Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-21
A BIT OF SHARP PRACTICE.
Tao Southern Pacific Secures Bust.
ness for The Sunset Route
To tho Exclusion of Lines In which
the Usitsd states Government
T. Interested.

SAN Francisco, Cal, July ai.-rno
ETdmmor this morning sayg
"rue sensation Ia local ailfoad cir.
ol5a Ia tho discussion Of what was con.
siierod a plan devised by the Southern
Pacific 70 skim uh the cream OF the
freight business for the suuset route,
IN which Huntington, Crocker, Of nj,
are interested, 10 the exclusion Of The
Central Pacific line, Ia which the gov.
eminent OF the United States and
diNen stock holders anu bond hollors
arc interested.
"Although the Central Pacific lino
has bson open Tor passenger trains tor
several days, business men have boon
notified that no ftoisht could be- sent
over that road further then Hacfa.
menlo. The result has been that III
merchandise accepted Tor tranrc0nti.
mental transportation has been taken
subject IN the condition that u shall
20 by the way Of the Sunset route,
through MoiAye, ~ Paso and New
Orleans.
"rho Oh Jrct OF the manager, In this
characteristic piece OF business ~ easily
Comprchuuduu," sgit a railroad ngout
yesterday. "rho Southern Pacific
oWns tue through line from this CITY TO
New ORLEANS, on wnich It gets all tn
money that 10 paid for iTcights irom
oau Francisco 10 New Orleans. IL n
quite y different thing when the Cen
trail Pacific liue " considered for then
the Southern Pacific managers at cost
arc only Interested Ia tho travel 30
Ogden, 20 the gOveTnmsni.Alded fUai
" givon the gO-by Tor tue benefit VI
tho Sunset route. IL IL 10 the Interest
Of the Southern Pacific managers 90
have freight sent via the New Orleans
line aud for that reason this southern
route was thrown open fret.
"As n general rule business men OF
SAP FranciscJ diHl Ike b have products
transported over the Sunset route on
account Of the excessive heat OF the
deserts through which the road runs,
IL IL therefore difficult under normal
conditions, 10 turn shipments that way.
bus n great many merchants became
weary on account OF the long strike
gnd as soon NJ they saw an opening
they started their merchandise east.
ward, preiefriug 10 take the chances
| ON damages by heat rather than TO
wait Indefinitely for the Central route
| 10 Open. 10 ~ known that New fOfa
shipments were cent by way Of New
Orleaus because the Southern Pacific
company said II did not know when
the Ogden route would bo open.
"The business men Of san FTanclEC0
are not the only sufferers by this bit Of
sharp practice. 10 cuts out from PAT.
tioipaton ON the freight business Of
California nil the lines having western
connections Ut L !. len, anu their agents
arc not slow 10 express forciblu lan'
guagc ON the subject. This roads most
affected are the Union Pacific, uenver
" kiO Gfand-, Chicago, Milwaukee,
and 81. Paul, the Burlington route, the
| Chicago and Northwestern aud tho
Chicago, Rock Island ana Pacific. All
these roads ARE IN good running order
and they iovl the Injustice that II
being done them by diverting The
business that would naturally ~ theil
way 10 the comparatively Insignificant
Sunset route for which the managers OI
tho Southern Pacific are doing Il
much"