Show a fm AS WAS EXPECTED since the completion oatlie denver rio grande railroad to salt lake lively competition is now likely to be commenced over the new line the chicago A quincy a wealthy corporation have issued circulars to shippers stating that they are prepared pie pared to accept height to salt lake city and central uenh over own line the A missouri and the denuci rio grande from the tone of the circular wo may infer that competition will soon be maug mated between tho above lines and the union pacific railroad Raili oad it has ben be n reported that aveia short time the union pacific will run an independent line aiom to salt lake cit and if there is foundation to this rumor it is evident that there will be a reduction of rate for home considerable time the freight rates aiom the over the U P R R hive been enormous A man with small fians would be frightened out of the notion of boing poing into business when he learned the rates eres over chilin th ilin As biah as and i more pel car has chareen by this road and in smaller quantities rates have been larger we kiy at the rate of about 15 per ton on paper from oinita if we should purchase paper by the car load and hive over this line the freight at the above rate would cost 00 or not less than 00 at car load rates at the former price one freight car earns 75 per day if it takes it say six days to make the trip from omaha to and at the latter rate it earns ga and a fi action over per it a train is composed comp obed of twenty loaded cars at the rates above named they earn respectively 1500 and 1825 per day for each train or for the trip and lor six days labor these figures are and not reduced down to the fraction of a cent for the acason that ve figgie figuie only upon the rates charged us for paper of course the way freight and way geis are not included in the above rates through freight from amaba to ogden is we base our calculations upon if alicie are iwo through ft eight trains per day they pain for the company for he week and the i expenses of course are heavy tois we admit with all can dor but at the farthest they will not exceed one haaf the earning of the company the passenger traffic is heaby and prices high but this is not taken into consideration in the above estimate of lates competition is what tho people of the and wet want if freight and passe rates are reduced over the two through lines to utah travel will be aleater and the freight traffic almost double what it is now cheaper rates will make more money for the companies in the long run than if they to keep up the prices at such figures millions of acres would be occupied and freight in both directions would be enormous we want a reduction made as soon as possible it will be beneficial to all conceited conce ined |