The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-05-18
"DIXIE"
Will Not Patronize the
Utah & Pacific.
FREIGHT RATES To- HIGH.

and Resolutions Adopted Frisco Rate.
Should be applied to all Utah & Pacific
Points.
Some few days since The Tribune
pointed out the trouble in store fol
the Utah 4 Pacific in not being able
to hold its freight tariff as published
1t was shown that southern shippers
still team to Milford, and the rea-
sons therefore were fully set forth
IN the tariffs quoted. The remedy
was likewise given.
Some days ago Chief Engineer
West OF the new road wrote letter
to the Washington County News,
setting forth the freight ia if figures
and asking for the patronage of the
people of that section. The letter
was in our issue of May 4th
As a sequel, a general meeting oi
business men was held in st. George
last Wednesday night, and after a
lengthy discussion the following
resolutions we're passed:
Whereas, The present freight rate
from Salt Lake to st. George is 81 +.
63 per hundred pounds, 63 cents of
which amount is cash and 81 mer-
chandise, with every facility for OBJ
tanning supplies for the freighte,s 8
on said route, and,
Whereas, Merchants and shippers
would have to pay from Salt Lake to
Modena an average Of 81 .09 cash,
and IS cents merchandise from Mo
dena to st. George, or an average
via Modena of $1.74, an excess of IL
cents per hundred:
Again, it is implied, in the letter
OF Mr.. West, that the people of st.
George and vicinity have made pledg-
es of patronage, etc., to said Utah &
Pacific railroad, running as it does
through desert country We, the
the undersigned. unquali6edly deny
any such implication.
Resolved. therefore, for the fore
going reasons, that until an equita-
BILE adjustment of freight rates can
be had from the Utah & Pacific rail-
road that we continue 10 do our
shipping from Milford.
1t was also shown that the cost of
hay and grain between st. George
and Modena would be double the
cost of the same articles on the route
between st. George and Milford,
therefore making teaming more ex-
pensive. Again, that part Of the
road to Modena which goes through
the meadows is SO muddy and heavy
in wet weather as to be almost if not
quite, impossible.
Another feature of the subject that
received great amount of attention,
according to the st. George paper,
was the fact that teamsters would
charge more in proportion for the
short haul than for the long one
owing to the increased expenses of
providing for their teams and the
road being more difficult one, ad-
ded to which they can nearly always
depend upon having freight bot
ways when they travel via Cedar City
and Milford. Cash, scarce commo-
dity in that section, would have to
be paid to the railroad company,
whereas the teamsters now are gen.
arally paid in merchandise. Taxing
the whole matter into consideration
it appears that if the merchants and
business men were to pstronize the
new line under present conditions,
it would be at ia big loss to themselves
and the entire community.
The remedy fol the whole trouble
is SO simple that it is strange the
question should arise. Let the Ore
gon Short Line tariff apply to all
Utah Il Pacific points, the present
Frisco rates as sho~n by o. S. L.
No. $50. Even if the Oregon Short
Line were not identified with the
Utah h Pacific, it would be the fair
thing to do. This proved by the
same tariff No. $50 which applies all
Nephi rates to points on the Sanpete
Valley road.
By SO doing, Milford would be
abolished as a shipping point, ex-
cept for its own tributary territory,
and the average merchandise rate,
bAlt Lake to Stateline, of est cents
would work wonders around Dixie.
The Utah & Pacific is entitled to
the concession, the people of Dixie
expect it, and unless it is accom-
plished there will likely be no
change.
Not having traffic official to cope
with the freight tariffs, the new road
is unable to state its demands. As
the remedy lies with the Short Line,
and as that company has large in
terest in the road, the public will be
unable to see why the action is not
taken. especially as the Short Line
will not lose cent, for what is lost
BY the payment OF the Utah Il Pacific
arbitrary. will be twice made up by
new traffic developed by the low