The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
Union Pacific and Rio Grande
in Ogden Gateway War.
Roads Disagree ON Closing Of
Traffic to Pacific.
6ERRT FORT ON DISPUTE
Passenger Traffic Manager
Gives Union Pacific Side.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

The Union Pacific system and the
Denver and Rio Grande have clashed
on the former railroads closing of the
ogden gateway after October 1. Dem
yer and Rio Grande officials threaten
to take the case to the courts and it
has created q big sensation in railway
circles.
In q statement made to the State
Journal. Gerrit Fort, of Omaha, pas
senger traffic manager of the Union
Pacific system. explained his railroads
side OF the dispute. He says in part:
The Union Pacific system. follow
Ing the well established practice Of
railroads throughout the United
states OF protecting its long haul to
and from its own local territory, has
undertaken to discontinue the inter-
cnange OF passenger business between
the Oregon Short Line and the Den
Yer and Rio Grande at Ogden or Salt
Lake. No privileges heretofore grant
ed to passengers have been withdrawn
or curtatled, nor have we taken away
any privileges from the Burlington,
Rock Island, Santa Fee, Missouri Pa
cific or any other road interested in
Colorado travel. These roads are still
at liberty to ticket and receive business
via Denver and the Union Pacific to
and from Oregon Short Line stations.
The through car and through train
service OF the Union Pacific to and
from the territory of the Oregon Short
Line furnishes adequate facilities for
all the business that they can give US.
Our own service between Kansas City
and Denver and Omaha and Denver,
three trains In each direction per day,
might entitle us to close the Denver
gateway to the prairie lines, but we be-
lteve they are entitled to the long haul
on business which they originate and,
las before stated, have made no attempt
to deprive them of it,
Inc
announcing the discontinuance of the
Interchange of passenger business be-
tween the Oregon Short Line and the
Denver & Rio Grande railway:
Effective October 1. 1914-or as
soon thereafter as current tariffs can
be either supplemented or reissued-
Interchange at Ogden or Salt Lake
City, Utah, between Oregon Short
Line railroad and the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad on eastbound and
follows:
ION traffic originating At Colorado
common points Denver, Colorado
Springs. Pueblo and Trinidad), or
points east, south or north thereof, in
Guiding points in Fort Collins district,
destined to points on Oregon Short
Line railroad sor the reverse, inter-
change at Ogden Or Salt Lake City will
be discontinued. Such business must
be routed via Union Pacific between
DCAVCIs NOAOss OT AutuOIt8eQ pOIulS Oh
interchange east thereof on the one
hand. and Granger. Wyo., or Ogden,
Utah, on the other.
Interchange on traffic to or from
points beyond Huntington will con-
tinue as at present.
Interchange on traffic originating
at points west Of but not including
Colorado common points Denver
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trini-
dad). or Fort Collins district. destined
to points on Oregon Short Line, or the
reverse, will continue as at present.
"Au addressed are respectfully re-
Quested to eliminate from tariffs all
routings in conflict with the above, and
to withdraw tickets accordingly