Show WOOL FIGHT IS ON IN EARNEST Eastern Buyers Will Fully Test the Union Pacific Arbitrary Pool = > nd Will Issue Circulars I j The fight over Utah and Idaho wool Is now eli in earnest The war Is solely 1 between David In the parson of wool buyers and Goliath In the Union Pacific and although tho opponents are unevenly un-evenly matched the result looking to the future It IK believed will be to a certain extent to the credit of David Tho plan lo force routing of wool from Oregon Short Line points via the Union Pucjll9 Is now operative The Rid Grande and connections will only be allowed 25 PIT cent as against 62 per cent It captured last season Already In preparation is a circular letter to be signed by all Aoolbuyers and sent to woolgrowers all over the Stale and lo Illlllnrd Echo PIcdnlont i and other stations on the Union Pacific This latter sots forth the facts in the ease It requests all growers lo bring their sheep to pens on the Western lobe lo-be sheared an the buyers can do bettor by the growers if shipped by the Western West-ern A fund Is being raised tu take the matter up In a legal form the wnol buyers elalmlnff thai as the old divisions divi-sions have not been canceled and yet the Oregon Short Line Is Insisting upon run ting the wool which is to be held in violation of the Interstate iom mercc law A test ease will be made as soon as a refusal lo accent wool buyerss bill of lading is secured In the meantime the letters will be sent broadcast not with the hone of doing much good this spring but with tIme Idea of getting a million nr two pounds oJ wool on ihe sheep driven away from the Short Line next season and also lo Influence wool and llvcfllock shippers There Is nothIng personal In the fight being waged The Eastern woolbuy ers even admit that J A Munroe who Is the Instigator of Hit deal In working work-ing solely for the Interests of the Union Pacific and iluy would probably do Lhe fame were they In his place They do not blame the Oregon Short Line at all I but say that the Union Pad flc Is coercing the local system They do claim however that if the divisions are kept In force and the gateway open that they have a right to route the wool and If the Oregon Short Line Is going to route it then the gateway might as well I be closeil The truth of the matter according lo statements of both wool and railroad men Is that lha Union Pacific lost the business last year because of Us policy prior lo the gateway opening and ih I now trying to recoup itself by forcing the pool In so doing time Union Pacific may be helped temporarily bul eventually eventu-ally II will be lu the great detriment of the Oregon Short Line Freight Traffic Manager J A Munroe Is In the city now on this matter The Tribunes statements arc verified by tin Eastern woolbuyers und railroad rail-road agents representing tho various lines opposed to the Union Pacific agents who have actually had shipments ship-ments diverted In full justice lo the Union Pacific that line claims that it IB entitled lo all the business as it owns the Short Line This will not bo contradicted 1C the published divisions are withdrawn and the gateway closed |