The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17
GOOD FOR TO-DAY ONLY
Special Rates Over the N. P. and
o. s. l..
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Montana Stockmen May Benefit Through
the Fight for Livestock Busi-
ness-Rates May Go
Lower.


selves of the special rates put in by the
Northern Pacific and Oregon Short Line
for the benefit of persons desiring to go
to San Francisco to join in the welcome
of the volunteers when they arrive at
the Golden Gate will be obliged to Sc
cure their tickets to-day, as it was an
nounced by both roads yesterday that
the rate would only remain open during
to-day. Quite number of Montanans
secured transportation yesterday, and
it is expected that a great many more
will avail themselves of the rate to-day.
1t is hoped by the reception committee
that as many as can possibly make the
trip will do so, as it is desired to have
as large a delegation as possible at san
Francisco from Montana when the boys
arrive there.
There is a possibility, it appears, that
the fight between the railroads for live
stock business may result in good big
benefit to Montana stockmen. week
ago the competition served to bring the
rate on Montana and Dakota cattle
down to 10 cents between st. Paul ana
Chicago, and now it is said there Is
likelihood of the rate going still low
Concerning the matter the Minneapolis
Times says:
Rate troubles, are not confined to the
passenger departments of the Chicago
ST. Paul lines alone Freight ofilcllis
have started on lively little race Tor
business on range cattle. When the
cattle movement from the West began
a few weeks ago it was noticed that the
Milwaukee secured more than its usual
share of the business. Competing lines
became suspicious. An investigation
followed, which resulted in one OF the
lines cutting the rate on range cattle,
Minnesota Transfer to Chicago, down to
10 cents per hundred.
THE reduction was promptly met ly
the other Chicago lines, including the
Milwaukee But the cut failed to ADJUST
matters satisfactorily, however, and the
Milwaukee continued to receive pig
share of the business. The rumor was
current yesterday that the Burlington
would take a further step, and make
scent rate. The figure is ruinously low,
but the Burlington officials are under
stood to suspect the Milwaukee. They
claim it is not living up to its agree
ment, but is making secret quotations.
No action has been taken as far as can
be learned but there is keen rivalry
shown for the business
Another explanation which has been
offered in support of the continued
showing of the Milwaukee is to the
effect that early in the season 1t con-
tracted for cattle shipments at rates
which it named at that time, and ITS
present business e resulting largely
from those contracts. .-'
The rate war between the freight de-
partments of the Rio Grande Western
and the Union Pacific is on again. says
the Salt Lake Herald, with the Oregon
Short Line taking hand. 1t is the
same old mooted question of rates upon
s,l1r E-tEl dor ri n
common Utah points to the Missouri
river 1t was only a short while ago
that there was a temporary truce
patched up between the lines, but 1t mas
ended, and there is war again to the
knife Some time ago the Rio Grande
Western demanded of the Union Pacific
that it raise it's rates of $119 per stand
ard car from points on the Park City
Echo branch to the Missouri river. This
request met with a direct refusal, and
the Rio Grande, which, by tomorrow
week, will have completed its line TO
Heber City, determined to force mat
tiers. Yesterday General Freight Agent
Henry issued orders for a, rate of $1l9
per standard car for cattle and sheep
from Heber City to the Missouri river.
At present from Provo the prevailing
rate has been 1882 per car.
The change in rates means that there
will be reduction at Prove to S1l9 per
car to meet the cut at tlIS punt. MI
Henry stated yesterday that these new
rates would go into effect on Sept. 20,
by which time the branch line will be
completed. This, of course, will natu-
rally force the Union Pacific and Short
Line to meet the cut, and the rate from
Provo will come down to $119 per stand
ard car.
The secret of the trouble or difference
between the roads is possibly found in
the fact that the Rio Grande Western
built it's Heber City branch line mainly
for the purpose of competing for the
livestock business from Heber city.
Since from this point it has made rate
of $119 per standard car to meet the
Union Pacific's Park City rate, 1t VIII
have to reduce the 1882 rate now pre-
vailing at Provo to the former amount.
This last reduction upon the part of
the Rio Grande Western to its old rate
means that the Sll9 per standard car
will be the common point basis until
tba Irniop Pacj6c and the Rio Grande