The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29

law granting such vast powers to a
railroad corporation with so little time
in which to consider the proposed leg
ielation."
"In regard TO the passage Of the
act srar.tine Pioneer square TO the
Clark road. T A. Gibbon. attorney for
the road at Los Angeles, appeared be
fore the committee of the legislature
Mr.. Gibbon had previously stated be-
fore mass meeting held In this city
that he would be willing to accept
such title as the city council could
give TO the square He was asked
why he brought the matter TO the
state legislature. asking for an act
validating the action of the city coun-
Gil in conveying title to the railroad
company when he had agreed to ac
cept such title as the council could
give. Mr.. Glbbon replied that he
personally would have been willing to
take the city title, but II is different,
said he, when it comes TO people buy
ing your securities.
Some of us insisted on inserting an
amendment In the bill granting the
square TO the railroad TO a vote Of the
people" said Mr. Love, much against
Mr.. Gibbons desire
In regard TO traffic conditions. Mr..
Love said In his position as traffic
manager OF H. C. NJ. !. he had reason
To become acquainted with the matter
of rates, etc. affecting the intermoun-
tain section He said that prior to 1901
competition for the business Of the In
stitution by which he was employed
was very keen. The witness described
the various routings followed by ship
ments over water and rail and by all
rail routes, in times prior to the mer-
ger and at present, He said that z c.
NJ |. received considerable quantities
of goods from the west. notably ship
mcnts of salmon etc, from Alaska
and the Columbia river
at the present time the rates are
very much against the Salt Lake job
Der and in favor of Portland, San
Francisco and Los angeles jobbers."
declared Mr. Love
In further answer to questions by
Mr.. Severance. attorney for the gov
crnment, the witness said that the
Salt Lake jobber could not go beyond
Milford and Modena on the Salt Lake
Route, Ely on the Western Pacific and
n considerable distance west of Hunt
lngton, Ore, on the Oregon Short
Line, in competition with jobberS from
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Port
land
Cites Specific Instance.
Citing one instance in particular.
Mr., Love said that the differential in
-avor Of the Portland jobber on such
tens of merchandise as hosiery and
amounts at present to
SI.74, shutting out the Salt Lake job
oer from that territory absolutely The
stated that local jobbers do |
not get any rate through from the east
Iia Montana points. except with the
ocal rate added.
Judge Lovett, for the railroads. took |
he witness through long course Of |
,rilling as TO his remembrance OF the !
made by Mr.. Pierce upon !
he occasion of his conversations with /
lin on the subject of passage OF the
bills through the legislature. Judge |
1ovett laid considerable stress on the |
statement made by Mr. Love that Mr.. |
Pierce said the bill was for the pur-
,ose OF permitting the Union Pacific to
'reorganiZe.' when as matter of fact |
he Union Pacific had been reorgan-
zed four years prior to the time men,
ioned. under law passed In 1897.
md that the road at the time in ques-
ion. 1901. had headquarters at Omaha.
Mr.. Love said he did not pretend to
the exact details of the Ian
,uage Mr.. Pierce had used, but he re-
nembered very well and would swear
o the fact that he made the state
nent promising the good things" al
eady stated, as we'll as TO the further
tatement made by him that the pas
age of the bill would mean $4,000
n fees for the state of Utah. 'and 1
supposed the fees had refer
nee 10 some portion OF the reorgan-
zation." said tho witness.
Reference was made also to the
lashing of forces between the Oregon
hort Line and Clark roads in build
1g the line to southern California. as
reason for the granting to the Clark
Dad of the Pioneer square, when Mr..
owe admitted to Judge Lovett that
he Salt Lake Route did not finally
ct possession of the square. At the
oon adjournment Mr.. Love was still
n the stand.