Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-09
GATEWAY WILL
REMAIN OPEN
Short Line to Take Care of
Union Pacific Business.
MIR. WILSON RETURNED
A Statement of Wages Paid to Con-
ductors and Brakemen on the
Great Northern.
MIR. WILSON RETURNED

Line and Union Pacific returned from Salt
Lake today. Mr.. Wilson went to Salt
Lake to attend the meeting of the gen.
eral officials Of the Short Line, Union Pa
cific and Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, at which the details of the con-
solidation were arranged.
Nothing of special interest to the pub
lie transpired at the meeting" said Mr..
Wilson to an Inter Mountain reporter,
shortly after his arrival in the city. 1.-The
details of the consolidation scheme were
perfected. The Ogden gateway is to re-
main open, and the Short Line will take
care of the Union Pacific business in this
section. Nothing was said at the meeting
with reference to the local Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation company's Offices It
is possible, of course, that some changes
will be made, but what they will lbe am
not prepared to say"
Since it has been definitely settled by a
vote of the employees that there will be no
strike on the Great Northern there is
feeling of relief among the officials and
patrons of the road in this section says
the Great Falls Tribune. 1t is realized
that a strike would have been source
of serious Inconvenience to many, to say
nothing Of the cost 1T would have entailed
upon them. That there was grievance
is evidenced by the narrow majority se-
cured by the anti strikers, but it is case
IN which miss was as good as mile.
In connection with the matter and for
the benefit of the public the following
wage schedule of the Great Northern is
published: Conductors of passenger
trains are paid $25 per month; train bag
gagemen are paid $40, brakemen on pas
the first years service, if inexperienced,
or $50 per month after years service on
this or any other steam railroad. These
three classes OF employees do not get over
time on regular runs, but if extra runs
are made on layover days they are paid
pro rata on the basis Of their regular sal
ary.
Conductors of freight and mixed trains
are paid at the rate of 80 cents an hour
and brakemen of freight and mixed trains
20 cents per hour, except where special
rates are named for main and branch line
freight runs. For these latter employees
a run of 100 miles, or ten hours, is consid-
cred days work. If the run is made
and the train put away in less than ten
hours no more work is expected of the
men. 1t 1t takes more than ten hours to
make the run overtime is allowed at the
1920 cent rate. When called for service
they will receive not less than ten hours
pay unless trains for which they are call
ed are abandoned before the expiration of
five hours, in which case they will receive
five hours pay and stand first OUT
The latter expression is explained by
section of the rules which~prov,des that
unless assigned by the superintedent to
particular runs or service traMmen will
ru.n first in, first OUT
New York, Feb. 9.-The directors of the
Union Pacific railroad company today de-
clared dividend of per cent on pre-
ferred stock and one and half per cent
on common. The Union Pacific since it's
reorganization in 1898 has paid three di-
vidends on it's $685. 900 preferred stock,
two Of one and half per cent and one of
two per cent. Nothing up to this time
has been paid on the common stock
Statements submitted to the board Of
directors show that the accumulation Of
earnings of the system including the
Union Pacific railroad company, the Ore
gon Short Line and the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation company for the year
ending December, 1899, were $12.884.533.
These results were obtained after charg-
ing to income for betterments and
equipment approximately $4,000, 900. Ex-
penditures have been made for BETTER
ments and equipments since the reorgani-
zation of three companies named, en-
tirely provided for out Of the cash OF the
reserves and without any increase of
capital or other obligations, amount to
$9,627,0OO which amount, however, in
cluded 100000 charged to income. Cash
on hand Feb. Z, 1900, was IS, ,698, 1856. The
surplus earnings per annum including
amounts paid from income for capital ex-
pc nd1tures, were more than double the di-
vldend on thecommon stock at the rate of
3 per cent per annum. The six months
statement ending December 81. 1899.
shows a net increase of $685., 3,260 over the
same period Of 1885,