Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-27
Union Pacific WithdraWS Its
Offices From Butte.
WHAT THE MOVE MEANS
It IS Not Believed That Consolidation
of Roads Is Indicated-WilSOn
in Charge.

it's general offices in this city February
list. which is only a few days away. This
surprising intelligence was received by
General Agent Charles Clifford in a brief
cipher dispatch received last evening
from the ~headquarter officials at Omaha,
Mr.. Clifford's instructions are to the
effect that the Union Pacific business is
to be turned over to the Oregon Short
Line company's General Agent H. o.
| Wilson. Mr.. Wilson has received advices
to the effect that he is to continue as gen.
eral gen and his duties will include
looking after the interests of the parent
road as we'll as those Of the Short Line.
Local railroad men assert that this
does not mean a consolidation Of the
Union Pacific and the Short Line, rail-
roads, as it is understood hat notwith-
standing the abandonment of the Union
Pacific's offices in this city the Ogden
gateway is to remain open and the Union
Pacific's competition out of Ogden the
Rio Grande Western-will continue in ex-
istence its local offices.
The local officials Of the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation company, a concern
that stands in the same relationship as
the latter corporation does to the Union
Pacific, have received no advices in re-
gard to the matter.
The situation Is a peculiar one, and the
ral!road men OF Butte do not pretend to
understand 1t. A conference of the Off
Gals OF the three roads-the Union Paci-
nc, oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail-
way q Navigation company-will be held
IN Salt Lake Wednesday. Messrs Cliff
ford and Wilson will attend the meeting.
at which the details of the change will be
arranged.
THE main object Of the consolidation.
= y can pe called a consolidation is to
Drlng the two roads closer together in
business matters Of a common interest,"
SAID one railroad mar today. 1T is IN
derstood that the Oregon Short Lin Will
take care Of as many OF the local en-
loyes as may be required, and the Union
Pacific will provide positions for the
rest" 49,
Mr.. Clifford. who has been with the
Union Pacific company for twenty years.
VIII continue with the company in some
or1cial capacity of rank equal to that
which he now holds.
The charges affecting the Union Pa
cine and the Oregon Short Line are NOT
cal railroad men. The ability Of the con-.
mission systems, which is effective Feb
ruary l. will reduce revenues of local
o1llclals in the aggregate at least 81. 900.
Inls WI! of course mean an increas g..
IN the salaries of the employees affected
but 1t is improbable that the increa Sc
will be in proportion to the loss Of revenue
from the cutting off of the commissions
The Oregon Short Line will nut on ;ts
double train service May 1st. The adj
dltional train will be the Chicago-Port-
land special, which was to have been M,
cn some time ago, but ack of equipment
a MI mil IN a nd t~o q $50 -
negotiations to be declared off.
By next May, however. the passenger
travel will more han warrant it, for rail-
road men are looking for an immense
tourist travel. as.well as Cape Nome and
Klondike rush.
Both the Short Line and NAVIGATION
company will have ample equipment. the
formers order of two months ago beine
nearly ready for deliver. It comprises
seven coaches, three chair cars, diners,
three baggage and two mail cars, all OF
the very latest. broad .v%estibules. empirs
decks. wide windows, and everything
highly modern.
The Chicago-Portland special can Their
be as fine as AM train in the west. II
Is impossible to make a modern train OF
1t to-day. as it has to make every stop
do local business and carry ,elevn cars
of all classes. Under the double train
service the sscond-class cars can be car
ried on one train and the special can BIZ
limited to six cars, which the Short Lin
can whisk over the line from Granger tc
Huntington, only hitting the high places
Salt Lake Tribune.