The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-03
An Important Ruling.

The Western States Passenger associa-
ton has sent out the following ruling:
Early in February the Chicago & North
western Railway company sold to the
atrical company of eighteen people eighteen
excursion tickets. Chicago to Milwaukee
and return: such excursion tickets were
sold at the public tariff excursion rate
agreed upon by the lines in interest. The
going Journey was made on regular train.
For the return journey the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company furnished
special train carrying eighteen people,
and for this service accepted thirty-twO
local tickets, Milwaukee to Chicago,
plus the eighteen uneXpired return
portions of excursion tickets. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad com
pany requests the chairman to rule whether
the transaction was consistent with rule S
of this association. The chairman finds
upon investigation that the 81 local tickets
and Is excursion coupons thus admittedly
accepted for transportation OF Is persons
by special train were full tickets, and We're
tickets such as. by agreement between the
roads in interest, would be currently ac-
cepted for frst-class passage on regular
trains. and, therefore, rules that they We're
full regular tariff or agreed fares" within
the meaning Of rule s, and, as there were
fifty proper fares or tickets collected Tor
this special train service, the revenue from
which equalled or exceeded the minimum
of 81 25 per train per mile for the distance
Travelled, and was in excess Of $50, the
transaction appears to be in entire con-
fOrmity with rule $
The Wyoming, Salt Lake d California Railway.
The following statement of the route,
object and advantages of the above pro
posed line has been furnished US: This
company was Incorporated October II, 1888,
under the general corporation laws of the
territory Of Utah, with capital stock of
$1,000. OoO, divided into $4,000 shares Of the
par value of 800 each.
The route of the cOmpany's railroad is
from a point on the boundary line between
Wyoming and Utah, about fourteen miles
from Hilliard station, on the Union Pacific
railroad. westward via Chalk creek and
convenient gulches and canons to Salt Lake
City.
1t is the only line connecting Salt Lake
CITY with the great coal fields of Summit
county, which are the largest bodies OF coal
yet discovered west of the Missouri river,
and connects with these coal fields thirty
five miles nearer Salt Lake City than any
other coal yet discovered, and the quality
of coal is superior to any sold in this mar
ket. except the eastern hard coal The
light grades of this road (Which are not to
exceed 2 per cent? insure low cost of
operation and maintenance.
1t is almost entirely free from SHOWS
This line occupies the only remaining route
upon which a railroad can be proftably
constructed through the Wasatch range of
mountains to Salt Lake City
1t viii be practically impossible to con
struct another railroad that can success
fully compete for the traffic for which this
road is constructed, which this line can
command perfectly, because Of its being
many miles the shortest, the cheapest to
construct and operate.
This line connects with coal fields that
are practically unlimited. and the position
of the road within the coal fields is such
that by careful estimates it is believed
., 900 tons can be mined and put on board
cars each day for forty years without the
expense of hosting, which, with the un-
limited supply, cheap mining and transpor-
tation, will defy competition and control
the coal market of this section for years.
While this road win depend principally
upon the ansportation of coal Tor It's rev
enue, yet upon the line is an abundance OF
timber, an ineXhaustible quantity of fine
building stone and an unlimited quantity OF
hne tagging stone that can be quarrled IN
slabs from two to six inches in thickness
and from six to twelve feet square. AT Coal
vile (the first intermediate point on the
hnel IS an abundance of the finest brick clay
in Utah. II is equal TO any in the United
States, from which as fine brick can pc maze
as the celebrated Philadelphia pressed Drlck,
ana Tar superior to any clay IN the lmiledl-
ate vicinity of Salt Lake City.
Inc transportation Of ice VIII pc an I'M
portant feature in connection with this
road, as owing to the mild winter tempera-