The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-09-19
WHAT THE SPARKS SHOPS HAVE DONE UNDER SOUTHERN
PACIFIC CONTROL AND WHAT IT HAS MEANT TO NEVADA

In 1899, two years before the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific were consolidated under manage
ment which in 1901 the Southern Pacific had made
surveys and plans for the line changes various points
between Sparks and Ogden. This work had been done
by William Hood, Chief Engineer of the Southern Paci-
fc Company, under the direction of Julius Kruttschnit
General Manager. Piles had been shipped from points
in Oregon to Ogden for the of the Salt Lake
cutoff and in the waters of Salt Lake in the year
1900 year before the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cifc were consolidated
ern Pacific in Nevada planned and paid for by the
Southern Pacific Company There not one dollar of
Union Pacific money expended for line changes double
tracking in Nevada the construction of the Salt Lake
off, the building of the line to Westwood All of the
work planned by and paid for by the Southern Pac
fc Company. The building of the road from Natron to
Oak Ridge the improvement of the suburban lines the
east side of San Francisco Bay the Walnut Grove cutoff
the Weed lumber road all planned by the Southern
Pacific and paid for by their money. Not dollar of
Union Pacific money used.
The Union Pacific Company have, however, pub
ished and distributed to practically every voter in this
state garbled copy of the decree Of the Supreme Court
ion; they have published garbled account of the test
mony of William Sproue, President of the Southern Pa
cic Company, before the California Railroad Commits
sion in 1913-they omitted the first paragraph of Mr.
sproules testimony which reads as follows: r.
perhaps should begin by stating, with the permits
sion of the Commission that if the Southern Pacific Com
pany had been left to its WILL it would not consent
to the of the Central Pacific from it's lnes
But when Mr. Sproue gave his testimony, the Southern
Pacific Company had been told by the United States At
torney General that separation of the Southern Pacific
and Central Pacific properties inevitable, the At
torney General had stated that the Sherman Law be-
ing violated.
TRANSPORTATION Act of 1920 has been passed. the Panama
Canal is functonng with absolute regulary-there has
been great world war; The latter brought to light the
fact that the people of the United States better
we'd by consolidation of railroads rather than sunderng
them that rates could be cheaper where large number
OF miles were under management than where there
two three companies and sets of officials manag
ing lesser properties.
Mr. Spencer, Union Pacific attorney, has stated to
the people of Oregon that the Union Pacific acquired
control of the Central Pacific the Natron cutoff would
not be built but line central Oregon would be
constructed. Attorney Athearn of the same company
has stated in Nevada that if the Union Pacific acquired
the Central Pacific the Natron cutoff would be built and
the vast timber tonnages moved through Nevada.
During the time the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific were consolidated, every ton of freight from Ne
vada that could be diverted by way of New Orleans and
Galveston to New York City moved by that line thus
keeping in the Golfers OF the consolidated companies 100
per cent of the Since the Southern Pacific Com
pany and the Union Pacific Company were separated
not ton of freight unless in error from
Nevada has moved by way Of Galveston Every ton pos
sble has been shipped through the Ogden gateway The
Union Pacific at Ogden 1882, 900 tons of freight Dur
ing the period the Union Pacific delivered to the
Southern Pacific Company $4,000 tons of freight.
TheUnion Pacific have line of railroad from Oma-
ha Nebraska, to Portland Oregon They steam
ship line from Portland Oregon to San Francisco The
Union Pacific Company own line of railroad from Oma-
ha Nebraska to Los Angeles These two lines account
very large extent for the difference in tonnage delivered
by the Union Pacific at Ogden and the tonnage delivered
by the Southern Pacific to the Union Pacific at the
point. N
The Union Pacific have hired three attorneys to can
vas Nevada, attempting to break up company that has
served Nevada and served well for the past sixty years.
The attention of the Southern Pacific officials are giving
this subject in the nature of protection They not
attempting to take property from any other company but
to protect $4,000 stockholders in retaining their own
property.
The Union Pacific in their advertisements in various
states have not said to the people when Mr. Hartman
wanted competent and efficient officials to manage the
great consolidation that he brought about of the Union
PacfcSouthen Pacific lines he selected entirely South
Pacific officials for the management Of the great con-
solidaton-Julius Kruttschn Director of Operation
and Construction of all the lines; j. c. Stubbs Director