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Show WILL NOT DROP SUIT. Government Will Fight Merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Washington. It was stated authoritatively author-itatively on Thursday that tho government govern-ment Biilt for the dissolution of tho merger of tho Union Pnclflc and Southern Pnclflc railroads would not bo dropped. Attorney-General Wick-orsham Wick-orsham has found nothing so far in his Investigation to warrant such a conclusion. A conference was held Thursday between be-tween tho attorney general andFrank B. Kellogg on the one sldo and Judgo Lovett, president of tho Union Pacific, and counsel renr Renting tho allied Hnrrlman lines on the other for the formnl presentation of reasons why the suit to dissofvo tho merger of tho railroads should not bo pressed. Tho railroad Interests have made It clear that they feel confident tho suit cannot bo pushed to a successful conclusion con-clusion and aro willing It should bo compromised. |