Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-14
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ii, gnI,ht Tals 10 Utaa The S'n'
Of Contention
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s,s FnAScisco' JAN H. A"'
Ua rs. sou,hsrn Pacific Company y
ln' ne in an interesting game OF
49,, ou,, with some OF lie ea,'', :,
''l''-s .,,or,. the bone Of contention III
o' t,,s :. ,se freight traffic to u'sh.
S 10. ,ouabbls between tho sou'heI" n
Joe le',s. company on the one side and
fl' ,,..n,cop,lpental lines running Into
' No. nam The East, on tho other, mas
Uhu ~, - a ,tnee that oil the ipge-
49, .,,s N the imfiio officials OF W
s suly Paelilio company ha7 u.
nll ,,nd ia an effort to win ihe tIui.I ,'l
st.i''u Tbsnts 10 strategic move
hses a,oiysd from tho clear unusi'
Nhleu ~ Vice President j. u
M sii,,. ,hc sou,horn Pacific company
sluu 1890. 80 I'M accomplishing ite OBJ
h, l, nn,,s suecetaiully; but the nieans
w 80 which have, up To the pteseh,
,lnl'V{ 20 Eeot carefully concealed
,,-m Inc trafio officials on the eas,eIn
Isss promise 10 provokoa merry Nh'
.stsli Kinds Of strife between tho con-
"I ~ ssutbsrn Pacific company anu
a. o,hsr lines dolng business In Utah
- brought 10 lOggefhoads n Few
s,.,,h. 40 when the linos hoauing
I'm NO sa.t rot into effect reduced
,',d rom eastern points Into Ulah'
M southern Pacific company, WISH
ins 10 zee the buainuss come rom oan
Fnnelico, lhsfsupon l0oA lho view
ibstlt Wns entitled 10 make ita rates
,,om ssn Ffancitcj 10 Utah pr0pot-
,,ssaiely les than tho rates ff5m the
Wis,uu river 10 Utah as ~ the mile
20 ffsm San Francisco less than lhn
n,is,ge from tho river. A iarin cali
gul,iei on this baiil was iatuod by tue
southern Pacific company, but Tue
e5mpanyis connections Ia Utah TO-
lu,si 10 loln Ia these rates. THIS com
relied the Southern Pacific to Win
ifav the Objectionable hTin ana the
e'mpapy put In n tariff 10 Ogden, the
t,minus Of Ne line In Utah, which
Contained rates aulllclsnIly low 10 on
abie san Fnnclscu merchants 10 pay
al sdilllonal local rate from Ogden TO
olhef points IN the State and still COM
lste With eastern l0bbets. This state
u lhlngs continued until recently,
wien the Southern Pacific Issued a
notice caneelling Ne Ogden tariil.
Thii, however, was only strategic
nave 90 the part VI tho Southern Pa
rhe. For weeks past tho traffic de-
tinmebi hiss been engaged In making
igteA rates covering oil commodities
unre there has been a dispute In rates.
ltisnbiih custom f0r railroad com
taulei 10 keep their competitors Ad.
v,ei - 10 special rates that may b,
isuei from time 10 time, and tho linel
doing business 10 Utah from the easl
nave thus been kept completely Ia the
daik ~ 10 the competition they hAC
70 meet from the southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific has been slash
ing rates la tue most vigorous manner
imaginable, and the eastern lines hAy,
letn maintaining tneir tafitl rates un,
dtt The lupposiii0n that the Southern
Pacific had resumed tho ratios uou
tanned 10 thejoin. Ariil Ia vogue bo'or
Ihu trouble began Inst iall. This bit 0
enterprise has enabltd the Southern
Pacific 10 Increase H. business tate
Ulah 10 the disadvantage Of tho east
rin llnef, anu the eastern lines, II :
nld, have beo0me suddenly wfathy y
Tue discovery u this fact.