The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-09
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
Union Pacific Looked Upon as an
Obstructionist.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
hates for the National Educational AS
ISOLATION Still in Controversy.
Travelling Engineers on
the B. q o.

Notwithstanding the fact that west
ern passenger men are going forward
with their plans for the reorganization
Oh thelr association in the belief that
the Union Pacific and some other roads
Will become members, it is prophesied
that President Burt's road will not
sign the agreement. Not much mas
been said about the Union Pacific side
OF the present controversy, and that
road generally is looked upon as an OBJ
structionist to Western Passenger as
ISOLATION plans for the reason that it is
not in harmony with the members of
that organization with regard to immi-
grant business. There is another side,
however and some railroad men are in
clined to sympathize with it.
| The proposition now before the pas
senger men is to organize an associa-
! ton having jurisdiction over the terri
| tory up to Colorado common points
| namely, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pue-
bio and Trinidad. West of the cities
| named the association is to have no
power. 1t SO happens that, with the
| exception of the Union Pacific, the lines
interested in the movement do not run
from Colorado common points west
ward into Utah. The Union Pacific
does, and 1T is stated that the other
INES between Colorado common points
and Utah points will not become mem
bers OF any association. The Union
Pacliic is asked to place one-half of it's
line in, an association and to operate
the other half Independent of any or
ganlzatlon. 1t must meet the competi-
tlon OF the Utah lines, but must do moth
ing contrary to agreement east of Col
orado common points. It's officials argue
that they cannot conduct their business
In that way without being constantly
IN trouble and without being handi-
capped. Furthermore, it is stated that
there is little hope that the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern will
join the new association. Neither has
been represented at any of the meet
ings and each is said to have intimatad
that ut would not join. These two lines
are the hardest competitors of the I'm
Ion Pacific, and the officials of that line
cannot see how they consistently can
be under the regulations and rules of
an association and at the same time
meet successfully the competition of
outside lines as strong as the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
Western lines have not yet reached
any unanimous agreement upon rates
for the National Educational ass0cia-
tlon's meeting at Los Angeles in July
and the eastern roads have consequent
ly been unable to issue any rates for
the gathering The trouble is over the
arbitraries to be added to the ordinary
rates in the event of the traveller re-
turning by Portland. The Rock Island
and Missouri Pacific have issued cir
cu1ars naming a rate of $3.50 extra on
this business, and it is understood that
the Burlington will do the same The
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe insist
that the roads going through Ogden
should charge $3.50 for this service.
After all, the proportion of travel re-
turning via Portland is hardly large
enough to incline any of the roads to
start a rate war, and some amicabl
settlement of the dispute will doubtless
be reached.
The appointment of w. c. Hayes as
locomotive superintendent of the Balti-
more e. Ohio railroad will be followed
by distinct change in the plan of over
seeing locomotives in service. The po-
sitions of ''supervisors of engines and
trains have been abolished and travel
ing engineers substituted, who will re-
port to the new official at Mt Clare,
Baltimore. The road has been divided
into the following subdivisions and a
travelling engineer appointed for each: |
Philadelphia to Washington, Baltimore |
to Brunswick. Brunswick to Cumber-
land, Cumberland to Grafton, Grafton |
to Benwood and Parkersburg, Pittsburg |
to Cumberland and Wheeling, Wheeling |
to Sandusky and branches, Chicago to |
Akron. The plan is expected to pro-
duce economical results with an i'm
proved service.
Construction has already begun on
the new elevator for the Great North
ern at West Superior. The dimensions
of the main structure are 12SX370: go |
feet high above the ground Instead |
of being round, as is generally the case
in big grain elevators, the bins will be
1872 feet square, a test of the inside
pressure having shown that the square
bin will Withstand the weight of the
grain as we'll if not better, than the
round bin. The central building will
have a capacity for 100000 bushels,
and storage tanks will be erected later
on that will take care of 35O0O0,00O
bushels.
The Oregon Short Lines statement
Of gross earnings for the month and
nine months ending March 81, 1899,
shows a wonderful increase The earn
ngs for March, 1899, are, $573, 1928 02. an
increase over the same month last year
Of $66, 693.6S. For the nine months end
ing March 81 1899. the earnings We're
s., 54S,97S.43, an increase over the same
months of last of 1901 ,S3315.
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