was not in St. Paul General
Traffic Manager Stohr said that he had
not heard anything about the matter
A prominent official of one of the Chi
cago lines, who refused to allow the
printing of his name, said that he had
heard two or three weeks ago that
something big regarding the Great
Northern was afoot and he had no
doubt that the present rumors bear the
statements out.
The Burlington financial statement
for the month of January has been is
sued. Though increases in all depart
ments are shown. there is still a de-
crease in the surplus. due to the in
crease in operating expenses over that
of revenue. Following are the princi-
pal figures in the statement and also
that for the first seven months of the
fiscal year:
January 1899 1898.
Freight earnings -. $2,216,032 $2.09f 818
Passenger earnings. 62S,964 60 764
Gross earnings -. 3,193.452 3.044 457
Operating expenses. 2,207, 067 1,9S9,S45
Total expenses :. :. 3,062.O67 2,S602T4
Surplus :. -. ...... 13l,3S5 1S41S2
Seven months
Freight earnings -. II 999 1913 1855 1926
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