Show WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CLAIM fOR MILLIONS TO BE B HEARD Hf HERE TOMORROW B Board ard of Referees to Determine Amount to Be I Paid as Compensation to to Road Under F Federal eder l Control I By E. E J. J David R RAL DALLYING ALLYING YING its forces to the attack on greed and discrimination discrimination 1 as practiced by bJ the tho Union Pacific Southern pacific Pac Pacific ic and associated associated asso associated lines under government cont control l the he Western Pacific Pacific Railroad I company tomorrow will seek to bring justice out of injustice The attack to be made by sledgehammer bl blows ws of facts willbe will willbe I be made before a board bard of referees of the interstate commerce commission which lich has ba been hear the i i charged to the complaint of Western Pacific I. I The W Western tern terna Pacific a claims claims during government c control of the roads certain traffic which it should have handled was was diverted J to other lines As a consequence erice the Western Vestern Pacific lost millions of dollars The rhe r referees will decide as to what amount the Western Pacific shall receive as c compensation Willie while the road in common common I with other carriers was under federal orders rs The Telegram last summer victoriously fo fought blIght against the tile Harriman system which was robbing the Western Vestern Pacific Pa and Denver Rio Grande of their rightful toll of f business were I i laid off on both Broads roads as lS S a result of the decrease in in business due to the Southern Pacific and other lines seizing the traffic As a I result of the fight then wa waged ed with unrelenting vigor ig H. H by this newspaper and and- andas as n a result of it directly taking up the fight at ati I i Washington In n enlisting g the aid of Senator William II H. King ICing conditions conditions con con- f were adjusted to provide de for the tile return of the men to work I and for the routing of traffic on a a fairer basis to allow the Western Vestern I Pacific and anti the D Denver nver Rio Grande to exist j While victory was gained gamed the tile fact remains remains that the Western diversion of of t traffic T The e I the tile unfair pac Pacific fic IO lost t heavily through will ll form a sequel 1 t to the VICI victorious vic vie I hearing to be held here tomorrow w fight fight- of The Tile T Telegram m when wIlen the Western Pacific will present I IHs I its Hs case asking that compensation be ie bep paid p id for the rental under uder government control on a basis conforming to the normal business transacted by the railroad company It is known that the government made a certain offer and that it t was declined by the Western Vestern Pacific management Unable to reach an agreement it was decided that the board of referees should which should be paid determine a as to the proper proper amount The board of referees consists of Commissioners Commission S 'S Robert W. W Woolley y and Hickey and Attorney Needham The Western Vestern Pacific forces have already assembled here for action Charles M. M r. r Levey president nt o of the Western Wester Pa Pacific if c A. A R. R Baldwin receiver of the Denver Rio Grande Grand railroad and Vl vice vic c president president of the Western Vestern Pacific John F. F Borne ovie owe counsel to the thc board of directors of the Western Pacific and and A. A P. P Matthew I formerly general attorney of the Western Pacific and now BOW in in I private practice in San Francisco but who has been specially I I retained in this case arrived here early today I |