Show EARNINGS INCREASED shippers give views in rate case cac hearing at chicago Clil chicago cago testimony that the west ern railroads instead of becoming impoverished ed have in the last five year earned more revenue than dian ever bedorf ibe for in their history was offered at the in ter slate state commerce commission hearing on tuesday of the forty one western railroads petition lor for highet rates on oil certain commodities answering the railroads plea that thai they be permitted to charge rates thai tha will yield them at least a year more revenue wayne ellis bills sta lan of the iowa railroad commas slon blon asserted that the tha railroads judged by statistics which lie compiled were prosperous |