Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-04

cars, in two sections, attaining $50 pes
sengers. This is the largest excursion
that has passed through st. Paul this
year. The trains will pass through Butte
this evening.
The announcement that the Chicago
Great Western may be absorbed by the
Illinois Central taking the northern di-
vision leading to ST. Paul, and that the
Northwestern may get the Kansas City
end of the line, is not regarded as prac-
ticable by railroad men here. If the road
should thus be divided between the two
roads, the stock of the Chicago Great
Western being exhausted. trouble would
arise over the proposition. Stockholders
would not be able to agree on a basis
for exchange with the two roads. The
only feasible plan appears to be for the
absorption Of the Chicago Great West
ern by either one of the above lines and
the subsequent transfer Of one or more
divisions to the other.
1t is announced in the Wall Street Jour-
nal that the Chicago Great Western has
concluded arrangements for it's Omaha
extension. The underwriting syndicate
has been formed and the amount of mon
ey required has been greatly over SUBJ
some years ago, and a very fine route
was found, avoiding the heavy grades in
western Iowa.
A syndicate acting in the interest OF
the Chicago Great Western purchased
some time ago the Mason City & Fort
Dodge road. 1t made twelve miles con-
Meeting the Mason City & Fort Dodge
road with the Chicago Great Western at
Manly Junction: also to build from a
point OF the Fort Dodge line near Clar-
ion, Iowa, east to a connection with
the Chicago Great Western at Hampton.
1t is now proposed by the Omaha and
Sioux City extension syndicate to build
from Fort Dodge due southeast to Oma-
ha, distance of 131 miles, and from
Clarion west to Sioux City, 143 miles,
making a total construction by the syn
dictate of PA miles. The lines purchased
and to be constructed by the Mason City
& Fort Dodge syndicate cover 1874 miles,
making the total additions of the sys-
tenn 40S miles.
These lines when added to the existing
Chicago Great Western mileage will
make a through line from Chicago to
Omaha of 499 miles only, seven miles
longer than the Northwestern nine miles
longer than the ST. Paul, and shorter
than either the Burlington or Rock ISL
and It will make line between Chi
cago and Sioux City of 482 miles, the
shortest in existence.
1t will make a line from st. Paul to
Omaha of S42 miles, the shortest in ex-
istence. The line from st. Paul to Kan
, sas City is already the shortest in use.
The financing has been arranged on fav-
orable terms.
The Commercial Advertiser: A semi
| official announcement was made on Mon
| day that the Lehigh Valley road had
| been turned over to the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad and will hereafter form
| part of the Reading system, which
also includes the Jersey Central rail.
| road.
]. p Morgan has been a dominating
| influence in Lehigh Valley affairs fol
several years, but it was only recently
that he came into full control of the
property. This control he Is said to have
secured by the purchase of the Lehigl
Valley shares held by the Asa Packer
estate. At the time of that transaction
| a report obtained credence in Wall stree
that the Lehigh Valley road would b.
made a part of the Erie system.
The absorption of the Lehigh Vale!
by the Reading system, restores the tri
partite combination which was made b!
Archibald Mcleod about ten years ago
when he undertook. to amalgamate tn
Reading, Jersey Central & Lehigh Vale!
railroads. This combination proved to-
unwieldly at that time. -