Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-10-11
Disseminated Againstby Southern Pacific

eliminating against the Odgen gateway Central Pacific
lines Here the testimony of L. j. Spence Director Of Traf
fic of the Southern Pacific system given before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in February 1916, and April 1922
Mr. Spence the chief of the traffic OF the Southern Paci
fic Company and among prcmc OF traffic men
in the United States. He doesn't hesitate say:
"he record is clear that freely that for example,
line Ogden for 500 miles, connecting rail-
linesrom there New York form through with which
our Gulf route is in active competition We conceie that
other words under Mr.. spenccs South
ern Pacific operating Gulf
competition the Central Pacific lines and diveng every pound
Of traffic that from the short hauover the Central Pac
c through Sacramento Reno Sparks and Ogden the line that
by entitled handle this traffcto the Sunset
thereby building its Southern line against the error,
served by the Central Pacific How this done and why
done is well told i'll the words of Mr. Spence that quote them
verbatim:
1.-THE Steamship fleet OF Company now
consists of passenger and freight steamers fifteen freight
and oil tank together with fleet light
having S4O5O382
of December 81 1915"
The policy of the company has realize the
possibilities steamship lines by promoting adjust
which would bring the traffic within their
REACH by the continued
the end and by the solicitation the part
Pacific organization of all traffic that could possibly Sc
cured for these steamship lines"
"The parties to through routes
IN connection with other lines under which traffic nterchangd
New Orleans Shreveport Denon WORTH Beat
Houston, Antonio Alpine Paso Texas Dem
ing New Mexico Tucson Arizona Odgen Portland as well
as California functions of interchange"
Q-What has been the solicitation policy Southern
Pacific Company with respect the Gulf Route?
"A--N traffic in which the steamship physically able
whether be between
Arizona and New Mexico and from Texas and Louisiana points
served by railroad traffic from Arkansas Okla
hoa and Colorado served by connecting lines policy has
been to solicit for the Gulf without restrictions The
entire organization of the company has employed in the
active and preferential solicitation for the Gulf in
cluded only large lines OF the rails but
in the principal cities of the country by our rails
such as New York Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore Philadelphia
ptsburg Detroit Cincinnati. Chicago birmingham, Atlanta
St Louis Kansas City and Denver agencies are maintained
by the Southern Pacific Company might be explained
that the mention OF the known as the
Atlantic seaboard territory controlled by people Chicago
y Louis Kansas City other cities
are as actively engaged in soliciting that traffic for mixed rail
ana water route OF the Southern Pacific the agencies
and as the entire organization OF the Company
Q-Summed in few words what has been the constant at
ad ana e'ort OF the Southern Pacific toward the Gulf
and the steamship lines?
A-by ITS rate adjustment its solicitation policy and it's SER
vice. the effort OF the Southern Company has always been
u.s. and always will be the xnum volume Of traffic
or those steamship lines simply because obviously to the in
erest of the Southern Pacific pursue that policy and Greater
incentive than self-interest be suggested
The opening of the Sunset route rail and steamship under
common conoi and management resulted Inauguration
nc" service and methods The time for
became 10 to 70 days. through billing both over
charge and loss and damage paid upon
or the loss established without waiting deter
mine what of the line responsible These methods soon
aroused and stimulated the parts of the all
rail
The purpose Of the steamers faster speed
from tune to time has been entirely ansporta
ton OF through traffic which, course the competition from
year to became kener the traffic between the most
distant sections 10 (which this route reached
OUT has necesaed bringing this steamship service up oI
the highest efficiency
"And observe that OF all traffic per cent was to or from
~ interior ]" 1911 and per in Is allowance
haer Tor that which is reconsigned and
a'aad oins rates of the Texas Commission What con
us'o any, 40 you draw from these
rendence OF the Galveston pooport service present