Show RATE WAR LIVENS UP further freight tariff cuts made yesterday HEATED TALK IN C CHICAGO conference of executive officers of at th the a boada interested held mid and after a controversy classes I 1 and 2 we were included in UK tile new ne w sch schedule ed local agent of the union pacific Noti notified fled to mako make L lower figures from missouri river points P t to utaji utah road notes TRIBUNE SPECIAL chicago sept 11 1 conference of 0 the executive officers of western lines line on elie reduction of freight rates to utah points instead of ending the war made it worse the union pacific fi and northwestern denied the charge that they had secretly cut rates find and secured contracts for a 0 large amount of traffic until december let other lines were no not t satisfied with the statement of their rivals rival and declared that they would make further reductions which would secure for them a share of the traffic which they thought the union pacific had undertaken to monopolize A WARM discussion the union pacific announced that it would meet any cuts mode made by other lines after a general discussion which at times limes was very warm arm tit the e following further reductions in rates from chicago to utah points were decided upon first class from 3 10 per pounds t to a second class from to 11 1 66 11 lass class C from 75 11 cents to 70 cents dims class D from 76 cents to ca cents class cl las 1 I E from 75 cents to 64 cents corresponding reductions will he be made from st SL louis kansas city and other river common points to utah points the rate war promises to be a long ions and bitter one and will doubtless extend to all tra franb ns territory in line with the above special die dispatch to the tribune F B client choate general agent of the tha union pacifica freight department received a telegram late yesterday afternoon throwing some soma light on the muddle the telegram came from chicago and author laed ased mr air choate to make sweeping reductions duct ions in the missouri river tariff UNION FIGURES in order to make tho the new rates U uniform and to conform with the established differences between classes said s lid mr choate the union pacific promulgates these rates effective at i one prom from the missouri river first clan 1 15 25 second class 1 third c lass class 80 cents fourth class 68 cents fifth class 60 cents class A 60 cents class B D C D arid and IS 48 cents each the usual differentials will be in effect from chicago and other points these rates will be good only until september esth ill A full restoration of rates its as carried in the western association tariff taj lac becomes effective september the latter statement Is largely bruess one work on mr choates part well potted posted railroaders think the end Is not in eight yet by any anaa nor of means up to yesterday claff clawes mos 1 mid and 2 had not been affected by the war beginning today ho however mever under the union pacifica cut which will ill undoubtedly be met by the other roads as aa to missouri river rates utah gets the denver earl tariff fr alm almost 0 st I 1 to a cent e n t A etra straight light reduction of 1 I 1 on classes I 1 and 2 was made at the chicago meeting yesterday the union Ps clulo tees fees that schedule and goes it 6 5 cents better on class I 1 from the missouri river on class clams 2 the chicago reduction Is 1 made and the other classes cal carry ry the same rates as those published in the tribunes table of yesterday the blanket rate of 48 cents from tho the missouri Mlis ouri river remaining on classes 13 C D find and B E MIDDLE LINH LINE SUFFERS BUFFERS one of the sorest railroad men in salt lake to Is the representative of a line that he h described as being betwixt t axt and between this thin road hew has to stand the th cuts with grim determination we really dont attract as much muc h at attention aan tion as a groom broom at a wedding he went t on n hero we are in the middle middie of the line compelled to take whatever rates tho the other fellows make and do business along that line of let our rails mile rust salt lake merchants who have allowed their stocks to run low are preparing to seize their opportunity on one a big dealer in harness and hardware sold said he had started correspondence spon dence with eastern job jobbers alre on the subject of rush orders I 1 he Is expects to profit greatly by the war as tor for instance it makes a differ difference enco of 76 45 cents a dozen pairs in the one item of homes harries the tha low rates win be in effect rt at le least t ten days A nota notice of f that length Is 18 required required under the ace rules lo 10 8 of the western freight association before the old earl tariff if can be restored WILL BE A groat great Northe irm interested in baltimore sc ohio new york sept 16 Bul business ness associates in wall street of president J J hill of the great northern today admitted eted the truth of 0 a rumor that ho he will probably bo be a faltor factor in the reorganized baltimore ohio he admitted that he be hod had not acquired an interest in the property but that he expected to it was denied that it was la in contemplation to identity identify the baltimore ohio in any way with mr hills s northwestern property the present outlet by way of duluth end and superior to buffalo end and thence by the trunk lines it was waa positively asserted was not to be changed it was authoritatively stated in this connection that in so far as tj tho Is great northern la is concerned conc emed there Is not the least lease intention of extending its working or connect connections lons south of st SL paul it if mr hill has become inheres interested led in the securities of the reorganized baltimore ohio company it 11 Is purely asi an individual and not as representing represent lne his company TT P saloons C cosed says the denver news the order of president burt of the union naon Pa pacific cille closing all saloons lu in connection with eating hodhes on the line in which the company has an interest will A ill be vry approved appi apps oved by the tb public it if the roll road company as it does evsi enforces I a rule of strict sobriety sobi lety alongi among its employer empl and particularly its i t nien it Is incontinent inconsistent for the th I 1 company to h hold 0 id out temptation to i bliem as it did d id uhan nhon thebo saloons I 1 wf wets open nes president ident burts order ls Is therefore ili not only in the interest of a consistent cons consistent isteni policy but of the general I 1 caume of temperance union surveying party tile the report Is circulated that union pacific surveyors have been at work all summer bummer running a a line from the jules burg branch to greeley and yort fort collin ling colo and the route li is then to come to laramie luramie from the utter latter point I 1 P alie I 1 lla object of this survey nurvey Is really to mako shorter eli orter and quicker route to denver r front from the west putting tho the f un union 0 O pacific in ili EL a to better I 1 complis with tha colorado ila chichi chloa J run in we west e t thin route would avoid sherman 1 hill 1 1 1 and would shorten the die distance bean on eon laralle and denver by thirty miles mile on a water grade prettily greatly shortening tho the time boomerang notes hoto contracting freight agent C S willi Wll llama 1 me of the chicag milwaukee st paul Is in idaho idabo K r A greenwood of 0 the We westoma westerns sterns cosh lees office left yesterday for or idaho where he will spend his hl vacation the short line another ogden C canyon anyon excursion on sunday next tho the round trip fare are will LB be 1 it will cost if 25 centt cents extra for or the title ride up the canyon and back and SO 60 cents for or a trout and chicken dinner in the canyon J M anderson Andr a wealthy english tourist tour lat passed through salt take lake y yesterday C 9 with his family and several everal servants la in the special car lilay 1 a attached it a ch led to the rio oranda grande wester westerns We sterns regular reci ilar iraln dun due here at 1221 1220 p in the Call california forilla state railroad cona com s I iner have decided to u undertake a thorough arouh 1 investigation of tho the affairs littaS rs ot of the pullman u I 1 palace car co company m pany walh ith a view 0 n determining w whether hether the rates charged by the company can be legally seduced i the missouri pacific with its western petern and eastern connections will handle it a valuable carso cargo of 0 goods t that hat arrived in portland via the steamer bremer from hongtong Hong konc kong wednesday tile the cargo carco consisted of 0 a thousand thoua thou and mand tons of silks teas tea spices find and curios consigned to chicago st louis flouts milwaukee now new york tork city and other points |