The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-31
AMONG RAILROAD men
Passenger Rates on the Montana
Union to Be Reduced.
ALSO ON THE B. A. & P.
The Short Line and the Great Falls Will
Probably Follow Sut-The Burlington
Says It VIII Not Be Found in
the Rear OF the Procession.

Will be reduced from to cents mile.
The same reduction will be put into
effect on the Butte, Anaconda & Pa
cific, and after that day the only roads
in the state that will charge 5 cents
Great Falls & Canada road. An Off
cial circular from General Passenger
Agent Charles S. Fee Of the Northern
Pacific was received yesterday an
nouncing the reduction on the Mon
tana Union. The reduction on the other
branches of the main line of the North
ern Pacific went into effect on the 1st
of last November, but at that time the
Northern Pacific was not in full con-
troll of the Montana Union, and for that
reason the cent rate could not be put
into effect on that line at that time
Now, however, it is operated as any
other branch line of the system and
hereafter the same rates will apply
throughout.
There is little doubt that in a short
time the Short Line and the Great Falls
road will also make reductions to meet
the rates on other roads in the state.
p. S. Eustis, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Burlington at Chi
cago, says the statement of the gem
& Missouri line is premature; that no
settled plans for meeting the North
Westerns cut have been made. Mr..
Eustis limited strongly that the near
future will see the Burlington put on
flyer that will cover the Chicago
Omaha route just as fast If not faster
than the new train of the Northwestern.
THE Burlington will never be found
in the rear of the procession said Mr..
Eustis. Our road has always been
in the, front, and you can be assured
it will be in the future. We have not
determined just what we will do in the
way of meeting the cut of the North
schedule will go into effect, as no de-
cision has been made. But the pub
lie can expect something of the Bur-
lington, as it is not the policy of the
road to be among the tailenders.''
Concerning the reiteration of reports
about movement to absorb the North
western and Union Pacific in the New
York Central railroad system by the
issue of 31e per cent. bonds for the
outstanding stock, a member of one
of the very first banking firms of New
York, perfectly cognizant of develop
ments regarding Union Pacific finances
and associated with the entire reorgani-
cation, is quoted as saying. -
"Wetare absolutely at loss to under
stand these statements regarding
combination of the lines. We don't
know the source of the report, and we
think it may be assumed that if they
originated with the large owners Of
these properties we would have been
told Of it. They may originate from
some one who had figured the scheme
out on paper, seen the result and inter-
ested, or sought to interest, some
of the New, York Central peo
pie in it. So far as we know, the
scheme has no other basis, and we
think you viii find it will not result
in anything tangible"
y An important conference of the eX-
ecutive committee of the Western Pas
senger association with General Pas
senger Agent Lomax of the Union Pa
c'ific was held in Chicago Saturday.
It's object was an effort to settle some
differences which have prevented the
Western road from acting in perfect
harmony with it's competitors In re-
gard to handling immigrant traffic
from New York to the West. The Union
Pacific has not been a member of the
clearing house, though efforts toward
that end have been made for several
months The Canadian Pacific, though
refusing to become member, has
agreed to act with the lines of the
clearing house, and it now is desired
very greatly that the Union Paclhc
should become a member. 1t is report
ed that many slight differences We're
cleared up at the meeting, and that the
future of the clearing house looks very
bright.
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