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Show IHAftRIMAN LINES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED Interstate Commerce Commission Is Looking Into the Consolidation of the Great Railroads. Now York. Modem mutluxlH of combining com-bining mid consolidating mammoth rallwny systems nnd extending tho jirlnclplo of community of Intercut were Invest tented hero Friday nt great length by tlio Interstate com-mcrco com-mcrco commission, which began nn In qulry Into tho so called "Hnrrlinnn lines." Tho commission rocs next week to Chicago. Sovernl otlior cities cit-ies may bo visited before all tho desired de-sired testimony Is In tho hands of tho government representatives, whoso object is to determine whether any of tho railroads of tho country tiro consolidated or combined in restrnlnt of trade. At Friday's hearing It was broiifiht out and admitted that the Union Pacific Pa-cific inllwny company, tho Southern Pacific company, tho Oregon Short Lino nnd tho Oregon Ilnllroad and Navigation company nro practically under tho samo ndmlnlstrntion, Mr. llarrlmnn appearing as president of each company, with only slight varla tlons in tho lists of other olllccrs, |