The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-29
CLARK'S PROMOTION
Union Pacific Officials Hail it
With Joy.
OVER THE INDICTMENTS
More Nay Come than at First Anticipated
Fast Trains ON the U. P. Between
Omaha and Denver.

! OMAHA, Neb., April 2S.-TSpecial tele-
gram to THE HERALD, 1.-The news of S. H.
H. Clark's election as president of the
Union Pacific was hailed with joy at head
quarters this morning, because it is under
stood to mean that the present sub-officials
and employees will continue in their posi-
tons undisturbed by an unfriendly man
agement. The Office flag was run up on
the big building at Ninth and Farnam
streets, and a general jubilation ensued.
This unexpected turn in affairs may mean
a great deal for Omaha 1t is already an
nounced that Mr.. Clark will again
is said TO be the first time that the
head Of the Union Pacific has had his home
in this city. From this change of residence
it is assumed that he will devote most of his
time and attention to the affairs of the
| Union Pacific. He has at ST. Louis an able
assistant in the person of George Smith,
who has been mentioned as possible sue
cessor to him. as general manager of the
| Missouri Pacific. 1t is not known here
whether Mr.. Clark will continue his con-
nectlon with that system, but il is argued
II he does that he viii shift much of the
burden and detail to the younger shoulders
! OF Mr.. Smith. At any rate the change IS
regarded in railroad circles as an import
ant gain for Omaha. Later information in
dlcates that MIR. Clark will not retain his
connection with the Missouri Pacific
| There is likely to be more trouble than
at first anticipated grow out of the indict-
ments found against Union Pacific officials
at Topeka. Although ostensibly a fight
made by the inferior jobbers of Kansas to
| get the Missouri river rate on California
sugar, 1t will be farreaching in its effect
and it is thought the officials are
after the Rio Grande Western and
Denver & Rio Grande people as
| well as the Santa F'e. General Freight
Agent Monroe in talking about the
indictments said: 1.-The rate complained
OF has been an open one for two years and
a similar principle has governed all trans
continental lines on this business. Like
charges may, with entire propriety, be
made against the Santa Fe, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Burlington, Rock Island,
Southern Pacific, Atlantic & Pacific, Rio
Grande Western, Denver & Rio Grande.
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern.
All of these lines have given similar rates
and have done business openly, so that
there ought to be no great difficulty to get
evidence OF the alleged discrimination.
While specific cases of illegal rates are
mentioned in the Topeka complaints, the
fact is that 1t is a general principle that is
involved. The Union Pacific has been Sc
lected as a scapegoat for some apparent
reason. No action has been taken by the
accused officials nor will there be until the
papers arrive from Topeka. The only
thing to be done at present is to give bal
and await the action of the courts. | can
not, however, but think this is test case
and may be far reaching in effect''
The Union Pacific, not 10 be outdone by
other roads out of Omaha, will expedite
the fast mail service between Omaha and
western points by putting on sast train
next Sunday which promises to be q
record breaker. The train will leave
Omaha at 6:l5 pm, Fremont 20. Colum.
bus $50. Grand Island 1905, Kearney
11:05, North Platte 1925 am, JulesburC
2:2O and arrive at Denver at 7:35 am. Il
VIII carry a chair car and g sleeper anC
will be the fastest regular passenger train
ever run between the two cities. The
speed of this new service will be best
understood by a comparison with the
fast trains of the east, and the limited
trains between Chicago and New York will
probably afford the fairest basis The
great Pennsylvania limited covers the 81;
Miles Of that route in twenty five hours
an average of thirty-six and half miles at
hour. The Michigan Central makes its 97t
miles in twenty six hours and twenty-five
minutes, an average of thirty-si and nine
tenths miles. The Lake Shore makes it,
$50 miles also in twenty-six hours ant
twenty five minutes, an average OF thirty
seven and one-tenth miles. The Union Pa
citic route to Denver is 81 miles long, anC
the new train will make it in fourteen anC
oue-third hours, an average of thirty-nint
and eighty-four one hundredths miles per
hour.