The herald., 1897-08-03
Caused by Union Pacific
Action
HAS A RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
BUT IT MAKES THE OTHER
ROADS UNEASY
Controller Colgan Suing to Recover
Railroad Taxes-Death of Pas
senger Agent Haight
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The western
roads were greatly disturbed today by a
report that the situation in the west was
very much unsettled as to commissions.
1t was asserted that the Union Pacific
has been paying large commissions on
North Pacific coast business. The other
roads declared that it was doing this in
order to increase it's business in that di-
rection which has not been so heavy
since its relations with the Oregon Short
Line were severed as before that time.
The matter will be considered at the
meeting which is to be held in this city
| tomorrow.
| A meeting of the advisory committee
of the Western Passenger association
has been called for Thursday. The
most important matter to come up for
consideration is the withdrawal of the
| Union Pacific. The right of the Union
Pacific to pull out from the association
at any time it might desire is not ques-
toned by any of the roads, but they are
very anxious to have it in the fold once
more, particularly as rates in the asso-
citation territory west of the Missouri
river have not been in a very satisfac-
! tory condition ever since the Union Pa
| cific withdrew. The disturbed condi-
tions of the rates are not attributed to
anything the Union Pacific has done, but
! it creates an uneasy feeling among the
other roads to have powerful competi
tor like the Union Pacific on the outside.
of the agreement.
| ASSESSORS VALUES
| SACRAMENTO, August 2.-The state
board of equalization today completed
it's work of fixing the railroad assess
ment for 1897. The changes made from
the figures of 1896 were not material, the
aggregate assessments this year being
$262, ,961 in excess thereof. The old roads
were decreased s756,579 and the addition
al amount is made up Of new assess
ments on the valley road in San Joa-
quin and the Corrall Hollow road. The
former is assessed at $1,000 per mile and
the latter $4,000, or total of $S76,540 for
the former and s143,520 for the latter.
The total figure for all the railroads
foots up $4S, S,4s6445.
| In 1896 the value placed on the South
ern. Pacific property was SIG, 6,573 1884,
while today it was fixed at $14, ,664 $50.
In 1896, the 242. 81 miles of track between
Mojave and the Needles was assessed
to the Southern Pacific, though leased
to the Atlantic and Pacific. This year,
for road bed. rails, right of way, fran
chise and rolling stock, the valua ton is
fixed al $1,450,OO0.
| In 1896 the Southern Pacific company
paid taxes on 1,770.9 miles of road in the
state, at $935S.44 per mile. This year it
will pay taxes on 1543 Ga miles of road
at $4,000 per mile, or an Increase per mile
or $143.60.
A NEW WHARF
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Aug. 2.-Applica-
ton was made to the board of supervis-
ors today to grant franchise for the
construction of a wharf al Avila, on the
coast, one and half miles from the Pa
cific Steamship company's wharf at
Port Hartford. If the franchise is grant
ed work will commence in three months.
The directors of the corporation are
Smith Shaw, B. Sinsheimer, P. B. Prefu-
mo, F. w. Vetterline, c. H. Reed and
NJ. Lasar. One object of the corporation
is to connect this city by an air motor
railway line with Avila, a distance of
nine miles.
SUED FOR TAXES
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2.-E. G. Col
gan, state controller, through Attorney
General Fitzgerald, today brought suit
in the superior court of this county
against the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road company for $1,S15.94 taxes due the
state of California on assessments fixed
by the state board of equalization and
penalties attached. The state con-
troller today brought another and SIM
liar suit against the California and Ne
vada Railroad company for S12S2.76, al
legged to be due for state taxes.
NEWTON HAIGHT DEAD
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Newton
Haight, travelling passenger agent of the
Union Pacific railroad and one of the
widest known railway men in the coun-
try, died here today. He has been with
the Union Pacific since 1868, and came
here in 1874 a S travelling passenger agent.
He saw service in a Michigan regiment
during the war, and acted as a provost
marshal of Charlotte, N. c., during the
last days of the contest.
THE U. P. DECREE
SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. I'm the
United States supreme court today the
decree of foreclosure of the Union Pa
cif1c railroad was entered for the state
of Utah, spending with the DEGREES
recently entered in other states before
Judge Sanborn.
DEEDSFILED
vISALIA, Aug. Bright of way deeds
to the Southern Pacific company were
filed yesterday in the county recorders
office. The deeds cover portion of the
route of the railroad to Exeter on the
Porterville branch. They were obtained
ten wears ago