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OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. - SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15. 1914.
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SEVERING OF SYSTEM
WOULD
DEMQRALIZ
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TRAFFIC
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CLAIM
Shipping Interests of North
west Intervene in Govern
ment's ;Sflit.
PUBLIC POLICY INVOLVED IN FIGHT AGAINST DISSOLUTION
Proposed Intervention on the part of
J. N. Teal and his associates, now in
Washington, on behalf of the shipping
interests of the northwest in the suit
brought by Attorney General McRey
nolds at Halt Lake City to disHolve the
Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Ih
based on ttie theory that the severance
of the. system would demoralize traffic
conditions of the whole west coast.
"If there Is any good whatsoever
that would follow the severance, I
have failed to find It," Mr. Teal de
clared before he left Portland for
Washington two weeks ago. This sen-
. tlment has been echoed by many busi
ness mw of Portland following the
resolutions of protest forwarded to the
president by the Kan Francisco Cham
ber -of Commerce and the Home In
dustry league of California.
Attorneys for tho railroads at Kan
Francisco and Portland are working
out a tentative line of defense though
none of the Portland lawyers has re
ceived copies of the government's
charges on which tho severance suit
In based.
Fubllo Policy Urged.
Hy the intervention of the bu.sinpss
Interests of the territory that would
be affected by the separation of the
Central from the .Southern Pacific, the
effort would be made to show to the
court that, regardless of the technical
ities of the law, the integrity, of the
system Is needed as a matter of pub
lic policy; that the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific are not now and
never have been competing lines; that
the reorganization of the two lines
Under independent managements would
inevitably result either In duplica
tion of service or in an increase in
rates or both; that the Central Pacific
is the parent line which was taken
over by the Zlarrlinan interests and
developed and extended by them; that
the dismemberment of the system, by
destroying the unity of the Southern
Pacific company, would eliminate one
competing factor in transcontinental
traffic.
These arguments and others are to
be worked out and presented to the
Cviurt If the business interests per
fect their intervention action.
Competition la Denied.
The railroad company will show that
there never has been any competition
between ti e Central and the Southern.
will produce the records to show
that the Central Pacific was the orig
inal subsidized railroad constructed
from Ogden to the coast and was the
' real foundation of the Southern Pacjfic
ystem.
The original company, the Central
Pacific Railroad company, constructed
a line from San Francisco and San
Jose via Sacramento to Ogden. Sub
sequently extensions of these lines
were built and as now owned by the
Central Pacific Hallway company
from- IUhxop to Goshen and from
RosevlUe to the Oregon state line.
It became difficult to finance the
further extensions of the Central Pa
cific because of thei company's enor
mous Indebtedness toUhe United States
government and so the holders of stock
In the Central Pacific organized the
Southern Pacific ;Kailroad company and
through th agency of that company
.extended the lines from Goshen south
to the Los Angeles and Yuma. They
also organized another company, the
(Southern Pacific of Arizona, whicti
built the line from Yuma eastward to
the New Mexican boundary. The
Southern Pacific of New Mexico was
then organized to extend the line from
that point t..rough New Mexico to
El Paso, Texas.
Lines Are Leased.
As rapidly as these lines and the
feeders and brandies were completed,
they were leased to Ihe Central Pacific
railroad company, which operated its
own lines in connection with those of
the Southern Pacific corporations until
(18K5. Then tl Southern Pacific com-
'uany became the owner of all the
stock of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company and took a 99 year lease of
the lines " that company, as well as
of thj lines of the Central Pacific com
pany. Since then, all the lines have
i. been operated under these leases.
Inasmuch as all these lines were op
erated as one property though nom
inally under the different forma of
' incorporation required by the various
states through which the lines passed,
ljttle or no heed was given to the
actual corporate ownership. As a re
sult, branch' lines or feeders of the
Central Pacific railroad company were
built by the Sou'thern Pacific railroad
company, which are entirely discon
nected from the main lines of the
i Southern Pacific railroad company.
The Qentral Pacific oWns substantial
ly air the terminals at Sacramento.
Stockton, Lathrop. Merced. Fresno and
Oakland, while the Central Pacific has
no terminal property In San Francisco.
- Claim Bonte is Circuitous.
The Interveners propose to show also
that the traffic from Portland to .the
south,, now handled over. the Southern
Pacific, lines to? the California line,
thence-via' Central Pacific to Sacra
mento and again" via Southern Pacific
to San .Francisco, would be 'sent-cir-
cultously:under the severance. Because
of the added -expense in maintaining
' two organizations instead of one, more
revenues would have to be derived
from traffic, with the result that in
crease In rates would be inevitable.
It will be pointed out that If the
Central Taclflc and the Southern Pa
ciflo were practically parallel lines,
touching the same principal town
through the same - territory; there
might be some ground for bringing
..the suit on the allegation that trade
is restrained; but that the operation
of these lines as a system is not in
restraint of trade because the system
lias been operated as a unit from' the
beginning and there has. been no
change in corporate ownership, rela
tionship since the passage of the anti
trust: act.
Stress has been laid on the fact that,
after the dissolution of the Union Pacific-Southern
Pacific merger, South
ern Pacific officials asked the Califor
nia railroad commission to grant the
' Central Pacific lines to the Union Pa
cific as one of the terms of the dis
solution. Idea Is Scouted.
' This was at a time when, it is
pointed out. the dissolution was still
f pending and while the officers of the
Southern Pacific still looked to the
Union Pacific, as dominant factor In
' the merger, for their positions. '.What
more natural, it has been suggested,
.than that these officials should obey
whatever word had been sent out from
" Union Pacific councils? '
Local officials of the Union Pacific
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system scout the Idea that Union Pa-J Vr V.
ciflc's influences are at work In the I X J
declare the Union Pacific has no in-1 ! VYV Xv 1 a.,0.
tercst whatever in the undoing of the I I fAy7fy
SUBDUED COLOR TO BE
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system scout the Idea that Union Pa
cific's influences are at work In the
suit just filed at Salt Lake City. They
declare the Union Pacific has no in
terest whatever in the undoing of the
Southern Pacific company. That the
Central Pacific, however, even if oper
ated as an independent line, must have
some eastern connection and that connection-.
-with 'the Union Pacific at
Ogden is the only practicable one that
could be arranged, is pointed to as
one possible factor.
VANCOUVER AVENUE IS
FAVORED FOR BRIDGE
APPROACH
ALBNA
Mere man who desires to dress lu
the height of fashion this spring will
affect subdued colors. He wAl have
Ms clothes cut on the simplest lint"
while bis tailor will endeavor to give
him an appearance of tallness anl
sllrr.ness and shape his garments accordingly.
London, the sartorial arbiter of the
world, bas decreed it. New YJor" has
taken it up and modified the style to
suit American conditions. The rest of
, the nation will follow New York.
K. S. Ervin of K. S. Ervln & Com
pany. Ltd., tailors, who has Just re
turned from a five weeks' visit In
the east, characterizes the forthcom
ing men's fashion mandates as of be
coming simplicity.
"Nothing but the most subdued col
ors ana patterns in nne woolens, are
being worn," he said yesterday. "Dark
grays, green or blues but nothin
light. Tweeds are only being: worn on
outing occasions. Coats are being cut
snugly with no padding and closely
fitting over the shoulders. Trousers
are being worn with a cuff. Every
thing is being cut to give the man an
appearance of smart sllmness. While
, the coat may be cut shorter than the
average box coat of this past fall and
winter, by raising the pockets and
putting a long vent in the back, the
trimness and slimness of the figure
is enhanced to a degree that is most
striking.
"This particular cut minimizes the
stoutness of a stout man and adds
greatly to the appearance of a tall
roan. Everything is plain. The men in
New York are all. wearing plain white
shirts and plain black derbys. Bright
colors are taboo. Plain walking sticks
in the natural wood are the thing,
with malaccas the most popular vari
ety of wood. .
"The dress coat is being; cut very
open at the front, the opening being
almost as wide as the front of the
waistcoat instead of almost meeting
I as was recently the style."
As for women's styles Mr.' Etvln
threw! up his hands.
Speaking of business conditions Mr.
n.rvin ; remarxea i.iat tnings were
opening up all through the east. Call
I money, was easier to obtain and ban
I were diminishing their reserves. "One
thing I don't believ the coast is real
izlng," be said, "and that is the rail
roads are beginning to double track
their lines between the -coast and Chi
cago. The Northern Pacific is double-
tracked half across the country. This
will mean muca to the merchants of
the coast. At the present time it takes
about a month to get goods from New
York to Portland, with the double
track and a special fast freight ser
vice we shall be able to get good
through In 10 days. This will mean
that we shaft be almost as near' New
York as Chicago is. We shall not be
compelled to carry large stocks and
win be able to run our businesses on
a closer margin. In this way Portland
will be able to have the latest New
Y'ork styles weeks earlier than it does
at present.
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Mlss Mary Frances Isom, librarian
of the public library, him left the
city for a seven months' European trip.
During her absence Miss M. Louise
Hunt, assistant librarian, will be in
charge.
Christianity Before Christ: The
Story of the Pagan Chrlsts." will be
the subject of Edward Adams Can-
trell's lecture in central library hall
this evening at 8 o 'clock. - Next Wed
nesday evening. Mr. Cantrell will lec
ture on "Zola and the Fundamental
Instincts' in room A of the Central li
brary.
Dr. Foster will give an Illustrated
lecture . on "Literary Landmarks of
England" next Tuesday evening, in
Central library hall.
The next lecture In the Pacific uni
versity course on questions of the day
will be given next Wednesday even
ing in-Central library hall, by Pro
fessor II. 1.. Bates. His subject will
be, "Can We Believe Our Senses V
A piano solo by Miss Mary Probst will
precede the lecture.
Next Thursday evening Professor
Bernard Capan Ewer will lecture in
room B on "Is the Will Really Free
4n Choosing?"
Professor O. F. Stafford of the Uni
versity of Oregon will lecture next Fri
day evening In Central library hall
on "The Democratization of Science:
The Case of Pure Science."
These lectures are free and all in
terested are cordially Invited to at
tend. Beginning today, the Lents library
will be open on Sundays from 2 until
6 p. in.
WILL BE CANDIDATE
F0R1SURVEY0R
R. C. Bonser yesterday filed a peti
tion indicating his Intention to become,
a candidate for th Republican nomi
nation for county surveyor to-succeed
Philo Holbrook, who is a candidate for
county commissioner.,1 Mr. Bonser Is
at present a deputy tinder Holbrook
and resides at 724 Oantenbein avenue.
His slogan Is: "At the; service of the
public." K.
A room In a school In Los Angeles
has been modeled after the principal
room in a Roman residence In the be
lief that the pupils will learn Latin
more rapidly In appropriate surroundings.
The total coal supply of the world
recently was estimated at 7.39T.S33.
OOO.OOtt tons, of which, nearly 4.000.
000.000.000 tons are bituminous. Asia
having the largest quantity of any con
Did you ever hear of a fine Kran
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when they sell regularly at $5957 8.-e
Oraves' Music Co. -Removal 111
Fourth street. . (Adv.t
The accompanying map shows the relation of the Central Pacific
and Southern Pacific lines as interlaced into one cohesive sys
tem. It is shown how the old Oregon & California line, extend
ing from Portland to the California line. Is Southern Pacific,
with a long stretch of Central Pacific between Ashland and
Tehama, where the Southern Pacific track from the south joins
'it. The open lines on the map indicate how' the Southern Pa
cific built out from the Central Pacific trunks through Califor
nia. The iopen lines eastward, from Sacramento show the Cen
tral Pacific to be the only northern outlet to the east. The
proposed Is'atron cut-off is shown to be a Central Pacific project.
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Advocating This Route.
M. II. Calef, secretary of the Al
blna Business Men's association, has
written to Governor West, the mem
bers of the Interstate Bridge commis
sion and Waddell & Harrington , In
reference to a recent request by the
engineering firm for information as
to locating the route that would be
best for an approach to the new
bridge, urging the use of Vancouver
avenue.
The letter was sent by Mr. Calef for
the president, T. J. Murphy, and the
members of the committee, selected
from the club to select the route, and
Is as follows:
"Pprtland, Or., Feb. ?. 1914.
"To the Interstate Bridge commission:
"Gentlemen- In rpsnnnsn i nn ori.
vertisement of Waddell & Harrington,
engineers for the Columbia River
bridge, asking for , information as tu
locating the streets or roads whlcn
would best serve the public as an ap
proach to said bridge on the Oregon
side, the Albina Business Men's asso
ciation beg leave to suggest as fol
lows: ;
.'First, That this association was
not formed for the purpose of further
ing any particular location of, said
highway or approach to. the bridge,
nor is it composed to any extent of
property owners directly i interested
in' property along the route which
it desires to cemmend to the favorable
consideration of the commission, but
we do claim, by reason of the wid
business interests which are repre
sented in the association and by thf
great length of time many of the
members have lived and held property
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We desire to announce that
we have opened a branch
house at 205 Yamhill street
(northwest corner Front
end Yamhill) In this city,
for. the sale and ; purchase
of both new and second
hand bags.
No orders too small nor too
large for our attention.
We are also in the market
at all times for bags in
any quantity, paying high
est cash market price.
Winkleman Bag Co.
OF TACOMA j .
205 Yamhill St. Main 4161
Largest EzcluslTe Second-hand
Bus House in Korthwest
In the vicinity of the necessary ap
proach to the bridge, that our opinion
on the location is entitled to consid
eration, j ,
Second. At a nubllclv called meeting
of this association, when from 200 to
250 voters and property owners were
present, after very full and candid
discussion, and Iwlthout one dissent
ing vote, it was decided to recommend
to the commission the location of said
highway on Vancouver avenue from
the city limits on the Columbia Slough
road or Columbia boulevard, as it is
called, to the intersection of said Van
couver avenue with Broadway.
"Third, One of the prime requisites
for any route to be selected must,
other things being equal, be the dis
tance. Vancouver avenue furnishes
absolutely, the shortest and most di
rect route from Columbia river to the
eastern approaches of the Broadway
and Harriman bridges. The road se
lected by the commission is to be the
great artery of trade between two
great states and we submit that for
the purposes of trade, where teams
and business vehicles of every kind
are to have first consideration, that
distance, easy grades and direct con
nection with the bridges across the
Willamette into-! the business district
of the city, should have first consid
eration and every rod of unnecessary
travel should be eliminated; and we
submit that for heavily loaded farm
ers wagons and business trucks that
no available route offers; such easy
grades or as short a route as . Van
couver avenue from Columbia boule
vard to the city bridges. . We there
fore commend to your favorable con
sideration Vancouver , avenue as the
route to be selected to connect the
Columbia River Interstate bridge
with the business center of the city
or fortiand.
A committee representing this as
sociation will be pleased to confer
with you relative to any information
you may desire, and to furnish such
facts and statistics as are in its pos- !
session at any time that you may re
quest.
"ALBINA BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCI
ATION.
"TV J. MURPHY, Pres.
"M. H. CALEF. See
Committee Stephen Collins. Francis
Clarno, Chas. I. Zerzan, F. L. Ad
ams, J. F. Whalley, Thad. W. Vree-
land, R. C. Bonser.
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