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Show TWO RAILWAYS JOIN IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC Western Pacific and Salt Lake & TJtah Lines Issue Schedule on Joint Traffic From California, With the publication of a Joint tariff quoting through rates on lumber from Qulncy Junction CaL to all points on the Bait Lake & Utah railroad It was an nounced yesterday that a freight traffic agreement had been perfected between the Western Pacific railroad and the Utah Interurban line The new Joint tariff v. as Issued December It and by special au thorlty from the interstate commerce commission will become ttectlve Decern ber 28 1915 In this tariff on Ik rates on lumber In one direction are quoted but It was announced that through rates on all commodities tn both directions and between all stations on the two roads re being prepared and win be put Into effect shortly after the first of the year The perfecting of a freight traffic agreement between the Western Pacific ana the Salt Lake A I. tah railroad leaves room for speculation as to the future re latlona of the Denver A Rio Orande and the Western Pacific The Denver & Rio Grande reaches practically all stations touched by the Interurban line and so far the Rio Orande has declined to make any traffic agreement with the Oram road In local railroad circles the announcement of the Western Pacific Orem line agree ment Is taken to Indicate that the West em Pacific Intends to xo It alone while In the hands of the receiver |