Show IMAN KNAPP ON HARRIMAN DEAL I interstate Commerce Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion Defends Pacific RailS Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- S road Combination MA MAY Y BE NO SUIT FILED Other Ollie Similar Combinations of S Pa Parallel Lines Are Arc Cited I J Nest Nt York Jan S Wall street 1 pr- pr 5 valo adi advices es have that le reported there was less probability of or federal tion lon o of the tho Union Pacific railroad to compel a dissolution of oC control of or Southern Pacific than titan public men have havo t ha indicated A statement b by Chairman I of the tte Interstate commerce In Washington tota today oday corroborated this report chairman Knapp sal said thal that of apparent gr r r for COl r a U thon lion der tito tho tinder tin un- herman law aWi tW two namely The Tho Contract n the tho road anti tract the i dro road and auth the tho contract con- con for j and Control flock Hock k Island of the tiie Chicago o and ani A Alton Hon iton have been INI I abrogated te and there Is 13 tl CIC no complaint Mr Mi- h S I 1 If act action ion would S lo be to to acton correct an abuse e that it I ia Is nL i tin 10 longer longel exists L. L I ion nry As AN to t tho th lie third CI case I based on oil Union PaCific hip Ip of Son Pacific shares R there thero I H is a n close clos s question lo whether r this his constitutes violation o of the tho I law Jaw The Union P. P Pacific had ad flent of or connections to the East ast hunt but only one ole to California which Is over th Sou Pacific Pa m. m hit lh the of or l Southern Pacific fall failing Int into I Iia nt I host at ions ion's ch heath ir would would- have ha no close n connection and anti would b bh b forced to build bult So he he set about aboul to bu buy In lii too the Southern Pacific to assure the Con Ion tion and anit his his' property I r doubt If It I the tho proceeding will be bo held 1 Illegal nJ 1 S Affect Others Other If I a a- a decision sli bo th- th thIc be Ic obtained g K that the Union Pacific control of or o Southern Pacific must be bo given up tip such Buch a construction would also apply apply to New iNow YorK Centrals Central's of oC I. I Lake I lc Shore hore anti and hore mi the Michigan Central I tab falo e between n Chicago and lint Huf- I la Is 1 thu tho th I I railroad which owns ho of oC the f t c Con n. n Jn In tilo Uh Ch Jr Van UN 0 tP Ut I u r hf h L J t t t w uhl brol fort tutt lh ur iii i q o I uJ Ui t loir nl r S t enn can toll ion with any any confidence how the tho Supreme c curt urt will decide tho the Cl case capo O for Cor lh of or th the lit Pacific b by the tho Union Pacific n as con- con Un Sll a violation oC of the law tW I |