Show e- e RAIL AIL MERGER IS GIVEN APPROVAL UTAH GOVERNOR AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FAVOR PLAN Indorsement of Amalgamating Three r Railroad Railroads Under One Syl tern tem U Is Wired to toi i Washington I c I I Salt Lake Merger Merger of the Denver ft Ie Rio nio Grande Western the Western and the tho Missouri Pacific has been Indorsed l by y the tho state of Utah In dispatches transmitted to Washington Washing Washing- ton by Gove Governor or Charles It It n. Mal Mahey ey and end the state stale public utilities tics commis slon alon This action was determined upon open after several days' days conference between railway official officers of ot the big biff coal companies the Traffic Service Bureau of Utah and the gov KOV- and public utilities commission the conclusion being that the best In Interests interests In in- of ot Utah would be bo served by bythe bythe the Uie consolidation and that It would giro the state stab another line which would bring about com coin petition and and would inure to the bone bens fit of the entire people of ot the Uie state Efforts and talk in the East l-ast have been to ta the effect that the San Santa Fo Ie wanted ranted tho Denver ft Illo uta Grande Orando but the c Conclusion of f those beat posted In the railroad world la Is lathat that wore the Santa Fo Ie to obtain the control it would mean that the Intermountain country would be ab ab absolutely abut shut out aut from benefit In any anyay way ay The message of the public utilities commission to the chairman of ot the Int Interstate commerce commission tol fol I lows Iowa In relation to ta finance docket No tho the public utilities commission I of ot Utah has given consideration to 1 the plan for tor tile the reorganization of at the th Denver Rio ma Grande Crande Western rail road This Title commission understands the tile present plan to be the only definite tang tangible ble plan for tor reorganization of ot this property that has been definitely presented and believes that its Ita adoption tion will result in the betterment of ot the physical property and service In inthe the state of ot Utah t Unless your commission has haa before before be be- fore it some other ather plan which carries car ries ties stronger financial arrangements we recommend the adoption by your commission Of ot th the reorganization pl plan n nand and ask that our recommendation be made part of the hearing In In Intile the tile above e case casc Governor Hobey's Mabey's telegram is as follows In the maller ot of Denver Rio mG Grande Orande Western railroad tion the state of ot Utah has a vital interest inasmuch as aa one third and that the most productive third ot of the entire mileage of ot the said sold system is located In this state It serves large agricultural livestock live stock coat coal mining metal mining manufacturing and end other ather interests wholly dependent It for tor transportation service I 1 have been assured that the tho property has baa entirely passed from control of ot the d destructive financial Interests which t tar for r years have er ex plotted plaited it und and that prospective purchasers pur chasers have ample funds which they will use for tor Improvement and development de of ot the property making It Ita ita a much more effective transportation agency I consider the early rehabilitation of ot the system of ot vital Importance to ta this state Therefore I indorse findings of ot your financial d u and strongly urge that they eive he your early approval |