Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-22
Volume fl
E"duc. ii Passenger Nntr,,

San Francis ~. June li.-Today tho
Southern Pacific announced, through its
general passenger department, an un-
expected and voluntary reduction in
I'asser ger rates on all its western lines
unprecedented III the geographical area
ana :he railway mileage affected.
Passenger Traffic Manager Fec OF the
Southern Picilic said today TINT from
every station on the Pacific system han.
dreds Of rates to other points ould bo
reduced.
Rntas alGDg the main line in a rizona
aud New Mexico are reduced from 8 and
cents mile to ! cents a mile. Tho
rates III Uiah are reduced from o cents
mil" al cents mile. and in Nevada
along the main line from cents mile
la I ccnis mile.
In California the rate up the noun.
tain 'ron \uhnru will be reduced from
1ru'- mrilo I" 4 cents nnd through
t!e mnun'ain section around Mount
SnRStn 'th Of Redding from cents to
3 cent
The rate across the Colorado desert
from Ban ng to Yuma will he reduced
from . rruls to ccnta. In addition to
these swe ping reductions rates within
& diiornii are 80 changed ns TO reduce
them i"iwoen many important points
where there is heavy travel. From San
F'nncisro TO L"s Angeles the rate will
ho instead of sl5 and between San
J"se and Los Angeles Sl2.75 instead OF
sl5. between Santa Barbrna md San
Franc ca $1,000 instead OF SllGj; be.
tween FresnoJ and Los Angeles SS 30
instead OF 1910; between Sacramento
and Lathrop sl,75 instead ot 81.
Tho rntes along tho line between
Santa Marguerite and Santa Barbara,
including San Louis Obispo and Lom-
poe, will be reduced marty 40 per cent
These rates will 90 intu effect July LIST.
Passenger Traffic Manager Fec snid
today TINT ratcs would bc lowered rs a
result ~ the new TARIFF to 100 or more
stations from every point on tue Pacific
~ stem md that several hundred rates
would be reduced between San Fran.
csco and other Southern Pacific sta.
tIoDs.
IL IN not known whnt the snving to the
public in fares will be but il is believed
il will exceed half million dollars n
year and will increase year by year.
fhe reduction wns decided upon at r
meeting oi the passenger traffic officials
oi tho Southern Pacific under Traffic
Director j. &. Stubbs OF Chicago. This
Wholesale reduction in To aid in tho de-
vclopment OF western territory along
the lino+ Of the. Southern Pacific. moro
especially those now having srarso
population md tho experiment will he
watched with grcat interest by rni!road
officials and colonizcrs generally.
Omaha, j 10 II "A conference OF the
passenger oilicinls oi the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and Santa f'c lines here
today resulted in the nnnonD cement Of Il
reduction of passenger rutes per mile in
fix of tho western states nnd two terri.
tories.
In Idaho the rate will he 3 cents in.
stead OF on the main lines; in portions
Of Wyoming aud Colorado :, instead Of 4
on the UuiOn Pacific; In Nevada, Ari.
zIna and New Mexico, tho main line
rntcs will he 4 instead OF 8 cenie; in
Uish, on certain main lines, 3 instead Of
Tho ratios in California have been
varied. bri the new rates will 10 uni.
formly cents por milo ON main lines
Tho reductions become effective July
Let
Salt Lake city, Juno li.-.From tie
headquarters here tho Oregon Short
Limo today announced that beginning
July lst, II will make its passenger rate
j cents per mile Oh all iti mnin linea.
Locnl ratcs on tho Upiou Pacific main
line IN Utah and Wyoming will ulso bc
reduced Ia cents n mile. A proper.
tionntc reduction will DO mado In Ne.
vada which will amount to not lees than
20 per cont from the present rates.