Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-12
Decide to Continue HOme-Seek-
ers' Rates Regardless
OF Everything.
WEST NEEDS MORE PEOPLE.
Trauscontincniai Passenger AssOcia-
tion and Some Eastern Roads
Vote Against Low Rates.

ne hartman limos nave decided
to establish homc~scekcrs' rates for
next spring Evidently the matter
was throshcd out 90 q finish at the
meetings held here This week. The
lines assuming this attitude are the
Southern Pacific. Union Pacific ore
gon Short lime. and the oregon RAIN
road g. Navigation companies--all
Hartman lines and AN western roads.
The announcement that colonists'
rates are to be maintained is intend
cd az a counteraction of the Chicago
papers in contending that the low
cnc-way fares were 90 be discontin-
ued
CHICAGO PAPERS ANTAGON-
lSTfC.
The Chicago Tribune and others
pat forth the argument that the COLI
onlsts' rates are soon 10 be Thin,
Of the past because western railroads
are unable 90 handle regular traffic.
let alone tn rush which the low rates
encourage $50 strong was the agi-
tauon raised against the rates that
tho Transcontinentsl Passenger ass
ISOLATION voted for their discontinue
ance This association consists Of
over 30 railroads and the outline
mapped by % is supposed 90 bee the
general plan OF railroads among It's
membership. Bat despite the major
ity voting against them the Harri-
man lines have announced an adverse
plan as explained and ns a result the
west b. to get the benefit Of low rates
during March and April When any
railroad or railroads DO not care 10
abide by the rulings of the Transcon-
tiuputal association. announcement ~
supposed 90 Doe made early enough so
AN the railroads can act accordingly.
OFFER GOOD REASON
The Hartman lines contend that
the west needs the settlers and needs
them badly. so they intend to bring
cut as many homcscckcrs as care TO
take advantage of reasonable One
way fares This iS the sole explain
alton nut forth and Is satisfactory To
The west. ON account OF recent legis-
latiOu FOR 2-ceut fares, eastern roads
AFRO inclined to discontinue colouists'
rates. The message bringing the IN
formation OF the decision was receive
ed yesterday and reads as follows.
'"rhe proposition submitted yester-
day 90 the Transcontinentai Passenger
association boy the Union Pacific for
low colouist rates 90 the Pacific coast
and intermediate territory lu March
ana April 1908. received eight Mega
tive votes. To make the rate efec-
live FOR the spring months named.
The Union Pacific and its relation lines
together with their connections. gave
the necessary notice today. thus In
surfing these rates for March and April
next
MOVES MANY SETTLERS.
Tho Associated Press brought the fol
lowing Information from san Francisco
today
The southern Pacific today gave mo-
tice on behalf or itself and the Union
Pacific and certain connections In Chi
Cago. that 10 would rc-cstabllsh coloulst
rates from eastern points 90 California
next spring, Owing 90 thc legislation
Ia the east many other lines have been
inclined To- discontinue such rates, but
the action of the Southern Pacific def
nitely settles the question, Tor with It's
friendly connections. 10 can force rates
into eject from practically an terri
tory west OF Chicago aud the Missis-
sippi river As the colouist rates from
points east lu'it'I nave "t'h ui""' ~
basing the regular rates over the rates
from Chicago and Mississippi river
points. there viii NOT hoe any change at
an 10 Be- believed, in the rates Co De
made effective next spring.
The effect such rates have had on
homoseekers' travel TO california is
indicated by the fact that since they
were put into effect in 1901, no less than
s8l.5l2 people have been moved ou these
luW rates by the Southern Pacific alone.
and during the fan period uf 1907, me
number of people moved during the
Hret gQ davs was n COS g8hnE all
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