The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-21
BUTTE NEWS.
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES
A, New Classif1cat alton for East
Bound Freight.
A RADICAL CHANGE MADE
All Carload Business Affected-Shippers
to Be Forced to Load to the Full
Capacity of the Car-North-
ern Pacific Scores.

The local railroad agents yesterday
received a rate classification applicable
to points east of ST. Louis and Chicago.
The new classification makes a radical
change in minimum carload weights of
all freight below the third class which
is Of great importance to shippers.
Heretofore the minimum weight for
carload was "a, 900 poupnds, but the new
classification, which will go into effect
ION the LIST of February, raises it to 3d.
900 pounds. 1t will affect all carload
business from and to points east of st.
Louis and Chicago. For first, second
and third-class freight the minimum
weight will be 10000 pounds The radi-
&cal change on the lower classes will be
especially hard on the smaller shipHSrs,
who, in order to get carload rates from
Eastern points, will be required to ship
at least 10000 pounds, whereas at pres
ent they can get rates on $4,000 pounds.
The new rule does not effect business
from Chicago, st. Louis or Missouri
river points or from st. Paul when
originating at such points. 1t applies
to all roads the same. The new rule
is supposed to be due to the low freight
rates and the gradual increase of the
capacity of shipment it being the inten-
aioli VI Tic 10 loTCe Shippers
to load to the full capacity of the cars.
The Tacoma News of Jan. - says:
The Northern Pacific scored on the
%. r. N. in Washington yesterday in
spite of the efforts of Senator Simon
OF Portland, and succeeded in getting
an order from the secretary of the
interior to cross the Nez Perez Indian
reservation by depositng bond of
100000 conditioned to make satisfac-
tory settlement with the Indian owners
10 whom the land has been allotted
in severalty under the terms of the
Dawes act
THE Northern Pacific will now pro-
coed in the construction of it's Clear
water short line cut off"
The dispatch from Washington yes
aterday stating that the bill granting
a right of way rs feet wide across the
eNez PIERCE Indian reservation, in Ida
no. practically sets at rest all doubt
that the Northern Pacific will at once
proceed with it's grading over the res
ervation, to the mouth of the north
FORK of Clearwater river, for the ulti-
mate purpose of completing the pro-
posed cut off from Missoula to Pasco,
via Lewiston.
Emphatic statements from New York
that the Northern Pacific and the Ore
sgon Railway and Navigation company
mad settled their differences over ter
ritory were denied as emphatically by
president Mellen, who returned yes
terday morning with General Traffic
Manager Hannaford from New York,
says the ST. Paul Pioneer-Press.
saw that report said Mr.. Mellen
to reporter, but I know of no found
alton for it. ] left New York Sunday
and up to that time l was advised of
no agreement between the parties. The
New York people keep me advised re-
garding matters of such importance.
There is still difference of opinion
regarding territory, but it is not irrec-
oncilable. / have always thought this
matter could be fixed up, and still think
So The boards of directors of the
two companies have appointed COM
anticipate what we might do in the
way of construction if no conclusion
were reached would be to make straw
man to knock down.
Yes, we are going right ahead with
our Clearwater line. AS projected it
will run about rs miles from Lewiston
to the Camas prairie district But it
s will not be within 100 miles of the Ore
Egon Railway and Navigation territory,
Il do not know what the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company is pro-
1ecting. though it is said they intend
ito build parallel line. There never
was any agreement between us except
one Is or 20 years ago whereby the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation company
was not to build in this Particular ter
!ritory. No contract was made whereby
the Northern Pacific agreed not "a
build anywhere.
4, "OuT new line will follow the Clear