Show I Levey Levey Tells Why Western Why Western Pacific Refused G Governments Government's Guarantee I I The POI policy CY of the Western Pacific I I railroad in refusing to accept the i 5 53 per cent federal guarantee until September 11 was outlined today Inthe in inthe inthe the following communication received at the local offices of ot the road from I President C. C M. M r. r Levey at San Fran Fran- cisco I Mr Levey says sas The Western PaI Pacific Pa Pa- I did pid not accept the guarantee of offered offered otI ot- ot I it by congress refusing to ta I accept unearned money that would I II have to be provided by taxation from froman I an already o over er tax burdened people I The mileage owned and operated I by y the Western Pacific railroad comby com- com I I pa pany Is altogether in the West and the people of ot the West should know of ot this fact This railroad property j is taking chances of ot survival by the service it renders to a generous public pub pub- lic Ilc but but it 1 Is not accepting charity from any source source It is doing business as a competitive carrier of ot freight and passenger traffic looking toward the public pubu for support only as individual individual in individual in- in shippers and travelers and andIs Is not In b a a position to draw its support support support sup sup- port In f fact c from the public treasury In case through some jome fault of Its own it does not make a a profit from its operations s. s |