Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
MILWAUKEE SOON TO BUTTE
Pacific Extension Will Be There
Within Two Weeks.
VITAL EFFECT ON HILL RAILWAYS
Three istinginE Blows Have Been
Dealt Hartman Lines I'm TRree
Weeks by Interstate Com
meree Commission.

The Milwaukee expects TO have trains
running into Butte, Mont, on its Pacific
coast extension within two weeks and then
the competition with the other through
lines will start. At present the Milwaukee
has about 1900 laborers employed on is
hAe in the state Of Montana. '
what effect the new line will have in
the matter OF freight rates is not known at
this time, although the added competition
is sure to have some. The competition Will
affect the Minnesota and Chicago territory
more than It will Omaha and the Burling-
ton, as we'll as the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific, will surely feel the eff
feet of the Milwaukse's entry into Seattle.
The Milwaukee has leased freight rights
over the tracks Of the Northern Pacific
into Duluth, which will amount to prac-
tieally the same thing as though the COM
any had Its pwn lines.
= Three; Blows to Hartman.
The Hartman lines have been handed
three singing blows within the last three
wrecks by the Interstate Commerce oom-
mission, all affecting the rsvenues of the
lines. and ali knocking some revenue
schemes Of the Hartman officials. The
first was the refusal to give lower or car
load rates on Independent lots Of mer-
chandise put into carloads, the commission
maintaining that unless the entire. carload
was owned by the consignee the higher or
less than carload rates must apply. The
commission also broke up the elevator al
lowance system maintained by the Union
Pacific at Omaha with the Peavy Elevator
ornpan by which the railroad company
paid the elevator company Ia cents per
hundred on all grain, maintaining that It
was worth. that much to get a speedy re-
turn of the cars, The commission has also
swept aside the free wharfage system
which gave e. H.. Young a chance to out
bid all competitors at Galveston.
T. Hartman stIlI RuIes.
The entrance OF Hartman into the Gould
linesswill allow Hartman to retain a whip
hand in California and Nevada without
opposition and the looked-for completion
between the Gould and Hartman lines by
reason OF the building Of the Western Pa
cificG seems to be a thing Of the past.
Gould and his Western Pacific have been
shorn of their. aggrsssiveusss toward Mr..
Hartman and harmony now seems to be
The watchword. 1t is intimated there will
now be a division of the territory for traf-
fic purposes and It is thought the Western
Pacific viii not build a system of branch
linex or feeders, but will rely on through
business from that section. 1t is not
thought Gould VIII try to have a trans
pacific steamship line of his own. but will
work in harmony with the Hartman lines.
Gould After New Cars. -
lone OF the first noticeable results Of the
Harriman-G Gould combination Is the en-
trance OF the Gould lines into the field for
new cars, Reports come from Pittspurs
that one of the ,larsest steel car contracts
in months - being negotiated at P1ttsburg
by. the Hartman Gould interests, The
contract win call for an, outlay OF Si0,0oo,DOO
n will call for the delivery Of 1000 cars
vt stated intervals during the next three
years, II IL stated that the Gould Hnea
have. been forced to refuse thousands OF
tons OF, freight because OF a scarcity Of
cars and when this was called TO the at
teption Of Mr.. Hartman he Immediately
stated that the lines should be brought up
to par. 1t is announced that most Of the
new cars will be used on the main line OF
the Wabash west of Toledo. The contract
Is so large that it will give employment to
several thousand men continually for three
years.