American Fork Citizen | 1907-02-02 | Page 2 | Full Fare for Soldiers

FULL FARE FOR 80LDIER8. Union Pacific and Northern Decline to Reduce Rates for Uncle 8am. Omaha. Tho Union I'ncKlo ami Northwestom railroads have refused to mako any special rntcs to tho gov ornment for tho shlpmont of soldiers on routo to tho Philippines to and from San Francisco and tho quartermaster's quarter-master's dopartmont of tho dopartmont dopart-mont of tho Missouri Is much disappointed disap-pointed ovor tho notion of tho rood. On Tuosday bids woro opened n Omaha for tho transportation of COO men, COO horsos nnd n largo amount of cqulpmont from Forts Itoblnson nnd KiiBsell to San Francisco. Only tho Union l'ncltlo and Northwestom submltod bids and both woro for regular reg-ular and full-faros. Itnllroad ofllclals eay tho gpvornnfent will socuro no moro cheap faros.