The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20
FIXING BLAME FOR
CAR SERVICE BREAK
Western Roads Say Eastern
Lines Are Responsible;
Eastern Lines Deny.

Il is denied by the Salt Lake repre-
sentative OF the Rock Island that the
Rock Island has refused 10 operate It's
cars over western roads, and the asser-
tion is made that the western roads arc
responsible for the breaking UP OF the
arrangement whereby the Rock Island :
Cars were operated on western lines. an
arrangement that ceased 10 bc operative
yesterday.
ANY statement that the Rock Island
refused TO operate through cars TO the
west is Incorrect said i. q. nooliule.
general agent OF the Rock Island In salt
Lake. yesterday. we have never refused
To operate our cars through Salt Lake
city 10 tho coast. but the western roads
are responsible FOR the elimination Of our
through car service They would not
meet what we believed To he Just di-
vision OF rates and they were the ones
that notified MS that the service would
be discontinued.
IT is said on good authority that the
two eastern roads affected tho Rock
Island and tho Burlington. refused To
meet the proposition of the western roads.
on this point managers of western lines
yesterday made public tho following,
which Is a portion OF a letter addressed
by western roads to the eastern lines:
'In their argument for such a division
Of rates the western roads charge the
Commcrcia! club traffic bureau With being
responsible for the reduction of rates in
Commercial club traffic bureau Of salt
Lake City. our lines were forced To make
a reduction In the rates west Of Salt Lake
and ogden. witch reduction was vigor-
ously opposed, but an order was issued
by the Interstate commerce commission
compelling us to install and maintain in
force during two years from October.
1910. FIRST class ono way passenger fares
In both directions. as follows:
Between Fares.
Salt Lake City and Provo. Utah.
and Los Angeles. Cal........,.... $50 90
Ogden. Utah. and Los Angeles Cal. 26.lO
Ogden. Utah. and san Francisco.
Salt Lake City. Utah. and San Fran
cisco, Cal r..-s-.,.,... ...,..,... -. oN
Provo, Utah, and san Francisco, 20 %
These ordered changes in rates caused a
serious reduction I'm our earnings in the
territory specified as a contribution To the
ah-CaiifOrnia people which was evil
IDENTIFY tho intention uf the commission,
and VIC should not be called on Tor iur-
thcT and much more formidable CCntribu- =
lion OF our revenue TO your lines out Of
the through rates from the Missouri river
TO California points. which rates were not
affected by the reduction.
"Theroforc since YOU have refused what
we consider. under the circumstances. n
fair and generous Offer. which this letter
wlthdraws. We hereby notify YOU that
from September J. 1911. instead Of the
present basis OF 5O.5 per cent we will re-
quirc IN division between Salt Lake and
Los Angeles and between ogden, Salt
Lake and San Francisco, the same pro
rata per rate revenue that VIC received be
fore tho reduction I'm the fares east Of
Ogden from $50 10 s29.i0; In other words,
on Missouri rivcr-San Francisco business
and Missouri rivcrLos Angeles business,
tho division Will he 20 per cent west Of
Ogden or Salt Lake. as tho case may be,
ana unless YOU arc willing that divisions
be made on this basis. this is 20 notify
YOU 10 cease a once the sale of all tick
cts via our lines,
II Is said that the eastern roads
made reply 10 This letter by offering a
compromise on n new basis resort
10 arbitration. n is asserted that the
western roads declined 10 accept these
terms
The three western roads interested in
the controversy are the Salt Lake Eoutc,
the Western Pacific and the Southern
Pacific. The matter, il is said, has been
taken up with James Charlton, chair
man OF the Trauscontincntal Passenger
association, and il Is possible that II may
be taken up with the Interstate com
mCrCc commission.