Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-06-01 | Page 4 | Southern Pacific-Central Pacific

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CENTRAL PACIFIC Surprise I Is It expressed o 0 n er or the ac- ac action acHon ac action k In tion Hon of ol the department of justice bugl Ung e the federal cir cir- circuit dr circuit li dult court ourt that hn n o of tb the supreme court be givE tJ ti Southern Central Pa Ia merger Ye Yet there should hate f ha p been no surprise ts ps the corn com com com- commerce commerce merce fierce slon In Its order ol of 1st winter permitting the South South- South South-rin Central Pacific to 10 retain h i b I tn n PacIfic acted contrary contrary to the mandate o ot of the supreme sup sup eme court or- or or ordering the Southern Pacific to re reI release release release I dering Pacific lease is ta hold on the Central The Interstate commerce commis commission sion slon justified ftc tg ts action on the round ground of o public interest but tb the question arises has bas the commission the power to Ignore and disregard a supreme court mandate The course taken by the Inter Inter- Interstate stat state tat commerce commission entered ai al q a compromise and Into by the Southern Pacific Union Pacific forces by which the Southern Pacific agreed to operate Ibe Central Pacific as though it aas ab a part of o a continuous trans trans- transcontinental trans continental system made up o ot of the UnIOn Pacific and other connecting and to preferentially solicit business within a certain zone for that route This seemingly ended thi conflict so far tar as the two to great railroad Interests were concerned but It did not dispose of ot the Ques- Ques ques question lIOn tion as to whether the Interstate commerce commission could ignore the supreme court and this tills Is now to be determined It If the highest Judicial body is as zealous of ot Its au- au au- au au authority the Iii In- Interstate ln as Inferior interior courts Will Willbe willbe commerce commission willbe be held beld In contempt or at least re- re re buld