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Show AGEfllTS ARE AG! OUT SOLICITING Regardless of government control, railroads are engaging In old-time competition. Announcements Were received yesterday yes-terday that W. H. Handlin, traveling freight agent, and C. W. Poll, travel -'ng passenger agent, both of the Bur-'ington, Bur-'ington, and with headquarters in Salt rake City, had rosumcd soliciting bus-ness bus-ness for their company. A similar announcement an-nouncement was recolved by Frank Fouts. ueneral agent for the D. & R. O., that his company would resume solicitation. solic-itation. ' The order authorizing tho resumption resump-tion of solicitation was issued by Secretary Sec-retary McAdoo, director general of American railroads, about two.weoks ago, countermanding all former orders to the contrary. It is probable the last order was the direct result of tho companies demurring to the or- iginal order on tho basis that the M -res director-general was-without legal au- , thorlty to prohibit private shippers iL whei from selecting their choice of routes. 11 on ;l POP |