Show I r. r EffECT OF CLOSING i F 4 New T Tariffs Probably Will Not Include Rates on l Cattle r n STOCKMEN REGRET MOVE Probable Influence on Passenger Business nu Is Under Consideration by the Officials r 9 I lt To what extent will wil the Harriman limas linos dare arc to lo close the thc Ogden gateWay gate gate- Way ivay is the War principal question dis- dis a ou in local railroad circles There here w afe railroad men or 01 shippers who 4 expect that the thc new now tariff sheets of oft t the th Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line will exclude c do the limo Denver Rio Grando Ii system slem entirely although it has lias been beon semi officially I I th that that t the HarrIman n lines will announced mal make e their turl tariffs s so o that Salt Lake and the Rio nio Grande Western will have no I I i share In the freight ht business between Denver and I Idaho aho and t northwestern phit i The exception to the new order cr will b bt in live 11 stock shipping as aa it is gen gen- believed that this class of or freight will continue to be bc handled b by I wa way tay of oC the thc Gould lines although it I t mostly In the thc northwest along the tho Oregon on Short Line S. 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V I n ran Dei-ran nah district passenger agent for fOI the ho Gould lines said yesterday ay that he had received no Intimation that the lie rates for live stock shipments oth originating origin orl-in- In- In lUng on of tho the Oregon Short Line Lin east east- I hound over the Denver Rio Grande system ti would bo be discontinued and he I lead n no reason to believe that the tho Ore Ore- gon Short Line contemplates cancell- cancell t j g g. rates on live stock tt with ih t t the he Gould Could line When asked about the tho closing oC l the tho Ogden dell gateway for freight ht shipments he hc said he was In n a position where ho could say nothing further urther regarding the matt matter cr Glo Closed Io cd t to Coal Shipments The Thc announcer announcement ent that the thc Harra Harri- Harri n an a lines liney would soon fix their theft tariffs Si so set that shippers in Idaho and the thc northwest would be obliged to route their goods over o the Union Pacific all nU of ot the way was not unexpected as us the thc Ogden Os gateway was closed to lo coa coal shipments originating on the R Rio Hlo Grando Grande Western estern several months ag ago and the Oregon on Short Line has absolute lute refused to carr carry Rio Grande Grand Western coal north of or Ogden or t to quote nn any rates rotes on it fl J J. A. A Reeves eves general freight agen agent f for the Oregon Short Line was called calle to Chicago sud suddenly enli this week for fOI i a l conference over o the new tariffs which at alC e aimed at it tho the Gould lines r and arul the fact tact that D D. E f Hurley Hurle general passenger agent for foi forr l' l r the roar road was called unexpectedly at fit atthe tJ the e same time has given rise to the tho general belief that the tho Harriman people peo peo- b I Jl are arc considering the effect on pasI pas- pas business I iron from rho tho ll p now t freight t toMP I order The Denver er Rio Grande F. F system stem carries approximately 80 per Salt SaIL cent i. i of the tho Passenger travel el between Lake and Denver and for this tills 1 reason It is not bellowed believed that the Harriman Harr Harriman Har- Har r riman man people can afford aCford under any circumstances to sever their thell pas passenger relations with the Gould line between Denver and Salt Lake Lale In the thc first place pince with tho the Gould lines handling b by far tho the greater part of oC t travel to Salt Lake an any move which would cut down own this business would b be resented by hy all of oC the business interests in In- In rests tc-rests of or Salt Lake In the second place as soon as the Western Pacific railroad Is completed from rom Salt Lake c I to San Francisco and the Gould trans continental r line completed the I Harriman people will be he in the position ol of dependence on the Gould lines for fOl such part of or the passenger bu business as I thc they care to share I What So Stock k Growers Gro Want lut It Is believed that public sentiment strongly expressed h by ly the live c stock tock growers and Lind shippers will be effectual in forcing the Harriman lines to continue continue continuo con con- to allow shipments to 10 be routed I h by wa way of oC the Gould lines between Salt Lake and Denver This comes by reason rc-ason of or the thc fact that thal man many of tho the tholar lar large e shippers who are arc buying burInI sheep In Idaho prefer to ship over the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Rio Grande because they have either extensive feeding grounds rounds In Colorado or have been heen to considerable expense In maJ making arran arrangements for feeding their stocks s en route rO which could not be furnished in the tine territory along the line of the time Union Pacific In Wyoming So far the live lI stock shippers shippers ship ship- pers PHS have made no definite protest to toI the Harriman line lInc officials and thc they ore are doing little talking The Tho rea reason on the they give for this is that b by mal making any public protest the Harriman traffic traC- traC fic officials would be In a position to lo retaliate or punish them b by giving poor service In the territory where there Is at pre present ent no outlet other than the tho Oregon Short Line lemon Hea n for COl Conference It has has' J been suggested that the up hurry call sent to tho the general passenger passenger pas pas- agent of the thc Oregon Short Line for or a conference with the thc frel freight ht of of- in fn Chicago had hall reference to the he effect on passenger business over the ho Harriman Hm lines that the dissatisfaction dissatisfaction faction of or large shippers over the closIng closing clos- clos Ing ng of QC the tho Ogden gateway might bring about Representatives of tho the lines kites between Denver and Missouri river points are arc inclined to side with the shippers und and the Gould people In ht the fight which Harriman Is bringing on and their influence ma may bo be used to strengthen the thc position of tho the Gould road oad The move mo made by the Harriman lines will wm on the other hand ten hat the tho ho work worl of the Western Pacific and make mako certain the proposed extensions of that road to the northwest cutting into Inlo the thc territory now controlled b by bythe the he Ore Oregon on Short Line BRICK HATES RATES REDUCED Shipments from rs Gas Gus Belt Now Xo Possible to 0 Salt I. I Lake The Tile Rock Island has announced a anew anew new freight tariff fur for bricks to be shipped shipped shipped ship ship- I ped from the Kansas gas belt to Salt Lake which will be at 29 9 cents a i I I hundredweight Instead of about 35 I cents tents the thc present rate Brick BrIel manufacturers in the thc Kansas Held field are mc looking for tor Salt Lake business business business busi busi- ness on the tho strength of the reduction reduction tion and It Is expected that the he local scarcity wIll be relieved ma materially cd |