| Show ra why X r does southern N on th aw n pacific arm publicity P gm u 1 ty liguore I 1 a 1101 son U western W W lewk jr e T r UNTIL recently the literature issued in behalf of the southern pacifies retention of the central pacific in violation of the decision of the supreme court of the A 0 united states was silent as to the western pacific maps issued in m support of A plain statement of facts show only the union and central pacific railroads within in the last few weeks the southern pacific has admitted the existence of the western pacific but has represented that the western pacific is too weak to be regarded seriously as a competitor of the central pacific such representations are misleading what the southern pacific would like to have the public believe daal finally it t must be apparent that the domination of this state end and se section align by one transportation agency no matter how well intentioned that bunc may be is a aang dangerous erous thing and menaces growth by minimizing or completely removing that competition of markets which is essential to development provo chamber of commerce resolution september 29 1922 the the disruption of the existing system of the southern pacific company would afford opportunity for another system to develop a post 1 tion of monopolistic and predominating strength state of petition of intervention to interstate commerce commission october 28 1922 A strung effective transportation agency would be irreparably ruined in order to create a transportation monopoly for western america will this section permit the utter domination of one railroad system 0 athern bulletin october 2 1922 A plain statement of facts with maps and 9 exhibits 41 to prevent tho the domination of this state and the intermountain section by any single transportation agency five reasons why in the central contral pacific controversy issued by salt lake city chamber of commerce and commercial club november 8 1922 what the facts really are the real fact is that the western pacific Is a standard ston dard railroad which does now and always will give the central pacific formidable competition no matter who owns the central pacific during the world war the western pacific and central pacific were operated aa as a double track railroad each line carrying its share of the traffic western pacific fast freight trains between the pacific coast and utah are scheduled four hours quicker in each direction than the central pacific 01 the scenic Lir Lit of the western pacific providing through ke ice between st loi lot s and chicago and san francisco is faster mile for mile than the overland limited on the central pacific mhd weste western n pacific has more than one thousand miles of railroad its facilities compare favorably faor faNor ably with othar lines of similar mileage the weste n now nor has as an order in for 2000 new refrigerator car the western pacific built coal cars in 1917 and more in 1920 these were used in coal and beet service in idaho and uth both on and off western pacific rails ra according Acco iding to the railway age the western pacific is making inquiry f in for seventy ton gondolas equal to 1100 fifty ton cars and fifty ton stock car at no point on the western entire line I 1 h i the grade more than 1 11 1 it has the lest grade of any line in western united states western I 1 competitive activities according to western pacific officials the western pacific except at times when all roads were issuing embargoes et has never net er declined a shipment of freight the western pacific has on various occa occasions ions detoured train loads of fruit for the santa fe on recount of va aj houts shouts and other interruptions to traffic on that line the western paeifica has assisted in building buil din up the livestock industry in nevada fully 98 of which is competitive with the central pacific and has equipped a liberal supply of stock cars with double decks for both sheep and lamb movement the tile western pacific makes as good time on block stock to eastern markets as the central pacific 0 the western pacific reduced the rate on copper bullion from garfield to san francisco which permitted it to move through the panama canal the central pacific never met this oils rate utah business mn min have been led to believe that this rate was put in by the southern pacific which is not the case the western pacific also initiated redu ed rates en on ore from california and nevada to utah smelters shelters Sm elters the western pacific on its own initiative reduced coal rates to the pacific coast in an effort to develop a market for thousands of tons of utah coal in competition with coal from australia manchuria and england from january 1st to 0 october tober 1922 a period of only ten months the union pacific received from the western pacific at salt sait lake loaded freight cars and delivered to the western pacific total 2649 2 loads a interchange of cars these figures do not include the substantial very business chich the western pacific D R G W at salt lake city the denver interchanges rio grande with western the also has been omitted from the southern pacifies plain facts statement of oft every eummer the western pacific brings in to salt lake city each day 14 or 16 15 well filled fillad passenger cars the limited between st louis and chicago and san francisco has observation car service all the and dining at way least off at salt lake city fifty per cent of our passengers stop says a passenger official of the western pacific the fie foregoing foie going proves conclusively that the western pacific is an important competitive element in transportation who owns the central pacific the western structure no matter and increase pacific competition ow petition will continue why should the southern pacific raci fic ignore such competition co n V etim and service unless it be that to admit the western W A A pacific existence would spoil soil the picture ure of domination of this state and section by one railroad we shall furnish additional information from time to time union tan 10 boft pacific P IT aco 4 i ad ca S system ey NJ salt lake city CHILI VIM 4 IA liz it A |
