Show Washington n Wants Rail Merger on Broad Scope SEA SEATTLE Wash Wah March 28 Th The Washington state department of ot public works In Is opposed to any consolidation or grouping of West Western estem est et em ern railroad 8 systems f that does docs not Include the grouping of ot lines lints to so n nto asto ns as to provide n It continuous i front the theo Atlantic to In the Pacific coasts Owen O O. Calderhead traffic expert for the department declared at a hearing held here her to today la by the In Interstate In- In commission |