Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
SI0DY on RAILROAD CONTROL
shat, 4, WIN Result In New Road
~ Into Idaho for the nen''' OF the
vandcrbiits.

.~,.m,n who l. In close touch
= ,-,slnE railroad men informs the
- w" s,atunln ii;at she Union faoihc
~ ~, oregon Smart Line are no' IN
enu :" ,os.tr,l u the vandcrhiis. as j
.sr,i,y supposed. ~. o. she 'ou'as'
~ No says the domination OF ,n's me-.
lnI -. by ehe Goulds WI result ,n
ssbNr railroad into ldaho III V ,,,',,,
anltn- tf.rh a coast Connection WIN
60 =, .,ee'estern for she Nandcrvliia.
" 80 mai he receives THIS lnior-
he com a high source, ana conhr-
mf.. - fhs question % control was
nAi r.r.ut meeting Vt. Union Pa
ri 1hort Linz directors IN New
oh, ,yhleh the Gould people cun-
lwN re.o,eogng Mr. thurman
uVYI,,,s. u The executive committee
~" tfr5an ptclfic and also eiecung
~, thurman Vt she executive com
-. ~ she Short Lane. Mr. iihIu-
~. ~, .ta.es. has been supposed 90 re-
nAIA IA. Varl5rbDt interests. but
inter OF fam he Is wsih the
vs-uI, ,a,tcmcff was made Win an
sbgg the movements OF the
,tts over the Union Pacihc ana
Na tine checker board for some
- o5r. have been ~ mytieriVue
Inn, and caicuiatsd so deceive even
a n =, shrcwd. At she time Mr. carr
". II cited to che presidency OF tha
i.st,n Pacific the Goulds gave " out
~. ma not care "a rap FOR the prcsi.
N hoy were gwen tho general
-.teiri urut and she executive CONF
-,,s-s Under thiH arrangu mont MI.
49, a vanderbilt. man, was elected 10
~. rrrsilpncy. ara the executive CONT
.,.s'Ic. WIKI Mr.. Hartman ID; its head.
"a M general manager came from the
s-,iI side e she fenCc.
So 1 me ufior Mr.. Carr gave =
,.,t ahtf hs ln.endsd 90 take upon him
"a h.. dmita % general manager ~
an nf prcsdtng. attending O. reduce
n. = griul manager 10 the pJdtlDn 0f
r.p.ral superintendent. TIE Gould
sa0pIs frtyei by their general man
al and ,dcn there was a H;ruggle
a. c1fgfef % stock. which materially
,-fuasfd ~. rccctr aciivley IN Short
- sock. when u ciqne 20 show
aan D. Developed thn, tht Gould poo
n, lad tho why huni and Mr.. Carr
~. ~ no. q miid. called down.
The stntcHman'H informant also
,sid tha GouldA had given General
ginlrcr Dickinson 10 understand he
could remain IN his present pOHiton
y 6nF na he desired. This state
mont. IL correct. will be- very pleasing
b many idahoana. In this state I'd
Dickinson Ia we'll knnWn,and his friend
inrss toward ludhu has earned for
Aim % warm spot In the hearts of thHs.
VII have underHtood the situation. To
these ns wen ua t. all others who know
BIN this assurance ~ his retention Ms
general manager win be hailed wf.h Joy,
pafilcuAfly In Wow nf what IN already
4 tmcilcni consolidation % the Union
Hrldc and the Short Line.
" the Gnui1n have an stated. control
q the Union Pacific and the oregon
shdrt Line. they also have control ~
he ofrHon Hallway A. Navigation and
therefore control the outlet 10 the coast
tbs way. Tn. gentleman In question
was ~ fho belief that tn. Nnnborbita
u1 push the Northwestern from Cas-
tsf. Wyn.. down thrown Idaho q
some point On the southern Pacific.
possibly ogden. lie said he had been
I1f0fmu1 that the Northwestern ai.
ready had a party In the field surveying
fsfh q route.
An Interesting explanation was Elv-
% By the same gentleman concern
ms The proposed change % time nnect-
lHg The Short Line He said the
,hirrs would not En into effect until
about the middle ~ next month. ~
vas Intended to make Il cnrctiv" at
onca. but tho government would not
uuee b. n until after che holidays ON
tcouuni ~ the prospective uprcttlng
- postal plans ut time when the
nail, would bee logged with Christ
mas business.
No. said the newspapers west 81 ihe
river had had great deal 10 do with
ihs change, They unhed In a strong
lffrai against the holding NJ the New
York fast mall nine hours az chicago
- aH ~ catch che early morning pa
PR n that city. which were being
delivered az Omaha and other west
trn points 20 na 90 enter Into active
tcmrfilt'nn with local business, The
tick NJ cheese papers, he said, lnd
rrratly influenced the proposed change.
The gentleman confirmed the state
rent that the change would mako a
fnefpnce Of about ~ hours In the
tine ~ tho wertliound train over she
fh1ri Line which under the new mr.
nurcment would reach Nampa about
mlfnght, so far ms he know there
would be- 10 change In the time card
flr cnst bound train, NJ least not
nrill tho dnubl. service WIS nut on.
which he dld not believe would be un-
mn Int La he