The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

year ago, especially our double track
ing and bridging. Our sleeping car ser
vice will not be interfered with by the
Pullman consolidation"
Every Western line is getting from Id
to % per cent more service than usual
out Of it's cars, all of which are In con-
slant use. The train hauls are being
steadily increased by improvements
made in the tracks and by the use OF
more powerful engines. Merchandise
traffic in particular keeps up beyond
expectations and every available car Is
put into 1t. Fortunately for a major-
ity of the lines, the continued decrease
in grain traffic for previous weeks has
increased the supply of cars available
for the movement of merchandise both
east and west. The loss In grain Is
more than made up to the companies
by the increase of general merchandise.
All the roads are still short of cars. but
a few are now getting cars ordered
from the builders some time ago. A ma
jority OF the roads however. do not eX-
pect to secure a delivery of their new
cars for some time, probably not before
the first Of the year. The Santa Fe
road has 1o, 900 box cars which are do
ing the work Of II 500 cars, and this is
a fair Illustration of what other roads
are doing.
The Oregon Short Line has given no.
tice that on and after Jan. l the conf
pany will not honor requests for trip.
time or annual passes for employees of
other railroads or their families, unless
signed by the president, vice president
and general manager or general super
ntendent or countersigned by some
person especially designated. Requests
for passes for officers and employees OF
the Short Line road will not be honored
unless signed by an officer of the rank
indicated or properly countersigned.
The recevership of the Norther Pa
ciflc Railroad company was formally
closed up in the United States court in
Milwaukee a few days ago, when Judge
Jenkins signed an order discharging
Frank G. Bigelow and E. w. McHenry
as receivers Since the sale of the rail-
road property to the Northern Pacific
Railway company, the reorganized cor
poration, Messrs. Bigelow and McHenry
have been acting as receivers for the
lands Of the company. mainly those
lying east of the Missouri river.
The estimated gross earnings of the
Rio Grande Western railway for the
fourth week and for the month of NO
vember show a large increase over the
corresponding week and month last
year. The estimated earnings for the
| fourth week are $150,675, an increase Of
s43,575 over the earnings for the same
| period in 1898. The estimated gross
earnings for the month of November
are s3sS.375. an increase of s101.100 or
about 35 per cent over the correspond
ing period of 1885,
Railroad men say that negotiations
are now pending by which all of the
| territorial differences which now exist
between the Great Northern. Northern
Pacific and the Oregon Navigation will
| be amicahly adjusted. Meetings of the
officials of these three lines are expected
| to bring about a peaceful settlement
within the next 60 days.
W. P. Bobbett has been appointed to
succeed Cornelius Shields as general
manager Of the Spokane & Northern
| F. P. Forest. assistant superintendent
of the road, is appointed general super-
intendent. Mr. Shields will go with
Southern road on Jan. l.
The government assayer at Seattle
has written the Great Northern passen'
ger department that he estimates the
product of gold from the Klond Ike anc
Cape Nome districts at 30,oOO,00O FOL
the coming season.
The Great Northern earnings for No
vember increased s22f,2T6 From July
the Increase was $1,397, 4S5 over the SAM
period of last year.