The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-01

of Mobile, awaiting transportation to foreign ports or to our own Pacific ports as to attract shipping from the ports of the world. The grain, cotton ana other light commodities moved north ward by the Frisco and the Mobile Ohio would furnish the clements of balanced cargo that would counterbal- ance, in due proportions, the great ton mage of iron and steel the Birmingham {Ala.) mineral district now furnishes, and will furnish in increasing quanti- ties through the port of Mobile
 "A grouping of the Mobile & Ohio railroad with such desirable result so distinctly forshadowed thereby sup ports in most forceful way the. con | ception that she widest possible public advantage would attend the proposed combination of the Mobile X Ohio rail road and the Frisco system. That which is to the public advantage and at the same time directly contributory to the advantage of both units of the proposed combination deserves to prevail and should be by this commission approved.
 .The state of Alabama feels assured that the Frisco system is not averse to the declaration or the consummation of this combination of these rail lines, and the state of Alabama entertains the hope that the interstate commerce com mission will, at once, inquire of the Frisco system whether the state of Ala bama is not correct in its assertion that the Frisco system is not averse to hay ing allied with it the Mobile & Ohio railroad.
 Gulf, Mobile & Northern
 ''The state of Alabama concurs in the proposal to group the Gulf, Mobile & Northern railroad with the Illinois central railroad, and earnestly desires that it can be so concluded by the ln- terstate commerce commission. To the state of Alabama this appears to be natural, promising combination, de- signed to connect the port of Mobile with the middle west and the north west. The arrangement would afford the Illinois Central a second active con- nection with an improved gulf port.
 'The state of Alabama would view 1 with genuine satisfaction such mani- 1 festation of interest in the port of Mo- bile as would be shown by the Illinois Central railroad if it should acquire the Gulf, Mobile X Northern railroad a result that could and would be mate rially promoted to accomplishment if the interstate commerce commission should group the Gulf, Mobile X Northern with the Illinois Central railroad.
 !''The state of Alabama acknowledges with appreciation the opportunity to submit this summary of her case, of her interest in the subject discussed; but the state respectfully submits that the public interest in the subject, to the ends indicated, is ass much greater than Alabama's own great local concern as the territory and population served by the Frisco system, the Mobile & Ohio railroad. the Gulf, Mobile & Northern railroad, the Illinois Central railroad, in association with the port of Mobile, exceeds in area and population that of the state of Alabama.
 ''The state of Alabama respectfully urges the interstate commerce com mission to accord the fullest considera- tion to this important subject.
 Respectfully submitted,
 William w. Brandon, Governor of
 Alabama; Thomas c. Mcclellan, | Counsel for the State of Alabama. 2
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