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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 2 Utahns Tell of Activity in Central Pacific Case Cwnmi tnw the Union Pacific to undertake the buildof a branch line from Lund to the mines, and from that point to the smelt-ter- s. The witness did not know exactly, but thought it might have been s'x or xcven months. Do you know they were not able to get the consent of the Union Pacific Pa-at all until they finally told the Union cific officers that if the Union Pacific did not build It. they would T" asked Mr. ing' Government Seeks to Re- cover $29,000,000 From on Work. Contractors Wood. !i I am not "No, replied Mr. Richmond. an officer of the Union Pacific, and I do not know." Mr. Richmond said that I F. Ratne of the peoIs the Utah representative ple who own and are developing the Ina further letIron mines. Answering a quiry, he acknowledged receiving months ter from Mr. P.aine about two very much In ago stating that h wasHouthern Pacific svmpathv with the added that It was Mr. He view point. the Cellfornle ho Interested Rain capitalists in th Utah Iron development. He assumed that th California capitalwere ist hacking thie development Paclflor-Thstrongly tn favor of the Southern then continued. WASHINGTON, Pee. 4. (Bv the Associated Frees.) Six additional euite seeking recovery of large sum ' alleged t have keen misspent in construction e of the army cantonments were filed today In a many cities by representatives of the department at luetic. The atx actions sought to recover and brought the total claimed by the government from war contractors to mor.e than $60,000,004. The project, contractor and suma In the six suit were: t'amo Travis, Ban Antonio, Texas, Stone St Webster, ll.OOO.otH); Camp Petersburg, Va., Bhlnehard A Dennis, lnc $7,009,000; Camp Custer. Battle Creek, lilch.. Porter Brothers, $r.0K).-00Camp Pike. Uitle Hock. Ark.. James Stewart A Co. Inc., $3,000,000; Camp I odge, Pe Nolnee, Iowa, Charles Welt Sons, $ 500.000. anil Camp Pin. Wright-Sonright-00$4,500,000, and Camp Dlx. The alx bills of complaint, almost identical in form, were filed, in the federal district court at San Antonio. Richmond, Detroit, Little Hock. Des Moines and Trenton. Thev charged fraud, conuse of nivance. waste and improper funds and material. contract-ora" Further aults agalfist "Prims e construcon government tion. are in preparation bv the department and will be filed aa thev are completed. A suit involving construction of on of the major army projects In New England was to have been Instituted toin time. day, but was not completed -According to official- - figures Camp Lei was. with one exception, the costliest of th war cantonment projects. More than fll.tfO.OOO was spent on the Vtralnta training center, $13,846,000 at Custer; at '$11,304,000 Dodge; $13 615 000 st DU: at Pike and $9,680,000 at $12,741,000 Travis. Camp Knox at Stltson. Ky., bolds th high record In cost. $18,773,184 having been paid, according to war department records for its construction. war-tim- O Appearing Personally. Bv Mr. Wood: You mentioned th Industry and the Iron industry In-as two Industrie the upon which your In . large dustrial development depend measure? 'O. coal s, A. Q. 0. DBS MOINES, repre- senting any coal men, as 1 understand? A. I am not. Q. Or any iron men? A. 1 am not. (j. Or anybody else. I believe yon said? A. Nobodv except tnvself personally. You did testify, however, that the Q. Western Pacific and the Southern Pacific had established a rate from Utah mines to San Francisco on bunker ooal? . . A, That Is right. fact And you commented on tit Q. Pacific Southern the that so far as haul? concerned, that required a two-lin- e war-tim- ; did. You are not here officially 1 - -- - A. Yes. tj. "What do you know about the bunker coal rate from Utah mines to lax Angeles anything? A. No, I do not. tj. What do you know about th bunker coal rates from Utah mines to Portv land and Seattle anything? A. No, I do not. Coal Rates Issue. Q. Has the Union Pacific ever mad the Aeso- - anv effort to your knowledge to develop States gov- coal traffic between Utah and th south .(By dated Press) The United ernment today Instituted suit against Charles Wert Son company of Dee Molnss. builders of Camp Dodge, charging nilsapproprialon of $4,500,004 of funds in the construction of the Camp. to Deg The petition waa brought Moines today by special messenger from Washington end is signed by the attor' ney general. Dec. roast, represented by Los Angeles, end the north coast, represented by Portland and Beuttle? A. Bo far as the Ban Pedro development work Is Concerned my impression Is that they have. Bo far as Puget Sound la concerned, I do not know. time a that I fact not it every Q. Utah ships coal up to the Pacific northwest over the Union Pacific they ehlp It up there at a rate disadvantage compared with th mine In Wyoming? A, That Is my understanding. It is not any further, Is It, from Q. the Utah mine to tha Pacific northwest than it Is from Wyoming? A. I would say that it was. Q. How much? A. I dont know. It would be simply a guess on my part, but the Carbon county mines In Utah would be something over 100 miles more than th average distance from Wyoming. of an You organiQ. spoke Saturday from (Ossttaasd Page Oae.) sation or committee or some voluntary association that waa formed In Utah for therefor It is to be assumed that it the purpose of putting before th people will not be considered. It Is understood of Utah what, without being offensive, that tha Guatemalan delegation also is I may call tha Union Pacific alda of opposed to such a discussion. this case? A. I did. Pledge Cooperation. Q. When waa that commlttaa formed? A. 1 don't remember tbs exact date. Aside from the injectton of the union controversy, the opening session of the Central American conference waa de- U. P. Committee Formed. voted wholly to of friendly Witness first thought it was early !n assurances in which Secretary Hughes wss In led the wey. He told the conferees In June; later saidof heJuly, and Washington added that th early part flat terms that the United Slates had he- was not surs but what the commit no ambition to gratify at your expense, hla after formed return to was tee just no policy which runs counter to your national aspirations, and no purpose save Salt Lake City. Mr. Continuing the to promote the interests of peace and to assist you In such manner as you may Wood asked: The name of that committee were welcome, to solve your problems to your paper own proper advantage." published In one Of th Balt Addresses of all the other delegation shortly after Its formation? A. Yes. some ted or twslv heads were characterised by pledges of day afcooperation and good will to tha direct ter formation. Q. Who was lnstrumantal In forming purposes of th conference. The proceedings of the conference were the committee? Was It anybody In parbrief. Jordan H. Stabler, former chief of ticular. or wag It a spontaneous growth? the A. Well, It wss a kind of round robin. division, state deMr.partment, was elected secretary-genera- l, E. 0, Howard called me on th and the conference resolved itself into a phone on day and told me there was committee of the whole, which wHl hold a matter of a good, deal of importance it first business sesMotr tomorrow. Sec- to Utah H!ist4vk4 'To be discussed, and retary Hughes, on motion of the Costa asked m If 1 would not meet him at Rican delegation, was named permanent lunch, I think, th following day. I said president of th conference. I. would. He aald: If you run across The delegations were entertained at two or three other fellows, Invite them, luncheon by President Harding- .and tell them to Invite some of the That is th way the preliminary boys. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED. meeting was held, of men who are acSpecial t Th Tribune, customed to get together occasionally on anything that may coma up In Salt BOUNTIFUL, Dee, 4 Alfred Burnlng-hacelebrated his eighty-fourgood. birthday Lake for the public Q. Had the Chamber of Commerce at anniversary at hia home yesterdHV. n, Lxtin-Amerlc- m th Oae Fag action or tkn tonyinvestigate that time any committee ject? appointed the sub- Not to my knowledge. Hits preceded any action on their part? am A. I Inclined to think it did, Q. Who Is Mr. E. O. Howard? A. He Is president of Walker Brothers Bankers, th largest bank In Utah. y And what are his to the union Pacific railroad? relations A. That J don'tbknow." w. Hows, long prior to Mr. Howards calling you up hud Mr. Gray (president of the I nion Pacific;, personally been In Salt Lake City? A. I dont know. J. As a result of this lunch or whatever meeting followed it, you became chairmun of thie voluntary committee or association? A. Well, I seemed to be the ono that had the most time, and I became the chairman. Q. '1 hand you a double-pag- e advertisement from The Salt Lake Tribune of June 23, and ask you tf that repFriday, resents possibly the first public move mail by your committee? A. Well, I am unable to say whether that Is th first one or not, but it look natural,1 e (Mr, Wood then Introduced th A. Q. answer that on the stand if you want him to. Q. At any rate, you did not contribute personally toward their publication? A. Yes, I did somewhat; not to any large extent. J. The money came from Mr. Howard? A. Tea. wss being spent J. And this by your committee for the purpose solean independent of about ly bringing Central- - Pacif.c? A. That was my Idea, tj. And that is the reason you had the Union Padfc writ the advertisements'. A. Well, I think that was very easily understood. The Central Pacific, It It is operated as sn independent line between Ogden snd San Francisco, will te probably on of the most valuable connections that the Union Pacific has. srd it would be natural that they would lend their support to seeing that tb Central Pacific became independent. Q. You think, In order to bring about an Independent Central Pacific, they could afford to pay for the insertion of a good many ads of this magnitude? A. 1 think la my own business l.fe 1 could afford to spend a lot of money sometime for th friendly cooperation of a competitor. will probably ' 1922. operated end controlled jjnd influenced by a large transcontinental system. The Pacific coast' at this time Is beginning to recognise the value of our very large undeveloped iron resource In southern Utah. Capital and effort are now being directed to the development of this property. They need our iron and steel and we need their capital, and th two are now being brought Apgather tn what. 'seems to be a very practical and He was asked about California capital that recently ha gone into Utah Co develop the country, and anserd: There seems to be, or there is, as I understand It, a syndicate of men In Ban Francisco, or In California, that are of raising capital for the development thie iron property, and in conjunction with that, a large coal property which they exeet will supply them with quanof coke necessary to tity and treat thia quality Iron In their blast furnace. He said there has been a great deal of California capital that has em Into Utah and Idaho and bean invest ed in Irrigation, livestock and other indue tries He thought thee activities would be increased by an Independent operation of the Central Pacific. Mr. wa then Commission Questions Witness. by Mr.Howard Wood, of the Southern pacific, in part as follows; Q. By Commissioner Potter Do you Q. I understand you are opposed to mean by that that an Independent Cen- having the Central Pacific owned by tral Pacific would probably handle mors either the Union Pacific or th Southtonnage from California than the pres- ern Pacific? ent Central Pacific? A. I should like to see It operated A. I think an Independent Central Pa-c- lt as an independent property. ' c free to work for th actual de. Q. Permanently? A. Yes, permanently. velopment of the territory that It serves IV a thing that w want jn Utah, Q. You heard Mr. Richmonds testido not want a road running from Ban mony about these advertisement (reodiertiaement as an exhibit i FYancisco to Ogden that is controlled to these in The Balt Lake Triband hampered by a parallel line by which ferring Advertisements Introduced. une), It may protect the rates of that parallel A. Yes. 1. On th 2oth of June you put in line. VV want It free and we dont want were printed by an associaQ. , another double-pag- e advertisement exact- tt for the Union Pacific railroad. That tion ofThey Utah - business men? ly similar in text to this one I have la not what 1 am her for. A- Yea. shown you, this being inserted in the Q. That Is not quite an answer to my Ogden Examiner? question. My question wag whether you Business' Men Interested. A. I know there were some advertisethought an Independent Central Pacific ments placed In the Ogden Examiner, and would hand! more tonnage east from Q. Do you agree with him that 'J I take it for of one is that that California than a Central Facifla asso- large part of th material that wen granted them, waa furnished It now is, with th Southern Into these advertisement as ciated, Q. I notice this advertisement in th by the Union Pacific? Salt I.ak Tribune of June 23 extracts at Pac.fic? A. Mr. Richmond I A. It might not right at th understand didnt considerable length from th opinion of but 1 believe that within a very start, I think it rea- to say that. I dont know. th supreme court. Did you prepare this sonable wss oollected generally from businasa length of time it will handle . advertisement? a very great deal more , tonnage than men who were Interested. who had had A. No, sir. I did not. ' and knew the facta, I Imnow. experience does It (J. Who did? Do you know! eome of It was secured from th y Mr. 'Wood While these Adver- agine A. I dont Know. I am not a publicity I know some were being published by au- Union Paciflo railroad. man, and I engaged an advertising man tisements It waa secured from business man thority of an association ofin Utah busi- of In Salt Lake City to prepare these were who with th familiar naturally th Union and th oopy for thia work waa ness men, beingthaprepared Southern Pacific wa railroad situation there and were Interfurnished me, or furnished to th adver- Pacific offices, In It. carrying on a campaign out there cir-in ested tising concern, by somebody connected Its Q. Do you think that these opening own name, wasnt it, by tha with th Union Pacific railroad. 1 don t of double-pag- e blasts advertisements that ofown culation of letter signed by its know Juat exactly who. dealt largely with Union Pacific maps Q. Oh, the data that went into there ficer a? and from the opinion of with quotation advertisement then waa, In point of the supreme court were furnished by Is Discussed. Publicity fact, furnished by the Union Pacific? ! men? business Utah A. I don't say all the data some of A. I think it might nave beert, because A. You cant presume a statement tbs information. they were Interested In the controversy Q. But the advertisement carries at that la not a fact. You said that th from that standpoint. th bottom, Published by the authority advert sements were being prepared in Q. You were instrumental In th forthe Union Facile offices. 1 have not mation of an Association of Utah Business Mn. of that committee, were you? A. Yes, and later on the names of aald that. A. I was somewhat active and InterQ. I thought you said tha data cam those business men were published. ested tn the formation of It, I took no Q. Did I understand you to say you from the Union Pacific? I think, after it wa orA. I aald these advertisements were active part, engaged a publicity man to do this work ganized and after It wa set up, and for you? being prepared by an advertising con- got under way. cern in Balt Lake. City; that they obA. Yea. really did not have anything tained their facts from various points, to Q.do You then with the making of th .adsome from the - nlon Pacific officials. Campaign Carried On. vertisements? Q. Then I will reframe my question, A. I had hothlng to do with preparQ. Well, you carried on quit an because I do not want It to be an un- ing them. aJter that didn't you? fair question. While .these advertisecampaign Q. You paid for them, aa I underA. I carried it on, I think, for about ments prepared with the aid of th stand from Mr. Rlohmonda testimony? thirty days. Union Pacific were being published by A. Yes, I paid for them. Q, In th name of this committee? of Utah men, authority of an association Q. Personally? A. Yes. Southern Pacific waa carrying on the A. Oh, no. of course that work a campaign which followed this and Q. And during th Union Is a Pacific the depositor did you have occasion at all to suggest did not precede it, atd carrying on that In Q. your bank? lo your publicity expert what matters in its own name, wasn't it? A. Yea, Indeed; the Oregon Short Line should and what should not be pointed out campaign A. In the state of Utah, yea. Is. to the people of Utah as being important Q. Dtir.ng the time you were spendMr. Wood, that la all. In this situation? so with much The Salt Lake money ing Q. Bv Mr. H. A. Bcandrett, attorney A. Very .little. was Tribune Th also Tribune from Salt the Union Pacific: Did you have any for Q, If I may use the expression again, to time engaging In editorial com- agreement with the Union Pacific at the not to be offensive, the brains of th time waa on this ment not? it time these advertisements were mad matter, campaign resided tn the Union Pacific so A. I think that te th case. An the for the payment of the advertisement? far as th matter that went Into the papers were. A. Non whatever. Is concerned? newspapers Q. Would you say that Th Salt Lake A. I would not say that altogether. I la as a Tribune a Assistance Asked. there paper prominent his obtained think our publicity expert Information from all sources where It waa Is In Utah? As a A. la Q. I matter In the of fact, you were supIt think greatest paper available. posed to be somewhat critical , of the Q. But chiefly, you think, from the the United States. Union Pacifics not going Into this thing Q. Do you think It pretty generally Union Pacific? stronger and harder, were you not? a. No, I don't think to. I think he ob- reflects tha sentiment of Utah? A. I rertainly waa They did not seem tained some information from them, but A. I think It does, as a rule. Q. Do you think it reflect It In an to be taking any Interest in the situation where he got It principally I dont know. out there, t felt there were certain mat. sort of way? (j. Have you any Idea share he got hi Intelligent ter that they should be active In. in reA. I can say I think o. Idea a ta th high points of the camDo plying to certain Q. you think their opportunities propaganda that wa ,, paign? for observation as to the interest of being circulated in th community, and J A. No, I do not. to took Imareoccasion Utah get in touch with E. E. Q. On the matters of rest public pretty fair? A. I dont know of anv paper in the Calvin, vice president of th Union Pato th people of Utah? portance - A. No. 1 do not. He had bis own means west that ha better opportunities, but cific, who was in Ban Francisco. In fact like all other papers, sometimes they get I telephoned him and said, Mr. Calvin, of gathering that data. you ought to com here to Salt Lake. W off on the wrong slant. need some help. He said, I cant come, Q. And all the time you were spendPacific Acts Cited. will see if I can get Mr. Oray. but all with this money The Salt Lake ing Q. What wa thia propaganda that Q. If you will look at exhibit 55 again Tribune in these double-pag- e advertise(th advertisement of June 23) you will ment. whenever The Sait Lake Tribune you thought ought to be met? A. It was material that cams from notice that, aside from a map. It con- had any occaaion to say anything about California largely, and I hlnk at that sisted almost entirely of quotations from this thing editorially, they said he Cen-trPacific ought to be kept as a part time It waa being published In some of th opinion of th supreme court, does the Salt Lake City papexs. and which reof Pacific Southern It not? did the system, they lated ' to this controversy, and It A. Yea. not? us that they were trying in a appeared to to not am A. seems sav. It other t measure Q. Among prepared to things. to discredit the Union You dont know about that, Pacific Interests festure the Pacific railroad acts? '''Q. ' A. Tes, T'presuma Tt does." and the Cetrtrst pacific Interest as they A. No. Intermountain territory. Q. YW did not read those editorials? applied to Q. It starts out as though that Is Q. Well, tt was- propaganda Issued by A. I reatL them all, but J don't know whst'thls cass has been about? the Southern bucH or in bthalf of th Pacific aituat.on existed. that any A. Yes. Southern Pacific? Q. Then, on June 2T, there was anA. Exactly. other advertisement published by au- Committee Representative. Mr, Bcandrett; That is all. association of Utah busithority of th Q. You had something'-i- q say about ness men, was there not? of the committee Would Perfect. Record. A. Yes, 4ht Is one of them. Ing the chamber of commerce,, and (That advertisement from The Trib- pointed out that a number of them w ere Q. By Mr. Wood; Would you be good une was offered as exhibit 68.) enough to file for th record any adverQ. That advertisement has at the top. shippers? A. Yes. tisements by the Southern Pacific that In big black letters. Public Opinion Must Do understand I Q. that that appeared in any Salt Lake paper at any correctly Defend the Rock of Our Clvlixatton," of twenty-fiv- e committee consisted first time since the decision of the supreme A. A pretty good slogan, wasnt It? of the board of governor of fifteen, and court? Q. Did you Invent that slogan, Mr. ten additional members that called A. I will be very glad to do o If thebe they Richmond twenty-five- ? are any. A. I dont believe I can plead guilty in A.to make up the board of Approximately, ye. The Q. Dont you knogs a to It, although I would like to. of the chamber of commerce that there a ere none? governor Q, And the whole tenor of that adOne of or consists fifteen members. A. No, air, I do not. I Ant under the Is that the rock of our vertisement two member of the board felt that Impression there was, but I atn not civilisation will be greatlv shaken If anyon this subto were sit unqualified they thing Is done to interfere with ject. and the board appointed enough Q. What was the first publicity that out the mandate of the supreme carrying court? member of the chamber to was given to the thing? It was th adverA. Th author undoubtedly meant outside make this committee of twenty-fivtisement of this committee of yours, that. Witness then produced a copy of the wasn't it? , Q. Do you think the author ever heard report of the committee of twenty-fivrecall that I A, don't of the transportation act? of and added: from read This it, were was parts What it you Q. A. I cant answer. waa composed then. If you don't know whethermeeting committee of twenty-fiv- e yours Q. Or th interstate commerce' comof a major portion of the board of govwas the first or not? mission? ernors. This committee reported back to A. officials Southern Pacific Well. A. I dont know. the board of governors. In other words, wei coming to Balt Lake City andutey reported back to a subcommittee of It- were meeting the business men. Arguments Considered Good. self its findings, and that subcommittee, Q. When was that? or the board of governors, adopted these A. 1 don't recall the date, but It was Q. You thought this was at that time resolutions, but these resolutions have before publicity that I referred tu. pretty much the moat effective argument never been brought before the chamber Many ofthis the highest officials of the road that could be made, didnt you, in your of commerce aa a body for adoption. were coming to Salt lake City, calling on campaign? Q. Do you regard that as a committhe business men and trying to secure the A. It Bounded good to me, yes. men of Salt Lake cooperation and the influence tee of of the Salt Q. And did you suggest to him that City? representative Lake City business men in the'r Bids of rock of our civilization possibly th A. I dont suppose you could pick out the story. might not be shaken after all If this twenty-fiv- e higher type of men anywhere Q. Wa It before or after June 12?. thing were put In harmony with a new In the country than those twenty-fiv- e A. I would not attempt to state. law Instead of an older one? men. (j. Was tt before or after Mr. Gray deA. I dont remember making that sugMr. Richmond was then excused. livered hia opening blast in this camp-p- a gestion. Ign on June 12? Q. But. at least, for th sake of your Howard Takes Stand. A. What opening blast do you rtfer this court supreme decision campaign, , This afternoon E. O. Howard, presi- to? and th shattering of our institutions dent Q. The statement that was printed bank of Bait of Walker Brother wa pretty rood stuff? the country on June 13. extook and stand the throughout after lake City, A. Pretty good stuff, I thought A. Yoa mean the letter wherein he hi other businem connections, Q. And those two advertisements are plaining stated had made a study of was asked if he they were willing to buy the Cenpretty fair examples of the way In Pacific? question new before th commission. tral ' which tha campaign was conducted, are the tlYea I Not a very close study," he replied. they not? Mr. Bcandrett: What did It blast? controInterested In th A. No, I think they Improved as the am naturally think It blasted the Mr. Wood: W versy a it involves our section of the campaign went on. Union Pacifics hopes of ever acquiring Q. And you carried It on In single and country.. Pacific. Central tb the I he am of continued, opinion, double-pag- e under the that the pending advertisements, The witness (Mr, Howard): Well, that application of the name of your association for a period Southern Pacific should not be granted. wasnt th effect it bad on Balt 'Lake Of probably thirty, days? Asked for his reasons, he said the pres- City. A. About that Then I had to give ent arrangement does not seem a natural U. P. Stand It up. I had other duties her in Washhe thought the Southern Explained. Pacific one; ington In tha wav, not operate a line across should the what Q. Did you at any time during the southern tier If you are seeking to bring aQ. and shorter about la an Independent Central Pacific, campaign that you were conducting line which should be a natural competi out In any of these advertisements point do you think the Union Pacific this tor back Into the interior of the coun why matter of paramount Importance that be so active In the matter? trv. pressed further for hla views, he would tn discussed th most natural thing A. Why It you your testimony here said: namely, th Importance of having Utah I think th Central Pacific should be for them. Th Central Pacific is one ef tied up closely with th Pacific coast? an Independently operated railroad, free their principal connecting lines. They as much freight A. I dont remember. I had very from th control of any system, free to are interested in receiving line. to do with th preparing of these little that from as adpossible and own business traffic it and vertisements. They were don by others. develop Q. Io ou remember that statement of build up th country which tt Q. if that appealed to you aa the would serve. I am satisfied that naturally with the Mr. Grays? very we.l A. I remember his letter paramount reason, somehow It did not intensive effort and energy that would appeal to the Union Pacific as the be applied in developing the country when it wa published. In the Salt lake reason in the matter they have the which it traverse and both terminals, it Q. Wa it published . publicity expert to publish? would build up a very large and profitpaper? A, I am not prepared to answer. A. Ye. Paable bustness. The situation on the seen ever anything In th Q. Had you Q. Who paid for these advertisements, cific coast Is changing rapidly, building Balt Lake paper from any official either Mr. Richmond, up and growing faster 'than anv other of th Southern Pacific or th Union Pa condition Is section, and the present to that date?I Howard Furnished Money. prior recollection hardly to be compared with any we are ciflc that wa an anA. My familiar with in recent years. to a statement, a like letter; that is. A. I paid for thsm. I received the The Pacific coast I rapidly becoming swer to their Interests w a Mr. letter a from referring E. O. It Howard. money of our Utah proa market for W- Bproule. And where did Mr. Howard get duct, he went many on. And this raHroad written by Mr. Mr. know you Dont Rproulea let. Q. the money from? In my mind, operating Independently, A. 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