Show rl r RAILROADS RAILROADS ARE ARE The railroads of o the tb northwest are In a conflict over ovel the i propos propos- proposed proposed ed d consolidation of ot the Great I and Northern They hare hav a a aln ot of which would n the th Spokane Portland and Seattle which is Isnow no owned ned Jointly hy by the Great Northern and the Northern n Pa Pa- Pa-cinc Pa rifle The Tb Burlington will not be beaken beaken aken Into the consolidation but butas butas buta as the Great Northern rand North North- North North-f n C U n Pacific own six ninety per percent percent percent cent of oC the stock of or the Burling ton Ion it will be b virtually the lame although under different manage meet ment The Th Intermediate Rate Rat ion lion Ion officers commenting on the proposed consolidation say The Great Greal Northern Northern-Northern Northern Pacific proposed lion would place those two 11 with the Spokane Portland and Seattle In one operating system President Ralph Budd ot of the Great and President Charles Donnelly ot of the Northern Pacific are now DOli making Ie- Ie atour a tour of ot the theP P Pacific Northwest appearIng pub publicly and explaining the th plans plan of oth the proposed consolidation ot thele theis Iwo wo roads road At the same same time tho ho Chicago o Milwaukee and St StPaul raul railway ay Is s launching a cam cm- against gUnst this c led by their president president- H B E i Bt B lam By-lam lam Mr is addressIng public Audiences the the tb conflict must be somewhat to the battle fought Co gh by byI bythe I the Union 1 Pacific and nd I fOu four s ago aio I Ithe The general tendency Is Js In the direction of consolidation consolidation to avoid a duplication of ot service and Onil nd It Is Isto isto Isto to be bo expected the tho interstate Interstate Com Corn Commerce merce merco commission lon and RUl the coults will riot slot place abt obstacles cl s in inthe inthe Inthe the vay w y 00 op |