Show OREGON R R CASE ARGUED ARGON Attorney Claims S P and andU an anU U P Monopolize Rail r Traffic WASHINGTON March 27 27 Argument upon the th contention of oth 1 the state stale Ie of o ton Oren that th t ds t- t It should hould be b required to lo construct extensive mUMS mileage through Its central and nd eastern portions was presented today tod y bo- bo before for bo-for tore fore tho the Interstate commerce com com- commission commission com mission W V P Dills Ell attorney for tor th the Oregon Oros-on public service com com- commission mission explained the demand of oto Of the state t itc that a new cross line of 01 railroad running from east cast e t to west est through h Its southern section with i Ith north and nd south extensIons should bo be built Ile He declared the tho commerCe commission bd had the th poser POll po cr er to en- en enforce en enforce force torce such a 0 requirement n You say ay you lou ou are suffering from monopoly Commissioner Hall In- In interjected In Interjected now what Is li that mo- mo monopoly mo monopoly S p I V P-V U P OO The Tho Southern Pacific controls transportation In half h l of Oregon and nd the tho Union Pacific oJa It a In In the Iho other half hilt Mr Ellis replied re- re rev re v plied piled lIell It la Is that situation w which w wo seek to o ha met mel by this S application applicationS Mr Ellis Em argued ars that national r- r a mIlitary Interests t required the tho north and south construction through th the slate late eASt cast of o the tho Cascade range ranee Commissioner I Esch ch ch asked It if 1 there I were ero not In- In Indian Indian In Indian dian under federal control which might peed the tho transportation In that territory and the attorney named several on Various other olber es of interests Interest In the territory are nrc to tobo tobe tobo bo be heard Including A 0 G Spence for the Union Pacific and B C Dey for tor tho the Southern Pacific Preliminary proceedings s before the tho commission have hao hav resulted In tiro tho report by Its e examiner that the new construction should be ordered and the commission s e epowers powers alit enable It to enforce orders against the tho railroad go 00 |