The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-22

number of fine copper propositions in
the Seven Devils. including the Pea
cock mine and it is to develop these
that the road is being built. There
will be no competition win ,he We's"r
road" said Mr.. Bennett. I'VE have
enough business in our own PFC PEI t'es
to justify the road
Mr.. Bennett said that he was down
the grade about two weeks ago and
that all along on both sides of the liver
were prospectors' outfits. thicker than
he had ever before seen them in Ills
life He states that these prospectors
will not suffer on account of lack OF
provisions because tents are scattered
all along the river where meals can be
obtained for from so to 40 cents.
General Passenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific has returned to St.
Paul from Chicago, where he has been
attending the meeting of Western Pas-
senger association officials, which was
called to frame a new immigration
agreement No agreement has yet been
reached, but it is hoped TO reach such
before the close of the session. The
following statement was made oy -Mr.
Fee:
AT the meeting of the executive Of
fCers of lines, members of the 1mn1l-
Tuesday last, it developed that the
Union Pacific, in its contention that all
steerage business was not included in
the bureaus agreement, was hopeless
~ in the minority. After very gen
eral discussion of the matter, Presi-
dent Burk of the Union Pacific de-
clared that he was willing to drop past
differences and join with his Compel
itors in an effort to come to a satisfac-
low. i ha
ture disposition of the immigration
business. The general passenger
agents are now laboring with this prob
lem, and the meeting will continue in
session until the last of the week"
For several days report has been
circulating that the Burlington was NC
be extended from its present North
western terminus, Billings, westward
to the Yellowstone park, says the Chi
cage Chronicle. The proposed line was
said to run through the Big Horn basin
to the park and thence west to Butte
and ultimately to the Pacific coast.
There is nothing in the report" said
Vice-President Harris of the Burling-
| ton company. 1--WE are doing some
| work out there on the Billings line, but
we are not planning any immediate ex.
| tension to the coast. 1t is a revival
| of an old story and there Is nothing
| more in it now than there ever was
| There is no question that the Burling-
| toms Billings line will be extended fur
| Their west some day, however.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 1S.-Five buff
| fet library and saloon cars, just out Ct
| the car shops of Barney & Smith, Day
| ton, O., passed through Cheyenne a few
| days ago en- route to Portland, Ore.
| and Granger, Wyo., for use on the
| Portland-Chicago special fast train
| which will be inaugurated next week
says a Cheyenne special Three Ct the
cars are owned by the Oregon Shor
Line and two are the property of the
| Oregon Railway & Navigation com
| pany.
| In conversation with an official o.
| the Union Pacific it was learned tina
for the present, at least the fast Chi
| cago-Pcrtland service will be handled
| in connection with the fast Chicago
Pacific coast special via the Chicago
| Northwestern, Union Pacific and Cen
trail Pacific roads which was put OF
last December. That is, the new cars
will run between Portland ant
| Granger only. as there is buffetrTsca
on the present fast Pacific coast train
| There will be no change in the trail
between Chicago and Granger, onl.
from time to time. as the business re
uures, additional Portland sleepin;
cars will be put on.