Deseret Evening News | 1907-01-05 | Page 2 | How Rio Grande Was Affected by Union Pacific

HOW RIO HlO GRANDE WAS AFFECTED BY UNiON PACIFIC New Jan inn T JofferY or of thu DelIer tl Ro GrAnte antI pf it ii I I I item iii clod I th lii pro railroad Wil wits the lie today before the tho sos milan lon ot of the tho commerce corn com mIssIon which I imi Into the lines o of the tho Mr ll Joffer described lie tho Rio anti ls Its connection it with WI the Oregon Short Line 1111 Oregon Railway Navigation aton lie tho Union 1110 took control ot of the tho Southern 1 there Wil was a shrinkage In Iii tho be amount of oC business receIved h bY tho lie lo from Crom the Oregon Inos lines duo doe nu Ito doubt added Mr Jefren tn tim the tho remittal the tho Union had lt of thu tho Southern Mr next the ho West inn rn FacIle raIlroad which hM has a hue under construction trans Crom SuIt Salt Jal Lake CI city to San The attentIon ot of the tho witness was wast t culled to thi he I letters lorl between E 11 I 11 and George J 3 Goul read yesterday In whIch Mr 11 Goul snit said ho he determined to support the buIlding of oC tho ho PacIfic antI Mr harriman replied that lint lie ho regretted the tho loss of oC Mr Ir Goulds advice Mr MI Jeffery pal palMI said Mr MI was largely lit In the tho RIo Hlo Grande The rho witness rend read Irons it II recent an annual nual report lie he hall hail submitted to the lie I Ho ho Granule Grando stockholders In which It WIS was stated Union control of oC Southern lines had resulted II in unexpected difficulties and un tin unI tinI I In I hu through to the anI and therefore tho ho buildIng of n a I Ino lIne from Sal Salt Lake Lako to Sun San Francisco hal had been to protect RIo Interests Prior to tho ho consolidation the talon Pacific and amid Souther Southern PACIfIC competIng lines Mr l Severance asked witness Within certain territory replied the tho what whal At Chicago for tor Instance the tho UnIon would compete for tor business to the he coast all as against the Con Contral trl whIch sought to be handled to 10 lie tho west h by WI sway ot or New Orleans mind the Southern Not ol ul all the he busIness WIS was competitive but there was as competition at 0 a number of oC