The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-03

| 1888 .......:. .. 7,1061S94 ........... Z, $40
| 1889 ........... 5,2301S95 ........... 1903
| 1891 ........... 5,bUlS96 .,......... l,o4S
| 1891 ........... 4,2Sl 1897 ........... l,SSO
~ Z 4, 1921 S,41S
| 1873. ,2,635l- 4.,,..-
Following is shown the miles of track,
laid, in each state duringdhe year:
! Ala bama 80. .1o40ot Montana ..... $500
Alaska :. 49,. 1000 Nebraska -. go
| Arkansas .157.51ENew Jersey ;. 200
Arizona ...... 99.40INew Mexico 1882. SO
| California -. 11S.55fNew York :. ;. 3.e5
| Colorado $50. $685. No. Carolina. so
| Connecticut 6.75lNo. Dakota ;. 1850
! Delaware ,... 2.00!Ohio .,........ 9l.O0
| Florida ...... $3.50 Oklahoma ....14LC0
| Georgia $500. 1lli5 B Oregon ....... $500
| Idaho ........+ 21.13lPennsylvana .l05.4 AZ
| Illinois ....... 129SiSo Carolina :. 1900
Indiana ...... 32.0O!So Dakota -. 90
Indian Ter. 5S.S9bTennessee 49,. 500
Iowa .........s 1853 Texas ........ 1898
Kentucky 80. ID. 40l Utah .......... 80. 40
Louisiana -. 1885 Vermont w 200
Maine ....t.,. 124.1o) Virginia ...... 5000
| Maryland ~. 1880 Washington :. 1920
Michigan ~. 975o] W. Virginia :. $3.50
Minnesota :. .250.01 Wisconsin -. 1880
Mississippi. -. 40.50lWyoming ..... 700
Missouri -. .119.6S =
Total in as states and territories. 3,O1S3s
Total in Canada ...'.............. 4272S
Total in Mexico ................... 1882
I'm addition says the Railway Age.
there are several hundred miles of
road on which track-laying is now in
progress or is just beginning, and there
are many hundred miles more graded
on which track will not be laid until
next spring. Altogether, the coming
year gives every promise of being one
of far greater activity in the matter of
railway construction thanSthe year just
closing. There are many important
lines projected in different sections of
the country, and the indications point
to good deal of building by trans
continental roads in the way of cut-offs
and branch lines to develop new terri
tory, most of which is in the extreme
northwest, Where there has been little
new mileage added in the last few
years. The outlook has not been better
for 10 years."
From the information obtainable at
this end yesterday, says the Salt Lake
Herald, it seems that the change of
time on the Rio Grande Western, to
connect with the Portland and Montana
trains of the Short Line, has not alb
solutely been decided upon. Reports
from Denver. however, indicate that
the change will go into effect. The re-
luctance of the officials here to make
the announcement is probably due to
the fact that the Western wants the
Short Line to alter it's schedule so as
to give one more hours time for the
Ogden connection. The Short Line is
unwilling to grant this connection and
1t is no secret that the Western notified
the latter that they would not attempt
to make the connection under the
schedule as advertised to go into effect
on January 3.
The western people are standing pat
on this proposition, and it is asserted
that, unless the Short Line agrees TO a
compromise, the Western will not make
the change. The Portland connection
is of much less Importance to the latter
road than the San Franchise business
whereas the benefit to the Short Line
would be of greater Importance,
The Short Lines Portland train is ad-
vertised to leave here at a. M, and as
previously pointed out, this will neces-
state a shortening of time in the ar
rival of the Rio Grande Western No l.
now getting in a 1890 p. m. by over
three hours, and this means that some
fast time would have to be made. The
Western trains are now running al a
pretty good rate of speed, and if the
change is inaugurated the connections
east of Denver will have to shorten
their schedule time.
The schedule now being figured on
by the Western is to have No. l reach
ogden at 1O:45 a. M, and No. 8 to arrive
at II :45 p. m. This may, of course be
changed before the new schedule is fin
ally announced. ah
Railroad gossip persists in connecting
+. d. InderWood's name with the posi-