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Show oo RAILWAYS WON'T APPEAL RATES CHICAGO, March 1. Thirty-five western rallrondb decided today to make no nppoal from tho recent decision de-cision of the Interstate Commerce Commission denying tho roads the right to Increase freight ratos. They will accept tho decree of tho commission commis-sion as final The decision was reached at a meeting of lepresentatlves of tho representatives of tho roads at the Western Trunk Line association headquarters head-quarters here. Tho opinion was advanced by man that tho roads would be unable to make any stronger showing before tho now commerce court than before tho old commission and that once the new court had ruled. Its decroo would he binding for two years. It also was argued that If the roads comply with tho decree without objection ob-jection and withdraw the advanced tariffs beforo March 10, thoro will be an opportunity at a later date to submit sub-mit advices on certain rates, some of which may meet with favor. |