Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-29

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the traffic.
The various Butte lodges Of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows have de-
cided to hold their annual outing at Twin
Bridges, Sunday, July 30, and elaborate
preparations are being made for he
event. All the Odd Fellows in the state
have been invited to participate. The
Northern Pacific will run an excursion to
Twin Bridges on that day. and has
made, for this occasion only. the eXcep-
tionally low rate of $1.25 for the round
trip.
The people Of Deer Lodge propose to en-
tice the Butte eXcursionists their way.
The old court hous has been leased and
is being fitted up as a summer garden,
and the Northern Pacific has made a
round trip rate to Deer Lodge, good on
the regular trains Sunday only, Of 81.
The first excursion OF the season to
Twin Bridges is announced by the North
ern Pacific for next Sunday. The train
| will leave Butte at 8 O'Clock and the rate
will be, both ways, Pipestone. 81; White
hall, $1.25 and Twin Bridges, $1.5O.
Robert Rantoul of the Northern Pacific,
will leave for the east tonight.
The Great Northern will run an excur-
sion to Helena on July 4, on the occasion
Of the laying Of the corner stone Of the
state house. Thu rate will be 81 for the
round trip.
A big rate war is on east of tho Missis-
slppi river. The Morgan line of steamers
in connection with the Colorado Southern.
Colorado Midland, Denver & Rio Grande.
and Rio Grande Western, announce a
new tariff from all Atlantic coast
points effective July I, which will give
shippers Of all first-class freight a reduc-
ton Of just rs cents on every hundred
pounds and ! corresponding reduction on
all other classes of freight.
1t is reported that the Great North
ern will make a cutoff from it's main line
to Seattle, placing Everett on q branch
line and bringing Seattle seven hours
nearer to the east.-Salt Lake Herald.
New York. June 29.-The directors of
the New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad company will meet tomorrow to
formulate a proposition to the Boston
and Albany stockholders looking to q
lease of that railroad for a term of years,
The proposition to be drawn up tomor-
row embraces only overtures to the Bos-
ton &Albany, and nothing will be lone
at this meeting about drafting PROPOSE
lions to other lines which are reported
as likely to be absorbed by the New York
Central. Although the Boston & AL
bany deal will be the sole subject on
this occasion, the fact remains that the
completion of his transaction does not
WING up the negotiations under way. AS
fast as is practicable steps will be taken
toward merging other and desirable
properties into the system, and plans are
We'll under way for a complete consolida-
ton of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford, the Fitchburg, the Boston &
Maine and the Maine Contra with the
New York Central. The Vanderbilt in
terests in the New Haven at this time
are powerful, if not dominant, and the
connections between the Boston & Maine
and the Boston & Albany are close. The
acquisition by the New York Central of
the Boston & Albany and later of the
~Fitchburg roads would enable the Cen
trail to divert an important part of the
western grain and other export freight
traffic to Boston, where the trains run
directly to the steamship wharves, thus
saving the lighterage charges which
must be met on such freight coming to
this port. The plan for the absorption
of \the Chicago & Northwestern, the
Union Pacific and the Oregon Short Line
are maturing rapidly. it is said, and may
come to a focus almost any time. The
Big Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio