The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-08
BENNETT IN SAN FRANsIsco.
What the Rio Grnnde Agent Thinks
of the Wnr.

What the Rio Grande Agent Thinks
OF the Wnr.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
y. H. Bennett of the Rio Grande West
ern railway. with headquarters at Salt
Lake city. arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon and is now stopping at the
Baldwin hotel, says the San Francisco
Call. Few railroad men in the west
are better known than Mr.. Bennett
and none is better posted on all mat
tiers appertaining to railroads than he.
In the formation of the Western Pas
Senger association which for many
months hung between life and death,
owing TO the refusal of General Traffic
Manager White of the Atchison, Tope-
ka and SAINT F'e to sign any agreement
making the association a, possibility
until after their trouble with the Den
yer and Rio Grande had been settled,
he took a prominent part.
When the trans-M Missouri association
was but speck in the horizon Mr..
Benefits opinion went far toward res
toring that confidence between the
different lines which ultimately resulted
in the organization of the association.
At the time of it's formation in Denver,
in July of last year, his name was
prominently mentioned as chairman of
the association and was only with
drawn at his request
Mr.. Benefits mission to the coast is
in the interest of his road. The one
interesting question that is now form
ing a topic for discussion in railway
circles. he said was of course, the rate
war at present being Waged by the
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the
Southern Pacific. Regarding the ulti-
mate outcome he gave it as his opinion
that before it would suddenly be
brought to close without resulting
disastrously to either road.
The whole matter, he said, was now
in the hands of Chairman Caldwell of
the Western Passenger association for
his consideration, and through him a
settlement of the trouble would be
effected Chairman Caldwell, he de-
cleared, after reviewing the situation
from the material furnished him by the
warning lines, would most probably
furnish suggestions for a settlement,
and these, he gave it as his opinion,
lines and the war brought to close.
The present war rate Of $40 to the
Missouri river common points and in
termediate points he stated, was
viewed by eastern lines as being rs low
as it would go. Neither of the lines,
he said, was anxious for Mar, both
being willing to keep the rate as it is
until a settlement can be arranged, a
contamination which he thought would
not be delayed more than a few days.
Regarding any perceptible increase OF
travel, either east or west, since the $50
rate was inaugurated on March 1, Mr.
Bennett said that if there was any at
all it was small but of course if the
war continued there would be a con-
siderable increase. This he accounted
for by the fact that a great many peo-
pie who were coming to California to
visit the midwinter fair were waiting
until the spring rains were over. Then.
he said, it was his opinion that all
lines running to the coast would have
all the travel they would be able to
handle
Another reason why travel westward
this year was comparatively light was
because of the snow blockade in the
mountains People, he said, were wait
ing until the snow had cleared away,
when they would be sure Of getting
through.
AS to what effect, if any, The Santa
Fe-Southern Pacific war would have
upon the Western Passenger associa-
ton or its infant offspring, the trans
Missouri association, if continued, he
declined to say, other than that the
probabilities, as they now were viewed,
indicated that the war would not last
a sufficient length of time to leave any
permanent traces on anybody.
The inference CLEANED from Mr.. Rem
Inetts remarks, while he refused to
speak authoritatively or positively on
the subject, was that the war in the
passenger departments of The two lines
was destined soon to be a thing of the
past and that in it's stead peace and
= .i,;r 70 bn
satisfaction of ali lines in the territory
west of the Missouri river.
Railway Notes.
Travelling Freight Agent Warren, of
the Santa Fe, has gone to Grand juno
ton.
Judge Caldwell rules that the
Frisco don't need any separate re-
ceivers-the Santa F'e receivers will look
after 1t, but keep separate accounts.
Eleven cars of cattle were shipped
yesterday from Thompson's Springs to
Omaha They were routed over the
Rio Grande Western, Colorado Midland
and Burlington roads
Among the Union Pacific passengers
for the Midwinter fair yesterday were
Mrs. Julia Chapman, c. j. Christian
son. A. Criley. Mrs. L. j. Martin Les
lie Lyons, F. Miller, Mrs. F. Miller and
]. Cooley.
Banana trains fairly fly on the Santa
ZEE. From Galveston to Kansas City
they beat the regular passenger trains
eight hours and from Kansas City to
Chicago four hours-in all twelve hours
from the Gulf to the Lake.
The Denver & Rio Grande expends
$50. 900 a year in advertising of
lit is cash. The last edition of Rhymes
of the Rails makes the number run
up to 25O, 900 copies Major Hooper be-
ilieves, and rightly, too, that advertising
in the passenger department is the first
evidence of good executive ability.
Receiver. Trumbull, of the Gulf line,
carried back from the south to Denver
bunch of contracts in his inside
pocket, that when made public will be
good tidings.
Sugar can now be shipped from the
south to Denver, against the San Fran
cisco haul as formerly and one IS in
clined to ask if the Gulf hasn't some
thing to do with it,
The Burlington line has adopted the
system of giving meals on the dining
cars a Ia carte. BY this means the
patron orders just what he wants, and
is better satisfied than having regu-
lar meal thrust upon him, and paying