Show I AS DS AT MER MERCY Yu OF HA W. W Pi P CHARGES REVENUE LOST BY UNFAIR i. i TRAFfiC DIVERSION BOARD OF REFEREES IS INFORMED By E. E J. J David I of the fact that the Western Pacific and th the i Hi Denver Den Rio Bio Grande railroads were ere for a considerable period while bile under federal control at mercy merty of the harriman interests interN I as represented b. b by the Union Pal Pacific fie and Southern Pat Pacific railroad I and associated lines S Sere were ere indicated at the opi-ning opi w ion today of or I the board of referees hearing the claim for compensation filed by br I the tile V Western Pacific railroad The Western Pacific charges that thit there wa wu was undue and aad unfair diversion of traffic wherein it lost revenue which should have been I enjoyed It also charges that its it bUlin business s was crippled to the extent that in the unification of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific under one management under federal ral control the th Southern Pacific I seized traffic wh which ch should have han been t carried over the Ih Western j I Pacific I A s a consequence of or this thi diversion it t was wa d deemed med advisable I with the lack of business for several stations on the W Western Western ro Pacific to close causing men to be thrown out of work S Similar action I taken by the railroad administration in its treatment of or the Denver I Rio Grande Orande in allowing competing lines lin to handle traffic that rightfully belonged to it caused aused hundreds of men to be bf laid off at the local shops shop I TELEGRAM SAVES LINES I Following sharply h ul upon on n this lb tw i I tion It U developed d th t Salt gait L Lake k Cit J was to b be crowded out as a. a taurus railroad center The harriman Inte Interest ta d. de desire sire was then made transparent to all Unless niMa The Telegram at Mt that time lime had f vigorously taken up the cudgel cul In behalf of ot the Denver A Rio Grande i and the Western Pacific the two line I upon which thU this city rily largely larsel ch depend d would have hae been n to the 1 junk pile The men in the local shop hop th the Denver A Rio Ro Grande Grand w wen wars M kept lout out of ot work for tor several days Th fight lat latwas was carr carried to Washington wb re ft- resulted suited In an order bel being nil ty director general Deral that unfair d dof of traffic should cease casse e and th that t themen the th men should bouM return to work The r p t I tu- tu u u. u sOon atlon as All it 11 affected Salt Lake CU City was sa saved Out But the seizure of If the If f the Denver Den Rio ruo Grande Grands and Western West Weal era ern Pacific lines could not Dot 1 wd lead to ton n in nother other sequel than an so effort to bt tOm compensation for tor the revenue lost loot Hi Fhi sequel Is la furnished tod today In the W hearing hear I ing which began here hert when th the th West West- em ern Pacific formally stated elated IU its use aiM The Western Pacific claims claim In ex excess escuss es- es e cuss cess s of as rental Uon tIon while the road TOAd under ur federal fed fed- eral ral control Had lied there t ben Mi no op os oppression exercised d the Western V l' l ls l's would have gone Kone forward a is t ts KOJ goil gaining th the prosperity of a 1 paying paying pay pay- In ing line such uch as aa It proved to be n nce e eIt it was wu released from a couple of ot years yes prior to f federal 6 rl control S. S P. P SELFISHNESS SHOWN The Southern Pacific did not want to see ee the competitor thriving Its It selfish elfish disposition which has arne t for rC U h t nothing but the disrespect and net cond of ot Salt Lake Lab City hadas had hadas as Us Its motive the crushing of 01 it Its competitor I The Southern Pacific has baa tailed failed Alet A let r n r hAS lias been ben gained not only for tor forthe forthe the Western Vestern Pacific but bul for Salt Lake uk CIt City And und the th people of th the mtr- mtr mountain countr country To ha have allowed conditions condition to 10 ex exist I I as aa the they undoubtedly edly did with the dictatorial J spirit f f r fhe he the Interests be being manifested maid mani tested would ha have meant th th-it Seit SeitI It I ak would have hae nothing more th Ih thin thina n na a brunch brAnCh jine Jin stop top T Therefore the situation baI having haing been Mcl to allow the Western et Pacific in Dorrer tr A Rio Grande Grand developing la a MUSS HI In conformity with conditions condition the two lines linea a are ara to pick op The compensation that will wm be bs awarded b by the th referees will go a t I- I Ing ng ug wa way toward re-habU re rehabilitating It a Un and end luJ of ot the persecuted road roads It II if ta only fitting to believe that damage damJI caused to the th road roads by reason russon of oppression op op- exercised by hy the interest will h be It off offset et by by an rel In keeping with the manila demands of ot Juu Justice jostle John K I Bowie Bowl general counsel t fOrthe for forthe r the tM board of dIrectors director of ot the lh Western Pacific with whom I la ii a associated A. 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