The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-21
Unites Practically
All Long and Short
Systems Of Nation
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SVsAsIsslStSS 8IIO A1 OpQOIlc0C OF COM
solidstion. expressed pleasure that
the plan contemplated as many key
systems as It did, but questioned the
advantage to b gained even under
che proposed plan.
Senator Watson. the Republican
leader. said an effort would be made
to take up the question after the
tariff bill had been disposed Of.
Varying views were expressed by
senators on the necessity for addi-
tional legislation to permit the inter-
state commerce commission to carry
out its program. Senator Pittman
thought the commission could 60
ahead without further authority from
congress.
Jim llill Couldn't
However. Senator Walsh said the
commission would have to have addi-
tiorai authority to force q compulsory
consolidation.
Consolidation OF the Northern pa
cific and Great Northern. Wheeler
said. would be carrying out "p.actic-
ally what the supreme court said Jim
Hill couldn't do because 1t would be
Q violation Of the antitrust law"
The Montanan said he was per.
fectly amazed" 1t the commissions
proposal.
It would result. he commended, in
many persons In the northwest losing
employment. various communities Be.
ing without transportation facilities
and I'm general It would be . great
disaster"
Instead Of this combination. Wheel
er suggested 1t would be better to
link the Great Northern with some
tran3continental road.
Washington. Dec. 2l.-(Ry-A plan
for merging practically all the steam
railroads Of the United States into 10
giant operating units MAS laid down
BY the interstate commerce commits
sion today In compliance with Z con-
gressicnal mandate.
Five eastern trunk lines would be
formed. headed by the Pennsylvania,
Baltimore & Ohio. Wabash-S eaboard,
New York Central and Chesapeake
apd Ohio. The Doston. and Maine
and the New Haven would form the
KEY system In New England.
In the south there would be three
systems headed BY the Atlantic
Coast line. the Southern railway and
the Illinois Central.
Other key systems under the plan
were as follows: The Great Northern
Northern Pacific. The Chicago, MIL
waukee. St. Paul and Pacific. the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, the
Union Pacific. the Southern Pacific,
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Re.
the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific, and Chicago
and Northwestern.
Two Canadian groupings were also
allowed but were not included Ia the
list Of trunk systems.
Disrupts Old Boards
Many long established relationships
between existing carrier systems
would be disrupted BY the carrying
out Of the proposal. but the commits
sion said 1t represented the attempt
to create q transportation system In
the country which would maintain
competition and give every important
traffic center recourse 70 two or more
lines for transport service.
Without specifying the actual local
treatment necessary the commission
declared that any railroad consolida.
ton would be accompanied by uni.
flcation Of al terminal lines In the
respective terminals. 90 III terminal
properties should be thrown open to
all users on fair and equal terms
regardless Of terminal Ownership.
Commissioner Eastman In q con-
curing opinion to the document to-
day declared "the plan Is very little
more than . procedure step" He
added, there Is nothing compulsory
about It nor even any assurance ~.
thority will b sought to carry out the
cancellations which It proposes. The
important time viii come when We
take action upon definite applica.
tions. to bring about rail consolida-
tion."
Around the Chicago. Milwaukee.
s.. Paul and Pacific. the commission
proposed another single system By
inclusion Of the Duluth. Missabe and
the Duluth and Iron Range.
q half interest In the Butte, Ana.
conda and Pacific, and trackage
md partial interests n several
short lines which would b associated
with other merger systems . well.
Opens Othsr Territories
with the announcement q IT, rail-
road linking scaiense tho cosmmi1sion
initiated some notable innovations to
the organization q the transportation
structure. Particularly notable among
these were the provisions looking to
the extension q ncrthefn lines into
southern territory. and conversely Of
southern Lines lnto. northern territory.
The prornnlga&ion Of thu plan llr-
4her toseohadowy diaappeoyal q The
pending project q the Great North.
arm. Northern pacifio and Burlington
from merging. TheGe oor-
porattons were thrown into separate
.alignlments ~ the commiGgion scheme
announced.
No actual creation q mergess
planned can result from the pfomul-
eation q Tho commiaGionsO scheme.
Nanagemsnts and bankers @ rail.
roads VIII - able q oo01i6eg The
course that can - t11on and may
may MT - ltt 70 present specific
applications Tor carrying out Of parts