Show I CENT A MilE IS POSSIBLE Traffic Manager for Harriman Lines Says Request for E Excursion Excursion Ex Ex- Rate for G. G A. A 1 R R. Encampment Is Reasonable Reasonable STUBBS WILL AGREE TO ONE CENT A MILE Offers Offers- Rate Decidedly Low Lower Than Figures Quoted Quoted- by b Salt Salt- Lake Officials as as the thc Best Th They y yC C Could uld Make Makei L NOW UP TO A S So Sv v O H c 1 J. J C. C Stubbs traffic manager f p for the tho Harriman lines puts the f 4 question of ot a one cent rate for f 4 I 4 tho Grand Army encampment encE f 4 to be he held In Salt Lake Lalio squarely f 4 up UTI to the tho railroads In the West Vest f fern 4 cm ern Passenger association made 4 4 lip IP of the railroads east cast of or the 4 Missouri river As s the all irn 4 ant question now stands f 4 the tile of the local f 4 Ice U committee e for tor the encampment encampment encamp- encamp 4 ment meat will probably pi result In Inthe f 4 the granting of or a one cent a n 4 I.- I. mile rate When hen negotiations f 4 with ith the railroads were first firstI t I- I opened representatives of oC the I- I Santa Fc Fe Fe nock Hock Island Ilund Chicago Chica o I. I i St. St Paul an and the tho thoD D r Rio Grando Grande passenger f 4 p. p said the they would agree I- I Ito to an any rate te that was vas named by bythe bythe f the Harriman lines t I. I E. E Bur- Bur Burt Burle t 1 I- I le Icy ley and other of or the f 4 p. p harrIman roads In Salt Lake at f 4 I- I that time Iss Issued cd statements to 4 the effect that the one-cent one rate 4 was out of ot the thC lue question Uon J J. J O a Of f 4 however ha haa issued a a. af f 4 I statement that the the- f 4 fInes h Ines s will fi tf t tO any t p pro pro- prof I ip i- i f 9 p- p po c r E 4 fJ r rat t t S1 It Mr f 4 n add 1 r. r P. P tia U tat 4 itla it l U 9 t QC j j wro I t ir a 1 rt to r. summer sumter excursion frate 4 i 0 4 4 t. t t t 4 t t s In a n letter Idler to Frank O O. Cole nd- nd nt ral of Crand Army of he the Republic Air Mr r. r Stubbs states the theo o of oC the Harriman lines hues as us follows follows- 0 I lows Since reaching my office this morn- morn Ins ng I 1 have gone Rone over O the tile reports report 0 of the lie U Pt passenger n er department of ot the Union I railroad on the tho subject of or rates I for or the G G. A. A K R. meeting nn in Salt SaH Lok Lake I Amons' Amons thIs I find final a u report from the tho general i font of ot the Union of ot a n confer confer- nce ence Wit with Chief Commander NevIus T e at t Omaha on the Oth th of ot D December cember tt At t this contor conference J Judge go N NevIn vla is re reported reported re- re ported as 88 Hn Having said t that oa t he ho- had hud discussed discussed dis dis- cussed a rato rate of or 1 I cent per mile mUe with Mr lv Ir Black of ot th the Santa Sunta Fe Mr Sebastian Sebastian Sebas Sebas- tian of ot the Rock nock Island Mr MiS Il Miller oCth of oC th the he C. C M. M St St. P. P Mr Hooper of oC the D. D II R. G. G and others and that thc they had dad said tho thoy were agreeable to an any ate rate tho the Union UnSon Pacific S saw LW fit nt to make It It is I. I up nit to use he Union to o n.-iko n. the t v Permit m me to say that I am In Informed In- In formed d b by Mr Lomax that neither orthe of or the he gentlemen gentleman referred to have said sal personally or have they officially ad- ad blip hlin 01 or any other officer of oC the Union Pacific Pi railroad of oC their desire t o. o b or even willingness to make a rate of If f 1 cent per mile for this meeting 1 I im am d that tbt tf t It be manifest to 0 kludge Judge Nevius and you and other officers of or the G. G A. A It ft that these gentlemen could not copter copfer upon Mr Lomax omax the authority to tomako make an any rate ver thc their ther r lines rEho between the Interested Inter Inter- ested sted lines upon this subject resulted acco according to the tile information that I have ave received In tn ouch line lino determining for Cor or itself lUelf to offer a a. rate rato of 43 fox fOi C I th the I round trip bet between een Salt SaIl Lake City and Chicago Mr Lomax s says ya that he Informed In- In I formed ormed Ju Judge e Nevius at the Intel view that he ho had un unsuccessfully tried ned to make that rate rato 39 9 You of ot the Union Pacific Pa- Pa ourse cureo under understand that ilk does eloes not reach Chicago or any point east enst of the Missouri MisSouri- U river and that hat rates from Crom territory te east of ot the river Iver must b be initiated published and notified to the commission on by the Ule first oa v Effect of or Railroad d companies ar arb aro arery very ery much under the present admin admin- of or the law and public treatment of oC ex- ex the proper of ot this character The Tho effect each ot f the precedent established by ace jase must mutt bo carefully considered and ami interests ts in- in w where bere ere there thoro are so man many dived It Is IB difficult to hit upon an any rate ate plan ulan which is satisfactory to all ur or r which will not In some measure provoke reprisal My y own view of ot the I. I ass e I IB ii that the meetings of the G. G A A. R t. t present prent peculiar features that tha put la is distinct and ami thim hem In a a. class which from front other They Thoy are re patriotic do much to promote the Continued d ou CENT A MILE IS POSSIBLE From l Puce One ODe I love lo of ot country and the of self self- sacrifice ir In the Individual citizen when I Ithe the country needs his hla military service servi e. For the most part the members of the th G. G A. A R R. are arc re poor poor- Tho The meetings ar arl wholly i. i without an any business feature or or consideration Therefore the carriers carriers car car- fairly consider ider the tho may coz promotion promo promo- promotion tion of those meetings and in so doing Ignore tho the consideration of ot reasonable profit for their service that should and ant must control the charge for that service s son ser r- r vice ice to other othor bodies of ot citizens assembling as as- for or business or oven even social socia I as-I objects Consequently the lines in the tho Union Pacific system ar are arc and have been from the beginning willing to tc offer otter special rates rales for or the promotion or ot the proposed propos d meeting at Salt Lake I City Just as they would bo be were the I meeting held at any other city whether that city were wro served by their lines orby or orby orby I by the lines Ines of competitors or But Dut these thesa considerations should and anti no doubt will enter into the dealing dealIng dealIng deal- deal Ing with thle thic thi business by b every ever connection con con- and every competitor of the tho Union Pacific road It Is inexpedient Indeed impossible for tor the tho Union Pacific I officers to assume that they have tho the right and In my Judgment it Is la Im- Im for any person or bod body of people peo peo- pie pIa to think or to lo assert at ert it to be bo tho the duty of or the tho Union to determine the tho question of ot a a. rato rate which involves tho the services and the tho revenues of ot practically practically all the carriers carriers' in the tho country Delegate From the According to past experience the tho largest argest number of or delegates dele ates to this Grand rund Army meeting will originate at Lt md start from points more moro or less re remote re- re note mote from the lines linen of or the Union Pa- Pa railroad Considerably bly more than haIr talf will otI at ot un tend and start from east cast at nr he Missouri river VIVOL the thea a torn of or tire LIre Union rail therefore it scorns proper a n as ast t Jao tf u ro b boon beon t t ii H r that th rl mL r to be charged i hould II be taken laken up with th the Initial l j and by bY thorn l by and H 8 with UtO tho lites west o ot of tho the Missouri rivet river With th Is' Is hut the the- th role rale boll holl nut mil bu IJU If h t 1 1 cent per mile nille for fr ir Hn lie If he the Union 1 Ic I. i sg to 10 Join Ith U. inH In iii un rufe luil- luil nrc hung to tu n lop for fort t bl bi of fun lic Grund tri If I 1 I might a u. suggestion it il would be this That you you take up this question with the Western estern Passenger r association the headquarter of ot which art re at it t Chicago Its chairman I Is hi Ebon Eben EbenE E D McLeod If Y you YI I think it will help you I have no objections to your sending Mr Jr i a a. copy of this letter let let- ter I 1 think flunk that the rate rule front from not nol under ii un y us- us 31 for I the he tt tn I ho more round trip between u o onil suit Stilt Inko Cl City unit imd I 1 they inny nn n that flint I J think thinka fur for flit Hie fair rule ruto be sine one fort fare u a round trip tilts or Ul 39 3 1 hunk you OU would n cd to JIU t flint rute to Ir 11 l the fill linen by j fi for r lit lie r to tu fn fin uc- uc e flout If lt the thc line hines iu In tho the Western and their connections gor association Lion other than the Union Pacific should re regard regard re- re gard ard a lower into rato as expedient under 11 all circumstances I think what I have said will trill be bo sufficient evidence ei to to them ib that i tho Union Pacific will Join them themon nem nemon per mile basis in tnt any a rata pro-rata on rate that they thoy will wm adopt subject to mile mHo limitation Yours the I cent cont per truly Signed J J J- JC C C. 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