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Commissioner Advocates Texas Rail System Revisions
Railroad Commissioner Walter Splawn urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to revise the tentative four-system plan for Texas. He argues against grouping lines into Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, and Frisco-Katy-Cotton Belt, warning it would curb competition, hurt ports like Port Arthur, and risk weaker lines failing. He calls for bringing Union Pacific and Burlington into Texas to boost competition and development.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Atlantic Sea‘board
Port Arthur
Missouri-Pacific
New Orleans
Kansas City
Port Worth
Denver Kity
Santa Fe
Peo
Denver
Ecach
Burlington
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Gul
Gulf of Mei
Frisco
Cotton Belt
St. Louis
Kansas
Union Pacific
Southern Paclfic
Santa’ Fe
West
Southwest
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
Congress
Mississippi River
Union
Greatystems
Walter Splawn