The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-10
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Meeting of the Butte Terminal
Association.
THE ACCOUNTS APPROVED
Tests With Compound Engines on the
Oregon Short Llne-They Were
Satistactory-The Road to
Seven Devils.

Inc eml-annual meeting of the Butte
Terminal association was held at the
office of Archibald Gray assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the Great North
ern, yesterday. The representatives of
the different roads present wre F. E.
Ward of st. Paul, general superinten-
dent of the Great Northern; E. E. Cal
win of Salt Lake, general superintend-
ent of the Oregon Short Line; w. G.
Pearce of Tacoma. assistant general
superintendent of the Northern Pacific,
M. Donohue, vice president of the
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific, and Mr.
Gray of the Great Northern. Com
missioner James Sloan submitted his
accounts, which We're approved, and re-
ported that the work of the associa-
ton was moving along very satisfac-
torily and that all shippers and roads
were conforming with the rules of the
association. The railroad representa-
tlVes present expressed themselves well
satisfied with the report and the opera
tons of the association. The meeting
dld not last more than half an hour,
and the different superintendent left
Tor their homes in the afternoon. Mr.
Ward. who was accompanied by E.
B. Byram of Great Falls, superintendent
of the Montana division of the Great
Northern. left for the east on a special
directly after the adjournment of the
meeting.
j. f. Dunn, superintendent of motive
power of the Oregon Short Line, and
DR.. S. H. Pinkerton. chief surgeon, ac-
companied Superintendent Calvin to
Butte yesterday. Mr.. Calvin and Mr..
Dunn have been on the road for sew
eral days engaged in making tests with
compound engines on the heavy grades
of the road with view of securing
some of the big engines for the Short
Line if found satisfactory. For the
purposes of making the tests engines
have been borrowed from the Butte.
Anaconda & Pacific So far, said Mr..
Calvin yesterday. the results have been
very satisfactory. 1t is the intention
of the Short Line to reduce some of its
heaviest grades on the Montana divis-
ION. and work on them will begin early
in the spring.
Our coal tonnage and low freight has
become so great that something had to
be done to improve and facilitate trans
portation," said Mr.. Calvin. The in
tention is to reduce the grades and put
IN service compound engines. The
Short Line expects to make more i'm
than on any other part of the road"
While in Salt Lake Tuesday Lewis
A. Hall. president of the Export Lum-
Der company of New York. gave deiin-
lite assurances that the road projected
from Weiser, Ida. to the Seven Devils
copper region. distance of 100 miles,
will be built this year. Mr.. Hall is him
self the promoter of the enterprise and
has just let the contract for the entire
piece of work to l.. G. Wilkerson.
formerly of Salt Lake. Mr.. Hall left
Tuesday night for New York to confer
with the Oregon Short Line officials,
and arrange for an interchange of bus
mess with, that road.
Mr. Hall had but little to say con-
corning the details of the project, but
readily stated that the road as an as
sured fact for 1899. He has recently
purchased large interests in the copper
fields of the Seven Devils, and has un-
dertaken a great deal of development
work in that country, but none of so
great Importance as the construction of
the much needed railroad. This road
was originally planned by Mr.. Bates
of Idahp, but Mr.. Hall a few days ago
purchased the formers entire interest
and will push the work forward. backed
by his own resources. A road to the
Seven Devils, connecting with the Ore
Utah mining interests. An immense lot
of ore will be shipped to local smeiters
for treatment, and in every way Utah
is interested in the project. Work will
commence as soCn as the weather will
permit.
There is no longer any doubt about
the steamship enterprise in which j. ].
Hill was said to be interested. From an
official close to him in his business af-
fairs, it was learned that Mr.. Hill has
contemplated the construction of line
Of Pacific steamers for mere than a
year. and that he has now decided to
launch the enterprise at once by plac-
ing a contract for three large vessels
for the China trade. Ultimately the
number of ships will be increased to six
or seven, at a total cost of from nine
to twelve million dollars.
Charles Clifford general agent Of the
Union Pacific, went to Deer Lodge yes
terday.