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Show HARRIMAM LINES ABE BEING INVESTIGATED Interstate Commerce Commission Is Looking Into the Consolidation of the Oreat Railroads. Now York Modem method of combining com-bining and consolidating mammoth railway ayalent nnd exUnillng tho principle of rommunlty of Interest wore Invewtlgatetl here Friday at greet length by Ihe Interstate commerce com-merce onmmlaalou, which began an Inquiry In-quiry Into the no-called "Ilarrlman line." The commission goe next week lo Chicago Hereral other clt-led clt-led may be visited before all tbe desired de-sired testimony Is In the hand of the government representative, whoso object Is to determine whether any of tho railroads of the country nro consolidated or combined In restraint of trade At Friday's hearing It wn brought nut nnd admitted that the Union Pacific Pa-cific railway ram pan), the Houlhcrn Pacific company, lho Oregon Short 1.1 no nnd the Oregon Railroad nnd Navigation company nre practically under tho mime administration, Mr Ilarrlman nppcurliiR n president of each company with only alight variation varia-tion In tho list of other officers |