Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-14
Traffic Managers Will Revise
New Classification.
PULLMANS
Through Train to P0rtland-Surveys
on the Great Northern
2, Railroad News.

montana merchants have been advised
by their eastern correspondents that
there is a prospect OF some relief from
the requirements of the freight classiflca-
ton adoptd by the railroads and put into
effect about a month ago, says the Hele-
ma Independent. They nave been 1n>
formed that the railroad managers have
given heed to the protests that have been
rrade to them IN regard to the wv class.
f~ication of frefgl..s and are going TO make
q number Of revisions that will remove
at least some Of the features the ship.
pers have objected to. The new classi-
ficatiOn went into effect in January. Soon
after representatives of the shippers
had a meeting with the traffic managers
OF the trunk roads and stated their griey-
arAces. As a result OF the conference it
is announced that changes Of an impor-
tant character will be made in the
freight classification.
After two or three advisory sessions
with the traffic managers of the primer
classification committee have settled
down to a thorough ~overhauling Of suc
parts OF the new classification as was
complained Of by the manufacturers and
shippers at the recent hearing. The
trunk lines have tacitly agreed to adopt
= - Wan SO"AAA Az SAAPPOA9
and the numerous protests and requests
filed with the classification committee
will be used In forming cases OF complaint
as far as possible.
On authority hat is indisputable, the
statement is made THAT many of the re-
quests of the Shippers will be complied
with and the official classified ton will
be revised on liberal lines. In every in
stance where the operation Of the EXIST
ing scale Of rates Is shown to be serious
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try a change will be made and the mcr-
chandise concerned win be classified
more advantageously.
There is good reason to believe thai
the prospective revision of the official
classification will include considerable
lessening of the difference between rates
on car load lots n less than car load
lots. Upon the existing Wlue difference
rests one of the chief grievances Of the
shippers. At Is said suoh changes will
tion sas will satisfy the greater portion
OF complaints.
Railroad Engineers are surveying for
changes in the Great Northern hne near
Instead of following the old silver
slnelter track az 1t now runs, they nave
left 1t at a point just above the Giant
spring and kept on up the river bWnk,
Joining the old smerter track again just
cdHN IN Vl1C 1OUO AVCAk 1Ol4V0CI y0kO8s IlC
road as it now runs bears more to the
south after leaving the Giant spring M
passes on the south side of the Royal
mill, while the new line will he on the
north side of the mill and close to the
river bluff.
It is still commended by some THAT the
main line of the Great Northern will
Cross at about Rainbow falls and the
Giant spring and run up this side of the
river, leaving the passenger station
l-- Il L. Aa.~A L a t. ,l~~ A.v Al~~-.
who are in a position to know n who
say that the survey of the silver smell
ter line is merely for the purpose Of
Strengthening the pur out and putting
the racks on better ground.
The work work Of Of ~ renewing st .,ag !. the nsor railroad
and it is hoped to have it all finished
before high water commences in the
spring. The work is being done without
interruption to traffic.
It is understood that p. L. Naismitl,,
general manager of the Great Falls n
Canada railway, while here from Leth-
bridge. stated to an interested shipper
over the road that he expected that
daily train service over that road would
be resumed within a month or so.
In further confirmation of this, it is
learned that the management of the sill
yer smelter here and the silver smelter
at East Helena has contracted for daily
receipts or coke IRON fefnle, Is. u, alt-
err a specified date in March.
Besides, very heavy emigration to Can
ada is to be begun in a few weeks. 1t il
reported that 5000 Mormons from Utah
will go to Cardston and vicinity this
spring, and II is also expected thai there
will be considerable settlement in Teton
county in the spring.
THESE facts, in addition to Mr.. Mai
smiths assurance. make it certain that
the daily service will be resumed in a
very short ti~me.-Great Falls Tribune.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-The Burlington rail-
road has decided to put on a train OF
Pullmans, commencing May 1st, which
will run from st. Louis through to Port
land. Oregon. The route will be via
Billings. Mont, thence over the North
ern Pacific.
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