Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-06-16

ey with the aid OF government bonds al
IL land grants. the Union Pacific, no
IS withstanding the policy OF the Soutl
ern Pacific 10 favor the southern rou
be as stated BY the supreme court dee
al sion. has reirained thus far from tai
~ ing any part in the litigation betwee
81 the government and the Southern Pa
j. cine; Bat we have been apprehensy
that IN case the supreme cor.t soul
e decide in favor Of the Southern Paci
s nc it would yield to the temptation
e TO route even more OF this san Fran
d cisco and central California traffic il
y favor Of its long haul and via tb,
E longer ronte through Ell Paso against
( the short direct route through Ogden
which affords il a smaller division OF
, the through rate
vindication Sought
This apprehension has been very
greatly increased by the tentative
consolidation plan promulgated by the
interstate commerce commission, that
while leaving the Central Pacific with
the Southern Pacific, provided for the
merging of the Rock Island with the
Southern Pacific, thus giving the la
ter 100 per cent haul over its lines
via FL I'aso. even to the middle ives.
as well as to the Atlantic seaboard
via New Orleans and Galveston, which
quite naturally, 1t would be inclined
to favor, as far as it could control the
traffic. as against the short and di- (,
rect haul through Ogden. Such an
arrangement the Union Pacific obvi-
ously would be interested in oppos-
ing to the last resort. and might be
expected to take all measures neces-
sary for the vindication of it's rights
under the Pacific railroad acts.
THE interest and right of the IN
ion Pacific is to see that the westerly
half of the federal railroad system,
from the Missouri river to the Pacific =
ocean, of which the Union Pacific is {
the easterly half. shall perform its {
share of the duties imposed by thu {
Pacific railroad acts, which pro tide a
for the operation of said system as r
one connected, continuous line wi h t
out discrimination of one against the
other by whomsoever oprated." u
Union Pacific Concerned +,
Now that the supreme court h Is n
the lease and enjoined the Il
of the stock of the Cen Ia
raj Pacific by the Southern Pacific Of
nd decreed the independence IF the CT
'entral Pacific as a competitor, IN OF
with the Union Pacific and OF
IS connections, of the Southern Paci-
e, via its FL Paso route the Union r
'acifc is directly concerned IN the
reatment and disposition of the Cen
raj Pacific. to the end that the thru
'anscontinental line which together
icy constitute, shall, in the language wi
the supreme court, be abe freely of
} compete with the Southern .'aci- CT
cs southern line, to serve the public We
'hcienty, and to accomplish the pur- I'M
ose of the legislation, under which II in
as (they were) constructed" ws
THE Union Pacific is willing to buv ha
lie Central Pacific from the Southern lie
acific, If fair and reasonable terms inc
IN be agreed upon. But it is seek thu
g to buy the Central Pacific and it gr'
not necessary for a compliance with Pu
e edcree of the supreme court that chi
should. All the Union Pacific will !
TX is that the Central Pacific be full
ade an independent line to be oper- Wi
ed as such, and that it perform its we
tiles as the Union Pacific is per- we
rming its duties under the legisla- bel
IN by which they were both con- CO.
rueted, and that if it is. to be Coz
erged into any system, under plans of
ing worked out by the interstate I
mmerce commission, it be merged Thu
tn the Union Pacific, with which on
forms a continuous transcontinental Gre
e. competing with all others. mu
10 Is uncomfortable that the com acc
ssion ever would. even if it could. Jul
der the decisions of the supreme Met
irt. put it in the power Of the South acc
Pacific or any other company on in
'ting and having a larger interest wor
a rival and competing line. to close ext'
$ gateway, in the face, so to speal, thai
the shortest and by far the hes, has
most efficient transportation line cou
certainly the rights Of the Union will
cife' which is stin bound. as is the Ore
atral Pacific. under the Pacific rail- b
DIS acs. are entitled 70 consider. Tha
D. pres
There is very active propaganda spre
'aliforniafor the purpose Of work. coin
mp public sentiment with the idea a co
7umably. Of influencing the inter nal
al