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Show T TNTIL recently the literature issued in behalf of the Southern Pacific's retention of the Central Pacific in vio-lation vio-lation of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, was silent as to the Western Pacific. Maps issued in support of "A Plain Statement of Facts" show only the Union and Central Pacific railroads. Within the last few weeks the Southern Pacific has admitted the existence of the Western Pacific, but has represented that the Western Pacific is too weak to be regarded seriously as a competitor of the Central Pacific. Such represei-tations represei-tations are misleading. wTTT-g . , O j.1 X)r rii r Jl7vf llrl According to the Railway Age, the Western Pacific is making iimiiry wnat tne ooutnern xaciiic wouia for g00 seventy.ton gondoIa3 (equal t0 1100 firty.ton aBd 608 Like to Have the Public Believe ton stock cars. "(6) Finally, it must be apparent that the domination of this state At no point on the Western Pacific's entire line is the. grade more tift and section by one transportation agency, no matter how well attentioned 1 per cent. It has the best grade of any line in western United States, that agency may be, is a dangerous thing and menaces growth by minimizing minimiz-ing or completely removing that competition of markets which is essential WeSteiTl PlClf ic'S COfUpCtltlVe to development." (Provo Chamber of Commerce resolution, September 29, ... 1922) Activities i ... t. According to Western Pacific officials, the Western Pacific -eroept at "The disruption of the existing system of the Southern Pacific Com-' . , , ... . times when all roads were issuing embargoes has never declined a ghtp- ; pany would afford opportunity for another system to develop a position of " . . TT, . , - ,. ment of freight. ..The Western Pacific has on various occasions, detoured monopolistic and predominating strength." (State of Utah's petition of in- ' . , . . . , 0 .. train loads of fruit for the Santa Fe on account of washouts and other lnter- tervention to Interstate Commerce Commission, October 28, 1922.) . , , , . , . . , ruptions to traffic on that lino. A Btrong effective transportation agency would be irreparably ruined , ... a,-,o win Tne Western Pacific has assisted in building up the livestock industry ' in order to create a transportation monopoly for Western America. Will 1 v" this section permit the utter domination of one railroad system (Southern . 111 Nevada- fuy 98 Per cent ot whicn compeUtive with the Central Pad- Pacific's Bulletin, October 2, 1922. "A plain statement of facts with 3 maps f and has liberal supply of stock cars with double decks far j 1.1V both sheep and lamb movement. The Western Pacific makes aa good time oa : and 9 exhibits. ) stock to eastern markets as the Central Pacific. , ' "To prevent the domination of this state and the intermountain sec- '' tion by any single transportation agency. ("Five Reasons Why in the Tha Western Pacific reduced the rate on copper bnlliom from Grflel ': x Central Pacific Controversy" issued by Salt Lake City Chamber of Com- l Sftn- Francisco, which permitted it to move throueh the Panama Cal. merce and Commercial Club, November 8, 1922.) The Central Pacific never met this rate. (Utah bnie men hare bee led to believe that this reduced into was put in by Son tier n Faclitc, whlck iv i I not the case.) The Western jp;iciflc also initiated reduced ratwt u an ttvm I What the Facts Really Are California and Nevada to Utah Smeltery I i The real fact is that Western Pacific is a standard railroad which does The Wester nPaciflc on its own iniUaUve, dueed ,aW to tk9 now, and always will, give the Central Pacific formidable competition, no Paciflc Coagtj ,n &a effort tQ develop a marke. fof thoa3SLlM of loaa vttk j matter wh0 wns the Central Pacific. coal ,n competition wIth coal from Australia, Manchnrta and Bnslaad. f During Ihe World War the Western Paciflc and Central Pacific were From January 1st to October 31, 1922. & period of onlr ten months, Oa. ',- . . , . . . ,. . . t Union Pacific received from Western Paciflc, at Salt Lake, i&H loaded r operated as a double truck, railroad, each carrying its share of the traffic. v, us, "' f .,,,,, freight cars, and delivered to the Western Pacific 3,848 loads, a total inter- Western Pacific fast freight trains between the Paciflc Coast and Utah change of 10.873 cars. These figures do not include the very ubsttnt!l are scheduled four hours quicker in each direction than the Central Paciflc. . . am "" business which the Western Paciflc interchanges with the D. A R. O. W.( The Scenic Limited of the Western Pacific provided through service 'u Salt Lake Cit' T,u' I'nver & Rio Grande Western has beam mJt- , . -i ted from the Southern lir lflo's "Plain Statement of Facw." between St. Louis and Chicago and San Francisco, is faster mile for mile than the Overland Limited on the Central Pacific. Every summer the Western Pacific brings to Salt Lake City cm toy 14 to IS well filled passenger cars. The Scenic Limited between St. LcEts The Western Paciflc has more than one thousand miles of railroad. ... J and Chicago and San Francisco has observation and dining car serrice all J Its facilities compare favorably with other lines of similar mileage. the way. "At least fifty per cent of our passengers stop off at Salt Lak City." says a passenger official of the Western Paciflc. The Western Pacific now has an order in for 2,000 new refrigerator " cars. The Western Paciflc built 500 coal cars in 1917 and 750 more in 1920 The foregoing proves conclusively the Western Paoiflc is an ImpOT-taa compeUtive element in Utah's transportation structure; No matter whi ! These were used in coal and beet service in Idaho and Utah both on and off owas the Central Pacific western Paciflc competition will oonUnaa ang Western Paciflc rails. increase. Why should the Southern Pacific ignore such competition and service unless it be that H to admit the Western Pacific's existence would spoil the picture of "domination of this I state and section by one railroad?" I We shall furnish additional information from time to time Union Pacific System j SALT LAKE CITY |