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Show SHORT LINE TO BUM BRANCH 1 1. C. C. Issues Permit for B. R. to Proceed in Spite of Protest BISE. Idaho. May 3 Upon receipt! i today of woixl from Congressman Addison Ad-dison T. Smith at Washington, that th Interstate commerce commission1 I had granted a certificate- of convenience conven-ience and necessity for the construe- I lln of the Homedale branch of the 'n-gon Short Line, preparations were made to resume preliminary work. The proposed branch construction had ben delayed for tt time by the filing: of a protest by C. D. Purkhclsor. general gen-eral manager of the Caldwell Traction Trac-tion company, a concern that operates R line Into some of the same terrltoiy tin- new Short Line branch will serve Turkhelser acted, he said to for. r the Short Line to absorb th- differential different-ial on frelpht originating in the ter-1 rltory and shipped out via the traction : imi niu '"iisi over me tnort Jine Failure to make such a concession would work great Injun, to the traction j company's business. I'urkhelser maln- talned. No explanation wa forth- coming in the message from Washington Washing-ton Tuesday but It Is apparent here that the Interstate commerce commls-. commls-. sion ar ted on the recommendation of the Idaho publie utilities and Govern- or Davis who had recommended that the certificate be granted " |