Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-11-14 | Page 2 | U. P. Chief Raps Control Peril

U.P.ChiefRaps Control Peril BOISE. No. 14 GW Threats to freedom of operation of railroads and their deslrs to serve expand-lng expand-lng agriculture and Industry In the west are contained la proposed laws to socialise the rail transportation trans-portation Industry, A. B. Stoddard,' president of the Union Pacific, said Monday. . Addressing; the 67th annual convention con-vention of the Idaho Wool Growers Asm, Stoddard said such a bill has been Introduced In congress. He said this measure was designed de-signed to place railroads In the hands of the interstate commerce commission, meaning a socialised plan of operation as la England and other countries. This, he said, would prevent free enterprise and would not permit railroads to make money for themselves them-selves or to aid sheepmen and other shippers la securing profit through fast transportation to eastern markets.