The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-31
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Plans for Operation of the o. s,
L. and the o. r. & N,
BALTIMORE & OHIO PLANS
Hill Is Taking an Active Interest in the
Property - Ultimate Console
dalton Will Be the
Result.


of the Union Pacific and it's plans for
the operation of the Oregon Short Line
and the Oregon Railway & Naviga-
ton Company comes from Wall street,
and is in line with reports previously
published about a. consolidation OF
agencies and a reduction in operating
expenses. The story reads as follows:
1.-THE Union Pacific intends to re-
store conditions affecting the various
Oregon Short Line departments that
existed prior to segregation. The traf-
fic and operating departments Of the
Short Line will be looked after at Salt
Lake City by a few minor officials,
while the main offices will be situated
in Omaha.
"Since the consolidation the neces-
sity Of maintaining the Oregon Short
Line headquarters at Salt Lake City
has been removed. 1t is advantageous
to again operate the property from
Omaha, where the Union Pacific head
| quarters are located This will not be
done right away, but official changes
are gradually being made pointing in
| this direction. 1t is estimated that
without loss in efficiency certain de-
| partments could by the proposed pro-
| cess of concentration be operated at
from two-thirds to one-half the pres
| ent cost, figuring only the salaries of
officials and assistants"
A Baltimore & Ohio official is quoted
as follows:
president Hill of the Great North
ern will take a more active interest in
| our property than heretofore, and we
| expect to be greatly benefited there
by. We cannot say that perfect har-
mony exists, but we are substantially
of one mind in approving the expendi
ture of between $5,000,000 and $4,000, 900
on the property. This, added to the
s35 100000 already spent. will give us
| as good a line as the New York Cen
trail, with no grade over Is feet We
expect to have doubled our train haul.
while Mr.. Fill has not so express
ed himself, we believe that he intends
| ultimately to consolidate the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Great Northern. He
does not control any line but one, but
| the control of the Wisconsin Central is
in such hands that Mr. Hill could cas-
| lily get it. There is no more reason in
our mind than in his why we should
not have through trunk line from
dian Pacific The browning achieve
ment of Mr.. Hills life will be the con-
solidation, which will be capped by the
| establishment of an Independent and
| strictly American trans-Pacific fleet
| Canadian Pacific competition will thus
be met at every point, in the Orient,
| as well as on this hemisphere. Do not
imagine that Vanderbilt and Morgan
are the only people who have trans
continental ambitions"
General assenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific says that the past
season has been one of the very best
| in the company's history frsm the pas
| senger standpoint. The coionist rates
paid for themselves in advertising, and
| created a good deal of business. These
| rates would have gone out November
but for a misunderstanding between
| the Great Northern and Canadian Pa
| cifc They were maintained, as were
| all other passenger rates controlled by
these lines. Regular and special travel
| of all kinds showed a marked improve
ment. The passenger department
| showed an increase Of over 100000 over
the wonderful year preceding. Mr.. Fee
expects a. good travel all winter. He
anticipates rush in the spring on ac-
count of the opening of the Cape Nome
| district.
The Northern Pacific will not suffer
by scarcity Of coal. In this situation it
is peculiarly fortunate. 1t obtains it's
supply of coal for it's Eastern division
| at Duluth, where it has sufficient In
North Dakota it has access to two
| mines. one just west of Mandan and
another in Lehigh. In Montana it pro-
| cures coal from the Rocky Fork mines,
| near Red Lodge. In Washington it
has an unlimited supply in the mines
| of Roslyn and other places.
The Baltimore & Ohio road has
| placed an order with the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company for 1900 box cars.
| and with the South Baltimore Car
Works for 1000 box cars. The cars
| are to be built according to the B. &
| o. standards.
| This makes total of $500 box and
| coal cars ordered for delivery within
| the next six months
Grand ball given by Cleopatra lodge
| No. Z, Degree of Rebekah, Masonic and