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Show COLLEGE ADDRESSED BY S. P. EXPERT PROVO. Nov. . The Weetern Pacine railroad would ba but a weak competitor for the I'nlon Pacific If It acqulree the Central Paclfle railroad. Roe. Beaaon, traffic advisor to the legal department of tha Houth.rn Paclflg railroad, atated In an addree. made to atud.nt. of the eco-nemlra eco-nemlra claae of the Biigham Young unl verelty, xeetrrday. Mr. Hoaeon aald the Denver A Hlo Orande Weatern railroad waa formed to build the W.atern Pacific to obtain an outlet to the Pacific coast for Ita traffic and In doing ao It drained lie own reeourcea to the extent that It waa wrecked. Competition offered by tha Panama canal ca-nal for Pacific ooaal traffic haa created a eltuatlon which makea tha Houth.rn pacific pa-cific desire mors than ever before to develop and foatar Utah Industries, Mr. Beasoa said. |