Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-20

AS u result OF the conference lust
closed In Chicago between Edward
Chambers, assistant freight traffic
manager OF the Santa Fe and T.. w.
Glllett. general freight and passenger
agent OF the Salt Lake, the differ
ences between the two roads have
been amicably settled, and a free In.
terchange Of freight traffic will be
enjoyed between them.
This places the Salt Lake on a
common basis with the Southern Pa.
cific and Santa Fe 50 far as a right
to a full and free interchange Of
freight and cars goes. Both with the
Southern Pacific and the Santa Fee,
the Salt Lake has been able to offer
In return for sidetrack facilities In
rich fruit territory, from which It has
been shut out, practically nothing
more than the advantage OF a short
haul and quick delivery.
The Los Angeles Times says that
this In the estimation Of the other
roads, does not seem to have been
sufficient to offest the valuation they
have placed upon the privilege to en-.
ter rich shipping territory, which the
two lines absolutely control between
them before the advent Of the Salt
Lake. Color to this Is given In the
report that the Salt Lake has been
compelled to give a good deal to
boot" In the trade Of advantages, In
the way Of accepting a considerably
smaller percentage OF the Joint rate
than it would like to have pulled
down for its share Of the common
haul.
Although not as yet concluded as to
the details, the whole proposition IN
the main was threshed out BY Messrs.
Chambers and Gillett in Chicago.
The formal contracts with possibly
minor amendments, will be signed up
in San Francisco on the return OF
Mr.. Gillett from the east.
In brief, the arrangement as rough,
" outlined in the numerous consnlta-
lions between the respective heads OF
the freight departments OF the two
roads, provides for a full and free
interchange of freight and cars, with
Daggett as the transfer point for
through east and west shipments. and
Los Angeles and Cotton as the trans
fer points for the southern California
business.
Under the new arrangement, ship
ments OF fruit especially originating
on Santa Fe tracks at Santa Ana. for
instance, may be routed by way OF
the Salt Lake to eastern points, the
Santa re handling the consignment to
Daggett. and turning it over. to the
Salt Lake at that point
This would give the Santa Fe . haul
approximately Of $50 miles and the
Salt Lake $50 miles, but the former,
by the probable terms OF the agree
ment, for It's 150-mile haul will de-
mand a much greater portion OF the
through rate than a simple pro rata
OF the total mileage would call for.
Formerly such routing was fmpos-
sible as the Santa Fe would not turn
over nor accept any business to or
from the Salt Lake at any point. and
business originating on the tracks OF
one road could not be transferred to
those of the other.
The new arrangement will be OF In
estinable benefit to shippers, even
though. as shrewdly guessed by rail-
road men, the Salt Lake has paid a
good round price for the bargain.
Assistant Freight Traffic Manager
Edward Chambers, who Is In the city
from his headquarters at San Fran
cisco, in speaking OF the terms upon
which the Santa Fe had accorded the
salt Lake the privilege Of q free In
terchange, said that It was simply q
business proposition based upon the
common ground Of relative values.
What the percentages named In the
agreement are to be, he declined to
discuss before the formal and final
signing up of the contracts. Tnat
they will be fair and equitable to both
parties concerned, he declared to be .
foreeone conclusion, else they would
not have come to an agreement.
That the final ratification OF the
agreement needed but another meet
ing between himself and Mr.. Gillett
ON the return Of the latter from the
east. NJ. Chmabers agreed, and voic-
ed his belief that although minor de-
tails. might be changed, the agree
ment in the main will undoubtedly
be ratified by both parties without
further argument.
HarrlmaN's Concessions.
A Los Angeles special says Eppes