The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
BUTTE NEWS.
AMONG RAILROAD men
The Northern Pacific Will Run
Specials Soldiers Day.
A STRIKE is THREATENED
Employees Of the Great Northern Are
Said to Be Determined on a Re-
dress Of Grievances-Commit-
tees in Secret Session,

The Northern Pacific will run a spe-
cial train from Bozeman to Butte and
return on soldiers day. Negotiations
are also going on to run specials from
both Billings and Livingston and an
other from Twin Bridges for the benefit
OF the people of that town and Virginia
City. The citizens of Bozeman have
chartered the train which will run from
that city and it is their intention to
take back with them the Bozeman
company of volunteers. 1t is announced
that several hundred people from Boze-
man will come over on the special The
agent of the Northern Pacific at Liv-
ingston announces that he has already
list of over $50 people who will come
from that city, and there is no doubt
that a special train will be required to
carry them.
Rumors Of probable strike on the
Great Northern come from ST. Paul.
The Minneapolis Times publishes the
following on the subject:
Unless some decided change of front
is made by the management of the
Great Northern road, strike of it's
employees is practically certain. They
are determined ito secure redress from
what they consider ineNcusable griev-
ances. They are provoked at their
treatment as employees They are angry
at the consideration shown their COM
mittees. And now they are working to
one end--sa tisfaction. II. that is not
forthcoming a strike will surely be de-
clared.
For three weeks past the firemens
committee of the, road has been in
secret session in ST. Paul Their de-
liberations followed on the meeting
NJ Their hns
is being transacted in an extremely
quiet way. Daily sessions are held at
the Merchants hotel, but none of the
committee stop there nor can their
boarding places be located easily They
represent all divisions of the system
and are instructed to act for the men
in their calling who work on those di-
visions.
"A stenographer has been employed
Long documents are being prepared and
a heavy correspondence attended to.
AS far as can be learned their business
deals solely with the grievances which
the meeting of the conductors consid
cred. They are preparing to appeal
to those directly concerned and TO en-
list the sympathies of the people who
have much to say in affairs when a
strike is declared. All members of the
committee are uncommunicative.a But
they do not deny their purpose. nor
do they discourage in any way the re-
ports as to probable strike. In fact,
their evasive answers and at times
silent acquiescence- tend to strengthen
the belief that relations are now
strained between the management and
the men. Significant developments are
looked for to-day"
President Cowen and Vice President
Murray of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road have made a showing for Septem-
Der and the first three months of the
fiscal year under the reorganization
which is unequaled in any similar period
in the history of this, the oldest. rail-
road in America.
These two men have shown a far
sightedness in their direction of the
policy of this immense system, which is
now bringing in returns such as could
hardly have been thought possible when
they were placed at the head of the
property.
Should the present rate in increase in
net earnings continue, almost the entire
charges and the rentals for the fiscal
year to June 80. 1900. will have been
earned by Jan. 1. The estimated gross
receipts for September We're s2,SO4,294
the largest for one month ever earned
by the road and an increase of 81 2l6
over the same period a year ago The
net earnings for September We're 81 03O,-
493 an increase of $271 1904.
For the first three months of the
fiscal year the aggregate net earnings
were s3,O42,759, an increase of s1,174,-
$50 over last year for the same pc
riod.
The following is summary of the
Great Northern statement Of gross
earnings and operating expenses for
the year ending June 80:
Gross earnings $25,0 1908 IS
Less operating
expenses $50. $12, 164001.79
Taxes 25q IL 261