Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-18
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

coaches, caboose and engine, arrived
in HALEY yesterday, at noon. The
visitors were prominent railroad Of.
ficials and smelling men, as follows:
T. L. Kimball, Assistant General
Manager Union Pacific Railroad; j.
Bl'ckensderfer, Chief Engineer U. P.
Railroad; /. H. Congdon, General
Master Mechanic q. P. Railroad; E.
Lane, Superintendent Of Bridges and
Buildings U. p. Railroad; w. 3. bod
drige, General Superintendent U. p.
Railroad; Robert Blickensderfer, Di.
vision Superintendent U. P. Railroad;
w. H. Lewis, Master Mechanic Ore.
gon Short Line; c. H. Sawyer, As.
sistant Engineer Oregon Short Line;
M. Wilson, Assistant General Master
Mechanic U. P. Railroad; NJ. Ben.
nett, Superintendent Of Bridges and
Buildings O. S. L.; Joseph Dickens
derfer, son of the Chief Engineer,
and r. R. and T. r. Kimball, sons of
the Assistant General Manager.
Representing the smelling interests
were Messrs. Nash, Eddy and Mat.
thews.
Shortly after noon Messrs. Kim.
ball, Doddridge, Nash, Eddy and
Matthews visited Ketchum. Their
return to HALEY was expected at Z
o'clock, but heavily-laden freight
wagon broke down on the grade, and
their carriages could not pass the
point of obstruction. Their arrival
was delayed until o'clock p. m.
A large number of the representa-.
tive men of HALEY and vicinity as
sembled at the Office of the l. & O. L.
I. Co., and at 9 o'clock p. m. pr,
ceeded in q body to Mr.. Kimball's
car.
General Manager Strahorn, of the
!. & 0. L. I. Co., introduced the Hal
ley party to Mr.. Kimball and his
party. A pleasant interchange of
courtesies and an informal discussion
of the question Of freight rates on
ores was INDUCED in for an hour. A
running FIRE was kept up by Messrs.
Kimball, Beatty, Anderson, Chase,
Turner, and others. Mr.. Kimball
strongly urged as an objection to the
''scale" rate that it would create dis
satisfaction among shippers; that A
could not understand why he should
pay @27.50 on a ton of ore that would
occupy no more space in freight car,
and would cost no more money to
transport, than ton OF low grade ore
on for b, which would cost
but Us, and the scale rate was
therefore an impracticable proposition.
But when all the representatives. of
high grade ore mines, in this camp,
united in protest against Mr.. Kim.
balls Vows and further insisted that
they are willing to ship at the present
rates and only asked the adoption Of
the "scale" rate in the interest of low
grade mine owners and the great
benefit it will be to the county at
large, MI. Kimball then admitted that
he did not altogether and fully com.
prehend the present needs of the
camp. He stated that steps would be
taken and measures adopted by which
the low grade ores could be moved.
After the HALEY visitors had dis
persed to their homes, the TIMES re. :
porter further interviewed Mr.. Kim.
ball on the subject, and urged the
speedy adoption of the "scale"
rate - the solution of the freight
problem. Mr.. Kimball, after the
reporter had presented al tho argu. \,
msnts At bis command, said to {
Superintendent Doddridge, "What do I
you think Of this scheme -
swell, / think some plan ought to :
DO adopted by which these low grade G
ores can be moved. Locked up In I
the mountains they arc OF no value to q
the railroads or the people," :
After pretty sharp discussion for /
IN hour, Mr.. Kimball said: You may
state to tho people of HALEY through
tho columns of the TINES that ar.
engagements will be made for NOV '