Show P NOW HAS WAY TO IRON ORE UTAH IRON ORE BEDS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD withdrawal of application applice before state board removes last obstacle working agree merit ment is effected salt lake the iron railroad company which some time ngo ago filed application with the public utilities commission for a 1 writ ot of convenience and necessity to build miles of rall railroad road from lund to iron ore deposits near cedar city utah tuesday through its attorneys withdrew the application withdrawal of this application roli cation Is ie said to remove the only remaining obstacle in tho the way of the union pacific system which lias has filed with the interstate commerce commission an application to build a branch line of the los angeles salt lake railroad from lund to cedar city according to george IL 11 smith general attorney for the union pacific the interstate commerce commission has exclusive jurisdiction oer construction st truc tion of an extension or branch of an existing interstate carrier while noille the public utilities commission of the state has jurisdiction over the construction of a new nev line intended to operate in intrastate commerce accordingly the union pacific system made application to the federal commission while interests associated with the columbia steel company organized 91 nihed tile iron county railroad company and made application of the state corn commission mission to build a line to iron ore which it is their declare declared alc intention to develop from tile the beginning it was obvious that it would take all the resources reso ot of the section of tile the country to male make a pioneering venture of this kind feasible ible and that two separate roads could not be built there followed several conferences sir mr smith said between the wo interests which have resulted in an amicable agreement leading the field open to the union pacific system agreement has been reached it Is understood whereby the union pacific system B stem will build the necessary extensions to accommodate the columbia steel company and mr smith sald said a schedule of ore rates for the steel company lias has also been satisfactorily negotiated president carl R gray cray said monlay monday when he was in salt lake that diat the program to develop the alie scenic and economic re resources of this section of utah was nas contingent on the granting of a wilt of convenience and necessity for this branch line |