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Show OGDEN IS LOSING BY THE DEAL We find the following significant statement In a morning Salt Lake paper, pa-per, under the heading. "Helps Salt Like "After January 1 passengers from the east routed by way of the Denver & Rio Grande and the Oregon Short Line, will have the privilege of trans fernng either at Salt Lake or Ogden. Announcement to this eiie, i h.is Juh-been Juh-been made In a circular issued by the passenger department of the Oregon Short Line. , "The new arrangement applies to round trip tickets originating a points east of t.rand Junction an. I routed via the Denver & Rio Grand.' and the Oregon Short Line to Poca-tello Poca-tello and points north and west of the Idaho town Heretofore transfers have been made at Ogden. subjoin-passengers subjoin-passengers who wished 10 lay over in Salt Iake to an extra charge Bag gage which has been checked through to destination will be handled at On-den On-den as before." The effect of this order Is to lessen the importance of the Ogden terminal of the Denver & Bio Grande. Passengers Passen-gers are being Induced to stop over in Salt Lake instead of coming on to Opden. to make their transfer to the Oregon Short Line trains at this point, and the Oregon Short Lino la carrying passengers from the north through to Salt l,ake. to be transfer red there to the Denver & Rio Grande trains, thus wiping Opden off the map as a transfer point, bo far as thlB class of travel is concerned. The change Is not a good one from an Ocdcn pr.lnt of view and should ft he ocrlooked by our publicity bureau. The Denver A Rio Grande is said lo have originated this scheme, but how that road expects to profit by the new order Is not disclosed The Oregon Short Line undoubtedly will do a larger passenger business between be-tween Opden and Salt Luke at the expense ex-pense of the Gould road, because travelers both ways will be prevailed on to lake the Oregon Short Lino trains The Rio Grande evidently is ploying into the hands of Its competitor, compet-itor, without compensating profits, or the Short Line Is not demanding its full share of the mileage on these combination tickets. ' However that may be, Ogden is losing its terminal richts. |
