In re Southern Pac. Co.

VAN EREET, District Judge.

This is a proceeding in arbitration between the above-named parties, had in pursuance of the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “An act concerning carriers engaged in interstate commerce and their employés,” approved June 1, 1898 (chapter 370, 30 Stat. 424, et seq. [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3205]), commonly called the “Erdman Act.” The proceeding was initiated by a formal contract or agreement entered into between the parties at the city of San Francisco on the 14th day of February, 1907, providing for a board of arbitration to be appointed in conformity with…