The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-23
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Double Train Service on the
Great Northern.
TOO MUCH COMPETITION
Low Colonist Rates are Still Attracting
Attention Have Demonstrated
Their Value-They Have
H Come to Stay.

1t was announced yesterday that the
Great Northern is preparing to inaug-
urate a double train service from ST.
Paul to the coast, it being contemplated
to run a train from St Paul every -
hours to meet the competition of the
Northern Pacific. 1t / un6! ID that
the Great Northern would be glad to
worry along with one train a day if the
Northern Pacific would take off one of
its trains And it is also rumored that
this may be done, and that both roads
may adopt fast schedule in competi-
ton with the Canadian Pacific. A fast
train leaving st. Paul in the morning
and another leaving at night, saving
five or six hours on the trip. would
probably answer all the requirements
of the through business, although it
might not be so desirable for the towns
along the lines.
Transcontinental railroad officials
say the low colonist rates are still at
tracing considerable business and their
effect in bona fide colonization already
far exceeds their anticipation when the
rates were made. Whatever We're the
original motives behind these rates, the
fact remains that they have demonstrate
vertising and settling new territory,
and they will remain in effect not only
this season as long as any business is
left to be attracted by them, but prob
ably also during succeeding seasons.
There We're a great many objections to
the rates at first, but the volume of
travel has been so large that these OBJ
jections have been largely overcome.
The colonist rate has evidently come TO
stay.
The Union Pacific expects quite a
large volume of Yellowstone park bust
ness to move through its new Monida
route on the west end Of the park. Gen
eral Manager Humphrey of the Monida
& Yellowstone association announces
that he has just ordered ten new Con-
cord coaches. The regular volume of
park travel will be greatly augmented
by the crowds returning from the Bap-
fist and National Educational events
on the Pacific coast.
Thirty roads reporting for the first
week of May show gross earnings of
| "a, 073 247, against $3.S32.Gl for the cor
responding week of last year, being an
increase of SEAL ,229 "a. Twenty-four of
the roads show increased and six de-
creased earnings. Since January l last
the same roads earned gross SIG, 1876, 22S,
against St1,u54 ,UU9 -f0r the corresponding
| period of last year, being an increase
of S. 141 ,219.
| General Freight Agent Moore of the
! Northern Pacific SAYS that the packing
| house for horse meat at Medora will be
| in operation byeJune l. and he antici-
| pates there will be no trouble in find
/ ing a market foE-she product. To- COM
| mence with this plant will slaughter
| 100 horses per day. but as the demand
| increases the capacity will be en-
| larged. r.
! During March there were Al railroad
! collisions, IS dolailments and three
| other accidents. There Were three pas
! sengers and 81 employees killed and IS
! passengers and y employees injured.
/ The total accidents were less than
| during any March for seven years, but
| the total number Of killed exceeds that
of any March during that period.
! Additional interest will. be aroused IN
| the Salt Lake excursion next Saturday
! by the fact that Admiral Schey is an
| nounced to be in salt Lake on Sunday.