Show W hy 11 T does out tiera li a 0 lm elly V 7 ignore western rael im mca 1 0 recently the literature issued in behalf of the southern pacifies retention UNTIL U of the central pacific in violation of the decision of the supreme court of the united states was silent as to the western pacific maps issued in support of A plain statement of facts show only the union and central pacific railroads within the last few weeks the southern pacific has admitted the existence of the western pacific but has represented that the western pacific is too weak to be regarded seriously as a competitor of the central pacific such representations are misleading what the southern pacific would like according to the railway age the western pacific is making inquiry for seventy ton gondolas equal to 1100 fifty ton cars and to have the public believe fifty ton stock cars at no point on the western pacifica entire line is the grade mote moie than 6 finally it must be apparent that the domination of this state 1 17 it has the best grade of any line in western united states and ad section by one transportation agency no matter how well intentioned that agency may be is a dangerous thing and menaces growth by minimizing western pacifica competitive or completely removing that competition of markets which is essential to development provo prove chamber of commerce resolution september activities 29 1922 I 1 according to western pacific officials the western poe fie c except at the disruption of the existing system of the southern pacific company times when all roads were issuing embargoes has neer nen er de lined a ohp would afford opportunity for another system to develop a position ment of fi eight the western pacific has on various occasions detoured of monopolistic and predominating strength state of peti tram train loads of fruit for the santa fe on account of washouts va wa shouts and other tion of intervention to interstate commerce commission october 28 1922 interruptions to traffic on that line A strong effective trans transportation poi tation agency would be bei it reparably ruined livestock the western pacific has assisted in building up the industry ind in order to create transportation monopoly for western america will a in nevada fully 98 of which inch A is competitive with the central pacific and this section permit the utter domination of one railroad system has equipped a liberal supply of stock cars with double cubic d decks foi loth sheep southern pacifica bulletin october 2 1922 A plain statement of facts and lamb movement the western pacific makes as good time on stock with 3 maps and 9 exhibits to eastern maikels as the central pacific to prevent the domination of this state and the intermountain section lil the western pacific reduced the rate on copper bullion from garfield Garfie by any single transportation agency five reasons why to san francisco which permitted it to move through the panama canal in the central pacific controversy Contro ersy issued by salt lake city chamber the central pacific never met this rate utah business men hake haie been of commerce and commercial club november 8 1922 led to believe that this reduced rate was put in by the southern pacific which is not the case cae the we western tern pacific also abw initiated reduced rates what the facts really are on ore from california and nevada to utah Smelt teis ets the western pa pacific on its own initiative reduced coil rates to the the real fact is that the western pacific is a standard railroad which pacific coast in an effort effort to develop a market for tho the disands of tons of does now and always will give the central pacific formidable competition utah coal in competition with coal aiom australia Austi alia manchuria and england no matter who owns the central pacific during the world war the western pacific and central pacific were from january to october 1923 1922 a period of only ten months railroad share of the the union pacific received from the western pacific at ai salt lake 8 21 operated as a double track each line carrying its loads ds loaded freight cats cais and delivered to the pacific 2 2649 to a a tra traffic total interchange of 10 cars these figures do not include the very western pacific fast freight trains between the pacific coast and substantial business which the western pacific interchanges with the utah are scheduled four hours quicker in each direction than the central D R G W at salt lake city the denver cacines rio plain grande statement western orf southern als also 0 has been omitted emitted from the pacific fa facts ts limited of the western pacific providing through service the scenic the western pacific brings in to salt lake cita each between st louis and chicago and san francisco is faster mile for foe every summer the scenic limited between st filled cars day 14 or 15 well passenger mile than th a n the overland limited on the central pacific louis and chicago and san francisco has observation and dining than thousand miles of railroad all the way at least fifty per tent cent of our passengers stop the th a western pacific has more one car service official of the western pacific off at salt lake city says a pa passenger csenger its facilities compare favorably with other lines of similar mileage the western pacific now has an order in for 2000 new refrigerator the foregoing proves conclusively that the western pacific no is matter an im cars the western pacific built coal cars in 1917 and more in 1920 r competitive element in transportation pacific competition structure will continue these were ware used in coal and beet service in idaho and utah both on and off jhc m the central pacific the western western pacific rails and increase why should the southern pacific jacif ic i ignore i such competition and service unless it be that to admit the western pacifica existence would spoil the picture of domination of this state and section by one railroads railroad 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