, 1879-01-05
Tariff Adopted and Conditions
Imposed by the Com
pany.
Report Of the Government Directors
of the Company.
Deficiencies in the Management
Many and Apparent.
What Should Be Done to Make The Road Com.
plete Success.


ing COPY of the form OF contract which the
Union Pacific Railroad Company is making with
large shippers to the Pacific coast in this city,
Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. An intro
ductory note from the General Freight Agent Of
the Company specifies that parties to tho con
tract can consign their goods to the California
Fast Freight Line at Chicago over any one Of
the trunk lines leading West from those cities.
The contract is made for one year Rates arc
as follows from either Of the cittesto San Fran
cisco:
For textile fabrics not otherwise specified,
made exclusively Of cotton, and shipped in its
original piece, quilts or coVerlcts, comforts or
cotton yarn, cotton tWine, cotton warp, and
seamless bags, s2,25.
For bats, wads, and empty trunks, nested, So.
For table-cloth, glazed bags, agate buttons,
metal pants-buttons, buckles, cotton umbrellas,
cord spool-cotton, and empty trunks, So,
For gents domestic hosiery and gloves,
domestic knit underwear, aud woolen goods,
$3.50.
For ladies' domestic hosiery, domestic knit
underwear, chevfots, check and calico shirts,
Jeans drawers, ladies' cotton summer skirts,
crash towels, toweling, pins, hatrpins corset
stee]s, hooks and eyes, 81.
For clothing, cardigan Jackets, flannel aud
woolen goods, including mixture Of cotton and
wool. and American dress goods, IS,
In case the railroad publishes q lower tariff
than this the merchant shall have the benefit of
it, and In the event of discontinuauce Of its
present relations with the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, which shall result In greater
competition for traffic between New York and
Saa Francisco, rates to be charged said party Of
the second port shall not exceed those current
BY the Pacific Mai, Steamship Company's vessels
at the time of shipment by more than s1.50 for
all goods rated by this agreement at or above
81 per 100 pounds, or 81 per 100 pounds for all
goods rated BY this agreement at less than 81
per 100 pounds.
To secure the advantage OF these low rates,
the merchant, party Of the second part, agrees
to ship all his goods by rail only, for, says the
contract, It being clearly understood to be the
object and purpose of this agreement to secure
for and give to sail party OF the first part
transportation OF not only TINT class and por
ton Of freight Of the party OF the second part
which has hitherto been shipped by rail,
but also all that class and portion which 1t has
been the custom OF the party Of the second part
20 ship BY way OF the sea, and from which the
party Of the first part has heretofore enjoyed no
benefit or revenue. It is also understood that
the shipper shall not allow any one else to take
advantage OF his contract by lending the use OF
his name or shipping mark to others.
All goods must be shipped via Council Bluffs
or Omaha. The contents OF each package must
be definitely described according to schedule,
classification, and, to guard against being de-
fraudcd in this respect, the Company reserves
the right to open aud Inspect such packages as
they choose. II the Company finds the shipper
has attempted to defrand 1t in this way, it will
lew double schedule tariff.
ANNUAL REPORT OF TIE GOVERNMENT DIRECT
ORS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-The Govern
ment Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
have sent their annual report to the Secretary
of the Interior. They are Of the opinion that
the Union Pacific, in view Of the extremely lib
eral aid that it has received from the Govern
ment, and the brittany Of its success as COM
mercial enterprise, should be judged by the
most severe standards known amoug the rail-
roads Of the country. Measured by this stand
ard they report the DEFICIENCIES many and ap-
parent. At the same time the property is being
brought up with steadiness, though slowly, to
fair degree Of average excellence.
The failure to replace with steel rails the
worn-out iron rails Vas sharply criticised, and
the Directors say that, although the policy now
pursued BY the Company in regard to the mate
rial condition Of the property Is careful and suf
flciently safe, it is by no means liberal, nor such
as the country has right to expect, or the
Government to insist upon.
The course Of the Company in it's business
policy towards the public is in some respect
open to much adverse criticism on the ground
If ik1t.reitv h11t nevertheless the
tariffs do not appear to be extortionate.
The Directors, in their report, think the en-
actment Of the recent Funding act has a
direct tendency to rctard Or prevent the
adoption Of more liberal but less Immediately
profitable policy by the Company, the Govern
ment having thus become one OF the principal
pcuehciaries III the present system of manage
ment by exacting large proportion OF the pro-
ceeds. They report that consolidation OF the
Union Pacific With its connecting branch lines is
not now desirable in the public interests, but
they recommend that the Companies be conf
PEELED to submit their differences on the sub
ject of pro rating to the decision OF some I'M
partial board of arbitration.
In conclusion, the Directors indorse tho recon-
mendation OF Secretary Schurz for legislation
which shall enable the Government to c&le to
the Railroad Company all sections Of grazing or
desert lands on one side OF the road, and receive
that each party may dispose Of the lands in
large tracts, in which alone they are desirable or
susceptible OF profitable use to purchasers.
The policy as respects the completion aud re-
newal Of the road which the Com pany apparent
II has pursued and now is pursuing,
might, perhaps, if judged by the test
Of strict business principles in the
shrewd management of a practical
monopoly be deemed fairly liberal one. The
property, instead of dcteriorating, is being
brought up with stcadiness, though slowly, to
FUR degree Of average excellence. It is still.
however, lar short Of what, with its original en-
dowment and large present earnings, it ought
to be, and very fur short in almost every respect
Of that high standard OF excellence, both in
scope and detail, to which those familiar with
the great trunk lines OF the country are now
accustomed. There is, however, nothing in the
present shape of the organization as regards
the division Ut labor and study OF detail which
would indicate that it is the work Of any supe-
rior organizing mind. It gives rather the i'm
preston OF. being simple even to crudcncss, and
quite lacking in system:
1t is true the Union Pacific has alwaye been
operated and renewed under circumstances un-
favorable, at least, to its thorough reorganiza-
tion. Its ownership has more than once
changed, and, as is we'll known, it has at times
been in hands more so1icitous aE to the move
ments Of the stock market than honestly dcsfr-
GUS OF attaining even material excellence. No
system whatever has been pursued in filing up
subordinate situations. As vacancies occurred,