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Show OPEN-MINDEDNESS OF INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS Chicago, Sept 3. Interstate Commerce Com-merce Commissioner C. A. Prouty, who attended tho railroad rate hearing hear-ing here yesterday, said the commission commis-sion was approaching the rate Investigation Investi-gation with an open mind. I "There Is absolutely no suspicion In my rnlnd," he declared, "or as far as 1 know, in the minds of any of the commissioners, that the accounts of tho rollroads have boon padded or Juggled Jug-gled In any way. "There Is a large appropriation which Is used In paying for the examination ex-amination of tho railroad books of account, ac-count, bit out forc-4 Is not suClelent to keep the check right up to date. In my Judgment, how ox or, all suspicion that the railroads are trying to do such a thing should be set at rest at once." ... |