The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-04
RuMoR ABOUT PRES. MELLEN.
Northern Pacific's Magnificent Equip
ment Exceis Other Roads.

Northern Pacific's Magnificent Equip
ment ExceIs Other Roads.
The rumor that the Northern Paci-
fc might lose Mr.. Mellen has been
current in local railroad circles for
some weeks, says the Pioneer Press.
During his recent absence in New
York the first definite statement was
made that he would resign to take
charge of an eastern line. Upon his
return Mr.. Mellen said that the ru-
NOR was without foundation and that
he intended to remain with the coast
system.
The retirement of President Gala
way from the New York Central to
become the head of the locomotive
combine leaves open the presidency
Of the most famous road in the United
States. Mr.. Mellen came west to take
charge of the Northern Pacifc, it vas
said at the time because the financial
interests backing the property had inn
plicit confidence in his executive abil-
ity and personal worth. His ,%acquain-
lance among eastern railway men was
extensive and local railroad men yes
terday did not consider it improbable
that the same reasons might appeal to
it's interests with sufficient force to
make a fact of the reported coming
tender Of the presidency to the west
ern man.
Mr. Mellen's administration of the
Northern Pacific covers the most sue
cessful years in it's history. He came
soon after the reorganization and he
has placed the system upon the sound
est financial basis, multiplied it's earn
ings and gathered to it a tremendous
volume of traffic, almost twice that of
former years. Several officials yester-
day agreed that this excellent record
with the Northern Pacific, although
they had no positive knowledge, might
assure the Central interests that Mr..
Mellen is the very man they need.
Whether the Northern Pacific pres
ident still prefers to remain in the
west is another question. He was alb
sem from his residence last night and
could not be seen. @
General Passenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific said the other day
in announcing that his company had
placed an order for more dining car
equipment:
"The Northern Pacific system has
the unique distinction of owning larg-
err and more complete dining a SER
vice than any other railway in the
world"
The Pioneer Press referred this
statement to an authority on railroad
equipment, who confirmed it. He said:
"Mr. Fee is undoubtedly correct.
His road owns "a diners and has a
very great lead over any of the others.
Even the Southern Pacific, supposed
TO own a vast amount OF rolling
stock, is not SO well equipped. Meth
err is the Canadian Pacific, or any
of the other lines with mileage in four
figures"
Thirty new passenger coaches, Mr..
Fee say will be delivered to the
Northern Pacific in June and July by
the Pullman company. These are
deliberately fitted up and will go into
main line service between st. Paul
and Portland.
The Northern Pacific is already fig
uring on running two special trains
from st. Paul to the Yellowstone park
this summer, n for the members of
a medical association and the other
for the delegates to the Modern Wood
men convention, which meets at st.
Paul this month. @
A Good Cough Medicine.
1t speaks we'll for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy when druggists use it