Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-05-01 | Page 14 | Rush of the Refugees Over

One-Cent Rate Has Been Established Estab-lished by President E. H. Uarriman. ABOUT 12,000 HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED FREE No One Will Be Carried Now Unless Ticket Is Produced. Pro-duced. Every indication Is that the rush of tho refugees from tho Pacltlc coast eastward Is virtually ended. Tho report Is that President E. 11. Uarriman has mado a rate of ono cent per mile to all refugees and tho abolition of freo transportation has stopped tho exodus. Tho crisis Is now really ended and the establishment of tho one-cent rato will not, It Is believed, work any hardship. There Is work In abundanco for tho able-bodied men in San Francisco and there Is no lack of food. Those who wcro Injured or are unablo to worlc may leave the city and go East if they so do-sire. do-sire. Ilelplcs3 women and children will also bo taken care of, but the exodus Is at an end. j About 12,000 Have Gone East. Altogether about 12,000 refugees havo passed through tho Ogdcn gateway, transported trans-ported free. About a dozen passed through Salt Lako yesterday. In future all will lu.vc to carry tickets or transportation will be refused them.