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Show Western Trunk Line Checking Articles for Unfair List Chicago, March 31. Rate clerks of the Western trunk line association have been checking over the 'nrlffs for the purpose of demons! rntlni; hich rates may be deemed most suv cet-tlble of advancement. So far as can be learned the mov:-n;c)t mov:-n;c)t Is confined entirely to the Western West-ern roads extending between Chicago and the Missouri rher. t.ne of the Western railroad presidents explained th situation yesterday as follows; "All of the coniiiKdity rale are too low and were made from time to time n'id iu the days of the old cut thror.t competition The reason for their existence ex-istence has passed, that reason being to cut rates In order to get business. Some of the eoinniodli les which are on the "unfair list" and therefore FubJect to a possible increase are; remr-nt, drain pipe, tiling steel and Iron and their products, ond agricultural agricul-tural Implement. |