Show U. U P PI Rail Abandonment Arguments Are Heard The state public utilities commission commis commis- sion sitting for tor the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce commission Wednesday heard arguments for and against abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- ment by the Union Pacific system of service Grass Creek junction and the Grass Creek mine in Summit count county Railroad engineers and officials presented figures to show a de deficit incurred by operation of the theline theline line since 1927 Officials of the mine which uses the line as an on outlet protested protested protested pro pro- tested abandonment before January 1 1934 claiming it expected to increase production soon by furnishing coal to the Devils Devil's Slide Cement company which holds a n cement contract for construction of Hoover dam The railroad claimed three times Umes as much traffic as is now hauled is s needed to show a profit The mine of officials said that if the line was vas not paying by January 1 1934 it would agree to abandonment The mine was vas represented by John Roberts president and general manager manager manager man man- ager of the Grass s Creek Fuel company com corn pany pan and md Frank Pingree of ot Salt Lake a stockholder Representatives of the Union Pacific were J. J L. L Amos as assistant as- as traffic manager L L. L H H. Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson counsel and G. G J. J Adamson of Omaha chief engineer |