The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-08
Old System Encountered a F, r.
midable Snag Yesterday.
CONNECTIONS GIVE NOTICE
THREATEN TO DIVERT BUSI-
NESS TO THE SHORT LINE.
The Rio Grande Western and Short
Line Officials Leave for Portland
The Tintic Branch-Christian En-
deavor Business-Latest by Wire.

A telling die was cast yesterday
against the Union Pacifics Sacramento
routing by every railroad connection of
that line east of the Missouri river.
with the solitary exception of the
Northwestern. These lines have served
notice on the Union Pacific, to the eff
feet that unless business passing over
! the old system, legitimately belonging
to the Short Line, is surrendered at
Granger. this important traffic will
henceforth be diverted by them from
the Union Pacific and turned over TO
the Rio Grande Western connections
In addition to this formidable move
the Oregon Railway &. Navigation has
cancelled all of its traffic relations with
the Union Pacific, an order that also
went into effect yesterday. In railroad
circles the last order is regarded as the
severest blow the parent system has re-
ceived since the segregation and it is
, believed that in conjunction with the
threat made by the other eastern lines
ii will result in the breaking up of the
alliance with the Southern Pacific, in
so far as that arrangement mitigates
against the delivery of Union Pacific
northwestern business at Granger
Notice in The Herald of yesterday
be coelced within the next few DAYS
into delivering legitimate Short Line
traffic at Granger is not only fully veri-
fed by these late advices received at
Short Line headquarters yesterday but
the statement was fully confirmed by
the Short Line officials before their
departure for Portland last night.
The action of the oregon Railway &
Navigation in taking such bold stand
against its old eastern connections had
startling effect in this city among
those who knew of the movement. 1t
means that today there is absolutely no
business understanding between the
Oregon Railway & Navigation and the
Union Pacific, the Oregon local sys-
tenn relying now entirely upon the
oregon Short Line and Rio Grande
Western for an eastern outlet.
The unexpected cooperation of all
the eastern lines connecting with the
Union Pacific practically wins this in
tense fight for the Short Line and
brings the Union Pacific to the terms
at first proposed by General Manager
Bancroft and General Traffic Manager
Eccles. 1t furthermore totally dis
proves an irresponsible statement that
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific are after the Salt Lake &, Ogden
road. movement that would be pre-
posterous in the face of the allied
strength developed by yesterdays
movements. All of this revolution has
been the outcome of several days work
on the part of the bonded interests,
which have succeeded in bringing the
pressure TO bear already spoken of by
The Herald.
Just before his departure for the west
General Traffic Manager Eccles said
that the outlook for amicable agree
ment with the old system was most
oerfr, l..
now over the final result.
The joint Oregon Short Line and Rio
Grande Western party left the city by
the regular west bound Short Line ex-
press last evening. 1t included Cen
eral Manager Bancroft. General Man
ager Dodge. General Traffic Manager
Eccles, General Passenger Agents Bur-
ley and Wadleigh, General Freight
Agent Hahn. General Agent Paul. who
Will open the Rio Grande Western Of
flee at Portland and l. B. Eveland.
travelling passenger agent of the Rio
Grande western, who goes into the
northwestern territory.
The Short Line will open Offices at
Portland and Spokane, the appointees
for the new positions being selected
from the Oregon Railway & Naviga-
ton staff Full forces will be placed at
each office and the territory will be
thoroughly organized for an aggressive
for business. Oregon Short
Line appointments for Butte will be
made after the return of the party TO
this city.