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Show THE SALT LAKE AND HARR1MAN I. OS AN.iKI.KS. K-b. 7. Franklin . K l.ane, li,ter:.-ce uninerc i '..mmi. I I'-ner. t..,.'av r'Mtv.e i the : n , ,-. r , . . into the Harrituan merger, begna bv the i'..'iimi-i;.i' s,.,.r:,' week no m ; W-nhitig'ori. -,, s.si,,.-s probably 1 will !at the rerr..i r ..f 'he week 1 'Hi.- cur: r i v w . ', tilled wch i :t ,rnevs, v n ud pe, -tutor. I Manv pron.i!., ; :,,. .,. uu.n w,.r,. among those pr. ---t. of them ub- I poen;ic.l as ip,e. The c i n; m i i . . n ' was represent, i bv A . -it . c. . ,,,. . eran.ee of M i nt-at-oi vv!io i;a . I charge of the -. rntnent 's case ,):' : u:g the it;.) lirrv i" several other cities. I The Harriman i;nes were re; resente.j I by P. F Ii.i.:-e. ,f Sin Francisco as' i si'ste.i bv K i iMirbow. Jud"e K.-lle. ' appeared ..( ,; Lake road and I . .1 -- r : S.-m- F .1 (,.,. :'k. br..;h.r et;:i:..r W. A ( 'ark. :c:.i .i .nr.. .t. :: v i -e presid.-nt ..f the S;,:. pe.l -. . I.o Vi.s S.il- I. ike r. v , ;,-. rirts w itiiees , ;j,; ' i'V M r .-v .--rt I The attorney for the commission plunged immediately into the subject in hand, namely that of determining I the relations cf the Clark road with the ILirrlman system. en tt .r V . . lark ard aso. at. s oii:ed urh K. i Kerens and assviates ..f t. l.o..;s in purchasing terminal fa-.ihties fa-.ihties at San Pedro and later the s.une part i. s l ;-,c or .ora t e, 1 fur the cou Mruo'ion "f the bne between s;tn p,,,iri ,u:d Salt Lake. Thomas Kearr.s of the Salt Lake and associates also peine, , the enter). rise. The survey for the pro pose.l road proceeded from bo'h l.o, Vngeles and Salt Lake. In the eMadovv ..l:ev wash, a large eanvon in Nevi.-.i which the wi-n.ss testified s absolute!. r,e, essarv to build through in order ., get from ait Lake irv to Los Angeles. ii-;;-n opposition was encountered from tie Oregon Short Line. This company ..wtied about 10. 1 mile, of old grade at this point which the Salt Lake road at : m). ted to appropriate but on w hich point fhev were defeated in the courts. Th i 'lark corporation was at this time . en'irelv an independent !jne. free from ; contracts or agreements with ..rher J i-.iads.If wa the piirs.' of the 'lark 1 and Kerens interests to construct and ' I operate a line of their own. : I At this point Mr. Severance pro- ' , -ceded t.. show how the coalition be ' tween the Harrirnan interests and the I I new Clark corporation was affected. j I |