The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10
OGDEN GATE Is OPEN.
DREAMING Up OF THE e. r. RE-
LEASES THE SHORT LINE.
Burlington, Rock Island and Mis-
sourf Pacific Lock Forward TO .
Division of the Trade to the Pa
cInc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Says
the Announcement Is Premature.

OMAHA. March Reconsideration was
caused this morning by the receipt OF a
rurnor from Salt Lake City 10 the effect
that il was definitely known that the
Ogden gateway to Utah. Idaho Montana
and Oregon territory. now controlled by
the Union Pacific. would be opened TO
other railroads soon after the Short Line
commenced to transact business on it's own
account. The news Will be most joyfully
received by the burlington. the Rock
Island and the Missouri Pacific roads.
General Manager Dickinson, of the Union
Pacific. said:
II have no Information on the matter.
Even should action be taken later. the an
nouncemeni at this time. while the Ore
gon Short Line is a part OF the Union Pa
eifac system, Is premature, 20 say the
least"
General Passenger Agent Lomax, OF the
Union Pacific. sail:
The question Of opening the Ogden
gateway 10 other roads Is enc that proba-
bly, viii not be decided by the Short Line
management for several months vet I
doubt IL the policy Of the road on that
point has as Yet been considered The
Short Lane II a part of the Union Pacific,
and that IS about al / can say now"
General Manager Holdrege, OF the Bur
ungtoa Il Missouri. said:
This Is good news. hope II is true. Il
would be a good thing FOR the Burlington.
as well as other lines, for IL would let
them ali into a territory where they de-
sire very much 20 carry on business
At the Missouri Pacific Office. ii was
stated that the road would be greatly
benefited should the Ogden gateway be
opened. At present thai road cannot sell a
ticket from Omaha 10 Portland, over the
Short Line but must route the passenger
Via Sacramt nto Traffic ARRANGEMENTS
with the Short Line al Ogden would be
or benefit to both the passenger and
freight departments. connections being
made at Pueblo with the Rio Grande
Western, which connects with the Short
Line al ogden.
General Agent Nash. OF the Milwaukee.
said:
Yes It would help US. though not near
" 50 much as the Burlington and the
Rock Island roads. / regard the opening
OF the Ogden gateway as very proba bic
The management OF that road is bound 10
operate il for the most money II can get
out OF it
At the Rock Island office IL was stated
that the effect of such a change would he
very beneficial 20 that road. which con-
meets with the Rio Grande western at Col
orado Springs. The Rock Island would
be enabled 10 get long haul from Chi
cago 10 Colorado on traffic destined for
Short Line points. which il now delivers
20 the Union Pacific in this city.
story secuted at Denver.
DENVER, March 9.-Local railroad men
are amused ar the report that on March Is
when the oregon Short Line Is separated
from the Union Pacific. the Ogden gateway
will be thrown open TO competing lines.
The Union Pacific has in the past operated
INFO Ogden on policy as restrictive as pos
sible, and as Union Pacific bondholders
viii control the Oregon Short Line no
change can be expected.
L. =. Telegraph Line Opened.
OMAHA. March 9.-Before Judge Nc
Hugh. in the United States district court
today. a motion was made to amend the
decree OF Judge Brewer in the case Of the
United States against the Union Pacific
Telegraph GO. This was a suit 10 divorce
the Union Pacific Telegraph Co. from the
Western Union. II was originally decided
by Judge Brewer in the United States cir
cult court in 1891. At that time the de-
cision was for the abrogatlon OF the con-
tract under which the Western Union
operated the Union Pacific telegraph.
From this decision the telegraph company
has appealed. In the appellate court
Judge Brewers decision was reversed
The United States carried the cas- to the
supreme court. and there the decision OF
Judge Brewer was sustained in the main.
The mandate OF the supreme court uodl-
fed in a slight degree the original decree
OF separation. and was sent back TO the
Nebraska court for enforcement.
The motion made today wss for the
modification OF the Brewer decree IN con-
formity OF the mandate OF The supreme
court. General Counsel belly. % the
Union Pacific was not present IN court.
and Judge NcHugh So Monday March
IS as tire date Tor hearing OF the motion.
The decree IN effect opens the lines OF
the linton Pacific telegraph Company 20
all competitors from Omaha east.
About So GO trees are annually planted
~ Swedish school children. under the
guidance o. their teachers.