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Show VIEWS OE WEST ON UNMERGER NEARLY ALL IN WASHINGTON, Dec 5. The interstate inter-state commerce commission at t's hearing on the Southern Pacific railroad rail-road s application to retain control of the Central Pacific, Tuesday practically practi-cally concluded tho taking of testimony testi-mony from witnesses called to demonstrate demon-strate the attitude of Western pubilo opinion toward tho continuation ol unified operation of the two system t. Which ha o been ordered by tho su-' preme court to operate separately. K- oresenlatives of tho Union Pacific I railroad aro expected to carry tho proceedings to further stages today I in opposing the Southern Pacific's appeal ap-peal to the commission to sanction unified operation until it completes its ' genera) plan for consolidating railroads. rail-roads. Officials of the California Producers Produc-ers A: Shippers association, which was described as having been organized to support the separation order, were tho principal witnesses Tuesday Van Bernard, chairman of tho executive committee of the association, declared separutlon of tho railroads would in-crease in-crease competition and thus result In more satisfactory facilities and car supplies to shippers. On cross-examination by Fred H. Wood, attorney for tho Southern Pacific, Mr. Bernard said he was "getting wages" from tho Union ' Pacific, for his work with the organ-j Izatlon, and that this railroad was I paying all expenses of tho assocla- ' lion. The expenditures, Mr Woo.l sought to show, were heavy, involving involv-ing the maintenance of headquarter.! In Washington, newspaper advertising and other publicity measures Harry Maddox. of Sacramento. (Jai., another member of the association's executive committee, supported M. Bernard's views. |