Show EFFECT OF 4 Pacific Deal Discussed o a VON T CLOSE GATEWAY LOCAL CONDITIONS CONDI IONS TO REMAIN UNCHANGED The consolidation of the Ute Union and Southern interests absorb d discussion ion n around the railroad office yesterday and the belief that It may eventually ll mean not Dot only the control centred JUt tile the operation of these two systems oy y one head caused eu ed considerable anxiety an ani nt i ty in 10 various quarters the of or opinion among amon the railroad officials and others weft web in informed informed informed formed s stems ems to be that the big bis devel deel development development will wOl not change matters matte a par particle in this part ot or toe country Immediate after the th news was flashed over the wires outs of the con coos conglomerate conglomerate mass of rumors rumor that preceded ced ceded ed od it it the tle railroaders began to talk about effects The one great theme that resulted was The Ogden gateway will wUl b bp be closed While White ft It seems quite possible on the face of It H that the Southern Pacific would deliver all its Ita freight over dyer to the Union Pacific shut ing Jug out the Rio Grande connections c c one o official who is 5 conservative in all an his statements takes the opposite view Cannot Close Gateway The he closing of the Ute Ogden gateway said MId he would be the tire very ery last Saat thin thing I should look for for the very simple reason r that it would QuI be a direct bil l for some other company to build to lo the coast CO This Th is the very Ubin aing Harriman does not nC t want if he has haa secured control of the Southern Pa Pacific elSe eifle I the slightest kat doubt that the Harriman people have an under understanding understanding standing with the northern lines and add the Santa Fe and that they Uey will wW now come to an understanding with the Rio Grande lines line giving them their portion of or the traffic hauled into Ogden 1 I do not believe the Union Pacific will antagonize any road At the tiNt first sign of oC an attempt to shut out the RIo Western and divert traffic tra lc over the roads In its transcontinental chain chalS cha the other fellows would build to the e a t so quick lulek it would make some head swim Attitude Toward Road Read Considerable interest is 18 manifested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the probable attitude of the Harriman combination towards the San Pedro Los Angeles Suit Salt Lake JAke road It is 18 isto isto to be supposed that the Southern Pa P no matter who owns it It is not net hankering to see this line established At present nt however the Harriman and aad Cleric people are on the best befi of terms and amI whether the attitude of ot the New NewYork NewYork ew York magnate will change time alone aloM will determine In case Harriman does close the gate gateway gateway gateway way at Ogden and the Los Angeles rod road rodis is built it would be an aoi easy matter forthe for tor forthe the Rio Grande to combine with tb the new company and the war would be bea a merry one Another suggestion is made that at atthe atthe atthe the first display of antagonism towards It the Rio Grande Western would start to build into Short Line territory through the northwest another thing the Union Pacific wants ant to avoid There are ste growing indications that the j Western will build in this direction In m Inan aar an ci e event nt t The news n that the combination had been effected did not cause a great deal of ot surprise a That Harriman was WAtI after aft r rth the list th Southern Sou thern Pacific has been in the tile at atmosphere J for a year |