The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-21
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
An Increasing Clientage for the
B, & O.
WORK OF IMPROVEMENT
The Union Pacific Has Set Aside Nine
Million Dollars for That Purpose.
New Equipment Has Been
Ordered.

Peter Harvey of San Fraucisco, gem
eral agent of the Baltimorc d Ohio rail-
road, is in Butte, looking up business
for that popular eastern line Mr.. Har-
veys Jurisdiction extends over a great
piece of territory, taking in everything
in the United States north. south and
west of Butte. The B. 4 o. has a large
and increasing clientage in the West,
and, as the road is rapidly becoming
the best line and best equipped of any
going out of Chicago, it WIN continue
to have
THE Baltimore & Obi trains out of
Chicago are among the finest on earth,
said Mr.. Harvey yesterday. THE
equipment is all new and thoroughly up
to date. Great Improvements are in
progress on the road bed. The grades
are being cut down the curves
Strengthened, and everything is to be
done that VIII make the rnad second to
none
For permanent improvements along
the line of the Union Pacific road the
directors of the company a few days
ago set aside the sum Of 80 100000. so
Gar as can be learned here says the
Omaha Bee, this money will all be ex-
pended in work which had already
been contracted for. 1t is simply a pro-
vision for taking care OF contracts pre-
ViOusy let to meet necessities which re-
quired prompt action. For instance, a
large part of the money will go to pay
for the new depot which is building in
Omaha and the securing Of additional
terminal facilities needed to accommo-
date such new lines as may desire TO
use that depot.
Other portions of the money will go
to pay for the large order for new
and which is now being built for the
road. Still a much larger portion of it
will be used in rebuilding the Jules
burg branch in Colorado, which was re-
Gently purchased from the Colorado
Southern. The rest of the money will
be used in a similar way in carrying
out plans already arranged for, and the
appropriation of the s9000000 does in
no way indicate any quantity of new
work which has not previously been an
nounced to the public.
The rate troubles among the trans
continental lines continue to grow and
the prediction made by some that there
will be big war on before the finish
seems to be warranted.
The 500 line, always aggressive, if
indeed not ostentatiously combative.
feels that the recent action Of the Great
Northern in reducing the second-class
! coast rates now warrants it in taking
| the initiative itself.
The passenger department Of the 500
Pacific has notified the Great Northern,
says the Minneapolis Times, that it is
rumored that the Great Northern is
| ond class to the coast, The 500 states
that if the Great Northern does so the
| 500 will retaliate in most effective man
| ner and will cut rates to the bone from
| all competitive points.
| 1t was also lated to-day that the
| 500 will. upon Information already al
| hand, soon put in a $40 to all points
| in the Kootenay country, as means
of retaliation against the Great Nor
| thern ...
| The situation is rather complex, but
the public is sure Of one thing and tina
| is that secOnd-class rates to the cOas
are now only $25 and that local second
| class rates will be cut to a basis of one.
half of the first-class rates on and after
| March 81.
The trouble is having a very disturb
! ing effect on the through business o
| the Eastern lines. and may affect lOCa
| eastern rates also,
| c. G. Dixon, general freight and pas
| senger agent of the Spokane Falls &
| Northern al Snols"ra. has had his iur
| isdiction extended by the additiv-
title of commercial agent of the Grea
| Northern at that point. Fl. A. Jack
| son, formerly general agent of tht
Great Northern at Spokane. will re
| main there in the larger capacity O1
| contracting freight agent for both the
Spokane Falls & Northern and the
| Great Northern.
Phil Daniels the Burlington hustler
| is doing a big ST. Louis business since
the through sleeper has been put on.
l.. o. Leonard. travelling freigh
agent of the Missouri Pacific, left fol
the south yesterday afternoon.