The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-13

New York, Oct. I2.-E. Elerey Ander-
son Of the Union Pacihe receivers, made
The following statement today:
The Oregon Short Lime people have
wired rs that the agreement relating
TO the Interchange of traffic between the
two companies, as submitted by the
Union Pacific receivers TO the Oregon
Short Line officials, has been accepted
signed and mailed 10 Us. As far as that
agreement goes, the differences be-
tween the two companies have been ad-
justed.
The resumption of through passen-
ser trains from Chicago TO Portland
VIII require the cooperation OF the ore
gon Railway d NAVIGATION company,
and we have every reason to believe
that this Viii be given at an early
date"
This announcement made Ia The As
ISOLATED Press during The afternoon OF
yesterday, created no surprise, as al
ready the private wires OF the roads
had brought the intelligence that some
matters were being arranged. and that
q speedy settlement was anticipated.
That President Carr had signed an
offer Of c0fnproinise with the Union Pa
ciffc was anno-n Il IN the dispatches
and confirmed locally some time ago.
He took this action exc he left Boston
on his trip 10 the west.
Closely following on this came al
sorts of stories, some being TO The ef-
Zee; that al arrangements looking to-
ward a settlement were of. ard that
each road would continue making q
fight against the other. for an indefi-
mite period Of time. Local newspaper
men were advised here to refrain from
denying or affirming any reports which
came from the east because the settle
ment was stin pending ana an arrange
ment might be looked for at any time.
For the last two weeks the announce
ment that the trouble was settled has
beer expected at any moment. and the
wires have been warmed with messages
from eastern points daily, advising Of
ffcials here of the situation.
MesSrs. Bancroft, EccleS. BurleY and
CALVIN held a conference yesterday
upon the subject. What they did VIII
not interest the public so far as can be
learned, inasmuch as it has to do with
the internal affairs of the road. but
from what was said concerning the
subject it is gathered that they We're
preparing to adjust matters to conform
TO the change of conditions.
The terms of the settlement could
r1r be ascertained. but it is conceded
that the Short Line has made some
concessions On the matter of divisions.
and that the Union Pacific has accept
ed There are some concessions by the
other side. too.
One thing, however. The Ogden gate
way viii not be closed and the traffic
which has been coming through there
viii still come. The through train ser
vice via the Colorado Midland and the
Rio Grande Western will still be con-
tinued as before. This VIII give the
I u,
gers wiz have choice of routes with
equal accommodations.
The through service Pullmans from
Denver and CllcagC TO This city arrived
IN Ile city this morning at 500, the old
time. The old conditions of interchange
o. traffic Will doubtless be restored as
soon as possible.
The settlement Of tgljs trouble is
hailed with a great deal of satisfaction
10y all the people here and in the terri
tory south, for il indicated against
their irlteIes 10 have the traffic arrange
monts ruptured. Merchandise to
Wyoming points had added local rates
and the cost was slightly increased.
Passengers destined Tor Union PaE-ffc
points west Of the river, Through Nsib-
rasl0a were annoyed by the iIconv emf
ence Of purchasing local tickets 10
Ogden. In addition TO this the Cessa-
ton of coal shipments meant a great
deal 10 this city and points south.
The experiment has proven q, costly
pgie TO ,iae Union Pacific, say those Nho
are in a. position to know 1t has cOct
the road many thousands of dollars and
much annoyance.
The dispatch quoted above states
that arrangements Will be made with
the o. r. & n for Through Pullman
service from Chicago TO Portland. It is
undeTEtood these are pending right now
and an announcement may be looked
SCR right away.