Show lp tn Elig to e tt t tIL t IL i CUTOFF BRIEF BRIf rangy t o W WASHINGTON Nov 20 Special t cial n elal An agreement that would Insure in insure In- In sure both tho the D Denver nver Rio Grande I i Western estern railroad and the public hoTl lOti against a failure of ot the Dotsero- Dotsero lan 1 J Orestod cutoff is argued in a brief filed tiled by the railroad Company with the the Interstate commerce commis commis- ri t stow sion Its right to toa a lease of the cutt cut cutoff cut cut- t ri off and and a agreement he over overe e tho line o of the Denver Demer Salt Lake Lale et nl h 1 Moffat off t lino line from Utah h Junction to Orestod under terms which it InI in insists In- In ltd I Lists arc ato fair fait to the latter road are arc td t t argued in the brief r Such an agreement would be the Tat kl best solution of ot the problem would i 1 res result lt In the greatest financial ad advantage advantage ad- ad v vantage to both the Denver Salt Lake and the Rio Grande especially the former and would strengthen the ability of both carriers adequately adequately ade ade- and efficiently to serve the public says sars the D. D 8 R R. G. G W V brief Combating the argument made to the commission by the Moffat 1 road that the f federal deral body has no authority authority author author- I ity to Issue a a certificate for tor the construction construction con con- upon the granting of ot a lease thereon or rights to the Rio Grande into Denver the Rio Grande cites several several sev sev- t eral instances in which the commissiOn commission com corn r mission has attached such a condition condi condl- tion to a construction permit notI notably not not- I ably the eastern Oregon case where the Southern Pacific Pacific- was required to give glYe the Hill lines certain track track- track track- age age concessions to avail Itself of ot the provisions of a a. construction certificate Throughout its brief briet the D D. R.G. R. R I G. G AV W expresses its apprehension of a a. traffic war with the Moffat road I which it admits might decrease its own Income and net Income so se seriously seriously se- se as to imperil If it not destroy its credit and ability to serve the public f The result is that the Rio Grande would be forced in self-protection self and preservation to oppose the I Denver Salt Lake routing in every proper method The brief asserts By so doing it could reduce T Tod di Its own losses to a minimum This y 1 action would so reduce the Denver 8 Salt Lakes Lake's own net income on ont t T the business business- It succeeded in obtainIng obtaining obtain obtain- ing as to render its own operations Your You e and probably resulting re re- in deficit 1 suiting a net 1 The rhe D. D R. R G. G W. W brief is signed it cal b by Winslow S. S Pierce and Henry McAllister of ot Denver counsel for forthe forthe the road |