The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-27
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Some Remarks About Shutting
Out of the Central.
MAYBE THE sANPETE TOO.
ANOTHER CIRCULAR ON MERCUR
ISSUED BY THE WESTERN.
1t VIII BE Distributed broadcast in
the East-It Paints in Glowing
COIors the Advantages offered by
the New Gold District Out West
Railway Notes.

The announcement made exclusively
in Sunday mornings Herald concerning
the withdrawal of the Rio Grande
recognize Park City as a Utah common
point in connection with the Western
and the Utah Central. created quite a
stir in business circles, particularly in
those circles where claims are held
against the Central. AS most of the
| offices have been closed since the mat
ter came to light, very little could be
gathered, but now it appears to be the
general idea that this move is one that
was made by the Rio Grande Western
to put a stop to too much competition
down in the Sanpete valley.
AS was announced exclusively in The
Herald several days ago, P. j. Flynn,
chairman of the Utah-Colorado Traffic
association, came out here from Den
yer with the idea of meeting with the
officials of the Union Pacific and Rio
Grande Western for the purpose of hav-
ing the traffic agreement between those
two roads extended into more terri
tory than they now cover. 1t was ex-
pected at that time that strong move
ment would be made to have Manti
and Ephraim put into the list of Utah
common points along with Eureka
OF course, the Western does not want
to have an active opponent in the San
pete and the Union Pacific is quite
averse- to having one in the region
around Park City. The Of
fieials Of the Western hold
an idea that the sanpete Valley
was built to freeze them into buying
the road at a handsome figure. an
opinion that Is concurred in by most
OF the railway men about town. AS a
consequence they see that they. have
been placed where only three courses
are open to them. Either to divide
the business with the new road, or to
buy 1T or to freeze it out. If surmises
are correct the latter plan has been
adopted and the road will feel the cold
breath of the game in a short time
1t was announced that Manager Ed
Dickinson, General Freight Traffice
Manager Munroe and General Passen-
ger Agent Lomax of the Union Paci-
f1c would arrive on Saturday and that
Mr.. Flynn will accompany them. This
of course means that the long expected
conference that has been delayed by
the non-arrival of the Union Pacific
officials will now take place and that
at 1t there will be a settlement made
of the differences existing between the
Western and it's strongest competitor
and probably strong alliance that will
shut out the two feeders that have
hitherto been fostered by the rivals
In case the Union Pacific should con-
clude to desert the Sanpete Valley the
citizens Of Manti and the other places
touched by that road will not have
the cause for rejoicing that they have
hitherto. There is no telling what may
become of the system. It may peg
along in the way it has been pegging
along for great many years or it
may be gobbled by one of the roads
when the price becomes sufficiently
cheap.
The people of Park City will probably
have great cause to mourn because
competition on outside freight is cut
off and the Union Pacific is master OF
the situation. This may result in a
heavier local traffic over the little line.
but it is very probable that the new
move will involve it in difficulties that
it will be hard to unravel. In case it
is so involved, a sale may become nee
essary and the road may be gobbled
by the Western or some of the great
trunk lines that are heading this way.
1t has an enviable right of way lead
ing into the city and the track up in
Parley's canyon could be vastly I'M
proved by boring a tunnel on the grade
as originally staked out. The branch
to Coalville and the extension into the
vast timber regions of the Provo could
be completed and the property would
become valuable. The course of the
railway world will be watched with in
foracf