Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-26
SAYS RAILROADS
FORM COMPACT
AGREE TO DIVIDE CITRUS
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
OFFICIALS HOLD MEETING
Prominent Railway Man Says Little
Betterment Can Be Expected
With Opening Of Salt
Lake

"Citrus fruit growers and shippers
are tied up in a sack by the railroads.
Little betterment of railroad conditions
can be expected by them through the
opening up of the Salt Lake road"
This was the remark Of prominent
railroad man yesterday when he was
told of the meeting which had taken
place between Traffic Director ]. c.
Stubbs of the Hartman lines and
Freight Traffic Manager Chambers OF
the Santa Fe. President e. p. Ripley
of the Santa Fe is also said to have
been present at the meeting, which
railroad officials of other than the in
itial lines consider has brought a thor
ough understanding of the carrying of
the citrus fruit next season under the
new conditions caused by the opening
of the Salt Lake road.
Shippers have hoped that with the
Salt Lake road open for traffic they
would be able to get their fruit to
eastern markets in much shorter time
than heretofore. They did not look for
any change in rates. Now comes the
realization of having to buck against
the same proposition that they have
met with in former years.
Fruit Crop Estimate
For this season conservative esti-
mate of the citrus fruit crop places It
at $1,000 cars. The hauling of this has
been equally divided between the South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe, as in years
past.
With continuing favorable conditions
next seasons production will far ex-
ceed that of the present year.
Now that there is an underst anding
between the heads of the initial lines
over the advent of the Salt Lake into
the carrying business it is given out
that the tariffs of the new road will
be published within the next few days.
Railroad officials not identified with
free to confess that if the management
of the new road so desired it might
entirely change freight conditions now
existing in Southern California.
That such will not be the case, how
ever, is illustrated by the remark of a
Southern Pacific official: Railroads are
as prone to come to an understanding
as are the Los Angeles furniture deal
ers. There will be plenty of business
for us all, however, and no one is wor-
rying."
There is cause to believe that the Salt
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to attempt to materially lower the time
limit of that road, and the freight
traffic by the compact will be divided
up on mutually satisfactory terms be-
tween the Salt Lake. the Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Stubbs on his departure from
Salt Lake telegraphed to Mr.. Chambers
that he would be pleased to meet him
Tuesday to talk over certain plans.
On his arrival here at 6 o'clock Mon
day night he had a long discussion
with G. A. Parkyns, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific. Following this came
his talk with Mr.. Chambers yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Stubs said his principal object
in coming to Los Angeles was to gain
some idea of the conditions existing
along the Salt Lake road. Mr.. Rip
ley's coming from Santa Barbara yes
terday morning, however. and the con-
fabs which occurred at both the Salt
Lake and Santa Fe offices point to OBJ
jects of the trip other than that OF
merely observation.