Show 8 r PLAN fOR GROUPING Y PRESENTED Traffic Service Bureau Head Appears Before V s t Commerce Commission a y J v rr grouping j of ot Utah Un lines s In accordance with views Mews of or the business busl- busl ness nes's ness interests and the people of or this state generally explained bYH by II H. V. manager of the traffic trot trot- tic fic e rv co bureau as a feature of ot oft ott t the 9 hearing bearing held Wednesday before Commissioner Henry C C. C Halt Hall of or the Interstate commerce commission Examiners Thomas P P. Healy and tE Sd Edward Commis- Commis ir J. J Hoy lioy assisted l er er- Hall JIan in adducing t tho o son r of ot witnesses tr 1 l r representing thea tho the a of Utah Utah by authority authority- of ot tho the g r r and the chamber of ot com com- I r 4 presented a n concrete plan for tor 1 i of ot Utah railroads Ho lie that this plan was feasible f n t In the tho best Interests of ot the tho tate state te Ho lie was followed by Warren of public utilities commission who indorsed tho the plan pan an as n officially acceptable ble bla to tho the sta state tt The Tho ho argument held beld close to preferences indicated by short line lIno officials in the event ent the groupIng group group- lpg Ing plan takes in these stool small Independent Independent independent inde Inde- pendent lines In each case public service development and future futuro were stressed by Mr as of or moro more importance than there contiguity in determining tho I grouping grouping- The recent contest of ot tho the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific aye aye- systems tema for tor control of ot the Central Pa la l Pacific a- a Cropped up in tho the argument argument ar ar- when the local men defended defend defend- ed d the Southern Pacific's hold on that line H. H A A. A of ot Omaha Omaha Oma Oma- ha 11 co counsel for the Union P Pacific took issue with the witness as us to the tho con consistency of ot his testimony The TheE TheR E R Southern Pacific was represented b by Harold P. P Fabian of ot Salt Salt Lake and Max Thelan of or San Francisco Of Ot the small lines presenting evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence at the tho afternoon session J. J H. H Devine counsel for tor the Bamberger Electric Ele W W. C. C Orem president and general manager of ot the Salt Lake I Utah railroad J J. A A. A Howell Rowell at attorney attorney at- at torney for tor the Utah-Idaho Utah Central I. at-I. railway and Joel Richards m manager nager of ot the Salt Snit Lake Garfield Western Western West Vest ern em railroad presented arguments n against the grouping of their prospective prospective pros pros- lines JInes W. W S S. S McCarthy l repa representing rep rep- a re resenting the tho Ballard Thompson railroad asked that that road be grouped with and arid operated by tho the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern The session was concluded at 4 o'clock when adjournment was taken to April 16 when hen the hearing y will be bo be resumed in Denver |