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Show II. P. FIGHTS TO CONTROL S. P. Utah Has Representative at Controversy Hearing in Washington. WASHINGTON. Nov. 4 The attempt at-tempt of the Southern Pacific railroad to prevent the separation of the Central Cen-tral Pacific from it, which haa been ordered by the supremo court came up for argument today for the first tim' before tho Interstate commerce -om mission vv h-n the Union Pacific US in intervener, sought to have the entire, proceedings set aside Tho Southern Pacific, although itti combination with the Central Pacific has been held by the supreme court to be a violation of anti-trust lawv. has appealed to the commission to milntaln its interlocked relationship with the Central Pacific, at least until the gem-rul plan of consolidating all the railroads in the country into nineteen nine-teen major regional systems has been worked out as provided In the transportation trans-portation act. ARGUMENT OPENED. H. A, Seandrett. general counsel for the Union Pacific. In opening the argument for dismissing the Southern South-ern Pacific's appeal declared that the commission could not sustain the application ap-plication unless its membership had already concluded the association of the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific to be in public Interest Further in answer to questions, h expressed belief that the i-omuiission .-legal .-legal powers would not allow It to take the action Bought b the Soutn-ern Soutn-ern Pacific WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. In moving that the interstate commerce commission commis-sion throw out the application of tho Southern Pacific company for control con-trol of the Central Pacific. Attorney Scandrott for tbe Union Pacific today declared the decision of the supreme court ordering tho dissolution of the Southern Pacific-Central Pacific combine com-bine resulted from long litigation and "most laborious consideration." ECo asserted that although tho combination com-bination had been held finally In violation vio-lation of law and against public Interest, In-terest, the Southern Pacific was seel lng to havo tho commission nullify this holding by exercising powers con-I con-I ferred upon It by the Hsch-Cummlns bill to bring about consolidation of roads. WANTS IT DISMISSED Unless you say now that the combination com-bination ot the Southern Pacific an 1 Central Pacific is in accord with your final plans for construction of railroads," rail-roads," Mr Bcandett declared, "you most now dismiss this application." Commissioner Potter asked If tho commission could not be considered at I liberty under the law to grab temporary tem-porary relief Lv holding tbe dissolution dissolu-tion matter Inv abeyance v. bile the consolidation investigations proceed- "1 think not,' Mr. Scandctt returned. re-turned. ITred W Wood, general attorney for the Southern Pacific, was present to oppose the Union Pacific proposal and H. W, Prickejtt appeared as counsel coun-sel for the state TO f Utah, which has lnt' rvened to ask continuation of the combination. DMA WAV. CLAIM. Mr. Wood defending tho Southern Pactfio's application, declared thn plan I of maintaining the union between that , railroad and tho Central Pacific by use of the commerce -ommlssFoTT. power to bring about railroad consolidation, con-solidation, waa the only way to avert danger to the public service and maintain main-tain financial stability for the corporation. corpo-ration. All the Southern Pacific sought, he declared, was' temporary authority from the interstate commerce commission com-mission for the consolidation to continue con-tinue until It is finally determined how railroads of th United Stat';' should he gTOUnad' Hc ctresscd the point that tho commission in its ten-tiitivo ten-tiitivo plan for 'consolidation In the wc6t had considered continuation of the Southern Pacific-Central Pacific mercer. ' Only by granting this application can the Central Pacific be left free to join In any consolidation plan which ' the commission may finally adopt lu , Its territory," Mr. Wood declared |