The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-08
AMONG RAILROAD men
Blakely Succeeds Rantoul as D.
f. A.
THE ST. ANTHONY BRANCH
First Train Was Run Over the Road
Yesterday-The Northern Pacific
Double Train Services May
Be Restored.


coed Robert Rantoul as division freight
agent of the Northern Pacific. He will
have charge OF the lines in Montana
with headquarters in St. Paul. Mr..
Rantoul will sever his connections with
the Northern Pacific on the first of the
year to accept the position of general
manager of the Montana railroad, in
| charge of the traffic department. Mr.
Rantoul began service with the North
ern Pacific in August, 1892. He serv-
ed in different capacities in the general
freight department until October, 1894,
when he was made division freight
| agent in direct charge of the freight
| business of the Montana lines, ag-
gregating more than 1000 miles of rail-
/ road. For several years prior to his
last appointment he was secretary to
General Traffic Manager Hannaford
and was succeeded by Mr.. Blakely,
who was at that time chief cle..k in
the general freight department. He
was offered the post with the Mon
tana railway some time ago, though
! the appointment was not decided upon
until recently.
Henry Blakely, the new division
| freight agent, has been with the COM
4 pany since early in the sos. He &C.
| cupied the post Of chief clerk in the
| general freight department for several
years going from there to the post
| OF secretary to the traffic manager,
which position he has since filled Both
MI Rantoul and Mr.. Blakely are con-
sidered well posted on railroad mat
tiers and the appointments have occa-
| stoned general satisfaction since they
amount to promotions resulting from
] long and faithful service.
| The ST. Anthony branch of the Short
| Line was completed yesterday and the
| first train was scheduled to run over
the road yesterday morning. 1t was
| special train of three private cars and
an extra coach. carrying passengers
| and Vice President Bancroft, Superin-
tendent Calvin, General Passenger
Agent Borley, General Traffic Man
| ager Eccles, Division Superintendent
Young, Attorney Farley Williams,
| Chief Clerk Reeves of the traffic de-
partment, and other officials, newspa.
per correspondents and invited guests.
A freight tariff, effective Dec 6, be-
| tween Idaho Falls and st. Anthony,
has just been issued Cattle in dollars
per standard car between Idaho Falls,
| intermediate points and ST. Anthony
! varies from IS to s24. Merchandise in
cents per 100 pounds is divided into 10
| classes, and varies from 81 to 10 cents
from Idaho Falls to Elva; to Is cents
to Rigby; to 20 cents to La Belle;
| to % cents to Independence; to 80
/ cents to ReXburg; to So cents to Te-
ton, and to 40 cents to st. Anthony.
Agricultural implements and articles
| classified as vehicles in western classi-
fication. straight or mixed carloads,
| minimum weight 10000 pounds, from
to Is cents per 100 pounds, according
/ TO distance. Lumber. laths, shingles,
fence posts and sawlogs, carloads
| minimum weight 10000 pounds. from
to cents per 100 pounds. according to
| distance. Salt in carloads, minimum
weight 10000 pounds, from 5 to is cents
per 100 pounds. according to distance
Special commodity rates on carloads
of coal minimum weight 10000 pounds,
are scheduled as follows: Rate per ton,
all kinds, rs cents from Idaho Falls to
Elva, Rigby and La Belle; 81 to indie
| pendence, and $3.50 TO Rexburg, Teton
and st. Anthony. The rate to Idaho
Falls from st. Anthony and interme-
| diate stations in cents per 100 pounds
on grain, carloads, minimum weight
10000 pounds, varies from to cents,
according to distance.
On flour, feed and mill stuffs, straight
or mixed, carloads, minimum weight
10000 pounds, varies from s to s cents
per 100 pounds, according to distance.
Potatoes and vegetables, straight or
mixed. carloads, minimum weight So
600 pounds, from to s cents, according
| to distance. Hay. carloads. minimum
| weight $4,000 pounds, from to cents
per 100 pounds, according to distance.
| Carloads of grain, minimum weight
| 10000 pounds, from Elva. Rigby and La
Belle to Rexburg, 31s cents per 100
pounds.
There is a prospect that in the
! spring the Northern Pacific may re-
store its double train service between
st. Paul and the Pacific coast. says the
| Pioneer Press. The overland business
| OF this road is now very heavy and
promises to continue throughout the
winter. All signs point to an enol
nous passenger traffic next season. in
Increased general travel and Cape
Nome and tourist business, and the
| traffic officials of the road are confront
ed with a probable condition that will
necessitate additional train service,
hence the double daily service is I'M
| der consideration 1t is not unlikely
| that one, or possibly both, of these
trains will be run under a considerably
reduced time schedule, which is made
possible by the many improvements
that have been made by building cut
offs. STRENGTHENING curves. reducing
grades and ballasting the road bed.
The tremendous amount of business
! being done by the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company is reflected in the
SuDJOlned statement OF earnings for
the month of October 1899, and the
four months ending Oct 81, 1899. The
| increase over the corresponding month
and four months of 1898 is very salts
factory, and indicative of excellent
financial management.
The gross earnings for October, 1899,
are $S42 II: the gross earnings for
September, 1899, We're S749,S0393, and
those for October, 1898, amounted to
$500, $40, an increase of s93.O37.7S over
the previous month, and s3S,271.71 over
the corresponding month last year.
The gross earnings for the four
months ending Oct, 81, 1889, are $685.
56a. 81; .the gross earnings for the four
months ending Oct. 81. 1898, were So
610, 76417, showing an increase of 1884,
1874 in favor of the 1899 period.
Vice President Kendrick of the
Northern Pacific is in the East. Dur
ing his StaV there he will arrange for