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Show WESTERS PACEFEC MEET U. RATE The Western Pacific railroad company, com-pany, the new Gould coast line with Eastern termiuus at Salt Lake city has met the reduction In passenger rates made by the Southern Pacific company a week ago The Western Pacific railroad will collect but ?23. 5! as agaln&t S27.50 for a flrt class ticket from Salt Lake to San Francisco, compared with the recent reduction of the Southern Pacific company from 30.00 to $23 5S, between Ogden and San Francisco. The announcement of the reduction made by the Western Pacific is the necoud of its kind within the last few weeks. Substantial reductions were made on freight tariffs between Orovllle, Sacramento and San Francisco, Fran-cisco, by the new transcontinental line, effective October 25th. Both the Southern Pacific and the Northern Electric in California have met i eductions on passenger and lreltrht rates Talk of a rate war between tho Harriman line and the new road, which lias b-en current for sonm tlmo past Is scoffed at by railroad olliclals, and the announcement of the cut by the Western Pacific, would tend to banish Buch rumor. |