The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12

statement. md call upon him TO verify IT,.
confidently asserting that the local reye-
nues on coal within Utah received by his
company do not reach one-half the pro-
derived from its general Ctah traffic, nor
anywhere near that proportion Of its
gross revenues within the state alone,
,'on the basis of the commonly estah-
lished and used car mile unit OF revenue
In freight service by the Denver d
Rio Grande railroad as we'll as by prac-
Iically all other companies. its average
for the past three years has been 16.i
cents per car mile The car mile revenue
on fifty-ton carload of coal from Clear
Creek to Ogden at Is cents per ton Is
leaves a very wide margin above the
average revenue The modern car for
the transportation OF coal ores and other
like coarse frelghts, is rarely less than
"As 70 his thInly yelled threat that In
the event OF coal rates being reduced The
service VIII be crippled, does not Mr.
Derrah really feel that the service said
TO have been already existing on his COM
pany's lines during the last several years
Is easily susceptible OF decided improve
n,ent to the advantage and satisfaction
OF its patrons?
Also a Question.
mfr Derrah impressively refers to the
reduction Of 25 cents per ton having been
made in the rate on coal during the adj
n!nistration now in charge Of the Rio
Grnnde road. Since he Is in position to
furnish the information, we ask that he
state what rates on lump and slack coal
10 this city We're In effect from the pro-
ducinG mines on the Rio Grande lines
In Utah when their operations within the
state first began in 1888; giving the rari-
Gus changes in rates with date thoreci
as they have occurred up to this time.
We should also be glad to have him give
the prices of coal lump and slack, at the
mines. prevailing at the time the Denver
& Rio Srande interests took possession
of the coal properties July !. 1901, with
the changes since made and the dates OF
their occurrence We think II would be
very interesting 10 the public to have
these figures at this time.
with reference 10 the passenger sta
tlon now being erected in this city, as we
understand Jointly by the Western Pa
cific and the Denver Rio Grande COM
panies, does not Mr.. Derrah know that
lected by the Rio Grande Western people
many years ago and most OF the neces-
sary grounds purchased by the latter
long before the sale OF the property 70
the Denver & Rio GrapGe company He
may be fully assured that had the old
owners OF the Rio Grande Western rail-
way retained control of the property a
new passenger station would have been
course the people Of Utah are delighted
TO have a handsome passenger station
erected even at this late day. The abso-
lutte necessities OF the railway companies
inlperatively forbade any further delay In
Its construction.
Earnings Rio Grande Railway.
"The entire gross earnings of the Rio
Grande Western railway for the fiscal
year ending June 30 1901. which was the
last year OF It's independent operation.
in Utah during the current present fiscal
year from July l. 1909 up to and includ-
ing the third week OF May, 1910, the
gross earnings as officially stated were
IS. 46I So3, and they will undoubtedly be
we'll above s9.000.000 at the close Of the
fiscal year. June 30 of this month;
the Rio Grande Western railway, on traf-
fc picked up and laid down within Utah
during the fscnl year ending June 81;
1901. were s1.64O, ,s46.ss. For the fiscal
Of earnings were sS.3SI.000, showing an
annual increase reached in the eighth
year after control or the property hy
It's present owners OF sl.I46,353.li- The
gies TO the Denver g. Rio Grande railroad
for the abundant gifts it has showered
upon that road.
"Mr, Derrah states that the mass
meeting under the auspices of the traffic
bureau on Wednesday evening seems TO
have had for it's purpose an attack upon
the Denver s. Rio Grande railroad. Since
the latter had refused every single re-
quest for reductions In the present eX-
cessive rates and the meeting was called
10 protest Ihereat does he really think
that II would nave heen proper 1oT Ine
meeting to have devoted Its time TO
throwing bouquets at the Rio Grande
management?
eve will now simply await the public
meeting which II is greatly hoped Mr..
Derrah will promptly call when further
and perhaps more important details may
be more conveniently taken up, but VIII
add that we would certainly enjoy hav-
ing Mr.. Derrah demonstrate that the
mileage basis coal tariff proposed by the
bureau and in such almost general use
throughout the country really is as he
bravely charges, $50 absurd that 1t is not
worthy of the considc dcration of any think
ing, sensible business men" We feel
keenly assured that he really must be
the only man living who can possibly
establish II. Meanwhile. we may assure
Mr. Derrah that no one connected with
the bureau has any quarrel with him
personally"