Show COMPETITION WOUlD SURElY BE STIFLED Pacific Coast People Take a Hand Handin in Drawing Administration Railroad Bill BillI I Washington March 5 The Pacific coasts demand for some provision in the administration railroad bill to prevent railroad lines from controlling the com corn competing competing steamship companies was carried to President Taft today by William R B Wheeler heeler traffic manager of ot the Mer Merchants Merchants Merchants chants Exchange of San Francisco Mr Wheeler formerly was assistant secretary of the department of commerce and la bor borIt borIt borIt It Is the Presidents Intention that the administration measure shall contain a provision to guard against the th tb situ situation situation atlon which the west fears It may not be accomplished at this session of Con Congress Congress gress but the President attaches to it the utmost importance and hopes hos some action will wUl be ba taken before the Panama canal canalis is opened to traffic Mr Wheeler pressed that feature of tho the case strongly to the President The Panama canal ca ai was was primarily In Intended Intended Intended tended for tor the passage of warships I sup suppose suppose suppose pose said Mr Wheeler but unless we wo have legislation to prevent it we shall have another kind of warship the com corn commercial commercial mercial battleship hn passing through there which will stifle all competition in trans transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental continental freight rates and the he great greatest greatest greatest est benefit of the Panama canal will be lost It is the sentiment of ot the entire west continued Mr Wheeler that the admin administration adminIstration adminIstration measure should not only pre pm prevent prevent vent the railroads from owning their competing rail lines but their competing water lines as well The rhe President in 10 intended Intended tended that in his message mess ge on oh the sun SUD mid and he intends In ten de to have legislation to that effect |