The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-23

Itwpuld appear that theUnion Pacific
.has added u Its other scfindes case of
Daylight robbery and mean contemptible
theft IN tie matter Of theSshipment of
the forty-thrse cars of7wool belonging to
Mr.. j. FL. Sherar, which was shipped
from this place about week ago and
routed in care of the Northern Pacific
at Wallula Junction, but which the
Union Pacific diverted to their own line,
against the traffic agreement be-
tween the. two companies and the
positive shipping insti uctions given
by the shippers at this point.
The Union Pacific had fixed. the rate on
wool in sacks at $2.65 per hundred
pounds in car lots. between this city
and Boston. Mr.. r. B. Wilson the trav-
cling freight agent of the Northern: Pa
cific, visited this city about month
ago and, believing this rate to
be extortionate, took the matter up
with his company and succeeded in get
ting through rate of $2.45, making q
saving to the producer of four dollars a
ton. This reduction, made. by the
Northern Pacific, enabled Mr.. Sherar to
ship his immense wool clip at a consid-
erable saving and he at once made con-
tract with the company to this effect.
The wool was loaded in the Union Paci-
fic company's cars, in. consequence of
special promise of the o. P. officials, to
deliver the cars at Wallula Junction for
transfer to the N. P. lines. This the U.
P. company preferred to do, rather than
haul the N. p. empty cars from
Wallula to The Dalles which they are
obliged to do under the traffic
agreement already referred to-. Instead
of delivering the wool at WalIu1a, ac-
cording to agreement, the U. P. took it
to Umatilla and from thence transferred
it to their own lines, and 1t is. now on
the way to Boston by way of the Union
Pacific and North Western, This is
simply stealing and nothing less and the
caseshas all the more interest for the
people of The Dalles because it, shows
that the Union Pacific company is de-
termined that no. other company shall
come here and offer us competitive rates.
1t all the more loudly swells the demand
for an open river and a portage around
the sDalies and Cello. AS a breach of
faith, as violation of plain contract
the act of the U. P. would be contempt
ible in atwenty cent horse trader,
and we shall be surprised if the N. p.
does not make them sorry for it.
Mr.. John Filloon and wife returned
home night before last, from visiting the
Sound country. and British iColumbi
While there they went on board the
British war ship ';War. Sprite," while
she lay in lEsquimault harbor and just at
the time that Gen. Schofeld and his
young bride paid the vessel visit also.
Whether it was in honor of the general
and Mrs. Scofield or of Mr.. and Mrs.
Filloon, John is not clear but just at
that time the band on board the Sprite,
struck up the 'sStar ,Spangled Banner"
and; the, guns. thundered a salute of
fifteen rounds. If the demonstration
was in Johns honor, he cannot for the
life of him guess how they knew
he was there. That is nothing,
however. The same thing, or
something very similar happened
to the writer seventeen years ago as he
arrived from the east in the good ship
Orifiainme, in the twilight of summer
evening. There was no band music, it
is true, but the guns on shore made a
racket, the like of which we never heard
before nor since, and the little boat
swain of the Orifamme, toilet Portland
know we were on board it appeared,
answered by firing off a mortar, while we
stood almost touching it, the report of
which. so surprised our off ear that it
has never since recovered from the
shock. OF course the 'envious few said
that the salute was in honor of General
Sheridan and his young bride who were
on board but we were quite satisfied
that this version was true.
Comparisons are sometimes odious
but here is one, if possessing this char
acteristic, that has the virtue of afford.
ing material for some solid and profit
able reflection. The Northern Pacific
has piece of road 146 miles in length,
from Portland to Tacoma. The Union
Pacific has another SO miles in length
from Portland to The Dalles. On the
o. P. road first class faeight, is 45 cents
a hundred, second class is As cents, third
class is AZ cents, fourth class IS 40 cents
and fifth class is 81 cents. On the Mp.
first class is 25 cents, second class %
ceuts, third class 20 cents, fourth class
On ,,<.,, 70 ia fsf<lS oI,e.s 10 oort. Dool
this paragraph over again and see if we