The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-07

mense steel bridges over certain
streams in Idaho now spanned by
bridges of inferior quality. This, partly
on account of the heavy engines soon
to be placed in operation, and orders
for which are now awaiting the manu-
factories. The officials would give no
further detailed information on this
subject.
The road beds are to experience vast
betterments. As stated in the Herald
some days since, trainloads of new steel
rails have been and are being shipped
to Idaho points to be utilized in the
manner noted. Some slight improve
ments will be made in the yards at
various points, including Salt Lake.
Mr. Berry was seen last night and
confirmed the associated press dis
patches relative to the big orders re-
Gently placed by the Union Pacific
company for rolling stock and general
equipment. The new locomotives. he
states. will be the biggest ever used on
the Union Pacific. OF these there are
eight 12-wheel engines of 100 tons each
and 40 10-wheelers of so tons each.
ITO take care of these as Mr.. Berry
expressed it, 1--WE felt safer in building
heavy steel bridges though it involved
a great expenditure of money. With
the new equipment. which includes
chair cars coaches, baggage cars and
coal cars OF tile improved Type, Inc
Union Pacific will lack practically moth
ing in the way of rolling stock
The coal cars designated are worth
more than passing mention. They are
steel cars and Of the very latest stand
ard type. Each has capacity of $4,000
pounds, and the Union Pacific is the
first road to order them west of the
Mississippi river. The order placed is
for 1000. Mr.. Berry states that the en-
nd iS 10 ha 1oJityaraa NV he 1Sf
of July.
Reliable private advices from New
York state that the Santa Fe railroad
system has entered into an agreement
with the North German Lloyd Steam
ship company by which the German
corporation, before the end of the pres
ent year, will establish a line of steam
ers from San Francisco to the Orient
In spite of the numerous denials by
the steamship people. these dispatches
say that the new line will be inaugu-
rated.
The Santa Fe company, which taps
the great cotton belt and also the iron
region, has guaranteed to give such
freight rates to the North German
Lloyd that the steamship company can
compete successfully with the Pacific
Mail monopoly. The Oriental trade in
iron and cotton is growing with gre2t
rapidity and it is this rich traffic which
the North German Lloyd people desire
to share.
The Santa Fe will run trains into San
Francisco over its own tracks in Sep
TENDER and Robert Capelle, the German
Lloyd company's agent there, says he
believes that corporation will inaugu
rate its steamer line soon after that.
It is expected that the opening of the
proposed line will greatly stimulate
the trade of the middle West and
Southwest
When the Baltimore g. Ohio South
western is reorganized and becomes the
Southwestern division of the Baltimore
& Ohio, it will be in as good physical
condition as the parent line. Its re-
Mobilization will begin as soon as the
frost is out of the ground. Among the
purchases for this purpose are 100000
tons of S5-pound steel rails, 1000 stand
ard box cars and 500 steel coal cars
Additional motive power in the shane
of 40 compound freight engines, weigh
ing 10000 pounds, and five 10-wheel
compound passenger engines, weighing
1876. 900 pounds, are being built at the
Baldwin works. s&E
Prospects for a reorganization of the
Western Passenger association, with