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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24
Fifth ReasOn To prevent "the domination of
his western unit Q2th Federal Reserve District)

Fifth Reason: To prevent "the domination of
this western unit (12th Federal Reserve District)
by any single transportation agency" 49,
Domination of this western unit by single
transportation agency is impossible because of COM
peting lines now existing and which will continue to
exist and compete, no matter what disposition is
made of the Central Pacific.
Reference is made to the financing by Pacific
Coast capital of the steel and other industries in
Utah. A change in ownership of the Central Paci-
fc line would not prevent the influx of capital from
any section, competitive transportation condi-
tons would still exist. AS far as the steel industry
is concerned, the Union Pacific is the only railroad
that is doing anything tangible to develop it. The
Union Pacific is starting to build 35-mile line
from Lund to Cedar City to get the iron ore and
haul it to the Springville blast furnaces. 1t
will join with the other lines in making reasonable
rates on pig iron and other manufactured articles
out of Springville. The suppositon that the Union
Pacific is trying would try to stfle the steel in
dustry is untenabe and absurd Why should it?
Whether capital comes to Utah steel or any
other industry depends not on who owns particul-
ar railroad but the business integrity and ability
of the proprietors of the enterprise. This is ee-
mental If the development of any industry in Utah
dpends upon whether the Central Pacific is owned
by the Union Pacific or by the Southern Pacific or
is operated independently, then Utah offers poor
nducement for the investment of capital in steel or
any other industry
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24
AS THE UNION PACIFIC VIEWS 1T.

railroad has only one commodity to sell
transportation. The value of transportation is
sured by the quality of the service A railroad is
business and when it builds into section
of country and develops that section it establishes
a mutual interest in its development with all the
people. The Union Pacific has developed Idaho 1t
has developed northern Utah. 1t is developing
southern Utah and will if it operates the Central
Pacific, develop western Utah and Nevada and with
such development will find markets for the products
of the sections served Without markets the capital
invested would be barren of results. Competition
between Utah and the Sacramento Valley and Bay
sections of California exists between the West
em Pacific and Southern Pacific, parallel lines all
the way. Competition will always exist whether the
Central Pacific is operated as an independent rail-
road or by the Union Pacific, or by the Southern
Pacific. The Western Pacific is an active and
formidable competitor of the Central Pacific. To
illustrate: The Western Pacific on its own initia-
tive reduced rates coal from Utah to thte Pacific
Coast thus affording market for thousands of tons
of Utah coal.
The Central Pacific can be operated on a self
supporting basis 1t will be keen competitor in
California and WILL with the added solicitation by
Union Pacific and lines east thereof, business
which is now going to the Southern routes. All
lines east of Ogden and Salt Lake will be feeders to
the SenLTal FaCIIlc. Inc Union faclIlc mas never
opposed the ownership and operation of the Central
Pacific Independent railroad but it has oppos-
ed and will continue to oppose its retention by the
Southern Pacific, for the very sound reasons set
forth by the Supreme Court in its decision. The
Union Pacific will aid the Central Pacific to operate
successfully as an independent railroad to the end
that traffic unrestraned shall be permitted to
by the most direct and shortest route. Where your
treasure is there will your heart be also" The peo
pie of Arizona and New Mexico are not to be blamed
for wanting Southern Pacific control of Central
Pacific and by the same token the thousands of
people in Nevada and Utah should not be blamed
for wanting the Central Pacific to have the business
it is entitled to by of its constituting the
shortest and most direct route from central Cafor-
mia to the east
H. V. PLATT
General Manager, Union Pacific System
Salt Lake City.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24

Third Reason: ITO hold competition against
Union Pacific routes to Los Angeles and Portland
territories
After the testimony submitted in the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific unmerger case, the Su-
preme Court found there was no competition be-
tween these routes. The Court went even further
and specifically authorized the Union Pacific to ac-
quire the Central Pacific.
The Southern Pacific has never maintained
through competing rates between Utah and Oregon,
nor between Utah and Southern California via the
very much longer route through Sacramento, the
value of economy in transportation being thereby
recognized.
If and when the railways of the United States
are grouped Gas provided by the Transportation
Act) into not more than twenty railway systems, it
will be for the purpose of routing freight the
most direct lines, in order that the cost of trans
portation may be kept at the lowest practicable
point and that rates shall reflect economies of oper
alton Railroad valuations established by the In
terstate Commerce Commission will become the
basis of fair and equitable rates. and traffic will be
moved wherever practicable by the shortest line be-
tween any two points.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24

Rio Grande and Western Pacific were operated as
one connected continuous line from ST. Louis to San
Francisco; likewise the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific were operated one continuous line from
Omaha to San Francisco 1t was during these
years that the cities of Salt Lake. Ogden and Provo
had period of greatest development. The Union
Pacific is not in the business of tearing down but
of building up
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24

Fourth Reason: ''To insure market COMPETE
ton between western and eastern territories for
Utah products.''
This argument presupposes that railroad traffic
men can magic wands and create a demand for
products where it does not exist. Traffic moves to
points where the demand is, as every business man
knows, ard market competition determines the di
rection of traffic Furthermore, there is the West
ern Pacific-D Denver 4 Rio Grande Western cOmpe
ttion, and the Interstate Commerce Commission
ready and willing to remedy rate Embellishments.
Composition would be maintained were the Cen
trail Pacific operated Independently yet this import
ant alternative is given slight consideration. The
Union Pacific's position in this matter is set forth
in President Carl r. Grays statement of June 10,
1922:
The Union Pacific il willing to buy the Cen.
trail Pacific from the Southern Pacific If fair and
reasonable he greed UPON. But II is not
reasonable terms can be agreed upon. But is not
Supeme Court that il should All the Union Pacific
will ask is that the Central Pacific be made an in
dependent line to be operated such, and that il
perform it's Duties the Union Pacific is per-
forming its duties under the legislation by which
they both constructed, and that IL II is to be
merged any system, under the plans being
worked by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
il is merged with the Union Pacific, with which 1t
forms a continuous trans continental line, competing
with all Others"
The fear is expressed that ogden, Salt Lake
and Provo will become way stations should the Un-
ion Pacific acquire the Central Pacific and the Den
yer & Rio Grande Western Western Pacific be ac-
CURED by some other strong line Growing cities
like Ogden, Salt Lake and Provo are destined to be-
come larger and more prosperous. For the Union
Pacific to do anything which would retard their de-
velopment would be contradiction OF its record IN
the past and contrary to all good business principles
For several years. the Missouri Pacific, Denver &
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-24
UNION PACIFIC'S POSITION
In Central Pacific Case
Specific answers to Five REASONS"
ONS" promulgated by the Salt Lake Chamber Of Commerce
retention of Central Pacific by Southern Pacific.


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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
ISLAND PARK is
LEASED TO FENTON
Formal Opening Tomorrow Night with
Dance and Observation-Disclosures
to BE Put i'm Shape.

Il. j. Fenton, manager of the Audto-
rum, has taken a lease of Island Park
and the Island Park pavilion for a term
Of years from the George T.. Fox estate
and NJ. J. Moran. He viii have for
NAL opening tomorrow night with dance
at S o'clock Refreshments viii be served.
As soon as he can make arrangements
Mr.. Fenton will have open-air vaude-
vile. dramatic and comedy companies
and moving pictures, besides dancing,
and the cafe will be opened for serving
light lunches. There is a possibility thar
a college baseball team win be organized
to represent BrattlebOro
Mr. Fenton says the place viii be CON
Quoted in a first class manner, and he
has had sufficient experience in the
amusement business to see that it is so
conducted.
The pavilion viii be repainted and
will be outlined with electric lights, and
fence will be built on the back side
Fireworks will be displayed at different
times and holidays viii be celebrated.
Boat service also is under consideration.
Island Park is one of the beauty. spots
of New England and the pavilion is wen
equipped, having an excellent floor, stage,
scenery and bowling alleys. Pool tables
will be installed. Before his death 1t was
operated by George II. Fox for several
years. but for the past two years It has
been closed on account of the loss OF the
bridge crossing the Connecticut river.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
MYSTERY WOMAN
IN WARD CASE
Reported to Have Offered $500 for Muir
der In Ward H0me-Ofticers
Searching for Ross.

WHITE PLAINS, \. Y, May 20
Active search began today for mystic
rious woman said to have offered 5000 to
a New York waiter to commit murder
in the Ward home in New Rochelle. This
search and efforts on the part of authori-
ties to locate Ross" reputed leader OF
the blackmail ring that squeezed 100000
from Walter F. Ward before he shot and
killed Clarence Peters, marked the latest
development in the most sensational Grim
inal case in Westchester county IN %
years.
The search for Ross began after Viii
liam J. Fallon. representing the Peters
family, failed yesterday to produce the
man now out on a suspended sentence
following his conviction in another black
mail case in New York District Attor
ney Weeks learned today that Ross
had left the state.
Ward, who refused to see reporters,
could not be asked what he thought of
the mystery woman $500 faurder offer.
Sheriff Werner today received from
the navy department a formal cOmmuni-
cation confirming the statement that
Peters had received a bad conduct dis
charge from the navy.
The county authorities announced they
were investigating an anonymous tele-
phone message received by the sheriff
last night to the effect that Ward with
Peters and sailor from the battleship
Utah had attended a party for men, in
a Boston hotel three months ago.
William J. Fallon, the lawyer retained
by the Peters family, later today an
nounced that he had got in touch with
Charlie Ross. At Mr.. Fallons Office il
was said that two men have been sent
out to question Ross as to his knowledge
of Peters and Ward 1t is believed that
Ross would be able TO throw some light
on the mysterious hold which the black
mailing band had on the millionaire
baker After Mr.. Fallon had left his
office on mysterious mission a woman
claiming TO be Ross's sister telephoned
the lawyers Office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
BURNS FATAL TO
HOSPITAL HEAD
tendent in Bellows Falls-Dies
i'm Her Home i'm Boston.

BELLOWS FALLS, May 29.-Mrs
Grace 7. Shadman of Boston, who for the
past year had been superintendent of the
local hospital died in Boston Friday
evening as result of serious burns that
resulted from an explosion of an alcohol
stove Tuesday at her Boston home.
She left here Tuesday morning for
a few days vacation and the injury oc-
CURED the same day. It was not under
stood here that her injuries were serious
until news of her death was received
She succeeded about year ago Miss
Mildred Mckee who had been superin-
tendent a number of years and resigned
to marry j. Graves, proprietor of Hotel
Windham.
Mrs. Shadman had made a great sue
cess in her work for the hospital and had
endeared herself to all with whom she
had come in contact locally, the general
feeling being that it will be hard to fill
the position.
The funeral took place Saturday after
noon in the home of her sister, Mrs
George Dodge, in Brookline, Mass. The
hospital was represented at the funeral
by Director J. j. Fenton, in the absence
of President G.. r. Wales, who is on
southern trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
MAKES GOOD YEw BOWS.
Art of Indians Restored i'm Making Bows
and Arrows for Sport.

An ancient art in the Northwest has
been restored. In the days before the
coming of the white man the Indians OBJ
tanned yew wood in the Cascade noun
tains from which they made bows and
arrows.
Wesley Evans, of Hoquiam, WASH
woods and selects sticks which he shapes
into archery SETS He began the work
as a pastime but the fame of his yew
wood articles spread and now he is COM
PEELED to employ help in his shop. He
has a ready market for the long bow and
arrows in the Northwest and Canada,
while many sets go to Europe, South
America and Australia.
The American Archery association
uses the old style weapons made by
Evans in the annual contests in New
York state. There are archery clubs in
California and several southern states
Minneapolis Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
Red Men S Hall

Don It forget that everyone who in
tends to go to Hinsdale should meet at
the hall at clock.
Wednesday, May 81, at 7.30 p. M
Triumph lodge. No. l33, S. F. of A,
will meet. Report by the delegate to
the district convention Basket social.
All ladies are asked to bring baskets.
Admission free.
wednesday. May 81, at Z p. IN. stand
ard time-Special work by Greenfield
Lodge of Moose. to which the members of
BrattIeboro Lodge and ladies are invited
Anyone wishing to go and not having
made arrangement for transportation
will please leave names at Brother
JohnsOns store by Tuesday.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
MAY PROCESSION
BEAUTIFUL EVENT
Nine Young Women Received Into Senior
sodality and Is Into Junior
Sodality Last Evening.

The annual May procession in honor
of the Blessed Mother took place last
evening at st. Michael Is Roman Catho-
nc church The procession. led bv the
oacrlsty boys in cassocks and surpliees.
consisted of members of the sodalfties,
senior and junior, also senior and Junior,
also school children.
The line formed on the school grounds.
PASSED into the church, and marched into
he church, and marched through the
lisles. Appropriate May hymns to the
queen OF May were sung during the
march.
The entire program cf the crowning of
he beautiful new statute of Mary I'm
naculate by the socialists was carried
sl.t. An elaborate shrine laden with the
ARREST flowers, adorned the May altar
while a profusion of electric lights added
beauty to the scene.
Nine young ladies were received into
he senior sodality and Is into the junior
" their pastor, Rev. Father James p.
Rand.
An eloquent sermon on The Glories
# Mary was preached by Rev. Father
4aigel, c. s. S. R., of Saratoga
Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament was next in order The MAY
lay celebration ended by the singing of
he hymn, Holy God
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
JOHN NJ. LoNGYEAR DIES.
Capitalist and Mining Engineer Passes
Away i'm BrO0kIine, Mass.

BROOKLINE. Mass, May 29.-John
Munro Longyear, capitalist and mining
engineer, died suddenly at his home here
yesterday He was at one time mayor
If Marquette, Mich He was born in
Lansing, Mich, in 1850.
When Mr.. LOngyear moved here from
Marquette several years ago his gray
stone home was transported in sections to
his town He was noted as a phiian-
thropist. his gifts to educational insti-
buttons and to the Christian Science
church having been large and numerous.
Mr.. Longyear was member of the COR
7oration of Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology and for > years was mem
Der of the board of control of the Michl-
ran College of Mines. In addition TO
large lumber and mining lands in North
,rn Michigan, he held interests in SSpltz-
bergen coal mines. He was president
If the Marquette National bank.
Mr.. Longyear is survived by his wife,
TWO sons and three daughters, John NJ,
a mining engineer: Robert D.. Vice
Consul in Haiti; Mrs. Carroll Paul. wife
If Lieut.. Commander Paul. q 8. N
stationed at Paris Island, 5. C.; Mrs.
T. NJ. Richard Lyeth, Riverdale -on the
Hudson, n. Y. and Mrs. Alton T. Rob
arts, Marquette.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
EXERCISES HELD
IN HIGH SCHOOL
Grand Army Post and Relief Corps Pres
ent as Guests Patriotic Songs
Recitation and Address.

Pre- Memorial day exercises were held
in the Brattleboro high school this
morning, the G. A. r. and Woman's
Relief corps being guests of the school
They were escorted to their seats at the
opening of the exercises by a detail of
soldiers from Company ! and the Head
quarters company.
Patriotic songs We're sung by the sew
enth and eighth gr&des and by the high
school chorus, and Rev. +. Q. s. Os
good offered prayer. f. Kenneth Wilson
of the high school faculty gave the adj
dress of welcome to the G. A. X. Fol-
lowing the welcome, Elizabeth Schwenk,
23, gave an excellent recital of Walt
Whitman's famous poem oh Captain,
My Captain. and John Dunton sang Oh
Hopeful Soul, There Is No Death.
Rev. G. c. Chayer of the Methodist
church gave a memorial address on Tes-
timonies of Our Appreciation. He said
that there were three kinds of tributes,
spoken tributes, silent tributes and trib-
utes of deeds. His thought was that
although spoken and silent tributes were
fine things, the greatest tribute was the
tribute of carrying on the fine work so
nobly begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
Gen. Ed70ards to Speak
att O'clock IOnaO1Y-Oz0
Preparations for Memorial
Day Observance Are
Complete

The program for the observance of
Memorial day tomorrow will begin at >
o'clock in the Auditorium, where an ad-
dress will be given by Maj. Gen. Clar
ence r. Edwards. who commanded the
Goth division in the World war and who
will come here from Longmeadow. Mass.
where he viii speak in the forenoon.
The exercises also win include vocal Sc.
lectiOns by n male quartet
Following the exercises in the Audi
toriun the BraItleboro Military band
Company /, the Headquarters Company
Grand Army, Spanish war veterans
American Legion, Sons of Veterans ant
others viii go TO the common for the
usual exercise at the soldiers monument
They will ceuntermarch to the town hal
building and then march to Prospect
Hill cemetery. stopping at the plaza
where Il wreath will be placed on the
honor roll, which bears the names of
those who served in the World war
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps and the
Legion auxiliary also will participate in
the program
A baseball game between the American
Legion team and the Bellows Falls team
will be played in the afternoon at the
Valley fair grounds.
\ banquet i'm honor of Gen. Edwards
will be rendered at the Brooks House at
7.45 o'clock tomorrow evening by Brat
tleboro post. 1t is expected that Gov.
James HartnesS of Springfield and State
Commander Bert S. Hyland of Rutland
will be guests of the Legion. Members
Of the Grand Army post also have been
invited as guests. American Legion
posts in Wgindham county. Keene, Win,
chester Hinsdale and Greenfield also
have been invited to be present. The ban
guet viii be open to members of the Le-
gion. Y D. and ex-service men and Span
ish war veterans Col +. w. Gibson
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
ASYLUM ATTENDANT
SCALDS PATIENT
Member of Hospital Staff
Says Patient Was Left
In Bath Tub
BECAME IMMERSED
IN SCALDING WATER
Dies Four Hours After Removal - At
tendant Arraigned In Court Charged
With Manslaughter - Held Under
$4,000 Bonds for Trial.

SALEM, Mass, May 29-Frank
Bridges of Montville, Me-, an attendant
at the Danvers State hospital, was ar
raigned today charged with mansIaugh-
ter for the death by scalding of Ernest
Williamson of Middleboro, a patient.
DIR. Harvey NJ Watkins, member
of the hospital staff, who swore out the
complaint, asserted Bridges put Will
hanson in bathtub Saturday, turned
on the water and went away. When
Bridges returned five minutes later he
said Williams was immersed in the
scalding water. He was removed and
given prompt medical aid, but died four
hours later. Bridges was held in $1,000
bonds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
THREE SLAIN IN
ROBBERY PLOT
Two Women Robbers Shoot Wife OF
Farmer and then Are Shot by
Boarder In Tennessee.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, May 20
Reports have reached this city of triple
killing in Clay County. Tenu., about
40 miles from here, in which three
women met death. The names OF the
dead were not learned and few of the
extremely isolated section in the Tenn
essee hills, where the affair occurred
1t is said that Clay county man sold
his farm for $500. This became
known, and several men neighbors went
to his house and asked him to go fox
hunting. Wives of two of the men who
planned the fox hunt then prepared to
get the money.
They dressed as men and with black
ened faces went to the farm after he
left. They tried to force the farmer s
wife to give up the 81 800, and, failing,
are alleged to have cut the woman s
throat.
A boarder at the house, hearing the
commotion. rushed to the scene and
shot the two women intruders dead, be-
lieving they were Negro men. The
boarder then fed, the story SAYS. leaving
the three women dead, the bodies being
found by the fox hunters on their return