Show Smoot Def ugar Suga Tariff Increase i James Lines Se Seek k Utah Support in Building c t Klamath-Keddie Klamath Road 3 I Espee Fights In Invasion o of H i Oregon-California Oregon Territory OFFICIALS SPEAK S P PEA EA K Coal Producers Back W W. P. P and G G. N. N i The opening offensive of the Western Pacific the Great Northern North North- i em ern and the Denver Rio Grande Western to enlist the support of Salt Lake and Utah in a battle between be- be between between tween titans of the railroad indus industry try was launched l before the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce board of governors Friday by H. H M. M Adams president of the Western Pacific and J J. J S S Pyeatt president of the D. D R R. R GW 1 Representatives of or the other Combatant in jn the struggle the Southern Pacific system which is b battling against t-J t Ins In's an tn invasion m of or its southern Oregon and northern j California territory ar are scheduled i to present their side of or the tile case caso lothe to lo the chamber mCl members bers at an an early date SEEK TO BUILD LINE The railroad Avar wai comparable in m scope and sl significance to to- the early day struggles for supremacy y before T. T C. C C. C re regulation hinges on the tho application of ot the Great Northern and the Western Pacific to build a 1 mile link between Klamath Falls Ore and Paxton or Keddie Cal Ca connecting the two lines lI cs To ro rothe the applicants a victory means the linking up tip of the so called Hill roads of which Arthur Curtis James Janies is now the th guiding genius and to the opposing Southern Pacific it means competition in th the southern Oregon-northern Oregon California region where tho the latter system now reigns su supreme ireme The rhe Utah Coal Producers' Producers association asso asso- elation has passed a resolution supporting supporting supporting sup sup- sup sup- porting the application of th the Vestern Western West Vest em ern Pacific ic and Great Northern The Tho Ogden city commission Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- I da day adopted a resolution In support of ot the Southern Pacific systems system's opposition to the proposal and the theO O Ogden den chamber of commerce has the matter under consideration with Mr Ill Adams and Mr Pyeatt scheduled to speak there Saturday PASS RESOLUTION The Coal Producers resolution sets forth the belief bellet that tho the proposed connecting line Une would aid the coal industry of the state and called upon the 1 I. I C. C C. C to grant the application The Tho Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Opera Opera- tors torn a association according to word received here hero has tal taken en the I Continued on page 7 S I fJames lames James Lines ines Seek Utah Support in ia Building Klamath-Keddie Klamath Road I Continued d from page lJJ G site side and adopted a a. resolution urging that thal the application bo be denied In ur ursine urging ln th the local chamber 6 Of to ign itself itsel with the tle Western estern and Great t No North ern Mr Adams 1 put pt forth th the following fol fol- lowing contentions regarding regarding g the effects on Utah 1 1 It will increase the traffic I both eastbound and westbound through the state stale 2 2 it will open up a anew new t territory for Utah products in C Calif California and the northwest 3 It will increase the consumption tion Hon of ot Utah coal by the tho Western Pacific 4 4 It will enlarge the market for Utah coal In the northwest 5 It will stimulate te development of ot the mountain intermountain region and portions of ot the northwest by breaking breaking break break- ing a a. transportation monopoly now enjoyed ed b by the Southern Pacific system stem What we pr propose pose Sir Mr Ir Adams declared declare J is the most important transportation development in the West vest since the building ot or th the Western Pacific line Ine With a connecting connecting con con- ll link between the Western Pacific and ireat Grent Northern we will connect the northwest with the I southwest and compete with the Southern Pacific in a rich territory in which it now holds a a. monopoly to the detriment of ot the most rapid dt development The mile mlle section which will cost about will connect miles of ot Great Northern r road with 1500 miles of Western Vestern ra Pacific lines Through a traffic arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment with the Santa Fe Fc we cap can furnish through rates to and from the southwest and th the Denver Rio Hio Grand Western coupled couple with traffic arran arrangements with the Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- Murl Pacific and other lines eastward cast cast- ward will give us us- another transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental connection w with the northwest through Salt Suit Lake J e In addition to the mile 00 math Paxton Falls connection ot o of which the Western estern Pacific proposes I to build 20 and the real great Northern 80 80 miles Mr Ada Adams ns declared de declared de- de lared that his company had filM also applied for permission to build some tome miles of or feeder lines WIES Into the San Joaquin and Sacramento Sacr-mento valleys valle val valleys val val- le leys s 's with a It view of increasing freight tonnage which he tie claims will move through Utah over tr the Western estern Pacific and Denver Rio nio Grande Grand Western Replying to major points of or op opposition opposition opposition op- op position raised by the Southern Pacific Pa Pa- Mr 1 Adams denied that the Increased ed investment would tend to Increase freight rates rate or that construction construction con con- of cf the proposed connection lion tion would constitute wasteful du du- In 1922 he declared during the Central Pacific controversy Southern South South- ern Pacific officials held that a monopoly such as was held In some intermountain sections by the Union Pacific worked against the best adVantages ad- ad Vantages of that territory The Southern rn Pacific a attitude then he added Is a statement of our attitude now The hl highlights oi ot Mr l' l e lt's address address address ad ad- dress follow 1 1 l From rom to additional cars ot of freight will move annually through Salt Lake oer o'er the tho Denver Denier 8 Rio Grande Western It if tho the Western West stern st- st ern Pacific is granted permission to expand into Oregon 2 It If the W. W I P. P cant can't get the right to build the Denver Rio Hlo Grande Grando and 1 W. W P. P will be placed in a serious serl- serl OU ous position In continuing their Improvement Improvement Im Im- provement programs 3 The Denver Rio lUo Grande Western estern earnings on local traffic have decreased In five years rears and anel It is necessary for it to too o obtain more through business to keep out of financial difficulties In addition to the cham chamber bel board of ot governors the meeting was vas at attended attended at- at tended by past presidents of the organization and the the executive committee of tho the U Utah ah Shippers Shippers' Traffic association of which Herbert Her lIer- bert hert c rt S R Auerbach lIErl I Is president nt |