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Show W ! Competition Not Destroyed I By fl 1 Central Pacific Separation w i Western Paciiic Competition Retained I I 1 But El Paso Route Domination Removed j X - I 5 .4,,Th! CeIal Pf lotJe another Colorado From 1901 to 1912 the Union Pacific controlled the I Midland. The road will not be dismantled, nor will it Central Pacific, ad practically all the substantial im 1 2 lose anyttiing except its Southern Pacific parent whose provements made onthe Centraf Pacific dSnf Z I S cWef interests are admittedly pledged in favor of an- present century were made within those eleven years I other line (via El Paso) that does not come within 800 Not until 1909 was the Western Pacific through Ifrl I I miles of Salt Lake City or Ogden. The Central Pacific established, so that most JZSt I will gain independence, and later, if grouped with fhe made without the added spur of Western Pacific 7Z I Union Pacific, it will receive the support of a strong, petition. Should the Tin 2Tpd tamre tt 1 aggressive line definitely committed to the building of Central Pacific, it would to tSf I a bigger and better Intermountam Empire. looking policy, and, unlike the Southern PadfiSw I J The Union Pacific believes in competition. Were not be interested in the support of another route or the I m it the only line in Utah, it would have to make reason- movement of trafile via another line. I $ able rates to move the products of Utah to market in X competition with the products of other sections. If The Union Pacific supports the Utah steel indus- S" g market competition were not sufficient, the Interstate try is building a railroad 35 miles long to bring the iron 1 $ Commerce Commission, with its vast powers, would ore to e main line, thence to Springville, and will join I J protect against unreasonable and discriminatory rates. in reasonable rates on the manufactured product out of l 5 ' Springyille. x 1 Be it remembered that the Western Pacific, a I ' !f and raad' eiS e C!ntral Pacific the en: The salvation of the Intermountain country de- I I tire distance through Utah, Nevada and California and pends on supplying manufactured and other nroduot this insuros to the shippers and citizens along the way "to the Pacific Coast. Ifssuch products are nmdh3 8 . the benefits of active competition. No matter who gets in the east for Pacific Coast delivery, they will contimm s the Central Pacific, this Western Pacific competition . to move via the Panama Canal, thus depriving the I will continue. Intermountain country of this trade and the railroads of The Union Pacific assists the electric lines which of tne haul- Ji S parallel it in Utah. Long ago it voluntarily establish- 39 ed joint rates and divisions with these electric lines and Tn? Union Pacific System having such large in- " 3j has furnished them practicaUy all their freight car yerests mthe State of Utah would be prompted by self- fl " equipment under the usual interchange arrangement interest, if nothing more, in continuing the develop- fl with steam lines. menfc of utah and the Intermountain country. Its I The Union Pacific will not close the Ogden Gate- M7ittBtoafc II 9 way. President C. R. tfray of the Union Pacific Sys- im T! " 000. What reason ?l 8 tern officially stated that should the Union Pacffic devetZ, ?JSZT ?? Zf prtecting !l acquire the Central Pacific, the present -situation will develoPmg the ntoiy which furnishes its traffic? l t0 maintained. The Union Pacific-Central Pacfiic As against the guttering promises of the road II a lines will need the assistance of all lines into Ogden in which seeks to retain what the Supreme Court of the 1 5 hoth directions to meet competition of the Southern United States has decreed it must give up there stands m S Pacific's El Paso Route and the Santa Pe's line through . tne Union Pacific's noteworthy achievements for the M j Albuquerque. public good. Jl 1 I What the Union Pacific has done it -will continue to'do II I assist the communities along its lines to grow and pros- im per. It is a matter, of record that no line has ever come jfl S under the control of the Union Pacific which has not I been improved in facilities and service to the public. M H We shall furnish additional information from time to time . . . ' ' I I Union Pacific System 1 I SALT LAKE CITY. J I BcBBBMS3MMftB6faBB iBStc i.j.,ia -u L.rM-,1,, uMiiMtiriMiim mini WT ..aMMlflim |