Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-10-31 | Page 9 | Reason for U. P. Increase

REASON FOR U. P. INCREASE. Lost Mileage, but It Was All Nonproductive. Non-productive. Eastern papers, commenting on tho results re-sults of the Union Pacific, as shown by the annual report, cannot very well account ac-count for the fact that while the mileage of tho system was decreased by the sale to tho Salt Iako Route of 612 miles which was included In tho preceding yoar's report, re-port, tho gross earnings showed the Immense Im-mense increase of over S-1,000,000 The facts are apparent to those who live out here. In the first place, the Leamington cut-off 13 Included In the mileage sold, and this Is a road which Is only partly operated ope-rated for revenue, even at present. Then the line from Provo to Callcntc was not a productive ono and la only valuable when considered as a part of the great through line to California. When the-Eastern the-Eastern writers and those who aro Interested Inter-ested aro Informed that for years past tho only train over a greater part of the mileage mile-age was one mixed dally, excopt Sunda , they will not regard the matter In the strange light which they evidently do no.v For many-years tho aim of the companj has been to prevent a deficit on the lln-j south of Salt Lake, so it is no wonder that the whole report should show an Increase In-crease when thosu lines have been eliminated. elim-inated. However, these same lines, under tho process of reconstruction by tho S ilt Lake Route, are becoming splendid onf for local traffic, which is now being V-veloped, V-veloped, and as a part of the through line will. In a year, becomo as busy a syste m as can be found In the WosL