The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06
AN IMPROVED SERVICE
Northern Pacific Will Put On an
Incompatible Train.
LIVE STOCK SHIPMENTS
Eightsen Hundred Cars LESS Than Last
Year We're Sent Through st. Paul.
o. 8. l.. Offices Will Roman
at Salt Lake-Gcssip.

The announcement comes from St.
Paul that the Northern Pacific is plan
ming improvements in it's coast train
service for the coming spring. Special
attention will be given to the overland
flyer, and it has been officially an
nounced that no coast train in the West
shall be able to compare with it.
Library cars with observation accom-
modations will be put on all through
trains to the coast.
Some time ago 1t was intimated that
a double service to the coast would
again be placed on the road Time is to
be reduced. With double service each
train will be lighter than under single
service, and a revised schedule of a
much faster rate than any yet observed
| will be put in force.
Nearly 5000 cars of cattle have moved
through ST. Paul during the season lust
closed, from the Montana and North
Dakota ranges to the Chicago market
being 1880 cars less than last years
movement as the natural result of the
ranges being so lightly stocked with
young cattle the last two or three
years, owing to the high prices then
ruling IN Texas, which is the largest
source OF supply for the northern range
cattlemen, says the Pioneer Press
Cattlemen, on the whole, are sanguine
that changed conditions in sight will
result IN yearlings being procured at
more reasonable prices, which will war
rant active shipping to the northern
ranges next spring A large deal lately
! made indicates renewed confidence in
the future on the part of L. w. Stacy
OF Miles City, Mont, and Edward F.
swift OF Chicago, who have bought out
I nd o., rn4
| terests, comprising some 5000 cattle
ranch, range, rights, etc, located in
| Custer and Dawson counties, Montana,
| between the Yellowstone and Big Mis-
souri, rivers. The Phillips herd is cnn-
sldered one of the best in the Grub
west az ana Will be promptly increased
| py o,oOO mead, or over, of young stock
from Texas the coming spring. and as
| much or more each year. The trans
action at this time cannot fail to aid
| materially in restoring confidence IN
the range cattle industry generally in
Montana.
final and decisive statement has at
| last been obtained from an authorita-
tive source that Omaha is not to gain
and Salt Lake is not to lose The Oregon
Snort Line offices. or any part Of them.
says an Omaha paper. For tbs hun
dredth time the statement has Keen
made that the auditing department Of
the Oregon Short Line is to he moved
from Salt Lake City to Omaha, 10 be
merged into the general auditing de-
partment of the Union Pacific, within
80 days. The same assertion has been
made from time to time of the head |
quarters Of the Oregon Short Line gen
orally. General Auditor Young of the
Union Pacific, when asked to finally |
confirm Or deny this report this even 1
ing, said:
II know nothing of any proposed
changes in the auditing department or
anything about moving the auditing |
department of the Oregon Short Line |
to this city
That was the same statement that |
you made several months ago, and now |
the report is that the removal is to be |
made within so days" was the state
ment thrust at Mr.. Young
Tine situation now is exactly as it |
was them he asserted. II know moth
ing of any contemplated changes in |
either the auditing department or any
other department"
1t is announced that Robert Rantoul |
of st. Paul, now division freight agent |
OF the Northern Pacific Railway COM |
pany, had been elected general mana |
ger of the Montana Railroad company |
to succeed Richard A. Harlow, who will
remain vice president. Mr.. Rautoul is
Well known in Montana, having had |
charge of the Northern Pacific traffic |
business in Washington, Idaho and |
Montana. He will begin his new duties
Feb. /.
Work is being pushed on the Mon
tana Railroad company's extension |
from Martinsdale to Merino. One hun
dred and twenty-five teams are en-
ployed on the grade. 1t Is not expected |
now to lay any rails this winter. A
large force of men are employed in re-
fE.af ,,@
Northern Pacific lands lying west of
the Rockies have been Withdrawn from
the market pending the outcome of the
Weyerhauser deal. At the present time
1t cannot be told what lands the syndi-
cafe may purchase, or whether the road
Will have any timber lands remain
ing on sale should the deal go through.
A week or so will elapse before the re-
suit OF the negotiations is known;
neither is the amount of land vet de-
cided upon.
The Great Northern will put in effect
on Dec. new tariff on freight.
which will be considerable of a red,lc-
ton over the present tariff on certain
articles. The tariff extends for q dis
lance of 500 miles north and west of st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
The gross earnings of the Burlington
for October exceeded any previous
month in the history of the road
The Northern Pacific Is planning i'm
provements in its coast train service the
coming spring.
AMI n Az, alb civ.