The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14
gress for their enjoyment. Travel to
Yellowstone park this season exceeds
that of any previous year.


The experiment of making a railroad
aust PROOF and waterproof by the use
OF crude oil has been tried during the
past year in the East with success.
In the West. the Burlington railroad
Is the first to adopt the improvement.
General Superintendent Calvert has
had part of the Wyoming division of
the Burlington treated with crude oil,
and the results there have been so sat
lsfactory that he is making arrange
ments to continue the work elsewhere
on the system. Two cars were espe-
cially arranged for sprinkling the
track and on the outside of the rails
for about five feet One application of
the Oil keeps the track free from dust
for about one year. The number of
hot boxes on trains is considerably les
sened, and the comfort of passengers
is greatly enhanced. An additional ad-
vantage found in treating the track
with oil is that moisture will no, then
penetrate through the oiled outer
crust. Instead, the water runs off the
track into the bitches at the side.
Vegetation along the track is destroyed
by the use of oil.
For some time past the Great North
ern has been quietly discharging en-
ployes of the system. Conductors,
brakemen and engineers have been in
formed that their services were no
longer required. A Seattle paper re-
Gently stated that so conductors and
brakemen had been dismissed as re-
suit of the work of numerous spot
tiers.
The story is not denied by Great
Northern officials in st. Paul. One who
has the matter in charge admitted that
many dismissals had been made, but
he said the number would not reach
so. He explained that the Great
HOY nv
the revenues which passed into the
hands of it's agents"
1t Is reported that changes have
been marked in engineers. Coupled
with the allegation is the question as to
how it is possible for representatives
enues which belong to the road. The
men discharged claim that no reason
for their dismissal was given.
The Omaha correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat guesses at the
object of the meeting of President
Burt of the Union Pacific and Director
Hartman with this result:
THE meeting at Cheyenne was ar
ranged before President Burt left
Omaha. The subject under discussion
was about the forthcoming consolida-
ton of the Short Line and the Union
Pacific. 1t was generally agreed that
SuSH an dilIdllCe Woulu De very uS9io-
BILE, and should the absorption of the
Navigation line follow, as is expected
in railroad circles, the Union Pacific
would again have control of a great
through line to the coast.
Another proposition which Is being
seriously discussed is to extend the
Short Line through Utah, Nevada and
California, as far south as Los An
geles. The conference also took up
the forthcoming changes to be made
in the operation of the Short Line by
the Union Pacific system. 1t is also
reported that in case of the Short Line
being absorbed by the Union Pacific
that the system will be operated from
Omaha and that a number of Short
Line officials will be deposed. there be-
| ing nothing left for them to do"
| The effect of the increase in Yellow
| stone park business is felt by the
| Northern Pacific in the demand for
| accommodations. This years business
| from both the East and West is larger
| than ever before. The sidetracks near
the park continually contain a dozen