The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-22
AMONG RAILROAD men
A Permanent Reduction in Pas
senger Rates.
CROWD OF HOMESEEKERS
Northern Roads Had to Double Their
Facilities-5,o 900 Took Advantage
of the Low Rate-More Set
tiers for the West.

| Inc oregon snort Line yesterday
made the announcement that a perma-
nent reduction in passenger rates in
Montana, from to 4 cents a mile, had
been made, effective at once. The re-
duction in local rates was inaugurated
by the Northern Pacific and was fol-
lowed by the Great Northern and the
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific. The people
in the southern part of the state have
for long time been exerting their in
| f1uence to obtain similar reduction
from the Short Line, and the announce
ment made yesterday is probably owing
in great measure to those efforts.
st. Paul, March 21.-The homeseek-
ers' half fare rate on the transcontinen-
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern were compelled to double their
facilities in order to handle the crowd
Not less than 5000 people took advan-
tage of the low rates and the .Grea.
Northern sent out an extra train at
noon, while the Northern Pacific vas
| compelled to add a second section to its
through trains. The railroad officials
report that many of the travellers
bought only one way tickets, which is
taken as an indication of an intention
to locate permanently in the West.
| Passenger Traffic Manager f. o. Nc
Cormick of the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
| Chicago & st. Louis system has ten
dered his resignation to accept the po-
sition of passenger traffic manager of
the Southern Pacific system, with head
~ anti Co. NrytI
ingalls, of the Big Four has appointed
Warren ]. Lynch general passenger and
ticket agent and after Mr.. McCor-
| mlcks departure for the coast Mr..
Lynch will be in full charge of the Big
Four passenger department.
This is the most important change in
passenger traffic circles that has been
recorded for several years past. Mr..
Mccormick is recognized as one of the
most aggressive and energetic passen-
ger men in the country, and his call to
the helm of the Southern Pacific clearly
demonstrates his strength and ability
as a manager of passenger traffic and
his solid standing with men who con-
troll large railroad interests. He was
born at Lafayette, Ind, in 1858, and
after receiving high school educa-
ton entered the railway service in 1879
as timekeeper in the construction de-
partnent Of the Lake Erie & Western
Since that time he has been consecu-
lively general agent in the freight de-
partment of the Monon at Lafayette.
general agent of the Great Eastern
freight line at Louisville, city passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Monon at
Chicago, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
| Dayton. and passenger traffic manager
Of the Big Four at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Lynch has grown up with the
1 Big Four system, and it will be re-
membered that he was promoted from
the general offices at Cincinnati to the
position of assistant general passenger
agent in st. Louis. He returned to
Cincinnati when General Passenger
Agent D. B. Martin left the Big Four to
accept the position of manager of pas
! senger traffic of the Baltimore & Ohio
and was succeeded in this city by Will
| lam P. Deppe. The policy of the Van
i derbilt management is promotion in the
! line of civil service reform, and Presi-
4 dent Ingalls, now places Mr.. Lynch at
Y the head of the passenger department
| 1t is understood that Mr.. Mccormick
will receive a salary of $4,000 per an
mum from the Southern Pacific. The
position is a new one on that system.
The passenger rate war in the West
and Northwest is growing more serious
from day to day, and present indica
| lions point to a fight more bitter than
| that Waged last year over rates to AL
aska and the Klondike. says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. Announce
ment was made by the Great Northern
railway that beginning on March q
and until further notice, 1T will sell
| from its eastern terminals and offers
for basing purposes one-half of first
class limited rate to all points on It's line,
minimum selling rate 50: also to Vic
| toria, Vancouver, and all points north
| of Portland, by either rail or steamer,
heretofore taking second class $40 rate,
| and to Anaconda, Mort, points on the
Oregon Railway & Navigation lines,
Spokane Falls & Northern and Koote-
mai district of British Columbia. The
same rates have been adopted by the
| Northern Pacific to all points on its line.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western
| Passenger association, in circular to
the lines Interested explains that the
above rates will apply only for one way
second-class tickets. 1t is also noted
that the action does not reduce the
Portland rate of s25 from st. Paul, al
| though 1t will reduce existing rates to
| Montana common points and other in
termediate territory. Mr.. Caldwell says
| it seems ESSENTIAL that a prompt under
standing be reached by other lines upon
| the rates just announced by the st. Pam
roads, and for this reason he has issued
| a call for a special meeting of all lines
within the territory of the Western
Passenger association east and west of
| the Missouri river at the association
headquarters next Monday.
The Central Passenger association
lines at their meeting in Pittsburg de-
cided to accept the tender by the north
| ern roads of one way colonsts rates on
the basis of regular fares plus reduc-
| ton of connecting lines.
| Some months ago the official CLASH
cation of freight below the third class
made an important change in raising
the minimum of car loads from $4,000
| ito 10000 pounds. Owing to some hitch.
| however, the new rule was for a time
suspended. but word was received by
| the local agents of the different roads
in Butte that the new rule would be put
| into effect on the LIST of April The
S0,000-pound minimum, however, effects
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