Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-18 | Page 1 | Union Pacific Improvements

UNION PACifiC IMPROVEMENTS Julius Tells of Efforts In That Direction Since Merger With Southern Pacific INCREASE OF ROLLING STOCK It tins lIag Been ice rs as Good as Any n Traits continental Ines New York Feb to Im Improve improve prove time the Union and Southern Pacific systems since tI tiu merger ot of the lie two railroads were related b by Vice Pros PresIdent dent Julius or of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems when ho he resumed the witness stand toda today at the hearIng lii In the tho govern monts ments suit to dissolve the merger mergerOn On the Union Pacific Mr said that In tIme the eight years rears ending In 1909 there had been heen provided 52 locomotives 2 S passenger ca cars freIght cars 70 wor work cars car 2428 miles or of new steel raIls ralls 2 feet or of wooden bridges replaced antI and feet of oC Iron I and concrete bridges constructed On tIme the Southern lit In tIme the same samp eight years ean there were now new locomotives tives passenger cars new freight cars work cars car miles ot of now steel stcl rails feet or of wooden bridges replaced and feet Ceet of oC Iron or bridges constructed Another Item showed that durIng the ho named l feet ot of new cross crossties crossties ties were laid on tho Union Pacific and on tho Southern Pacific The witness described the new facIlitIes methods method adopted by time the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific since 1902 to moet meet the demands of In Increased Increased creased freight Ho He thought that lust freight service was as as good as that provided b by an any of the other transcontinental mental lines It If It we weg g get t the tho busIness said Mr Ir He said all the big bib lines lne wore working along the tho samne lne plans to Improve th service and the best service was that which had the most mOlt efficient train load loading In and car lOAding