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Show 11 .,.inMM;mT--snttffl (if If rittttMKfflMtMM''M'l'tK if I I I Central Pacific Separate! "" I A Boon to Utah 1 This State Should Not Join Hands With I Arizona to Detour Freight and PaS3fcngrS I via El Paso and Tucson! I; it m i m :i wp the action of certain representative citi- SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES 1 R 1 . - m e ejesj i mmm 1 M zens can be considered truly representative, .1 T m J J) ffi Utah has climbed into Arizona's band wagon. Jy " f I U J;;; A glance at the map shows that the interests of 7 y Sk"- 'jt fr I f ; I theBe two states in the Central Pacific Case A57e KC JJ i M cannot be identical. If dissolution hurts SVCS! lS K I i! ';;;: Arizona it helps Utah. Yet we have the unus- X"l J" J?yrii ! SI ual spectacle of men speeding to Washington iSlrx "" "" ' ' I ;: from Salt Lake, to align this state on the side 1aS?3T I MZJ? - J If H ,::;: of Arizona and, New Mexico, both of which - TSBJ-y cSffc i fl I HI states have declared through state, officers JiVsZ16 : ' Hi 't their conviction that a separation of the Cen- AXJjjssSS&ui.' if J tral Pacific from the Southern Pacific would ft l - Hi riva Salt Lake and Ooden train loads of freight rHB 0NE hundeid percent eoutk- H and passengers which at present are going t8c&.Pr U thTOUgh El PaSO and TUCSOn. WITNESSETH: "- Route" through ArUona, repmenU rautinct ios. to thU .UU. j I ?A tke S Franclsee meeting on Jim 19. 1922, of Public Service Commissioner When the Uaioa Paciic acquires the Central PaciSc the Union Pacific A I ' MBtfcera line would yanish." (Neyada 8Ut Joirnal, June 33, 1922.) that the Southern Pacific now has for routing them through' Arizona an4 II ' r: New Mexico. ; Ifm ", I "'New Mexico might lose all of California freight, if they dissolve the Central m, , , . , ,. .. . ,, . , HP " and Southern Pacific' said Corporation Commissioner Hugh Williams in discussing the The only point on which all parties to this controversy are agreed Ul WR I action of the New Mexican Commission. "This state would lose by the deal, it wouU that the present situation is unsatisfaotory. The Southern Pacifio has Miff ' " M the CaUfernla freight coming ov from the Central Pacllc which would go ftnmntn1 in ramnAv U l,'r; ..'i.. mu tt: r-.: i li to Ue UsUan Padic'" (Santa Fe, N. M., New Mexican, June 22, 1922.) attempted to remedy it by guttering promiseB. The Union Pacifio is mm ; spending millions of dollars to develop its territory and will apply the M Charabew of Commerce of Arizona and New Mexico might 8amo f orwnrd-looking policies to the Central Pacific. m well congratulate themselves that certain citizens of Utah are If the Ogden line is to compete on equal terms with the El Puso Line, ' H Uklng steps to insure that Phoenix, Tucson and El Paso will overy link in the chain from San .Francisco Oirough Ogden and Omaha I comiSue ,rt bulne.. which rightfully belong. Sal. Lake XJXl 3ft uVKSa JS i El : I! I Wid Ogden. actively against it, the needed support is impossible and the Supreme ; ! ;; ; Court of the United States so found. i I V"le lA U?hf W t,1l1e.fSu.P'eme Courts decision is a vote If a firm in San Francisco has a shipment for New York, the South- J : ;: tor Uuh A vote to nulllf y il Ji vote f or Arizona, New Mex- em Pacific tries to send it via Galveston and its steamship lines ; failing li ico and Texas. This, in effect, is what the Supreme Court of the in that, the Southern Pacifio would try to move it via New Orleans and II 1 1 United States determined, for the decision said the proof was rail lines east, or if that were impossible, then via El Paso and the Book ; ample that the southern route of the Southern Pacific was giv- ufll0iI(J' 2 n,y ln CMe th,y couW not Ret lt any other way wouM they rout en preference as a result of which the Southern Pacific got the hrouh Utah. J ffl I! ! 'Svholc loaf," whereas a shipment via Ogden gave them only ,. More frcW and passenger business moving through Utah means 1 '' "half a loaf." moro mcn ornPloyed for1 maintenance and operation, larger shops Mvf : Il I and offices, greater purchasing power in local territory, moro tour- 1 ; ;; ; Efforts put forth to maintain the Southom Paoifio's half-heurted ista more homes and moro PeoP1(? to olotho and feed. : : ll ',', ', participalion in Utah's affairs are a tremendous help to Arizona and The Union Pacific is endeavoring to remind the people of Utah ; ''' Ij I!!; New Mexico. and the In tcrmountain country of its purposes, policies and accomplish- H t i i n. o u t i i t. r, L ,, , ., , . ment8, Ji would bo interesting to see a list of things tho Southern H ; ; ; . ) t Pjdoxical that Salt Lake and El Paso should both bo work- Pacific has promised to do for Utah since tho Supremo Court's decision , Bg : I. - ' ,n8 fr the Southern Pacifio. Ono of them is going to suffor a dis- of May 29, 1922. To know what thoy hav. done would b6 eaually ;''' H y advantage Which T enlightening. H ' m- What the Union Pacific has done it will continue to do assist the 1 :;: communities along its lines to grow and prosper. It is a matter of 1 record that no line has ever come under the control of tjie Union ! I Pacific which has not been improved in facilities and service to the I public. W We shall furnish additional information from time to time. ,. ' ,, I I y Union Pacific System l; I ' ' ' SALT LAKE CITY : .V';' LB "v |