Show WOUlD ASK UNClE SAM TO PURCHASE THE W. W P. P Resolution Offered in California Legislature Sheds Light Licht on Spreckel's Spreckels els el's Mission The purpose of at Rudolph Spreckels cl tho the San Francisco capitalist In submitting sub sub- submitting to tC eastern financiers a proposal proposal proposal pro pro- for tor future ownership of the West West- ostern ost ern era Pacify railroad d and the talk heard In the Golden state anent some somo form torm of public ownership for the Western estern Pacific are illustrated In tho the following extracts from recent the tho San Io Francisco Bulletin correspondence to from tho the California capital Introduction b by Senator Stanley Benedict of Los Angeles of ot backed an admin admin- resolution memorializing memorial memorial- izing Pacific Congress to purchase the Western West cst ern railroad an and Joint consid co cration b by tho the judiciary committees Ce of oC both houses a at t a public hearing of bills is Intended to facilitate b nat justice oy y revo- revo form torn of or civil pr procedure wore wart the features of ot today's March e 9 legislative log leg le National sl significance is attached to Senator Benedicts Benedict's resolution in that its adoption which h appears appeals like likely probably would embroil Cong ass in III tho the mo most t momentous fight over the subject of or government ownership of rail railways ways tha that t it ever has hue been beets call called cd upon to confront In view of oC the fact tact that Gov John M M. L Eshleman lormer president of or the tho state railroad commission assisted In tho the drafting of or the neasure there ther is little doubt but that It will pass and be transmitted tl to California's ta In Congress Adoption n of ot the tho resolution will mean that this state official officially has gone on record as favoring fa tho the operation by the tho federal gO government nt of at transcontinental railroad railroad lines The Western estern Pacific seems doomed to bo ho auctioned at the hands of a or er From Frem Rudolph of San Francisco a stockholder In the corporation corporation cor cor- cor- cor first came carne the suggestion that Congress be bo petitioned to buy the road In order prevent It from being taken over by other transcontinental Interests railroad The fact that the governor favors the Benedict resolution Is occasioning end of discussion here herc no tonight It Is conceded that if Ir th the tho administration wants the measure sent Rent to Congress tho rho legislature will adopt It 1 I |