Show RIO GRANDE sect SYSTEM V al GOING AFTER THE california FRUIT SHIPMENTS the denver r an fo grande is A trying fa v arthe a in one of the art adest 1 con 0 ests ever known in in NV esterr a map efrost V to lower ta its sch ewa so as to kt t the f fruit busineau ae from loe los ang ancelea cles to chicago as the road 4 making the amt time tm reaps the d in the past 1 air t has been the custom of the railroad t to route tha the ship menta ments of fruit to suit themselves at af t ter it was turned over to them this fr year however the shippers are do p ing their own routt ti and giving the business busi nesa to the tho road making the cie best j t ame me the time from ioe los angelee angeles to chicago haa has been cut from nine to seven days and the rio grande haa has lowered its record from ogden to denver now making the run in thirty six hours the rio grande it ii handling amarge a share of the as it is making the beet best time but on account of the strike it is said to be losing much that it should enjoy the best combination route it lq said to be the san pedro line to sah salt aaice rio grande to denver dener and burlington to chi baere there are am twelve thousand cam of california fruit yet to ship and the advent of warm weather make quick time imperative 1 |