Show F bom DAILY JAN 28 IM the freight blockade this mornings ogden standard has the following to say regarding the freight blockade on the broad gauge roads running into that city from time to time items have appeared in these columns concerning what has been termed a gigantic freight blockade it has been in every way worthy of that appellation tor for it has been a condition of things of such magnitude that rali railroad road men have stood appalled at the stats of affairs which confronted them the rhe blockade has consisted of inability on the part of the central pacific railway company to receive and transport the immense amount of freight which has heen been brought to this city by the tb union pacific and denver rio bio grande granda railways i this blockade began about four weeks ago continued until almost every sidetrack on the union pacific between ogden and omaha contal contained ned a few or many freight cars and one week ago there were and had bad been for some time as many as OW cars of freight in the ogden yard alone waiting to be taken west the freight contained in these cars com comprises rises everything which is transported trans transported porteT and varies fram a box of matches to a steaben steam engine about a week ago the central pacific borrowed from the union pacific seven engines and are now new expecting to get live five more these locomotives are used to help reduce the blockade duriex Jur ln the past week from four to six freight trains have been taken out of ogden daily by the central pacific the block blockade aft has thus been reduced a great deal but it is stated on good authority that there aria are now 2500 loaded cars between ogden and the missouri river biver waiting to be taken taked west by the central pacific there are cars of california freight in ogden A prominent official of the central pacific Rall railway way who was consulted yesterday spoke as follows concerning ping the blockage there are many reasons for the tre blockade loc ade which is being experienced 09 our road in the first place there a bevo ran the history of the road perhaps been so large isn amount of freight to be transported ever it du ring the fihe winter as there has beon been this season the rush was ot course unexpected expected 4 ana 4 we W were re therefore not in a 4 position n to i meet ae et it secondly the cold w weather amther has greatly interfered with the running ot of trains the deep snow has served to kill engines while working and aad water in the tanks along working the ros road has frozen many cities dependent upon us for coal arrived at a period when fuel was necessary and we were compelled to drop the freight ight traffic and furnish it to thern them eve everything is ia being done to cler clear the b blockade T ae and a week or two honce hence will witness the accomplishment of this aim the block blockade d has as been felt far and ner extending its ingue influence ace to other roads bragd s 46 and 4 making basking itsell a source of considerable trouble |