The daily sentinel., 1904-02-20
FREIGHT
RATE TALK.


held last night at the rooms of the
Chamber, all the directors were pres
ent, save Mr.. Edwards.
The very important business of the
meeting was to hear the report of the
special freight rate committee that had
been to Denver in consultation with
the heads Of the traffic departments of
the Rio Graude and the Midland roads
The committee returned to this city
Wednesday noon and there has been
considerable anxiety to hear their re-
port.
The committee spent all the after
noon of the fifteenth and sixteenth in
conference with Messrs Hughes. Lamp
ton, Wild, Bush, Hooper, Schlacks and
Speers. which constitute the official
heads of the passenger and traffic de-
partments of the two roads aud was
probably larger conference than any
committee from this city has ever held
before.
The committee reported by its sever
al members and in writing chat they
had taken up each demand that had
bean made to the traffic departm ents
Of the road, in their joint letter of
Jan. 10th.
The committee learned that the To-
cal rates from Denver to Salt Lake
city are higher on nearly all classes
and commodities ant in no case lower
than from Denver to Grand Junction
The freight rates on classes and
commodities from the Missouri river
to Salt Lake City are practically all
lower than from the same point to
Grand Junction. But these rates are
not entirely controlled by the Rio
Grande. but Jointly with their eastern
connections. And so far as the ID. &
r. G. and the Midland roads are con-
cerned they fatty refuse to give the
Salt Lake rate. But they promised
they would consult with their eastern
connections, to secure reduction of
the rates from Missouri river to Grand
Junction. On the matter of excursion
and passenger rates. Messrs HOOPER
and Speers stated that no better rates
existed under certain conditions than
to Grand Junction. They said also
that Grand Junction enjoyed the same
rates on west bound passenger traffic.
as Salt Lake City and the Pacific coast
points enjoyed; that Grand Junction
has the same advantages as any other
city or town in the state; and in ad-
dition receives concessions that are not
Grauted to points in southern Colora-
do. or even to Denver. Colorado
Springs or Pueblo.
The same rate to Price, Utah, as is
given Ogden and Salt Lake, which
permits our shipping goods iuto those
valleys in eastern Utah.
The committee also learned that
Grand Junction has lower freioht rates
to both Leadville and Durango than
has Denver.
There were substantial reductions
made in the rate from this city to
| Wolcott.
In further explanation ON the matter
of freight rates from the Missouri river
the railway representatives explained
that the Salt Lake rates were affected
by the water rates to San Francisco
and also by the fact that the Union
Pacific is the short and controlling line
to that point; and that it would be
ruinous for them to make as low rates
to all points in Colorado and to Utah
points.
The committee in its report felt that
they had learned a great many new
things in regard to traffic TO this city
and that they were also successful in
telling the railway representatives
many new things that they did not
know regarding the Grand Valley, il
its recent and future development
The committee also learned from
Mr.. Hughes. through Mr.. Edison that
work on new depot would be begun
just as soon as the one at GlenwooC
Springs is completed that plans hat
been drawn for this depot some time
since but that its construction hat
been postponed on account of strikes
and the consequent lessened traffic ant
revenue.
Lastly the committee received as
surance that our facilities for reciev
ing and shipping freight would be in
creased and improved at once, withou
waiting for the construction of tn
new depot.
The report of this committee ha,
been placed in most comprehensive
type written form by Secretary O. D
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