Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-30
N. ?. SECURES CONTROL
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Rocky Fork Coal Company Passes
Into the Hands Of the North
western Improvement Co.
DR.. J. M. FOX RESIGN ED
The Coal Mines Will Shortly Resllm,
Operations Under Management of
MI. Bush Of Roslvn.
Last week the Rocky Fork coal com.

Last week the Rocky Fork coal COM
pany passed into the hands of the
Northwestern Improvement company.
a corporation, which, under the man
agement of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company, is in eontro. of the ex-
tensive coal measures at Rosyln, Wash.
The change i'll the management was
effected by reason Of the acquisition
by the Northwestern Improvement
company of controlling interest in
the stock Of the Rocky Fork coal COM
pany. AS a result, Dr. j. NJ. Fox.
! who has SO long and successfully man
aged the affairs of the company at Red
Lodge, rendered his resignation, and
B. II. Bush, manager Of the works at
Rusyin, has assumed charge and has
been elected vice president OF the com
pany operating at Red Lodge. The
gentleman, accompanied by Superin
tendent j. H. Shaw and Cashier j. S.
Taggart, arrived in the city last week
from Roslyn and made arrangements to
assume active control of the Red Lodge
mines =...
Mr.. Bush, il conversation with a
Picket representative said that at pres
cut he was unable to state fully the
plans of the newly organized company,
but that there was no doubt that the
mines would be worked to their full
capacity. and that Il great many more
miners than ever before would be en-
ployed.
There were a great many points to
be considered before their plans could
be fully matured. scale of wages
would be formulated that would be
just to the employees, and they would
endeavol to meet any fair demands Of
the miners.
"You may rest assured upon one
point" said Mr.. Bush il answer to a
question, and that is that there will be
no company store. The town is fully
supplied with stores, and there is no
necessity for establishing a company
store here The policy inangurated by
DR.. Fox in that respect will be con-
tinued. Personally do not favor hav-
ing company store. and would not
have one unless the circumstances de-
manded it, which they do not at Red
Lodge.
"Your town will be benefited by
the employment of many more men in
the minos, and there is no reason why
J it should not enjoy a season OF great
prosperity.
"There has been no fault whatever
] found with DR.. FoX's management OF
! la II l,n. off
the interests Of his company, and if he
retires from the management he does
SO voluntarily. He has always conduct
ed the companys affairs acceptably tt
the stockholders; his management has
] been wise, conservative and econom-
ical and his retirement will leave be
! hind him clear record of successful
and profitable operation, and a well
developed and equipped property.
II cannot at present state what
, changes, if any, will be made, but viii
le able to speak more fully on that
point on my return. You may state
) confidently, however, that your tow
will be benefited by a greatly increased
output from the mines, and the new
control will aid tie citizens in devel
} oping their resources,
; DIR. Fox, when he learned of the
change of proprietorship, at once for
warded his resignation to the com
) pany, Which he has SO faithfully an(
) efficiently served for the past clever
years, SO that they could feel perfectly
{ at liberty to make such changes AZ
they might think proper. 1t is nsua
\ fol new owners TO put iii their owl
men to manage their affairs. so tha
some change may be expected. In an,
event it is learned from DIR. Fox tha
he has no present intention of remov
ing from the city with which he has Sc
long been identified, and for whose in
forest he has done SO much 1t will bt
gratifying to our citizens to know tha
whatever changes may take place thai
2 they may still expect to retain DR.
Fox and his estimable family.
OF Mr.. Bush it may be said he ha!
been connected with the Northern Pa
cific since 1881, when he was a divis
ion engineer Oh construction. HI
knows the country thoroughly from
Bismarck TO the coast. He had charge
of the construction from Billings tt
Livingston, SO that he is far from
being stranger to eastern Montana
For a number of years he has managed
the coal mines at Rosyln, Wash, un
der the company which has acquired
the stock Of the Rocky Fork Coal com
panv. He is a genial and approach
able gentleman and made very fav
orable impression on those Of our citi
zens whom he met.
During his management at Rosly1
he has largely extended the business O
the mines there; and promoted all en-
i. terprises IN his vicinity. so that toda,