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Show Four Rail Lines For West Suggested Washington. Consolidation of railroads rail-roads In the West ought to result in the creation of four great systems, each having terminals on the Pacific and Gulf coasts and at Chicago or St. Louis. President Hale Holden of the C. B. & Q., declared at the interstate inter-state commerce commission's hearing on suggested mergers. He opposed tentative plans of the commission for consolidation of the Northwest roads Into two systems In such a manner as to separate bis railroad and the N. P. & G. N. |