The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
A AEW TRAFFIC ALLIANCE.
Important Deal Between Great
Northern and Oregon Lines.
OPENS UP A NEW TERRITORY.
E..s.a. Nebraska and Colorado tn
Re BronShf Into Close CONNER
esal Relations With Seattle and
the Norfhwest-Comm ODDITIES TO
ae Houted Via Spokane and the
Ogden Gateway-Wil Help seattle

The traffic departments Of the Oregon
Short Lane and the Oregon Railroad *
Navigation Companies. working with the
Great Northern railway and the Rio
Grands systems. have just completed a
tTaffac arrangement which will open up to
the Grea. Northern and the Oregon lines
. large and ttaickiy populated section or
the county heretofore closed TO the Great
Northern. The deal was male possible By
the opening OF that important commercial
portal. known among railroad men and
shippers "a the Ogden gateway.
10 the shippers OF Seattle and 10 the
shingle and iurnles mills Of Washington
on the line Of the Great Northern and It's
connections a new route 10 the states OF
Kansas. Nebraska and Colorado is opened
Up BY The arrangement between the loads
named In the foregoing. The lumber and
shingles from the Washington mills des-
tined TO the territory named have been
routed heretofore exclusively over tho
Northern Pacific and It's Burlington con-
neciion at Billings.
The alliance entered into by the roads
named will add grestly 10 the prestige
enjoyed by Seattle as the commercial ard
shipping center or the Pacific Northwest.
East bound business ia the carrying OF
lumber shingles and other products or
Washington. may be expected to become
q matter over which there will be the live
Hest competition between the roads COM
Drlsinx the two routes.
Lumber Products Enlarged.
All Of the agencies OF the roads inter-
ssted. particularly the Oregon Short Line
and the Oregon Railroad d Navigation
Company, together with the connections
Of these roads. may be expected to strive
for share OF the business that has gone
heretofore by way OF the Burlington from
Billings. New areas VIII be opened up
and the market for WaShingIons lumber
products will be enlarged.
West bound one Of the effects of the
deal viii DO an increase of shipments via
the lines Interested. OF coal products from
Colorado, and OF corn from Kansas ard
Nebraska. The corn grown i'm Nebraska
and Kansas, adjacent to the Missouri
river, commands such price as to make
Improbable It's shipment west by way OF
81. Paul. Naturally tie Burlington MAIN
tanned an advantage in being established
IN Western Nebraska. where the remote
possible To ship corn to the Northwest at
profit. In this business the Rio Grande
system. the Oregon lines and the Great
Northern will hencefor,h play a conspicu-
ous part.
Notice Of the Application of rates 10 the
territory named. via the roads interested
In the deal. has been sent out from Chi
cage by the Transcontinental association.
The tariff sheets have not yet been dis
al s-t-.
nounced.
The steps that led to the opening of the
Ogden gateway form distinct portion Of
fhe railroad history Of the country The
Post-fntelligencar has heretofore pointed
out the advantages that will accrue 10
Seattle and the entire Pacific Northwest
by the entrance % the railroads OF the
East through ogden into this SECTION
Formerly the lfnion Pacific, controlling
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
panS and the Oregon Short Line, pre-
vented an interchange nf traffic from the
burlington, Rock Island and Missouri Pa
ciiic II Ogden, forcing the delivery OF
commodities TO IL at the Missouri river.
The Deal Closed.
For some months the traffic departments
Of the Oregon Short Line. the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company and the
Great Northern have been figuring on a
traffic arrangement. resulting In the con-
summation of the present alliance. Ben
Campbell. the traffic manager Of the q.
Il. 4 n. and Mr.. Eccles. traffic manager
or the Short Line. took .he initiative steps
III the matter. AT the last meeting of the
iranseontInentai association at ST. Paul.
which was attended By General Western
Freight Manager w J.. Renham. of the
Great Northern. the representatives Of
The roads Interested closed the final de-
tails Of the arrangement.
Under the new toutlgg lumber products
viii he delivered 10 the o. r & y at sno-
Kane by the Great Northern. The Short
Line will take them from tho q X. 4 \
at Huntington. delivering the shipments
20 the BIO GiaBdc system at Provo, titan.
Mr.. Benham was asked yesterday what
effect the alliance would have on the
business ~ the Great Northern He said.
The new arrangement between the Great
Northern and the Oregon limos and ~on-
nectlons will oren q new route 10 kan
sas. Nebraska and Colorado for the shin
gle mills on the ljne Of the Great North-
efH and its connections I'm Washington
IL VIII mean more business for this RI ad
and a wider mario; for the products q,
the state II VIII prove a dis;tnc. aRvau.
tage 10 Seattle and washington"
Mr. 4, Z. Ellis. general agent Of ths
@, X. & N. said The importance OF The
traffie Arrangement between sha Great
Northern ard the q Il \ y. and the
Short Line is not easily overestimated A