The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
SHORT LINE AND U. P.
Latest Notice Issued BY General Pas
senrar AGENT Lonlay.

Denver Republican: The managers of
the Union Pacific are still in the sulkss
because they have lost their monopoly OF
the traffic through the Ogden gateway
over the Oregon Short Line. Under date
of Jure l the oregon Short Line ofhciais
sent out a notice by circular TO connect
ing lines giving the basis OF divisions on
passenger business via their line. pelng
the same divisions that had been allowed
the Oregon Short Line by the Union Pa
cifc when the Union Pacific was In con-
troll of both roads. When two or more
lines forming q route make a through
rate il is usually less than the sum or
TIE rates charged by the individual lines
between their terminals points, because
as A general thing such through rate has
to be allowed TO the point where the
corabined lines can compete with some
shorter route or with ran ana water
roufe.. Sometimes the through rate is
divided on the basis of the mileage. OF the
several lines pro rata and sometimes a
rod viii receive its division on the basis
either of less or more than its actual
mileage The basis established by the
Oregon Short Line. and agreed ltrr all
its eastern connections except the Union
Pacifr allowed It a larger share in the
division of through rates than it would
have received on the pro rata BASIS, ac-
cording to mileage. .a
While this basis was satisfactory TO the
Union Pacific so long as IL controlled all
the business through the Ogden gateway.
its officers .'squealed' when the gateway
was thrown open to the Rio Grande
~ Il
& Rio Grande and Colorado Midland, and
in a meeting of the Western Passenger
associations some weeks ago threatened
to withdraw and precipitate rate war
unless the Oregon Short Line divisions
were changed They withdrew this bluff
when the otter lines showed a dispo-
sition. to stanu F.t, and the trouble grad
ually faded away. U4
LOMAX'S LATEST CIRCULAR.
Now General PassehSer Agent Lomax
comes out with another circular TO all
lines, under date of July TO- as follows:
Am rOday IN -ece.Ot of circular NO.
81. 1887. under date of June l. issued by
Line Railroad company. stating divisions
between the OREGON Short Line and its
connections - Ogden.
''Ths IS official notice to you that the
divisions stated therein will not be ac-
ceDted by the Union Pacific railway. On
effective May IA. 1897, to the Oregon Short
Line Railroad company. the divisions in
effect or business between the Union
Pacific railway and the Oregon Short
Line Railroad company are on basis of
pro rata 1er mile.
This is tantamount to a declaration
that tho Union Pacific will not inter
change business with the Oregon Short
line and t is good news to the other
lines, as they will now get all of the
b'-'nNSs via the Ogden gateway.
OF course it is not supposed that the
Union Pacific proposes to let all the Ore
gon Short Line business get away from
1t without a struggle. and the circular is
understood to be a covert threat. # the
other lines insist upon paving the old d.
Unicn Pacific probably intends to retail
ate in some way most likely bu cutting
the rate between the Missouri river and
Ogden.