Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-23

! ton that tho Ofrron short Line did
not compete with the Salt Lake Route
Tor passenger business to southern
California points although these roads
get such business. The rate 90 los An
COLES over the sait Lake Route On
milearc Of ISL miles is $40, and via
Southern Pacific ON a mileage OF i,iSi
miles the rate Is $40.
Mr. Babcock asked N the ratio from
Salt Lake to the Nebraska state line.
added 10 the legal rate from that point
to Omaha would not h. considerably
less than the through rate now In 81
feet
Mr. Burlcy-It IT,
Mr.. Bahcock-why then DO YOU not
reediust the through rate on the basis
OF the combined rafesg
Mr.. Burley--We do not recognize the
combined rate.
MT. Bahcock-Why2
Mr.. Burley- Because there is some
question as 20 the legality OF the rate
established In the state OF Nebraska.
The rate has been attacked aud It's le-
eality hns not been passed upon by
the courts
IN commenting favnrably on the in
stallation 81 the block system OF sig
mailing. and its successful oneration the
railroad magnate said,
Our motto IN the maintenance ana
operation Of the system has always
been. Safety first After this has been
established. then rapidity ia the ham
ding OF business naturally comes The
completion Of the double track system
VIII mean greatly increased capacity IN
the handling Of business The POSSIBLE
nv o. collision, that IS, OF head-on COLI
lision. is done away with The contln-
ual fneet orders OF trains are incon-
ceivahly obstructive TO trafic. and with
hese eliminated by the double track
system, the handling Of trains win be
sifnplihed and the dispatch Of business
facilitated"
Mr.. Kruttschnitt is quartered at the
Knutsford
While in Ogden yesterday noon en-
route 10 this city. Mr. Eruttschnitt
said TO an interviewer that an the
improvements outlined by the late Mr.
Harrimon and himself during their re-
cent trio through This section had been
approved by the board OF directors and
would be pushed TO completion with
all possible speed. He also said that
no changes Of radical nature in the
actual management OF the Hartman
lines IN the west need he looked for
~ this time as the system was i'm splen-
did running shape and owing to adj
mirable condition OF AFFAIRS LETT bv AIR
Hartman. there would not be any ne
cessity for many changes Mr. Krutt-
schnitt stated that he would return
east as soon as the matters al issue
were settled at salt Lake
Mr BabCock was stil on the stand
when the recess for luncheon was
taken al 1880
II Is expected that Julius Kuttsch-
nitt' director OF operation and mainten-
ance OF way OF the Hartman system.
VIII occupy the witness stand this
afternoon, as ne arrived in the CITY
last evening i'm response to a subpoena
summoning him to appear at the hear
ing
Commissioner Prouty announced that
the railroads would be expected TO an
pear ready for argument OF their side
OF the case in this city on oct. %.
after which briefs might be filed. From
present indications the hearing will
not extend beyond the last OF the
present week. and Il is highly prob-
able that IL may be concluded by to
morrow evening. so that no session
viii be held on Saturday during the
visit OF President Taft in this city.