The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-02
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
How the Union Pacific and Gulf
Trouble Looks.

Receiver Trumbull and General Pas
senger and Freight Agent Wild, of the
Gulf road, are expected home tomor-
row, says the Denver News. In spite
of the pacific declaration of officials
on both sides of the controversy out
side railroad men are satisfied that bad
blood exists and that there will be
fight to a finish between the Union Pa
cific magnates and Mr.. Trumbull The
outsiders are not shedding any tears
over the probability, for it will let
them into a fine territory north and
northwest of Denver from which they
have been able to get very little bust
ness.
Fort Collins, Greeley, Boulder, Gold
en- and other places have heretofore
been made common points by the
Union Pacific on passenger business
and through tickets have been sold to
and from them at the same rate as
Denver. If there is a. straight fight 1t
( is evident that from the points reached
only by the Gulf road no ticket will
be sold over the Union Pacific east
from Denver. The business will be
thrown to the Santa Fe, Burlington.
Rock Island and other competing lines.
In the east the Union Pacific will not
be able to sell through tickets beyond
Denver on the Gulf lines while COM
peting roads will be able to do so. The
Union Pacific for instance, will have
no possible way of getting into George
town and other Clear Creek points ex-
eept over the Gulf lines. On the other
hand, from points like Greeley. which
1t can reach Independently of the Gulf
1t will be very likely to make competi-
ton warm and it would be very GER
tam to throw its business with the
south over some other road rather than
give it to the Fort Worth division. The
net result of this state of affairs would
be that the other railways would profit
at the expense of the Union Pacific and
the Gulf, which would cut one an
others throat
There is a good deal of curiosity to
know what the Northwestern will do
Either the time table will have to be
made faster or the stoppage of the
Julesburg branch will make its Den
Yer-Chncago time two hours longer.
The Alton controls the through run
ming arrangement with the Kansas
Pacific and a transfer of travel from
the Julesburg branch to the Kansas
Pacific simply means that the Alton
Will profit at the expense of the North
] western. Taken altogether a knock
down and drag out conflict between
the Union Pacific and the Gulf Dre-
sents beautiful possibilities in the way
of complications.
This hostile attitude may lead to
combinations which will change the
whole character of the carrying trade
OF Colorado and the Rocky Mountain
country. Negotiations are pending for
a close alliance between the Rio
Grande and the Gulf lines, which, if
| effected will have a far-reaching in
fiuence on the commercial future of
this city and state.
The first proposition is to extend
I Ia
system. At Fort Worth express goods
would be received from the Wells.
Fargo and delivered to the same com
pany at Ogden, the two express com
panies thus forming a continuous line
from Galveston and other gulf points
/ through Texas, New Mexico Colorado.
| Utah and Nevada to San Francisco
and the Pacific coast
similarly close alliance on freight
traffic is also being discussed. 1t in
Guides the lines connecting New Or
leans and Galveston with the gulf
road at Fort Wonth the gulf road IL
! self, the Denver & Rio Grande and the
Rlo Grande Western, connecting at
Ogden with the Southern Pacific.
With such a traffic alliance ef-
| fected," said Ex-Governor Evans. yes
terday, I'VE can carry freight for
! Europe so cheap that no other line
could compete with us. The Gulf and
Rio Grande roads are natural allies.
and if these arrangements are COM
! pleted, Denver merchants, all Colorado
BUSINESS men in fact, will be largely
benefited by them. We can bring
goods through Galveston by water to
Denver at largely reduced rates. The
Rio Grande and the old Colorado Cen
trail lines-now in the gulf combination
control the distributing trade of the
| state, and as a consequence every
town on either line should share in the
advantages to be derived from this
short line to the sea.
Another point, said the governor,
as he grew interested in the subject.
lis that Denver merchants who import
! foreign goods, such as silk, wines. to-
baecos, laces, gloves, etc, can have
their capital increased by Just the
amount Of import duties paid to the
government. BY bringing goods
through Galveston they reach the DEN
yer custom house, and no duties need
be paid on them until they are sold.
whereas if imported through New
York, duties have to be paid on their
arrival there"
President Jeffery of the Rio Grande.
( held a conference with Ex-Governor
Evans yesterday, it is presumed on
! the points already mentioned, but the
latter only remarked that there was
nothing definite"
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