The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-19
NO "UNSCRAMBLING"
IN DEAL, IS CHARGE
Rival Line to Assert Both 1t
and Public Are Being Re
fused Benefits of Dissolu-
ton Order-Discrirnina-
ton in Traffic Veto-"Old
Conditions Are Disguised"

The Western Pacific will. at the hear
ing before the railroad commission OF
California today. oppose certain import
ant features of the contracts between
the Union Pacific. Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific companies that are 'tc
be submitted for approval.
The decision of the Western Pacific
was reached last night after two days
deliberations of its officers and counsel
The Western Pacific will take the po-
sition that the provision of the con-
tract with reference to joint use of in
dustry tracks al junction points within
city limits. including San Francisco and
Oakland. continues the existing monop-
oily Of Central and Southern Pacific over
practically the entire territory of cen
trail California and San Francisco bay,
and. so far as the. Western Pacific is
concerned. maintains that monopoly un-
altered and perhaps strengthened.
DEPRIVES OF BENEFIT
The Western Pacific asserts the ar
rangement depriyes it and the public
from all benefit Of the dissolution OF
Southern Pacific were compelled to
serve the Central Pacific and Western
Pacific impartially upon the basis Of
reasonable switching charges and
division of rates. or If the Western
Pacific were permitted to enjoy the
same privilege of reaching Southern
Pacific industries and commercial en-
Pacific by the agreement.
The agreement for joint use by the
Central Pacific of the Southern Pacific
line and appurtenant property between
Sacramento and Oakland via Benicia
and Port Costa contains the provision
that no additional company shall be ad-
mitted to the joint use of the line with
out the written consent of the Central
Pacific. which is construed as aimed at
the Western Pacific.
DEMANDS VETO OMISSION
The Western Pacific will be the direct
competitor of the Central Pacific. and
this gives to the Central Pacific the
veto power against admitting the
Western Pacific to the same use. and
the Western Pacific viii contend that
the Limitation upon the Southern Pa
cifc's right to admit other companies
to the use of the Benicia line. viz. the
required written consent of the Central
Pacific. should it be omitted from the
conditions of the agreement.
The Western Pacific takes the ground
in respect to these matters and the gem
eraI interchange of traffic that it is to
the interest of the public that 1t should
be placed in the same relation to that
traffic as is accorded the Central Pacific
by the contracts, and that the Western
Pacific and Central Pacific shall be sub
stantially on a parity as to divisions Of
rates and all other conditions with ref
erenee to traffic interchanged with the
Southern Pacific
NO UNsCRAMBLING, 1T SAYS
Western Pacific will contend that
the unscrambling of Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific that permits those
two lines and Central Pacific to con-
all properties that they have hereto
fore held in common is no unscram-
bling at all. but continuation of for
mer conditions under the guise of sep
aration.
MEETING THIS MORNING
The railroad commission will meet at
10 o'clock with officials of the oSuthern
Pacific and Union Pacific railroads to
consider the agreement between the
corporations named and the United
States courts in the matter of the dis
solution of the Union. Central and
Southern Pacific lines.
At the meeting will appear Judge
Robert S. Lovett. William Sproule and
such other officials as the commission
sees ft to examine. One of the big
questions that may be decided at the
inquiry is that abpertaining to the
amount of available funds that the
Southern Pacific may acquire as the
result Of the separation OF the two
great railroad systems.
Neither Judge Lovett of the Union
Pacific nor President sproule of the
southern Pacific had anvt',.~ new to
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