The morning call., 1892-12-03
WILL NOT PROBATE.
The Union Pacific Company Declines
TO Divide


Among the arrivals at the Palace Hotel
on Wednesday was party of Union Pacific
Railway officials. who were referred to by
an evening paper as tourists from
Omaha"
One OF them was James G. Harris of
Boston, the treasurer of the Union Pacific
system. with headquarters in Boston:
the others were: Z. Dickinson, assistant
general manager; Frank d. Brown, local
treasurer; j. Ii. Mcconnell, superintendent
OF machinery. and his private secretary.
Charles Coons, and l.. W. Hill, a capitalist
OF Omaha. where the rest of the party have
their headquarters.
The party have come out leisurely in Mr.
Dickinson's private car. and are examining
the condition of railw ay affairs on the
Pacific Coast.
Last night Mr.. Dickinson stated that the
new trouble with regard to the issuance of
return tickets over other roads was not of
their Inception.
We have had some trouble with roads
leading into Ogden who insisted on our
prorating with them. Now we parallel
those roads or rather they parallel us from
Omaha to Ogden and they want us to pro-
rate with them flom Ogden to points on our
own line which have cost usIen0rmous sums
10 build.
wen, we are not pToratlng- we 0nered a
fair compromise TO all these roads that we
would prorate from Denver, Colo. taking
one-haif the haul and giving One-half tina
haul, but this they would not accede to- ann
consequently the Rio Grande Western.
Colorado Midland and other systems which
simply reach Ogden will not be able to
issue tickets over our road on which we will
prorate.
I'm other words all have decided TO charge
full local fare on all business turned over
to US at Ogden by any competing road.
Just fancy the injustice of it, These
people build road that follows our right
OF way. and steals our local traffic, and then
when they have got to the end of their re-
sources. and can build no farther than Og.
den, they come to US and say, we will give
you the hauling Of these people for twenty
or thirty, or may be a hundred miles, over
your own line. because there Is no other.
but we want you to pTorate with us or else
these people will have to walk
"We have decided TO decline business on
any such basis. and hereafter shall prorate
with no company that does not deliver its
business to us at Denver.
II have here circular published In tina
Omaha Bee and signed by Il. ii. Goodman
general passenger agent, and Richard GRAY.
general traffic manager Of the Southern
Pacific. which notifies all concerned that
the Southern Pacific will no longer ex-
change business with us. / cam OF UNDER
stand 1t. / have tried TO get information
on the subject from the home Office, but the
wires are down. l do not see where the
fight comes in.
with regard to our steamship lines on
Puget Sound we have definitely decided to
discontinue the running Of our steamers
there, and unless some extraordinary change
takes place the Union Pacific's shield will
not appear on the waters Of that in land sea
any longer.
"The fact Is that there IL only one paving
route now. and that is the route to Victoria
via Port Townsend. The Northern Pacific
cut US out Of that by their railway connec-
lions and we had to retire.
"Our steamship business On this coast is
now confined to the Columbia River ana the
line from Portland to San Francisco"