The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-29
AMONG RAILROAD men
Business of the Short Line Con-
stantly Increasing.
RECORD BREAKING YEAR
Mellen Says It Will Be Impossible for
Him to Leave the Northern Pa
ciflc Until His Work Is
Accomplished.

d. e. Burley, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Oregon Short Line,
was in Butte yesterday and put in the
greater part of his time in looking over
the business of the local office with
General Agent Wilson. Mr.. Burley said
there was nothing new in the affairs of
the Short Line except that its business
was constantly and most satisfactorily
increasing. Although The road did an
confidently, expected that all records
will be broken this year.
Mr.. Burley left for the South yester-
day afternoon. 8 $500
In an interview with President Mel
len of the Northern Pacific regarding
the dispatch from New Haven that he
was being considered in connection with
the presidency of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, he said
that he was not a candidate for any
position in the railroad service, and he
did not believe the reports were any
thing more than idle rumor; that he was
so situated with the Northern Pacific
at the present time it would be impossi-
BILE for him to consider a proposition to
leave it's service until the work he was,
sent here to accomplish had further pro-
crossed.
Asked regarding his residence in New.
Haven, he said: Il have not changed
my residence from New Haven to SIT.
Paul because of my family of young
children, and the fact that my duties i'll
connection with my present position re-
quire me to be away from st. Paul so
much that to remove them here would
have been practically to have left them
alone among strangers"
Regarding Mr. Clark's health, he stat
ed that he was advised on his last trip
East that it was. somewhat impaired,
and he had gone to Europe for an alb
sence of two or. three months; that he
sincerely hoped he would recover his
health and resume his active duties, for
he felt that the New Haven road could
i'll afford to part with him.
He also added: Il think it premature
to discuss the question Of Mr.. Clark's
successor. He has not signified his in
tention of resigning, and every one who
knows him would deplore the necessity
for such a result"
AS the Union Pacific was not repre-
sented at the Western Passenger asso-
citation meeting in Chicago Monday and
Tuesday, the matter Of reorganization
will meet General Passenger Agent Lo-
max and ascertain his views, and an
other general meeting will be held next
week, when, 1t is expected, new agree
ment will he completed. There is con-
siderable difference of opinion regard
ing the recommendation of inserting
penalty clause in the agreement. The
lawyers have stated openly that 1T
would be a direct violation of the law
IL, 49, <,s.,A to-
from the start. AS the matter has not
been officially discussed, however it is
not known how the majority of roads
feel about it.
At this weeks meeting, which was at
tended by all interested lines except the
Union Pacific and Wisconsin Central, it
was decided to run homeseekers' excur-
sions to the usual territory at the usual
rates and under usual conditions until
May l. The territory includes almost the
entire Northwest and Southwest. The
question of old divisions was carefully
discussed.
General Passenger Agent Francis of
the Burlington & Missouri has an
nounced that the Burlington road would
not only meet the fast train service of
the Rock Island and Northwestern, out
would go these roads one better The
new Burlington train will be put in
service one week from to-day and will
not stop at Omaha, but the fast service
will be continued on to Denver. The
time card has not yet been arranged,
but it is to be a new train entirely, in
addition to the present service. 1t will
leave Chicago early in the evening.
reaching Omaha in the morning, and
continue practically on the same sched-
ule to Denver.
Notice has been received that Grant
McMicken, formerly of the Great North
ern, has been made general freight and
passenger agent of the North American
Transportation and Trading company,
Seattle.
w. c. Mcbride, general agent of the
Rio Grande Western, returned yester-
day from Denver, where he attended
the stock growers convention. Mr. Nc
Bride says there were about 1900 stock
raisers in attendance on the conven-
ton and the meeting was a most sue
cessful one and Of, great Importance
and profit to stock raisers