The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-18

For some tfne past the relations
which have existed between che Union
Pacific and che Oregon Railway 6, Nay
igation and the Oregon SheGF Lire have
been strained. The Union Pacific has
adopted extreme measures With the for
ner company. announcing a few days
ago that ON She 23rd 3. would cancel all
rates ives. OF Huneington.
1t WAS thought by some shis would
end the matter, but fears have been
entertained of further movements on
the part of the Union Pacific and these
we're realized yesterday when irl5truc-
tions were received here by both the
freight and passenger departments of
tn Union Pacific, that on and after Oct.
all rates either one way, or the round
trip. Will be cancelled to all points on
the Oregon Short Line. which means
that no interchange Of business viii
take place. This order applies in both
directions.
While as stated, some fears If some
thing Of This kind nave been enter
tanned, sgfl1 the announcement came
like q bolt from a clear sky. The CT
flcIaas of Ehe Short Linz were not wholly
EnpFepaTeU, the Denver News OF
Thursday morning having advised them
OF fhis event, to scgne extent. That pa
per annodnced ti1At something Of she
kissd would happen On the date stated
General Agent Clay of the Union Pa
ciflc was seen late yesterday evening.
and explained she meaning OF the order.
II is this No more tickets via sJe hon
0rSd for pass age 10 points On the Union
Pacific which aEe sold on the Short
more tickets to points ON the Short
Line or Elhe O. r. & n. Passe ngeT,S leaV-
ing this city for the east via the Union
Pacific win be given local ricketS from
5I5s city TO Ogden, where they can take
the trains en- that read. The ShOrt Line
cannot refuse 80 seal local tickets to
Ogden from this city. What aTTanse-
Jlsags VIII be made concerning points
south of this city remains 10 be seen,
but dt is safe to say the Union Pacific
will provide for all passengers WHO wish
to go eastward over its Nnesls As to
whether the overland limited Will be
Continued as has been the case in the
pas, remains TO be determined, and
the through car service from Omaha to
this city, and from this city to Omaha
is a matter which Will have TO be ar
ranged in the future The Ogden con-
nection viii be maintained on account
OF the mails
Inc IdQoCo MIlEGil navy 1S1 hP ~ tAiC
trouble are stated by both sides in this
city. although the Union Pacidcs story
of the trouble is necessarily brief, oM-
ing 30 the great distance from head
quarters IT is over a matter of diYis-
ions, and the Union Pacific claims that
il was not used right by the Short Line
in the matter of dts pro rata Of moneys
received.
II is commended. too. that the Short
Line has been taking snap Judgment
on the Union Pacific. and has retained
money which should have been paid
over 70 the latter road. That there is
in the local treasury at this time 49,
600 which rightfully belongs 30 the
Union Pacific, ana which will have TO
be secured by a suit. Runners 20 this
effect have prevailed for a long time,
but all inquiry concerning the same has
been good naturally evaded, but it has
been common ralk that there was a
dispute over this sum.
Officials of glle Short Line contend
tie money Is not due the other road.
5us belongs TO theirs OF right. and that
the Union Pacific has no call TO ask for
the same. They are willing TO stand a
suit on the matter, and have no fear
but tllat they will win
The action Of the Union Pacific means
that road gives about S3.000,009 in bust
ness each year to the Western. if all
statements made here are correct, and
some OF CHE officials of the latter read
say thar they can stand all the business
which the Union Pacific wishes to
throw TO them.
The position of the Short Line in this
matter. 50 far as can be gathered from
conversations held With those wl0 are
competent 10 speak authcTftatively, is
about as follows:
In 1888 there was & dispute between
the stockholders of the Oregon Short
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question of divisions OF JOINT rates Tor
traffic interchauged between the two
companies. They We're unable TO agree
and the matter was referred to arbi-
tration. and the arbitrator were Peter
T. Dey, James w Savage and George
NJ Bogue, and after the most careful
consideration the arbitratorS' award
was. that on traffic interchanged at
Granger the Oregon Short Line should
be accorded Ia miles Tor one mile ac-
tual haul on account Of the Short Line
giving to the Union Pacific much new
and valuable traffic. The Union Pa
cifIc, IN fixing their basis of divisions,
allowed fhelr lines east Of Denver and
Cheyenne straight mileage. the line
from Denver 10 Cheyenne IA miles for
one and the line from Cheyenne to
Granger and Ogden 11A miles for one.
This basis of divisions continued in eff
feet to May &c, this year, and there
vas never any question as 10 the Just
ness CT the same until the Oregon Short
Line become an independent property
and felt that it, like other great and
important roads, should interchange
business with all friendly connections
who had business to offer.
TT therefore opened what is known
as the ogden gateway in connection
with the Rio Grande Western. Denver
& Rio Grande, Colorado Midland, Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago. Rock