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Show . x Connecting- Railroad Line I Is Needed In Northwest present and . future public convon-s convon-s ionee and necessity of the people of .'A;. ,),(, state of Washington require the construction and operation of the ci'nnectinR lines of railroad proposed C to be bn't by the Great Northern and , it tlie Western Pacific between Klnm-b0 Klnm-b0 atb Falls. Oregon, and the main line ii j-n of the Western Pacific, according to dll! ! the petition of tlie Department of public Works of Washington to the ( interstate Commerce Commission for intervention in behalf of the Great Northern and the Western Pacific. vs i- The grounds upon which the Detail De-tail partment of Public Works of the fti?. st:te of Washington, is urging that the Great Northern-Western Pacific oi tiv' project be carried through, are stated ' in the petition, copy of which has -if been received at Western Pacific gen-fais gen-fais eral offices, as follows: r jj "1. It will furnish a new and nec-kcc,;' nec-kcc,;' essary route between the State of M.V Washington and the States of Oregon :e and California and points beyond. MV and wi" facilitate the great and grow-"ii grow-"ii Ing interchange of traffic between the h ir Northwestern and Southwestern parts its . of the United States. e. ,: "2. It will enlarge the markets for 4 '! the products of the State of Washington Washing-ton and will give its citizens access to new points of supply for needed arti-cies arti-cies not produced in their own state. "3. It will give the public the bene-Y bene-Y fits of competitive service between I common carriers in a region where no competition between railroads D I now exist. I "4. It will enable the applicant and its affiliiated carriers to obtain increased in-creased use and revenue from lines heretofore built, which arein need ot additional traffic. "5. It will tend to develop not only the immediate region to be occupied by the new line, but also the entire Northwest." The petition for intervention is signed, Department of Public Works. ,which is the public utilities commission commis-sion of that state, by John C. Denney, .director; James R. Neal, Supervisor 'of transportation; and C. Rea Moore, supervisor of public utilities. |