The Helena independent., 1892-11-20
UNITED AGAINST THE U. P
chat Road Has Refused TO Divide
Western Business at Salts
factory Points.
And They Will Shut 1t Out From
All California Through
Business.
Arbitrary Action of the Union Pacific
Lust January in the Matter of
NOrtbwest Traffic.

CHIcAao, Nov. 19.--Officials OF the Atchi-
Midland. Rio Grand Western, and Denver
IL Rio Gfande roads, after a conference OF
nearly Il week. have at lat decided on
method of dealing with tho Union Pacific
on account Of its failure to divide business
with them mt Denver and Ogden irstead of
at the Missouri river. An agreement was
reached this afternoon which resulted in
the issuance Of the following joint circular,
signed by the general passenger agents OF
every one of the above named roads:
"To connecting linet: The Union Pacific
railway system has. by its current and eX-
iating regulations, prohibited the issue of
any one way and round-trip tickets reading
in part over the undersigned lines. or made
the sale of such tickets practically impossi-
BILE, thus closing to our lines and our vhrl-
ous connections important gateways that
we're formerly open to us, and implying by
it's acts desire to dscrease the Interchange
of business with these companies. In view
Of these facts you are respectfully requested
to remove from sale all round-trip tickets
or orders for the same reading over the
undersigned lines any portion which reads
over the Onion Pacific railway. as such
tickets will not be accepted by the under
signed roads if sold after Nov. 30, 1892"
While this is not boycott it is form Of
retaliation that is calculated to make the
Union Pacific vince. A considerable por-
tion of California business is done with
roundtrip tickets. and not one in hun
dred of these tickets is made to read over
the same line going and coming. Passen-
gers have the privilege of going one route
and returning by another. consequently the
Union Pacific has shared very largely in the
profits of this business The new agree
ment will deprive it of any portion of such
traffic. which will now be given to ths
Southern Pacific, Rio Grande, and Colo
RADIO Midland. Two or three years ago
when the boom was at its height IN the
northwest, and Thousands of people were
flocking to Oregon. Washington and Puget
sound points, the Union Pacific entered
into fight with the Northern Pacific over
the business. 1t solicited the aid of the
Rio Grande, Colorado Midland. and Dem
yer d Rio Grande, dividing the rate with
| them on all traffic exchanged at Ogden.
Last January, without previous notice, 10
issued cirsuiar TO the effect that ~ would
thereafter exact its full local rate on traf-
flo delivered it at Ogden for Pacific coast
points. Subsequently it declined to ao-
cept through tickets by way OF Ogden.
still later, it announced that it would di-
vide certain west-bound business with its
connections at Denver, but that on all east
bound business it would insist on hauling
| to the Missouri river. At this point the
transmissouri lines reaching Colorado
points became alarmed and tried to prevail
upon the Union Pacific to modify it's order.
In this they failed and the action they took
to-day. they claim. was literally forced
| upon them. The Union Pacific refused to
divide Oregon and Washington business
with them at connecting points west of the
Missouri river. and they will now refuse TO
share their California business with the
Union Pacific, so far as they are able to
control it,