Show V V. V V J V 1 3 Western Sta tes l a il Li L n k s 4 L HOOKUP WOUlD L WIDEN MAR KU H HRAN V VI I RAN RANGE CLAIM Competing o peti g Lines ip 5 Are Are Desired Des De- e. e V sired G G. NW W. P. P Wit Wit- Witnesses nesa nesses s' s Admit QUIZZED B BY S. S P. P Foresee Fosec Cre Greater cr Prosperity Prosper Pro er t ity for r Coast Cout I V By GEORGE d Pre Pre- Press Staff Correspondent i iS i'S S 'S SAN ISAN N rt R Nov 19 tJ UP P A unified appe appeal by three Pacific co coast st t states te for increased aeed aed railroad f facilities between n California and the Pacific n northwest wi was made mid toda today to an t t c commerce l' l lF F r llIan l'- l' lIan ion heart berin of ot Oregon m Vash Yash- Ington n and California told toM tho heary rn that that the Great N Northern and W Western ern bb permitted 1 to build a. a I. I conn connecting line from from- Klamath to Oreto Ked iCed de Cal because bc u c. c they they said Bald a a. rr frer er movement nig of or freight r between tho the throe stateS states a a. a wider wider- range of at would result c C. C i Ki LOn r-n r chief t of at t traffic tor for tl the thet Washington Ston department put ent of pu lc works work e th Soul ern ern- sInea r H be to ton n t dUc c f fr roni ri W tar to California cv event n though h th there re are arc Pacific Jl JInes iines es In V Wash Wash- V V M l E PRO PROSPERITY Lori Lo ergan r an said raId rod V th that tt t tho the sympathetic th Uc attitude of orie 6 eye tern fem from Washington ton to to San o td an In Increased in- in creased d prosper prosperity for hI his st state te D. D l Dey Southern I Pacific ItIC attorney aUr ney neyr neyrat at Portland Or Orp conducted duCted to today's to to- days dais cross n In a a- ade do- do de detailed tan tailed d' d dand and se Ing manner He Intimated 1 and it J 1 wai generally a agreed r ed that through freight rates via Ia Allies would result In hi approximately the same advantage 7 1 Continued on page k I HOOKUP WOULD WIDEN MARI ET WIDEN MARKET RANGE R CLAIM Continued o front from as would ou f construction of the pro proposed pro pro- pr Ose posed route Th The severe severo competition of steamship steam steam- ship fines carr carrying freight between n Pacific c cOat t ports was stressed b by D pey y in his examination andall and aDd all witnesses admitted that mon mo move move- n freight by water r. r took caf carco care o of d vast at part of lot the Interchange c of ot goods between the the- three coast states Mates l ADMITS ADMITS M TS S 'S SAME RATES RATES RATES' E R tE 1 Frank rank K K Kaker Baker aker member of or the Washington department e t. t of pu public pubic le w works appeared in in support for tor Lou Lou- ergan r He t too o claimed th re wo would Jd bo tic an if it bad bar i. i a. a direct route over n nt Of or I 1 ral railroads to ic California ili ruta ob- ob a. a In exam cross ros that of o- through rates w would b be bel much th the same sam so fir fc ai aS shipment t of tre freight ht was is concerned con o S A ot of vat vait domain in cen yen central Oregon without rail ran was portrayed b Fr J. J Miller hah ot of o the public service commission commis sl sion sJon n of or lIe Tic said eald there is an arm arpa ara r a. a of ot OO O miles l In part of oC Oregon ut rail service the tho growth lh of at j arid anif Oregon and ilal said In Jn hIs opinion n the Uio rapid develop develop- mont ment of ot Washington was b because that state had railroad In Oregon the tho Southern Pa r ed served the w western half halt and tho the Great Nor Northern and Union Pa Pa- perve v cl por portions lona d of or central and eastern o Oregon rc-o rc n. n phase YOno-phase OnO One phaM stressed s d by Miller 1 wasa was a a. hope hopa- thit the o Great Northern Northen would build feeder f l to Isolated regions pr provided it Is la permitted to extend tb the present resent Great Grut line f from Kl Falls F l to to time pro tho-pro posed C California connection n with the W Western stern Jc OU E DIRT DIRECT T OUTLET T TA A direct outlet ouIe would be pro- pro ed Wilier r slid Jd f t. t foe freight and a en rs from Bend nd Ore and on the the Creat Northern I Ore oD was one of the best witnesses to ap appear Clr In Inthe Inthe the the he- he he HB JIe 11 bd fd in lila his possession posses posses- ion sion cOI d tho the Oregon r on railroad situation There aro miles o of or railroad in tIm the more than square EqUate miles In th the state which air averages rages a a. a 17 are area l. l to each ach ch utile n of ot railroad Southern Pacific counsel l the he opposition p to the tb h proposed ap ap application obtained from was the witnesses competition c desired and arid that al states elates t s n had hadr Intervened enc 1 in the the- hearing beating b bt- bt ca the they desired competitive lines rather father than b caus existing lines were ere qUate S f The re resources 8 of or Oregon remain lamely undeveloped lct according to Ho He HeIld said ld Oregon Or Son has has' O one one- Q- Q fifth of or all ii 1 standing ta timber Jn in Ui Unit United d t State Slates tes having nr moro more timber Umber than any other r state In the the- union unton QUIZZED QU ON TIMBER D Eicy Y in examination cross nat on asked It If new mev cl timber Umber regions which might It be fj served tved by y tho proposed d Jh line lIme c the tho lumber mark mar k kot t. t He lie Intimated that the lumber I Industry is al already eady suffering as u a re result lt of oC pf l low law w prices brought about by overproduction o n. n replied that hl his opinion was 1 that tho the pr proposed pro proposed pro pro- posed c connection would permit Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon timber Umber men to seek markets markets- tS In moro more distant fields anti and nd that th the new outlet would Improve rather cr than harm the lumb lumber r Industry With D Dey y lc leading J the c opposition the the- Southern Pacific repeatedly hammered on the point that Inter wanted v competition for tor the 5 sake of competition Itself This was c considered n rI Important as It probably will wUl U lb atlo or the South Southern ern r rn attack ek on the tion will selli start as at soon aK af as all aU intervenors have co completed their testimony |