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Show THE TTMKS-NFW- NKPTTT. ITT AH S. Wiy ioes Sifl!ien orro IP the literature issued in behalf of the Southern Pacific's retention UNTIL recently Central Pacific, in violation of the decision of the Court of the Supreme United States, was silent as to the Western Pacific. Maps issued in support of "A Plain Statement of Facts" show only the Union and Central Pacific railroads. Within the last few weeks the Southern Pacific has admitted the existence of the Western Pacific, but has represented that the Western Pacific is too weak to be regarded seriously as a competitor of the Central Pacific. Such representations are misleading According to the Railway Age, the Western Pacific is making What the Southern Pacific Would Like quiry for 800 gondolas (equal to 1100 cars), and 500 stock cars. to Have the Public Believe At no point on the Western Pacific's entire line is the grade more than "(6) Finally, it must be apparent that the domination of this state 1. It has the best grade of any line in western United States. and section by one transportation agency, no matter how well intentioned that agency may be, is a dangerous thing and menaces growth by minimizWestern Pacific's Competitive ing or completely removing that competition of markets which is essential to development." (Provo Chamber cf Commerce resolution, SeptemActivities ber 29, 1922.) In- seventy-to- n fifty-to- n fifty-to- n According to Western Pacific officials, the Western Pacific except at times when all roads were issuing embargoes has never declined a shipment cf freight. The Western Pacific has, on various occasions, detoured train loads of fruit for the Santa Fe on account of washouts and other interruptions to traffic on that line. "The disruption of the existing system of the Southern Pacific Company would afford . opportunity for another system to develop a position of monopolistic and predominating strength." (State of Utah's petition of intervention to Interstate Commerce Commission, October 28, 1922.) "A strong effective transportation agency would be irreparably ruined in order to create a transportation monopoly for Western America. Will this section permit the utter domination of one railroad system?" (Southern Pacific's Bulletin, October 2, 1922. "A plain statement of facts with 3 maps and 9 exhibits.") "To prevent the domination of this state and the intermountain section by any single transportation agency. ("Five Reasons Why In the Central Pacific Controversy" issued by Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, November 8, 1922.) The Western Pacific has assisted in building up the livestock industry in Nevada, fully 9S of which is competitive with the Central Pacific, and has equipped a liberal supply of stock cars with double decks for both sheep and lamb movement. The Western Pacific makes as good time on stock to eastern markets as the Central Pacific The Western Pacific reduced the rate on copper bullion from Garfield to San Francisco, which permitted it to move through the Panama Canal. The Central Pacific never met this rate. (Utah business men have been led to believe that this reduced rate was put in by the Southern Pacific; which is not the case.) The Western Pacific also initiated reduced rates on ore from California and Nevada to Utah Smelters. What the Facts Really Are The Western Pacific, on its own initiative, reduced coal rates to the Pacific Coast, in an effort to develop a market for thousands of tons of Utah coal in competition with coal from Australia, Manchuria and England. From January 1st to October 31st, 1922, a period of only ten months, the Union Pacific received from the Western Pacific, at Salt Lake, 8,224 loaded freight cars, and delivered to the Western Pacific 2,649 loads, ?l total interchange of 10.873 cars. These figures do not include the very substantial business which the Western Pacific interchanges with the D. & R. G. W., at Salt Lake City. The Denver & Rio Grande Western also has been omitted from the Southern Pacific's "Plain Statement of The real fact is that the Western Pacific is a standard railroad which does now, and always will, give the Central Pacific formidable competition, no matter who owns the Central Pacific. During the World War the Western Pacific and Central Pacific were operated as a double track railroad, each line carrying its share of tho traffic. Western Pacific fast freight trains between the Pacific Coast and Utah are scheduled four hours quicker in each direction than the Central Pacific. Facts." The Scenic Limited of the Western Pacific, providing through service between St. Louis and Chicago and San Francisco, is faster mile for mile than the Overland Limited on the Central Pacific. The Western Pacific has more than one thousand miles of railroad. Its facilities compare favorably with other lines of similar mileage. The Western Pacific now has an order in for 2,000 new refrigerator cars. The Western Pacific built 500 coal cars in 1917 and 750 more in 1920. These were used in coal and beet service in Idaho and Utah both on and off Western Pacific rails. Every summer the Western Pacific brings in to Salt Lake City .each ctay 14 or 15 well filled passenger cars. The Scenic Limited between St. Francisco has observation and dining .. Xoui3 and Chicago and San car service all the way. "At least fifty per cent of our passengers stop off at Salt Lake City," says a passenger official of the Western Pacific. i The foregoing proves conclusively that the Western Pacific is an important competitive element in Utah's transportation structure. No matter who owns the Central Pacific, the Western Pacific competition will continue and increase. Why should the Southern Pacific ignore such competition and service unless it be that to admit the Western Pacific's existence would spoil the picture of "domination of this state and section by one railroad."? We shall furnish additional information from time to time. aicinc Salt I ,, r -,,. . ' CAPTURE Young Girl Find Queer Freak of ture on Farm in Albemarl ,' t, Na- The specimen was taken recently nenr a spring by a young girl on Mr. 'lack's furui, and shews a remarkable Count, Virginia. growth of two perfectly developed Albemarle head ou separate necks which meet Va. Uhartottesvllle, The a lot of Just at the edge of the shell. has quite produced county odds the moat un- animal uacs each head equally well, freak, but Isby long the ternpln and each no la provided with a heard of aklrfc wul brought to this city by C. mouth and complete snapping appa-tatuB. lUark, who resides two miles aoutli on Ua MUler school road. Owing to the peculiar growth, the f dry-lan- fvet, d li- I .T Till Bill - llll .... TERRAPIN TWO-HEADE- D ysfem Lake City unlmiil is not utile to draw back both hernia, as la their unit, but is .hie in dmw up his leg In the tiauul fus.li-Io- when struck or alarmed. German Discovert New Comet. Cambridge, Mass. A new comet lies been discovered by Ilaade of Hamburg, (lertiiiniy, iiccordlug o a cablegram received by the Iliirvard college obaer-vator- y from Copenhagen. The comet win reported to be In the conateiVu-tloCjgnua. It was much too faint to be keen without a telescope. n .HPB- - mm.jMnmn, ...... CuJapsst Mother Arrested In Poultry Yard While Trying to bell Her Child. A woman was arrested Hudapest. tht poultry market here while trybaby. ing to aell her Evidently In the deepest of lie oTered the child for 'the price of In gIM SO. "Surely," exclaimed the wman. ,ii T life when, while bathing in the surf, was overcome with cramps. The dog was a I ho ,n bathing and was not "some one will pny the price In poul- far from Miss Norstall when cramps, made U lnioslhle for her to move her try for n good, healthy child." erocd to see or sense her A tynn was making .in offer to the legs. Ites He awam close to her. 8h distress. to her relieve the Infant of omnp stump of a tall and he when the police Interfered and took gmp-took her ashore. the woman Into custody. ASKED PRICE OF GOOSE FOR BABY Iong owned credited Dog Saves Mistress. flench. Cal. Ilex, nn Airedale by Mls l.llllnn Norotnll, Is with saving his mistress's hti The church at Seneca Fella, N. T. where the first woman's rights convent Inn met In 1849 is now used as gnraga |
