Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
THAT BOYCOTr

The Union Pacific Is evidently deter
mined tu maintain It's position recently
taken regarding the interchange of busl'
nsss with eastern connections aud nn-
uouncps 10 will fight IL out On that line
II IL takes all summer Al u recent
meeting OF the representatives ui the
western lines that are mrmhrr- oi The
west of Missouri river passenger rate
committee the representative OF the
Union Pacific stated his company wonld
remain firm lu the position 10 hud N'-
sumnl; the question having hrven as 10
what position the luiou Iucihc Would
take in regard Co certain rutos then uu-
der considerations and when the rates
wcr, finally agreed tu 10 was hy aud
with the consent ui the luiuu Pacific.
A wa. further dpridrl that Interchange
of cuisines. would Dee made by ull lines
except the Union Pucihc with Tue pro-
yt.o that iu ease the existing situation
should rhuug' and matters dee arranged
ON more nmicuhlr husiS, the agree.
mcut tO interchange would apply as we'll
10 the Union Pacific as Co tlv other lines
m interest This looks very much 49,
though the railroad men iu that section
had strong Reasons 10 believe the mntter
would De- arranged soon To the Hausluc.
ton of all concerned. \ conference Of
the presidents nf the lines most Interest
cd was held q day or two since i'm Den
yer, aud 10 b. understood chat NJ that
conference, while nothing was adohnitplN
| settled, there WAS every prospect of u
speedy termination OF thp difficulty
The Rio Gruudr Mestcru /, really the
| fountain hrud of the trouble between the
| Union Pacific With its allies, the Alton
and the Northeastern uuu the other
roads The Union Pacific made the
| stand in the first place. against rcceiy-
| Ing from the Rio Grandc Western at
| Ogden, passengers who were vn route Ca
| points along the Oregon Short Line. IL
| then, subsequently, took the stand that
| it would not receive az Denver on Chey.
unc passengers who had been ticketrd
| 10 these points over other routes The rp.
| suit was that all the trausCuntiueutul
/ roads took the Union l'Uvhc connection
| tickets out OF their cases and have not
/ sold them for some time, This consti.
| tutes the substance Of the boycott as IL
al present exists But there are rumur-
! Of trouble among the western roads
| which formerly belonged 10 the Western
| Traffic nssociation These roads are in
trrested To- the extent that they hay,
been selling tickets over The tran8conti
/ Mental roads and then over the Mon PA
| cihc as the passengers desired, aud thpy
| now find themselves confronted with The
alternative of selling tickets ouly by IN,
! Northwestern or Alton, or finding theil
tickets not accepted by other roads rhh
phase of the situation makes Il sull
cenuy important for the presidcnts I,
take cognlZunce of IL.
IL Is said the boycott has had the effec
of fully determining the Burlington [,
push is Western extensions 10 q Counep
ton with the Gront Northern aud by az
interchange OF traffic with this rOat
open. a new Pacific coast line and thu
become formidable competitor of th
Union Pacific Tor transcoutmcntnl trait
lic It's line from Cheyenne to Ogdci
| will also b. pushed which will rive
connection with the Central Pacific am
thus the Union Pacific win be- most Ell
fectuully bottled up This IL also fur
Their borne out by the fact that the Bun
lingtOn directory has decided ON ne,
issue Of S5.50OOO0 i'm bonds for new cA
tensions, though u Is not yet Indicate
where this issue will ho applied