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Show WESTERN RAIL I! MEETING CALLED Consolidation of Southern and Central Pacific Will Be Discussed SAN FR A.XCTSCO. June 7. TV California railroao eommlssion Tin-.-- ' day Invited th public utilities com-' missions of Oregon. N'ah!npton, .Nevada, .Ne-vada, I'tah, Arizona. New Mexico and ' Texas to a conference in Ban Fran-1 olsop inn.- ij, to dlscuVse possible joint action b" those stilt'-" With r-f- erence to tht- separation of the South-in South-in I'a.c ..I, i Central Pa-If io railroads rail-roads voidorod by the United States ai pr njjt court In ita recent decision In the Central Pacific dissolution case To HASTEN cno.V. Tt is expected UmI the conference will consider whether an appeal Should be made to the Interstate eon -merce commissioq urging the latter to exercise the powers conferred upon it by the transportation act of iol'0. for the consolidation of regional railroad By atSms It la pointed out that the Interstate commerce commission already al-ready has made a preliminary study looking fo the grouping of the various va-rious milroad systems, and if conso!-Idation conso!-Idation should be recommended hv the conference, the effect would be merely to hasten consideration of the unifying system of the western carriers, car-riers, provisions crrrcn. The California commission points ' oui that the transportation act pro-Videa pro-Videa that the interstate commerce I commission shall adopt a plan for ; the consllodatlon of the railway prop-ertieB prop-ertieB of the United States into" a lira- ! lted number of systems and that the ! states affected shall be parties to such consolidation proco.-fhriK- Pending Pend-ing the adoption of a complete p r i of consolidation by tho Inters;, i commerce commission, the railroad themselves, It Is provided, mav con-, solldato their properties provided SUCH consolidation is aonroved hv th ters'aie commerce i ommission nn.l In harmony with the commission's own plan. The law. the commlss continues, provides that conaolida-1 tlons so approx'ed and authorized I shall be relleed from the operation of the Sherman act and other an' I - '' trust laws. ' ! . nn |