Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-11 | Page 6 | Ogden Railroad Men Favor Control of C. P.

OGDEN RAILROAD MEN MEM FAVOR CONTROL OF Ci P.- P. OGDEN Oct 11 Ogden Ogden would experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex ben beneficial results if tt the Union Pacific should be given control of x the Central Pacific between this city and San an Francisco So lo io local a nt r railroad men mea who believe this would be e u a good move Most of ot the freight consigned to the Southern Pacific in Cali California forma for delivery to points in iii the tho vicinity of Chicago r railroad men say is hauled by way of the Sunset route of the Southern Pacific Southern Pacific freight agents It Is asserted are not keen leen to solicit freight business for foran foran an mile haul to Ogden where it must be turned over to the Union Umon Pacific when by using the Sunset route they get the long Ions haul It is argued that if it the Union Pacific gets gels the Ogden route of oC the Southern Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- as the Central Pacific is now known it would go after the long I haul freight business in California for shipment cast east by way of oC Ogden Traffic officials of or the Union Pa Pacific Pacific Pa- Pa I declare however that business is brisk enough at present For the past two months the months the freight business is declared to have been better than ever before Eight firemen were re recently recently recently re- re promoted to be he engineers by the Uni Union n Pacific and they all aU are working Several brakemen received I promotions and they ar are all steadily employed as conductors All AU trainmen trainmen trainmen train train- men residing In Ogden are at work taking care of tho the business both east and west and railroad men say the indications are that here will be no letup to tho h heavy avy traffic for several weeks