The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
AN IMPORTANT CHANGE
Double Service for Both Butte
and Helena.
ANACONDA IS LEFT OUT
VIII Be Served by Stub Train From
6tuart-A Reduction of an Hour
in the Running Time to
the Coast.

The Northern Pacific yesterday an
nounced another important change in
its through train service, by which,
after March 80. both Butte and Helena
will have a double service, and none
of the Grains will run into Anaconda,
but the latter city will be served by
stub train on the B., A. & p, to con-
meet at Stuart. The new schedule,
which will go into effect next Thurs
day, it is understood, contemplates a
reduction of about an hour in the run
ming time from st. Paul to the coast,
and will completely reverse the running
order of the four through trains. No.
3, westbound and No. 4, eastbound,
which at present run through Butte,
will, under the new schedule, run via
Helena, and No. /, WeStbound, and No.
2, eastbound, now running through
Helena, will go via Butte. In addition
to Nos. 1 and 2, Butte will also have
a swing train which will run between
Logan and Garrison, connecting with
Nos. 8 and 4, through trains running
via Helena. The latter city will have
a similar stub connection at Garrison
and Logan to connect with Nos. ! and
2. The arrival time in Butte will be
as follows: No. /, westbound. 7:20 p.
m; No. 2. eastbound. $40 p. M; No.
10, from Logan, 9:55 a. M; No. IA, from
Garrison, lis p. m.
The Butte office of the Northern Pa
cific has no explanation as to the rea-
son for the changes, but it is surmis-
ed that 1T is in the interest of faster
time, as an intimation Of a further
change was given out a few days after
the double train service was put on.
The situation in the Northwest is be-
coming more and more complicated. 1t
has developed that the Great Northern
not only is making half rates from
within a short distance of st. Paul to
the Pacific coast but is applying those
rates between stations. The effect of
this is that existing rates from a vast
territory south of the Great Northern
road are being cut From Sioux Falls
TO Butte, for instance, a greatly reduc-
ed fare is secured by paying the local
rate from Sioux Falls to the nearest
point on the Great Northern, and using
the half rate from there to the West.
This is cutting into the territory of 9TH
er roads. and they are not pleased over
the outlook. 1t was stated yesterday
that this is the most serious phase of
the trouble that has yet developed. At
a. meeting held in Chicago. Messrs. Eus-
LIS lCpi'SCiiLihS lhS u Jul
lines, Galloway of the $780, Fee of
the Northern Pacific and McNicoll Of
the Canadian Pacific were appointed
committee to confer with the Great
Northern officials in st. Paul with
view to securing a withdrawal of the
reduced fares. 1t is said that the Ca
madam Pacific at this meeting declared
it is willing to take out all low rates
that may be considered a demoalizing
nv the merriam limos This ie
a strikingly new attitude for that road
to assume.
Interested passenger officials freely
predict that the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION will go to pieces, and that,
too. within very short time. Passen-
ger affairs in the West are in very bad
condition, and for this the Union Pa
cfic is blamed The disorganization of
the only body that has had aught to
do with the prevention of demoraliza-
ton for a number of years is attribut-
ed to the action of that road.
A mass meeting of Western roads
was held in Chicago last Wednesday
for the purpose of effecting a reorganiz
alton. For several months the roads in
terested in this movement have been
hard at work. Some of the Chicago
St Paul lines We're loath to become par
ties to the proposed agreement, but af-
ter much persuasion they promised to
cooperate with the others. The way
seemed clear, therefore, for a reorgan-
ization when the meeting was called to
order. Scarcely had the session begun
when telegram was received from the
Union Pacific. declaring that it had de-
cded it would not associate itself with
the other lines in the movement. An Or
ganZation without the Union Pacific. it
has been demonstrated. is not a success,
and all idea of reorganization was at
once abandoned.
What is far more important, trans
Missouri roads. which are competitors
of the Union Pacific, are now in revolt
and their withdrawal from the present
Western Passenger association is con-
sidered only "a matter of a few days at
the most. This will disrupt the organ
ization completely, and leave no gov
erning power over western passenger
conditions.
The attitude of the Union Pacific is
exceedingly exasperating." said a pas
senger official after the meeting. For
years it has refused to join the West
ern Passenger association, though it
has never been backward in accepting
the benefits without in any way con-
tributing to the support of the organ
iZation. 1t took us many weeks to line
up the Chicago-St. Paul roads, and just
SeS ever lHlllS SttlllS lllDSl DiDlliSiIlS the
Union Pacific takes this attitude. Trans
Missouri lines are tired of supporting
an organization for equal protection of
Union Pacific business when that line
refuses to pay a cent toward meeting
the association expenses. I prophesy
that every one of them will withdraw
from the association within few
days.
There is very strong indication of a
smashing of passenger rates on all
Western lines within a very short time.
The Western Passenger association has
been practically disorganized, and a
last effort has been made to have the
Great Northern withdraw its low rates
to the Pacific coast, General Passenger
Agent Whitney of the Great Northern
was waited on at st. Paul Wednesday
by p. S. Eustis of the Burlington; D.
McNicoll and w. r. Galloway of the
500 and Canadian Pacific, and asked to
withdraw the rates now in force. That
the Canadian Pacific should have been
one of the first roads to make over
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