Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-01 | Page 13 | Railways Seek to Consolidate

SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE Unification of Two S. S L. L Lines Urged Consolidation of the the- Denver Rio Grande Western railroad with the Denver Salt Lake Western operator of the Moffat tunnel is the only change to be sought by bythe bythe bythe the Missouri Pacific and Western Vestern Pacific railroads owners of the D. D R. R G. G W. W line L L. W. W Baldwin president of the Missouri Pacific said in Salt Lake City Thursday He said that at the interstate S S 1 I S I S' S 1 r I 7 4 I I L. L W. W BALDWIN He lie Came to Get Acquainted commerce hearing in Washington D. D C. C on October 20 efforts would be made to continue operation of the D. D R. R G. G W. W as s a separate unit Mr Baldwin accompanied by Mrs Baldwin arrived Thursday morning to get acquainted with the people here and with the company's company's com corn pany's property properly he said He is a member of the executive committee commit commit- tee of the D. D R. R G. G W. W now in receivership He was honored at noon by business men and railroad men at a luncheon at the Alta club He planned to continue his tour to the west Friday night The two owning g companies will continue to work for improvement of the D. D R R G. G W. W and its service to the west he said He was unable to say what re results results re- re suits of the reorganization to be effected at the I. I C. C C C. hearing would be or who would be made president He expressed satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion with present conditions saying he believed the company would soon be clear of debt He reported gains in railroad traffic traffic fic tic attributing them to improved equipment The Missouri Pacific he said is spending this year for improvements independent of D R. R G. G W. W plans