Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
TIE RAILROADS

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Norman WeScott a civil engineer who
has been working for different COM
p;nieS for several years on road con-
struction in British Columbia. says tina t
some of the startling railroad develop
| ment of the future will come from Cana
da. He says:
1T looks as if Mackenzie 4 Mann, the
! Canadian magnate railroad contractors.
were aiming to become Mackenzie &,
! Mann. the Canadian magnate railway
owners. They have now before them
! construction contracts for main lines
which will form. with a few connecting
! branches. regular trunk road from the
! Pacific to Ontario, and the ready infer
ence is that transcontinental route is
/ being aimed at to rival the Canadian
Pacific. The western terminus is said to
be designed for point on the north coast
! of British Columbia. thus reaching an
! undeveiored country that the Canadian
! Pacific does not cover.
The route east will pass Prince Albert
and Edmonton to Winnipeg. and will go
! thence by the road from Rat Portage to
/ Winnipeg that is already begun, along
| the Rainy River line. which is now near
ing completion. to Port Arthur. This
much is pretty definite but the method
OF further transportation east is yet
mainly conjecture.
Whether Mackenzie & Mann will get
control OF this immense system remains
to be seen. They recently bought quite
a stretch of road in Manitoba, and the
impression that they have their eye Oh
the acquiring of a controlling interest is
gaining ground. while the assumption
that they are capable of doing so is jus
titled by the extent of their private and
mutual interests in England Brazil the
United States. China and almost every
country of the globe
The o. r. & N. proposes to shorten it,,
line between Pendleton and Portland by
building direct from point on the pres
ent line near Echo to Coyote, station
on the Columbia river. about 20 mites
below Umatilla. When this cutoff is
complete trains via Pendleton to Port
land will no longer pass Umatilla. There
will be a considerable saving in distance
thus shortening the time between points
east Of Echo and Portland.
The line is being Strengthened, curves
are being removed and large sum
of money is being expended with view
of making better time and otherwise
improving the service on the 0. r. & NJ
In the last few days articles of incor-
Ioration have been filed at the Office OF
the secretary of state in Salem covering
the construction of the line from Echo
to Coyote.
George Mohler. brother of President
Mohler of the o. r. & NJ. has resigned
his position general agent of the CO.
lumbia Southern. 1t is said that he will
succeed to the position made vacant by
the resignation of General Passenger
Agent Hurlburt of the o. r. & ~ The
executive officials deny any knowledge
of the placing of Mr. Mohler, but they
are in the habit of denying most things
that touch the interest of the railroad
until the appointments are made AMI
confirmed and the new officials installed
in office. says the Portland Telegram.
MIR. Mohler has had experience with
eastern roads, and his ability has always
been equal to the demands of the posi-
tons filled.
The first step in severing it's relations
with the Union Depot company will be
taken by the Great Northern this week
at Spokane by moving the depot freight
offices to the new depot building at the
rear of the Sacred, Heart hospital. The
new building is completed. and work
of fitting up the Offices. which will be
in the west end. is going forward pre-
paratory to the change. r. G. Flemming,
agent at Hayre, Mont, has been appoint
ell to the agency in Spokane and will ar
rive in the city during the week to take
charge of the new Office. The Pacific
Transfer company has been notified of
fhn oh oil %I,o,
pers. and definite announcement of the
date on which freight shipments will b.,
received and delivered from the new de-
rot will be made in a day or two. Tie
new depot is one of the largest in the
northwest and is a model of it's kind.
For the purpose of enabling the men,
bers of the Commercial club of Chicago
to investigate in person the commercial
advantages of the cities of the Pacific
coast and the far west, the presidents
Of five of the great western railroads
have invited them to become their guests
on a magnificent special train of private
cars belonging to the executives who
have extended the invitation.
President Ripley of the Atchison. To-
peka &. Santa Fe railroad took the in
itiative in the matter and invited the
members of the Commercial club to be
his guests on a junket to Los Angeles.
The presidents of the Southern Pacific,
Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande and
the Chicago & Northwestern railroads
then joined in an invitation to the men,
bers of the club to "swing around the
circle over their lines. They united
with Mr.. Ripley in proffering the use of
their private cars. These cars are to be
made up into q solid train
The itinerary includes visits to San
Francisco. Portland. Or; Seattle, Wash.
Butte. Mont, and Denver, Colo where