The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
Articles of Incorporation for the
st. Anthony Branch.
NORTHERN PACIFIC PLANS
Have Applied for Charters IN Manitoba.
Hill Has Returned From His Trip
to England - New Immi-
grafton Agreement.

The articles of incorporation of the Ore
gon Short Line ST. Anthony branch were
filed at Pocatello yesterday. The name of
the corporation is the St. Anthony Rail-
road company, and .--e object for which
the corporation is organized is to build,
own and maintain a railroad and operate
the same with such branch lines as may
be deemed expedent. The railroad is to
begin at Idaho Falls and extend in
northeasterly direction through Rexburg
to st. Anthony, distance of SO miles.
Pocatello will be the principal place of
business of the road
The incorporators are all identified with
the Short Line interests and the Off
GERS are: E. E. Calvin. Salt Lake, presi-
dent; L. Malloy, Pocatello, Idaho, vice
president F. w. Hills. Salt Lake, secre-
tary; A. J. Van Kuran, Salt Lake, treasu-
rer. The directors are E. E. Calvin, F.
w. Hills, A. ]. Van Kuran, P. l.. Will
liams, Salt Lake; l.. Malloy. F. S. Diet
rich, E. G. Manson, ]. NJ. Bennett and d.
j. Malone, Pocatello. Idaho.
The capital stock is fixed at .G00 di-
vided into 5000 shares of 500 each. The
amount actually subscribed IS as follows:
e. E. Calvin, $50. ZOO F. w. Hills, A. j.
Van Kuran, P. l.. Williams, Malloy F.
S. DIETRICH. E. c. Manson, ]. M. Bennett
and D. ]. Malone sluv each.
President Mellen of the Northern Pa
citic admits his company has applied for
charters in Manitoba. including a line be-
tween the Canadian Pacific and Manitoba
North Western and another from Morris
to the boundary. If the latter were ex-
tended to Duluth it would be shorter by
100 miles than the present route.
A Portage la Prairie dispatch says:
"While the Northern Pacific authorities
appear to be anxious to proceed with the
work of construction on the extension of
the line westward there prevails degree
of hesitancy in proceeding with active OPP
erations and this is making people in
uuire as to the cause for delay. Last week
James Till of the Northern Pacific en-
gineering staff arrived and organized 4
party for surveying a spur line to Lake
Manitoba. The preliminary survey runs
parallel with the Canadian Pacific for
about a mile, then turns north and keeps
in a straight line, the intention evidently
being to reach the point on the lake shore
utilized by camping parties during the
summer months. In addition to this line
| direct north, it is proposed to have branch
settlements at Longburn, Flee island, Oak
land Claudeboye, etc. Chief Engineer
| McHenry and his assistant, Mr.. Darling,
| are expected here Tuesday. A quantity
| of steel rails and diamonds were delivered
at the local station during the week.
]. J. HILL president of the 1reat North
ern. has returned from London. where he
went about three weeks ago in company
with several New York capitalists. He
| says his trip to London was simply for
| recreation and to get away from the wor-
ries and cares of business. All sorts of
stories are current as to the reason for
bis trip to England, but Mr.. Hill says
! there was nothing that would interest
the public, intimating that his visit was
not wholly for the purpose of recreation.
Rumor says that he went abroad for the
purpose of interesting capital in his pro-
| posed Oriental line of Pacific steamships
and in the development of the iron mines
in Northern Minnesota.
The new immigration agreement to be
put in force at the instance of the West
| ern Passenger association does not com.
mend itself to either the Northern Pacific
o. the Great Northern The general pas
senger agents of the interested roads have
been called to meet at Chicago on Tues
day next for the consideration of it's fea
lures.
New stations established on the North
ern Pacific are: Bennett Spur, on the Phil
ipsburg branch: Kendall Spur, on the Bit
ter Root branch, and Morgan's Spur OF
the Pacific line. River Landing, N. d.
mas been opened up for freight business
Elbow, Mont. has had its name changed
to Edgar. The agency at Minneapolis
Manitoba has been discontinued.
|
Vice President Kendrick of the North
ern Pacific has returned to st. Paul from
an extensive trip over the line. He foun
business in the Northwest and along tn
Pacific coast in very prosperous condi
ton. Statements of earnings OF tn
Northern Pacific show that the road
now doing a business in excess of tina
done year ago.
The gross earnings of the Rio Grand
Western for the second week in Ma
are estimated at 300, an increase G
$1,000 over the corresponding week G
last year. The increase is due principal
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