Shoshone journal., 1923-04-06

RAILROADS
OF Judge Robert S.
Chairman OF the
zOf Directors of the
racific System at In
IA Commerce Commits
airing on RegrOuping
ecNtinental Railroads
ancisco, April, 2, 1923.

sxll Xl<1ECIsCo. Calf, April End
---"Cs6t6o1316tin all railroads west of
chicsss and the Mississippi river into
49eur syat<n1ss as proposed recently to
#he interntate commerce commission,
~ HAIe Hel1en. president of the Chi
- no. Buf yton & Quincy railroad,
svo,51 Il ~ many unnatural alli-
ana would greatly strengthen
;tho y sea3trd Hill group of railroads
611 fH weaken the so-called
) - xfoup, said Judge Robert
s j ~ ~ c3airnan of the Union
4 F6ci1 tern, at today's hearing be-
fore IN E{fe Commerce Commissions
ex M Hall The commissions
) tn n I'm comprising seven in
at1f1 four systems was character
fx66. f1FAG66rding the basis and ground
woe1b which should be departed from
only nth great caution, the Holden
pIan lxHu1Dlng the Union Pacific with
tho e6teneo, Milwaukee & st Paul,
wae Sf6n61y condemned. the witness
expIajnin9 hat the commissions plan
Of placino The Chicago & Northwest
ern with tie Union Pacific was the
only Iog1eu grouping; the Chicago,
Milwaukes 4 st. Paul being a COM
petitor and the Chicago & Northwest
ern Z connection and natural ally.
Should the Hill lines merger be
Appgpved, Judge Lovett said re-
rSesH6r of the Hartman lines. Union
Ecl55r md Southern Pacific, should
~ te3Hed to meet the strong
eoG6 fG01<cn which would be effected
BY a. 9feAt Northern, Northern Pa
cif1c ana Burlington. The retention
OF the Central Pacific by the South
ern Pacific with the same conditions
imposed by the commission in the
recent hearing is satisfactory TO the
Union Pacific as they protect with
reasonable adequacy, the rights of
the Union Pacific" he said.
With Reference to Mr.. Holden's SUB
stitute Of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St Paul for the Chicago & North
western for consolidation with the
Union Pacific Judge Lovett pointed
out that the former is a competitor
Of the Union Pacific for traffic to
and from the Puget Sound country
while the Chicago & Northwestern
is connection.
aThe Substitute would not only dis
rupt existing routes and channels oil
trade hut would run counter to an
other requirement of the law that
compe<ftton be preserved as fully as
pesafbta Again. the consolidation of
tha Uaion Pacific and Chicago. Mil
Wanhn9H& ST. Paul would be a link |
ing - TIE two weakest Puget Sound !
lines while the Northern Pacific and I
Great Northern which are the oldest
and strongest lines in that territory,
would be consolidated under the
Holden plan. Such an alignment
would certainly not be in the inter-
est Of giving the Puget Sound coun-
try the best competitive service"
Judge Lovett opposed the sugges-
tion that all lines in western terri
tory should be consolidated into four
aystems saying -four systems COM
pf1sfnx from 10000 10 upwards Of
q. 80 miles each. and each extend
Ing frcm Puget Sound or the Pacific
oeean 10 the Great Lakes 70 the
unouth OF the Mississippi river and
~ 0ulf Of Mexico and trayersing
49, - the intermediate states make
~ oomblnations entirely TOO large
- nlfeeient management and service
~ - welfare Of the corporations
1rr1ves, their creditors and stock
op ana for fhe public goodi and
luaflon which probably
ouros ~ much undeslr-
Aend ln many Ways .
Mstan< msna @~F T"
" ~. ,.., \ Holden plan pro-
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