Show UNION PACIFIC SHORT LINE rumor of consolidation again cur rent short line people putting in new men here have not been here since segregation the rumor ie again current that the consolidation of the union pacific and oregon short line roads will take place within a very few days so often has this report been riven publicity that it ia now given doubtful credence but the information comes from a reliable source as reliable aa can be found outside ot the leading officials theme elvea and there are one or two little which point to the conclusion that the report this ie true at the time of the segregation of the short una from the union pacific the made by the short line threw a largo number of the employed emp loyes then resident at ogden to salt lake city since that time other men have been headquartered at salt lake greatly reducing the number of short line em aloyes living here the car inspectors among others were sent to salt lake and only a very local inspection was carried on here today however begins a change and a full force of car inspectors are again quartered at the union depot yards and a complete inspection of all cars will be undertaken here only half affected but it is an indication indi carion of a changed spirit and inasmuch as the union pacific road haa always been very friendly to ogden it may be the result ot the influence in dl cation that the long expected change is about to take place the amalgamation of the roada would be very beneficial to the union pacific and would not injure abe Shor tine the only road to antler by such a change would be the rio grande and ian treat ment of in the past certainly would bring forth no tears arora ogden people at its losses g one way in the union pacific would gain is in the handling of the immense graffio of the short line which ia east bound instead of a close agree ment with the R G W by which all the short line shipments go east by that route being transferred trans erred att salt lake the transfer would be to the U P and be made at augden this would brang more men to ogden and necessitate the bringing ot a short line switching crew or perhaps more to ogden at present the merchants of ogden in order to secure a good rate in all directions ions have an arrangement by which their shipping ia divided into three parts one part going to the U P one ta the short line and one to the B G W the real result of this is that the R G W gets the major part ot the chipping because the short line delivers all ita freight to the BG at salt like and in return receives the R G W shipments west at provo but in ach casa the short line gets the short haul and the R G W the long haul the change would give the UP ohp bie end of the business unless another arrangement was made by the merchants short line people have nothing to say about the proposed change except that it may or may not come at any time |