The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-17
20 RAIL SYSTEMS
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Has Consolidation Plan.
Amy Consolidation Is Opposed
by Officials at This Time.

A tentative plan upon which con-
solicitations Of the country's railroads
may be carried out. based upon the
report made by a Harvard college pro-
lessor. has been prepared by the in
terstate commerce commission This
plan cannot be mandatory. according
to the transportation act, but VIII come
in the form Of recommendations from
the commission It probably will be
modified after public hearings have
been held before it is formally adopt
ed by the commission.
There are twenty possible systems
outlined in the commissions plan, but
in certain cases these systems are
alternative. Some companies are
shown as subject to inclusion in one
or two or more consolidated systems.
No TranscontinentaI System.
No real transcontinentaI system IS
suggested in the report, altho the
Northern Pacific and the Burlington
go together; and another group is,
made of the Great Northern, Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and the Rock
Island. The santa Fe is left consid-
erabiy alone. so far as trancontinental
lines are concerned. but is grouped
with a number Of western lines IN
the east the Erie is shown as the
nucleus of one system, as well as the
Pennsylvania lines, Baltimore & Ohio'
Nickel Plate and the New York Cen
trail
Railroad officials have not been IA
yorably inclined toward any consolida-
ton plan at this time They point out
that the railroads are Just emerging
from the tangle resulting from feGeFal
control and to attempt any consohda-
ton on a national scale would so seri-
ously upset the value Of railroad Sc
curities. for one thing, as to perma-
nently impair the efficiency OF the
carriers A consolidation plan now
would only add to the already numer-
Gus problems of the railroads, when
are vet unsOlved, and it would be IN
wise to negotiate at the present time,
officials say.
The Summary.
In the following summary OF the
commissions arrangement OF the con-
solidated systems, where ROAD Is
mentioned. the lines controlled by II
thru lease or stock ownership are N
Guided, unless specific mention is MADE
to the contrary
No. l. New York Central System-NeW
York Central lines, except Lake ERE q
western, Toledo & Ohio Central, ZanesV1 III
& western Kanawha & Michigan and IN
Eo1da Johnstown & Gloversville, Lake
Trie (. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, CHARTERS
Youghiogheny' Mon9ngRs 5gg6r R9oostooE-
Note: Boston & Maine, Maine Central ana
bangor & Aroostook may pc lneIuqsu ~
system No or in Ia Professor Rlpley
rejects trunk line treatment Of the New
England roads. but the commission pre-
sents it alternatively to bring out discus
70. .. Pennsylvania system-Pennsyl-
vauia. Panhandle, Toledo, Peoria & Vest
ern. Lorain, Ashland Southern, Lake
T,-ie z piffsburrh Central Indiana, Pitts
brrgh. CHARTERS & Youghiogheny. Monon-
NJ 2. Baltimore & Ohio system--Balu-
more & Ohio Reading, Central " New
Jersey. Cincinnati, Indianapolis Western.
Chicago. Indianapolis * Louisville, New
York New Haven & Hartford, Central New
England. Lehigh & New England, Lehign
No q Erie system-Erie, Delaware &
Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna West
ern. Ulster & Delaware, Bessemer x Lake
Erie. Buffalo susquehanna; Pittsburgh
4 Shawmut Pittsburgh, Shawmut &
Northern. Lorain, Ashland s Southern,
IV9bgsh lines EAST of Missouri river.
No = Nickel Plate Lehigh Valley Sys-
tem-Lehizh Valley New York, Chcago
ST Louis Toledo, St Louis & western
& western. Wheeling & Lake Erie, Pitts
burgh d West virginia Bessemer & Lake
70 & Pere Marquette System-Pere
Marquette. Detroit & Mackinac. Ann Areor,
Detroit. Toledo & Ironton. BOyne City,
''' No oi = New England system-New
Haven. ontario & Western, Boston &
Maine. Maine Central, Bangor < Aroostook,
Jehigh & Hudson river, Lehigh & New
70. "A. New England Great Lakes sys-
teu1=Sanie a above. with addition OF Della
ware * Hudson, LackaEanna lister 4
delaware Buffalo. Rochester & Ptttsourgh,
pittsburgh & Shawmut, Pittsburgh, Shaw
no 5 Chesapeake & Ohio System
Chesapeake & Ohio, Hooking Valley, Viz
No . Norfolk & Western system-Nor-
folk * Western, Toledo & Ohio Central
kanawha & Nfhigan-
No 10 Southern System-Southern kali-
way and affiliated lines, New Orleans.
Great Northern. Alabama & Vicksburg.
No IL Atlantic Coast Llne-Lo9lsF -
Nashville System-Ihose two ROADS and
subsidiaries Western Railway OF Alabama,
Richmond, Fredericksburg Potomac
Norfolk southern, Atlanta BlrmihghaIn &
Atlantic winston Salem Southbound, Roa-
poke to winston lem branch OF the NOR
folk western Florida East Coast. Caro-
inns Clinchffeld & Ohio, Georgia & Florida.
Gulf Mobile & Northern, MISSISSIPPI Cen
trail
Illinois Central. Seaboard Air Line,
branch Of Norfolk & Western from Lynch
burg, Va. to Durham, n c. Gulf x snip
Island. Tennessee Central, Carolina, Clineh-
No. Il. Union Pacific Northwestern Sys-
tem-Union Pacific, Chicago & Northwest
lines vest Of Missouri River
No Il burlington Northern Pacific Sys-
tenl-Chicago. Burlington & Quincy North
ern Pacific, Chicago Great Western, Min
neapous & st. Louis, Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Colorado & Southern may be in
riudeff in System No 16)
No Is Milwaukee Great Northern SyE-
tem-Chfcago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Great
Northern, Duluth & Iron Range. Duluth.
Missabe & Northern. Green Bay & West
ern. Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific
No, 16. Santa Fe STANDARDIZATION.
Colorado & Southern. Denver & Rio
Grnnde Western Pacific. Utah Railway.
Northwestern Pacific. Nevada Northern
No II Southern Paciffc-Rock Island
Evstem-Southeru Pacific. Nevada North
ern. Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific. Ari-
roma & New Mexico. FL PasO & South
Eestern San Antonio & Arkansas Pass,
Trinity & BrazOs Valley, Midland Valley,
Vfcksburg Shreveport & Pacific, Chicago
Peoria & St Louis
No IS Frisco Katy Cotton Belt System
st Louis-San Francisco, St Louis South
western Louisiana Railway & Navigation
E0npanv, Chicago & Alton Missouri Kan
e Teras Trinity & RraZns NnIlsE. San