| Show OGDEN A STORM CENTER railroad companies row over division of earnings southern pacific wants an increase in its P percentage e of overland rates rio grande making an effort to adjust the differences the san francisco chronicle says tho the southern pacific cm company pany and the lines east 0 of ogden are at serious ouie out over the question of ot establishing reduced passenger rates rites between san francisco and eastern points to meet the competition ot of the warring northern lines and F A wadleigh gb general passenger agent of the rio grande western RuIl railroad road has come bere here from salt lake city to confer with the passenger Das officials ot of tha southern pacific in regard to the matter wadleigh arrived here on the central overland last evening and ie making his headquarters at iho the palace hotel although today is a legal holiday he ex expects decla pecla to have havo a conference with general Pass passenger euger agent T II 11 goodman this morning with the idea it is said of coming to eama understanding by which the reduced rates announced to take effect via the southern lines on june ath may be mado made to apply via ogden en the same date As has already been announced the reduced passenger rates to chicago st louis loule and new york announced on saturday by the southern pacific company will not apply tor for the present at least via the ogden lines the southern pacific and its ogden connections it is learned have been unable to agree upon a division of the proposed cut out rates and n d hilll some understanding is reached it goes without baying saying that the reduced rates will not be applied over the ogden line lines the war rate from san francisco Franc leco to chicago announced to take effect on sunday next is 32 50 ot this the lines between the Misso missouri url river and chicago demand their full proportion ot of 1250 which leaves just 20 to be divided between the lines west 0 of the river the southern pacific company receives 40 46 per cent of the regular tariff rate ot of 40 10 on a missouri river ticket on the haul from san francisco to ogden and the lines east ot ogden have bave taken the stiv stand that it 0 t bo ba willing to DC capt at per cent of any cut rate that might be fixed on a 20 basing rate to the missouri river the Southern proportion would be 1920 but this amount according to the view taken by the passenger of the road is not a compensation the southern pacific Is receiving 11 from every passenger pae that goes east via the shasta route and portland and vice president stubbs has taken the ground that bis his company cannot afford to put in any reduced rates via ogden that would net the company anything under that amount oa va a ticket ahe southern pacific eastern connections declare on the other band hand that the coon count trye earnings out of the it 11 rate to JP portland ortland 1 are oaly for the reason that hat of tue cie amount goes in payment of t tae pullman berth that is furnished to each purchase purchaser ot of a ticket are the arguments that are offered on the two sides of the contro veray and just bow how the dispute will be settled remains to be seen the oden ogden connections of the southern pacific are anxious to put in rates that will enable them to protect their bissenger pis traffic while the rate war laats lasts but they will be able to establish the rates desired or whether tor for their own protection tec tion thy th y will ba be forced to divert ell the business they control to the oregon railway and navigation company and the oregon short line remains to be determined |
