Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-27 | Page 8 | G. N., W. P. File Joint Brief to Build Keddie Line

G. G N. N NW w. w P. P File Joint Brief to Build K Keddie Line C Cutoff Means Lower Rates on Utah Coal Coalo T To o 0 California Claim Need fee l of Railway y Link Linkin in National Defense Also Stressed WASHINGTON OTON Jan Inn 27 n AP AP- AP Tho The Great Northern and Ve Western tern railroads today filed flied their Joint brief with tho the interstate commerce com corn n merce merc commission seeking l' l permission san sion to a n mile mlle railroad to Unite th the rails of ot the two systems Greater reater ice sen-ice to western America over river more mor than miles of rails Lj Js claimed d by the carriers to be their almAu aim alm An Au Investment of or only one one-h one half lr i of or 1 p per r cent o ot th the capital already tied up in the two t systems will bo be required rt the tho brief stated in uniting unit unit- in lag ing tho the lines by building the the- road f from om Keddie Ca Cal to Klamath Foils Falls Ore Ort Tho Southern Pacific only onh railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road now connecting California with Oregon and Washington is opposing the tho project While we do not know knoy what the future futuro hn has in store stor wo we do know that there is a n hu huge o volume of or traffic tm- tm tic fic moving mo over the Southern Pacific's Pacific's Pa Pa- north and south coast caul routes The brief continued Wo We know that this traffic is re regularly and rapidly increasing first be because because be- be cause of or natural growth rth of ot tho the territory territory territory ter- ter ter ter- and its enterprises second because of ot increasing production and consumption of oC California perishables perishables per per- and third because of ot a a. rapid shift of ot manufacture and dl distribution dIll dis- from c eastern points to the Pacific coast It i is conceded that this traffic will necessitate double tracking of or ortho the tho Southern Pacific line tine within twelve or fifteen years and we think It t is shown- shown that tha the double trackIng tracking track- track Ing ng will ill be lq required rd at nt a R. much earlier date The cost of ot this double double dou dou- ble blo tracking would be bo more marc than three times Umes that of or tho the proposed new line lino and would n not t. t furnish man man- manof of ot the Ill latter's advantages nd Tho now new line would be of or l ar r benefit in itt times of oC war re regarded regarded re- re merely merel as OH an added facility and because of ot Its greater distance from rom the tho coast cont would t be bo better prot pro- pro t ted from enemy raids These conditions establish public convenience convenience con con- and necessity of the highest highest high high- est cst order and in themselves alone atone justify u tho the construction o of the proposed proposed pro- pro posed line OTH OTHER ER ARGUMENTS Further argument ars presented the tho following considerations Rate Bate adJustments ad- ad to aid agriculture and IndustrIes In- In of lI Cl California In removal of ot hamperIng switching charges In certain shipping areas areu lower rRt rates s son shorter on Utah coal oal to California rail tall line from West to northern north north- em ern rn California and southern Oregon Oregon Ore Oro- gon son population c centers aid to northern California lumbermen in marketing In the Dakotas and Ind Minnesota Min Mm- Un- Un Shasta ar- ar removal of the the- passenger chargo charge on Ore Ore- California bon travel stimulation of transcontinental tourist business I protection of oC the public against arbitrary practice of or a monopoly speeding freight service between San Francisco and Seattle and 8 10 kane cane l' l i tor car service Benleo cx- cx increase e of or economic efficiency effi effi- clency of the Western Rio Pacific Grande route pro provision of or a 3 rail outlet for forast vast ast timber re resources resource and better transportation lIon service for the through which the tho line would voula pass Utah interveners inter whose hoso testimony supporting the application Is Included in included included In- In In the briefs arC are Utah pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic utilities commission Salt Lake county count commissioner Salt Lake City commission Utah Shippers' Shippers Traffic a at and Utah Coal COllI Produce Producers Producers' Producers Producers' e ers ers' association