Show why GOULD BUILT VA n rebr m H kimt alos PACIFIC UNION obstructions FORCED HIM TO E T jeffery of denver rio grande testifies in the harriman hearing new york jan 5 B E T jeffery i president of the denier den ier rio grande rall railroad road and affiliated lines including the proposed western pacific railroad was the first witness today before the session of the interstate Com commerce mercO commission which is as inquiring into the mergers of the so called Ha harriman lines I 1 I 1 I 1 i 2 mr jeffery described the rio grande systems and its connections it exchanged business with biti the oregon dregon short line and oregon railway navin navigation tion company when the th union pacific took control of the southern pacific there was a shrinkage in the amount of business received by tho the rio grande from the oregon lines due no doubt added mr jeffery to the control the union pacific had of the southern Paci pacific mr ir jeffery next described the western pacific railroad which haa has a line under construction froin from salt lake city to san francisco the attention of the witness was called to the letters Ie between tween E H harriman and george J gould read yesterday in which mr gould said he determined to support the building of the western pacific and alfr r harriman Harrl man replied that he regretted the loss of mr goulds advice mr jeffery said mr gould was largely interested in the rio grando grande the witness read from a recen recent t annual report he had submitted to the rio grande stockholders in which it wa was stated that the union pacific control of southern pacific lines had resulted in unexpected difficulties and unlooked tor for impedimenta in getting business through to the tile coast and therefore the building ot of a competitive line from salt lake to san pran casco had been undertaken to protect rio grando grande interests prior to the consolidation were vere tho the pacific and southern pacific competing lines ar JM r severance asked k within certain territory yes re piled the witness within what territory at chicago for instance the union pacific would campeto for business to the coast against 4 the illinois central which sought business to be bandied handled tn tho the west by way ot naw now orleans and tho southern pacific not nil 11 the business was competitive but there was competition at it number of points |