Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-08
The S.P. SQUIRTING.
III, uT.y," Articles TslsgIaph'd 10
San Francisco Direct
STATEMENT WIRED BACH


,I.rot very often that the South
80 p,clhe Railway company has &c.
s,,ou to ,quitm. Foe reason Is ,vunu 0
,ss fact that It lie so large. h'cH
.,.ast and console celess that IL Is
Hsesc,rd by those Iniugs that would
SJns other roads a. with sharp 'ufn
V .ydlsp halt. But 1t Is iqulrm'
.ro. d the prospects are that ~
Zen .ouc to 10 ~ ior some time
Tbe ,tncipal cause VI uneasine's
-t.npu.lncemClt In the NEWS
n,ttbs Utan Jobbors' association was
'.,.,mIu,d to project ils Interests anu
mid BID. AL probability DO 30 even II
rnsdto withdraw patronage from liz
w,,nu steamship line. That tla't-
~.nl w., Immediately photographed to
~, Franrisco tcgetptr "ith other
,,,,ms.,ou on the subject given by
lb, NEWS and last night one oi the
,,.o,, managers Of the road gave out
iolowing IN rhn fiHncls;o Wnl'n
"a. rfompuy wiied TO $40 IT'ou"e ~
,tecI.l fjf this motning's td'ti0l;
uAuiele. 10 the salt Lake paperI In
.t..ts tbat salt l4akU mel chAnlH are
n,,infofmei ~ to tue real i.sues Ia the
,.s,pt rate disturbance between the
E,.t and Uiah on the zoe hanj, nud
ssn Francisco nni Ulgu, "a the other.
mo iltloWtng stal,s iUu facts aud eA-
'l,tusthe Southern Pa.iilc's a,iilui 10,
owls
SIN June last the lines rem the
Eat. lot reasons Oi thor own, gut in
Ifss reduced rates from the Last 10
ulsp, Had tho southern faCiiit
nssu no acti1u iu the Interest Of tue
TIfl... VI It's liues, tue California
mnfsrls would nave been closed TO
I'iau merchants on commodities with
ubiru san Francisco completes win
tbe Eut Tor the Utah trade. Tue
SOUTHERN Pacific therefore put la lpfcc
ataul from San Francisco to meet
tue slIuauDn.
"fhIsiann male uniform rates 10
U1ltn aud salt Lake. It's rasis, IA gen
rial telms. was that on articles ut
California manufacture which are also
Manufactured ia tue East, California IL
entitled o. make the same rat 10 lef nile
tf.msau FfsuC.sru 10 salt Lake ~ IL
ma le from EtstcTl poiuts OF manu-.
nytutc 10 Salt l.AEv; aud ON articles
0ilmpUu rom abroad n entitled to The
same rate rtt mics from San Francis.
90 tuSAt Lake Ms from New \ 9th or
Nrg Onraus 10 the same dHstlnatiOu.
ri, Win the object Of giving Utah
tue advantage OF tue nearest pOiut Of
supply 90 the mus. iavOtsb.u rate
uHss.
Unfortunately the Southern PAcil.
~ rails extend Ouly 10 Ogden, hence
itisil the hsnds OF It's connect Uns tor
TRANSPORTATION rom OgItn u other
U.ah dgsiin' lions. The kiO Gfanio
Western ~ UuiOn Pacific notified the
Southern Pacific that they would not
Ou 10 lhtte rates 10 Salt Lake or
I0lnit tst. " Ogden, which lett the
ssuihtfn Pacific no alternative hut
rllltf " 10 out OF Utah buBineHv or
make rates 10 tue terminus Of It, rail,
ogden. TIE latter alternative WAS
decided ON, anu The tHfIii published la
OyIyn, icing Practically the rates to
salt LAKE. hich the / MON Pacific At u
RlV Gnnio " stern rejected, deduct.
lux luefr'r0m the local rates from
Ogden 10 ; at Lake. The object IN to
Uuaue the Salt Like merchant 10 get
his c0.ls nj thr came rates as provided
ny the tarH winch the Southern
Pacific was forced to cancel.
"ln other woTds, the Southern
Pacific decided 10 stand In the breach
and shrink Ito earnings up to Ogden
tuulcltnly 10 enable the salt Lake
merchants TO transport the goods from
Ogden 20 SAT- Lake At the local rates
charged by tue Union Pacific and RIO
Hnulv Western. The S4utheTn Pa,
oihc believes In the same rates Tor
Ogden and salt Lake, Salt Lake
would have the sans rates today but
.0g the Uppntitiou Ot the Union Pacific
pad Rio GIandp Western.
Further tue Southern Pscific
tAuIs ready 10 extend To SAT- Lake
The existing Tales, san Francisco 10
vglon, anu in sppnTtiOniDg the earn.
ibgt ir,ws-n the ulretn PaCiiu and
lhr f1ai that hAuls the freight from
OGDEN 70 salt Lake, IL Willing lin
tain Z. Of It's good iaitn) 10 give the
fOAl east II Ogden Its percentage Of
revenue "a toe basis OF two miles for
each mile actually hau e..
when n o. lines east NJ Ogden re-
fused 10 IiL Ia the sAue rates 60 Salt
Llke as ~ Ogden, the southern Pa.
enc cyuii lot Ue expected 10 tako the
Eo'lliul with us Ssu FfSucisco anu
llah patrons that beCaugs tue Union
faelhc ami Rio GRANGE W stern would
ho' Join Ia rates 10 rait Lske, there
ore u would not make rates TO Og.
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